Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-24
Senate Considers the Agri-
cultural Bill.
SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS
PROVISIONS EXPLAINED BY MIR,
ALDRICH.
House Amends Senate Philippine Cur
rency Bill-senator Tillman
Resumes His Speech.

During the consideration of morning ousl-
ness In the Senate today House bill was
passed creating a new division OF the
eastern district Of Texas and providing for
the holding of sessions of court at Tex
arkana.
bill was passed authorizing the Secre'
tary of the Treasury to issue number OF
souvenir medallions for the benefit Of the
Thomas jefferson Memorial Association OF
the United States.
A resolution was adopted calling on the
Postmaster General to furnish Information
regarding the effect on the revenue or the
Post Office Department in the event OF the
adoption of the amendment to the post
office appropriation bill giving all period
icals the same rate and terms as those now
given weekly periodicals.
A resolution also was agreed to accepting
the invitation of the Louisiana purchase
exposition to attend the dedicatory eere-
monies at st. Louis April 30 and May i
and next, and providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of ten senators to rep
resent that body.
Mr.. Quay, speaking to his resolution de-
vote should be taken on the statehood
bill prior to March 2, said that the oCca-
sion for it had passed, but he desired
test vote on the question of cloture In the
Mr.. Aldrich thought the resolution should
go to. the committee on rules Whereupon
Mr.. Quay remarked that If the senators
who were so vociferous the other day In
opposing cloture declined to go on record
he was willing the resolution should be
referred. The resolution then was sent
to committee.
The Statehood "Rider" Passed Over.
Upon motion of Mr.. Proctor the agricul-
tural appropriation bill was taken up. The
statehood amendment, which was put en-
as rider" was passed over by unani-
nous consent.
The committee amendments, with the ex-
ceptior of the statehood amendment were
agreed to and the bill was informally laid
aside.
Security for Deposits.
Mr.. Aldrich called up the bill amending
the Revised Statutes to further provide for
the safe-keeping of public money. An
amendment was agreed to excluding the
bonds Of street railroad companies as Sc
curity for deposits in national banks An
other amendment was agreed to accepting
as security the first mortgage bonds Of any
railroad company which has paid dividends
Of not less than per cent per annum
regularly and continuously" on its entire
capital stock Tor q period of not less than
ten years prior to the deposit OF the bonds.
The bill was amended so that the United
States shall have lien on current as
sets of banks In which public moneys are
deposited. and also that any legally au-
thorized bonds issued for municipal pur-
poses by any city or county may be ac-
cepted as security for deposits.
Mr.. Aldrich then briefly explained the
bIll saying that it made but few changes
In existing law.
An amendment was agreed to requiring
the Secretary Of the Treasury to report at
each session of Congress the amounts de-
individual ha
bill then went over.
Mr. Quay sought to secure a vote on the
statehood bill tomorrow. but Mr.. Nelson OBJ
Jected. a
Mr.. Tillman Resumes.
Mr.. Tillman then resumed his remarks,
begun yes ,erday. In reference to the Indian
ola, Miss. post office case