New-York tribune., 1903-03-04
FILTBUSTERS TRIUMPH.
BILL BURIED.
Philippine Tariff and AHti- Anarcby
Bills Killed.
Tsr TELEGR,rH TO THE TRIBuxE-I

bers of the Senate. laughing warnings OF
financial stringcncy. scoing at the responsibility
involved. and gIoating over their revenge" on
their political opponents. to-day carried out
their threat to kill the AIGrich financial bill.
talked 10 death the bill for the protection OF
the President and. disregardinG an appeals for
the welfare Of the Filipinns. turning deaf ear
to the accounts Of suffering ana even starvation
In the islands ard rejecting the earnest ad-
moniton Of Senator Bacon. who described the
reduction Of duties on imports from the Phil
ippines "a solemn duty the Democrats re-
fused TO permit the enactment OF the administTa-
tion's Philippine Tariff bill For 2 short time
there was one faint ray Of hope for tho last
named measure in proposition advanced by
Senator Hoar seeking dissipate the ahject fear
of Senators Teller and Patterson Of transpacifc
sugar competition. by amending the bill to pro-
vide for reduction of - per cent from the
DngIey duties on Philippine imports for a
period OF five six years and il the Demo-
cratic Senators sincere in their proresta-
tions of dread of Philippine competition at some
distant date the measure. so amended. may pass
the Senate. As tho House hfI provides for 4
a. per cent reduction. and this amendment
would merely limit such reduction for A period
of years. it is believed that objection would
be encountered in the lower chamber.
ALDRICH REBUKES FILIBUSTERs.
Before Withdrawing his bill. Senator AIdrirh
delivered a vigorous speech in support Of the
measure. eniarging on the reasons for its pass
age. and dwelling with emphasis the grave
responsibility which the Democrats were assum-
ing in defeating a measure which had for its
only object the expansion of the currency.
especially in time of emergency. We appeal to
you in business like way" he said. by meth
DDS which cannot be criticised. to give to the
Secretary of the Treasury chance to stop the
process of contraction Of the currency and to
provide what is equivalent to a means Of expan-
sion available at such times as it becomes ah-
solutey and imperatively needed for the bust
ness OF the country. and you say NO. We will
talk your bill to death for political effect
Continuing his remarks along the line of argu-
ment indicated in The Tribune this morning.
Mr.. AldriCh said:
Next fall, If what I fear viii result. does
result the business of the United states. involv-
ing all it's mOmentous consequences TO every
citizen will suffer and the people will be able
to place the responsibility squdrely upon the
small knot OF men who. with malice aforC-
thought. murdered this bill There is undouht-
edly throughout the business circles OF the
United States apprehension of financial
disaster in the near future, 1t was hopea ana and
believed that this bill. which takes snort Step
in the direction OF relieving the contraction or
the currency, would have prevented disaster
Its destruction. by your action, as surely as the
| sun win rise tomorrow morning. will seriously
interfere with confidence in business circles 1t
| win arrest that development just as necessary
/ 10 the Western as to the Eastern part Of the
/ country. 1t Is necessary to this development
| that the government should not by an arbitrary
| process bring about commercial and financial
1 disaster II was for this purpose that applied
| to the Democrats to allow this bill to pass It
| was this purpose which, by your action of yes
terday YOU have defeated, and I only ask that
| YOU take this responsibility for. and before" the
| people Of the country. They VIII nold you IT,
| spOnsfbIe for that action
TELLER BLOCKS PHILIPPINE BILL
! After the AIdrich bill had been withdrawn
i ,ofIr I1f 7 PhIllDDlne
bill could not pass, and then delivered long
| argument ostensibly against the Withdrawn
measure but actually the late Statehood
| bill The day had begun With Democratic oPpo-
| sition voiced by Senator Bacon. to the con-
| ference report on the Ant-Anarchy bill which
| was called up by Senator Hoar- Perceivlns
| that further debate the measure was futile.
! Senator Hoar yielded the floor to the AldTiCh
| bill.
! Senator Patterson followed Mr. Teller, and
! smoke at length in opposition to the Philippine
/ Tariff bill, picturing With graphic horror inc
/ destruction and devastation IF the sugar IN
| dustrv Of the United states vhirh. result
| Of the development "f that industry IN me
| Philippines, must cnsue in some future age
| Senator Bacon followed Mr.. Patterson with
| an earnest appeal for tn" passage Of the bill.
which ba characterized rs Il solemn duty on
| the mart Of this government. DepreCatlHg the
! ACQUISITION of the Philippines. Mr.. Bacon en-
| phaticaIIv affirmed the duty of the United states
| to the Philippines under existing conditions
| Mr. Foraker also supported the measure. al
| though he expressed the wish that all duty on
| imports from the Philippines might be removed.
| ELKIHs BLAMEs REPUBLICANS.
| Mr.. F,lkins spoke on the Aldrich bill. saying It
VAS calamity that the bill had been defeated.
| He said that the Republican party was respOn-
| sibe for the condition of affairs in the Senate.
| For fourteen weeks a majority of the Senate
| had been kept from voting OH tho state
| hood bill. The Aldrich bill. the Philippine bill
| and the treaties had been defeated by
| the filibuster against the Statehood bill
| The Republican party, he said, had been
| false to its solemn pledges in three suC-
| cessiye platforms He referred To- the
| activity of Senator Aldrich in his leadership to
accomplish the defeat Of the Statehood bill and
said while doing so he was digging tne grave . OF
| the currency legislation and the other important
| measures. Every time spaderul OF earth Vas
| thrown on the Statehood bill there was one put
| on the AIdrich bill. This Is the hrst time s4lI
| Mr EIkins. in the history OF the RepuolCan
| PARTY that il resorted to hhbustering- ilt
/ said he was not ashamed to be IN the camp OF
| the Democrats when they were TOT so JUS. JusL q
| measure as the Statehood bill The minority
| opposing Statehood in this Senate. n" de'laFeu.
| .s responsible for all these failures ana lnes-
| disasters that are oNertakl Us % anu '!S''' ~
| so many reEretfuI tears at this moment -
| Mr. Lodge followed with an explanation ~
| his hill and said that II simply PROVIDED ior
| further reduction OF the duties on TH'HPP'i7
| products coming into this country
DELAWARE SENATOR'S SEATED
| ,re or tI,, features of the session was the
| ,act that for the frs time i'm tW" years Oeia-
| ware WAS represented in the Senate j. Frank
Auaa and L. Heiser Ball. elected for the long
| and short terms. respectively. sIpeared and
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