Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-04
ALDRtH BILL IS KILLED
stratO Maker La,t Attempt to Amend
Philippine Tariff.
aEAsURE IS TAKEN UP BY CONSENT
some Members Oppose Becnuse New
Law wouId Permit Grester Com
petition with American
Sugar Reaneries.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-At II o'clock
today the senate entered upon the last leg
islative day Of the Fifty-seventh congress.
There viii be no adjournment until IL
O'clock tomorrow, when congress expires
by Hmitations Z
A resolution was adopted continuing I'M
til the next regular session the standing
and select committees.
The conference report on the sundry civil
bill was agreed to.
MIR. Hoer. called up the conference report
on the bill TO protect the president.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) declared the conference
report is a bill which. with the exception
of one single sentence, had not been read
in the senate. The bill, he said, is far
reaching in its character and absolutely
subservient Of the fundamental principles
upon which the government is founded.
Replying, Mr. Hoar insisted that the con-
ference report was the senate bill in its
entirety. with the exception Of the mat
ter pertaining to anarchists.
AIdrich Bill Dies.
At / the unfinished business-the Aid
rich biIl-was laid before the senate. Mr.,
Hoar Immediately made the point that the
unfinished business did not take precedence
over a conference report.
Replying 20 a question by Mr.. Teller,
Mr.. Aldrich said: After the notice served
last night, I an satisfied this bill cannot
pass this session"
MIR. Quay rose and said that In all hu-
mlllty Of spirit he offered a proposition.
He asked unanimous consent that at 2
o'clock a vote be taken on five PROPOSE
tions before the senate, namely the omni-
bus statehood bill, the Aldrich bill, the
conference report on the bill to protect
The ,rasEaa,N 81 IkfTTt,t1n, NarNY hfII and
the pure food bill.
Mr.. Foraker said he took advantage OF
the opportunity to say that It would be
a little short of a public calamity IL the
senate adjourned Without passing some Of
these measures. 'T hope" said he that
the senate will in the early future adopt
some kind Of closure.
During the discussion the two new
senators from Delaware, J. Frank Alice nnC
T. Heisier Ball, were sworn amid loud APP
plause from the occupants Of the galleries
many OF whom. including J. Edward Ah.
dicks, came from Delaware especially To-
the occasion,
NJ Mr.. Bali was escorted TO the desk b
, Mr.. Aldrich. while Mr.. Alice was accom-
panied by Mr.. Hanna. The usual oath wa
administered and the two senators wert
conductedNto their seats.
Mr.. Lodge expressed his anxiety to havv
the Philippines tarif bill disposed Of at thi
session, but Mr.. Teller said there was n
more possibility of passing 1t than Of pass
ing the Aldrich bill.
''If a closure rule existed he said, ether
would have been three new states. 70
A.. have belied our platform" he Numbered
facing the republican side, and belle
your professions"
He declared the republicans we're afrai
of the democratic party In the west.
man was a fool who had sat In the senat
and did not know 1t, and a coward who
knowing it. was not willing to declare II
He concluded by pleading for action regard
ing the trusts.
Mr.. Lodge then moved to take up tn
Philippine tariff bill, which was agree
to, displacing the Aldrich financial bill.
Mr.. Patterson opposed the bill. sayin
he objected to being used either by a trus
or by any combination of spectators unde
the plea OF humanity.
Mr.. Bacon said even II he shared tn
apprehensions with regard to the threat
'ened competition of sugar and tobacco h
would say now is the time when the hand
tended.
Mr.. Foraker would rejoice II the Philip
pines could produce 5000, 900 tons Of suga.
II would be a sad miscarriage OF the gov
ernment's duty toward those islands II
so legislated as to a It impossible fo
a country OF such capacity to have n
prosperity.
Al s a recess was taken until 8.
The naval bill and general deficiency ar
preparation bills we're passed and at 81
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