Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07
FINANCIAL BILL DEAD
Senator Aldrich Blames the Demo-
Gratis For It's Failure.
DELAWARE SENATORS SWORN IN

MT. elkins scored Republicans, say
Ing They Were False to Pledges In
Regard to Statehood Bill - House
Ground Out Legislation Slowly.
Washington. March 4.-The defeat
Of the Aldrich financial bill was wit
messed in the senate yesterday, when
1t was displaced by the Philippine
tariff bill. Mr.. Aldrich explained in
detail his measure, and then, facing the
Democratic side, he said: I'VE have
appealed to you in business-like way
to give to the treasury chance to
stop the process OF contraction and to
provide what Is equivalent to a means
OF expansion when 1t is imperatively
needed by the business OF the coun-
your bill to death for political effect
A small lot of men in the senate has
deliberately. with malice aforethought,
murdered this bill.
"The destruction OF the bill by you
gentlemen" said he. speaking to the
Democratic side. "as sure as the sun
rises will impair confidence In bust
ness circles" and he added that he
wanted to put the responsibility where
1t belonged
One OF the features OF the session
was the fact that for the first time in
two years Delaware was represented
in the senate. j. Frank Alice and L.
Heisler Ball. elected for the long and
short terms, respectively, appeared in
the senate and were sworn In by
President Pro TEN. Frye. Besides the
two years that Delaware has been to-
tally unrepresented in the senate there
were two years previous to that time
when there was vacancy in one OF
the seats. Mr.. Balls term OF service
will expire in two years, while Mr..
Alice has four years to serve. The
senate for the first time in four years
has its full membership of 90.
In the course OF the debate yesterday
Mr.. Elkins declared that the Republi-
can party had been false to it's SOL
emn pledges in three successive plat.
forms with respect to statehood for
Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mexico,
and he said that 1t was the first time
that party had been guilty Of filibuster-
publican majority rested the respon-
sibility for the defeat of several i'm
portant measures In the senate.
At 1.30 o'clock this morning the
conferees agreed on the general de-
fciency bill and later 1t was sent to
the senate and passed. The confer
ence report on the naval appropriation
bill was presented and agreed on, and
at 1.52 the senate adjourned.
Proceedings In the House.
Yesterday was almost a repetition
OF Monday in the house. Slowly but
surely through the operation of cease
less roll calls the conference reports
to complete the necessary legislation
were ground out. The Democratic op-
position did not abate and was con-
tinued until congress expired. Dur
Ing the debate on conference reports
members on each side got in political
speeches, and several times party pas
sion fared up. Just before the re-
cess bedlam broke loose, and there
was an exchange Of high words be-
tween two members on the floor. A
personal alteration seemed imminent
In the CONFUSION, but was avoided by
the interver tion of friends.
The actual business done at yes
terday's session consisted Of the adop-
ton of the conference reports on the
immigration, public buildings and the
sundry civil bills, and the reference
OF the presidents veto message of a
Virginia claim bill to the committee
on war claims. the adoption of a reso-
luton TO correct clerical errors in the
immigration bill, and the passage of
senate bill to authorize the treasury
department to coin souvenir coins for
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Asso-
citation.