The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

relief of certain homestead settlers in Alabama.
 At o'clock a recess was taken until s o'clock.
 The Night Session. The night session of the Senate which began at o'clock last night, continued until 1:52 a. m., when recess was taken until 10 o'clock this morning. The con- ference on the general deficiency bill and the naval appropriation bill were agreed to after long debate.
 At 10 o'clock last aight MT. Tillman announced that he would defeat the gen. eral deficiency and the naval appropria- ton bills on account of a report of the refusal of the House conferees to accept the Senate amendment to the general deficiency bill providing for the payment of South Carolinas State claim of $472, 75 Tt is just claim and must go in" he declared. Tor I will defeat both bills and force an extra session of Congress l am prepared to talk on the subject ur1- til F o'clock tomorrow If that Is neces- sary to accomplish my purpose Later, however. the copferee4- on the general de1ciency bill agreed to the amendment contended for by MT. Till man. breaking the deadlock. Then at TAO the conference report on the naval bill was reported to the Senate ard agreed to, and MT. Hale followed this up with the conference report on the general deficiency bill. which was likc- wise adopted at 1:50 a. m. The confer ence report of the deficiency bill retains the Senate amendment making provision for the Department of Commerce and Labor and contains also appropriations for public buildings and sites as provided in the House bill today.
 Shortly after the night session had been called to order. MT. Fairbanks present. ed the conference report on the omnibus building bill. Mir. Mallory (Fla) imme- diately made formal objection to the re- port in which he criticised the methods adopted in securing an agreement on the bill and MT. Warren (Wyo.) said the Senate conferees had been put in hu- initiating position by the House and had been forced to surrender. He referred to the office of the White House as that diminiutive wigwam or tepee which cost $50 900, whose front yard is a coal hole and whose back yard Is the site for de- cent building to which this wigwam or tepee will serve as a porch or piazza"
 Lays It to Aldrich.
 Mir. Carmack then discussed the Philip pine tariff bill. which he said was gasp ing out it's last hours on the table and he charged MT Aldrich with being re- sponsible for the defeat of the currency bill. At this point MT Carmack became involved in n colloquy with Mir Hoar over an alleged statement of the latter regarding the bill for the protection of the President
 MT. McEnery U.a) followed MT. Car mack, speaking on the Philippine tariff bill. Be said it was a scheme worked up .tBy the sugar trust of the United Stafes in order to get control of the su- gar market of the world and thus destroy the sugar industry in the United States and control the entire product of the cane. He declared it was the intention of the sugar trust to control every pound of sugar raised in Cuba, the Philippines or any other possession this Government may obtain. The people of the United States are 10 be impoverished and de- stroyed. he said in order that a gigantic corporation can live. It is a great scan dal on the Congress of the United States, he said. Even Its shadow over the Capi- tol is such a haneful influence as to ere ate the impression that honest and hon orable men can fall under Its influence and power.
 Amendments were agreed to excluding from the free list cigars and cigarettes and increasing tho duty on sugar and to- bacco from ? to 20 per cent of the Ding ley rate.
 P To RRefund Duties.
 A House bill was passed appropriating S5.OO0 to refund the duties paid on mer- chandise brought into the United States from Porto Rico between April II, 1899 and May 1, 1900 and also on merchandise brought into the United States from the Philippine Islands between April Il. 1899 and March g. 19)2.
 A House bill also was passed authoriz- ing the Court of County Commissioners of Geneva County. Ala. to construct a bridge across the Choctawatchee River in Geneva County, that State.
 MT. Quay then sent to the desk the Statehood bill as an amendment to the Philippine tariff bill and had it read. He said he wanted the f pages of italics read.
 MT Quay called MT. Tillman's attention to the fact that Indian Territory had been stricken out of the bill.
 Then I will vote for it," Mir. Tinman quickly replied
 The amendment was then read in it's entirety. Later MT. Quay withdrew his amendment. remarking that the circum- stances requiring the offering of the amendment had collapsed.
 Successor of Parker.
 london March 3-The members of the