The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-03

marked that as 1t was senate piii II
could not possibly become a law
isn't this bin we are considering SEN
ate bilf?s inquired Mr.. MeLanrln, :.
YES" said Mr. Aldrich, "and l nope 1t
will become a law"
Senator Morgan Talks.
This brought Mr.. Morgan to ms ieet'
who said the little colloquy had mace an
immense revelation Of what was going on
in the senate tonight. There Is eVlaentiy
an agreement made by which TINS pill .
to be passed through the house under
rule for its consideration ana that me
is nobody in that house, particularly d
democrat. who will be permitted 10 nav
a word to say about it" - I'D
1t is an object lesson, he sald' anu
shows that the bill does not staha Oh .iie
same footing as other Legislation. nc
bill, he said, was a most dangerous meas meas,
ure. At this point Mr.. Morgan reila M,
upon the fact that Mr. Aldrlch was sii,,i-
ing and said 1t mig. be due u 'ne ~
formation he had or his ignorance on the
subject. -.
II was smiling" said Mr.. Aldrieh, pc
cause the senator did not reier u Tue
Panama canal"
THAT is not connected with finance
BILL" retorted Mr.. Morgan except .ls
stealing part of it, which is in Paris, and
we have no control over II.
Talks on Canal Treaty.
Mr.. Morgan then began discussion ol
the Panama canal treaty
The conference reports on the immigra-
tion bill and on the bill to allow cities
of $4,000 inhabitants to be reserve cities
of the second class for national banks,
were agreed to.
Continuing his remarks, Mr.. Morgan at
tackled the trusts and said. they were
arrogant institutions If the number Oh
corporations In the United States We're
known to the people of the United states
he said, they would be astounded. In
some sections, he declared, they were
nearly equal to the population. He
criticized the Aldrlch bill, saying there
was no limit to the amount of money
the secretary of the treasury can put in
a national bank with a small capital and
that he could not understand how any
senator could draw such bill and I'M
dertake to defend it.
Nobody ever thought Of offering this
BILL" he said until the speculative idea
struck the senator from Rhode Island.
beg your pardon, it struck the secretary
of the treasury first"
Tho secretary of the treasury, he de-
Clareu, IOfceQ the wall SlIttI piohei .
and gamblers in a tight place and did
as all secretaries of the treasury, in
Guiding Secretary Carlisle, have found 1t
necessary from time to time to do when
these gentlemen got into trouble, all the
powers of the United States drifted up to
help them.
He said he admired the generosity OF
the secretary of the treasury in flying
to the relief of those people. 1T is mock
patriotism, he said. There IS no sincere
patriotism that violates law or constitu-
tion," continued Mr.. Morgan.
Messrs. Hale, Allison and Teller were
appointed conferees on the general de-
ficency bill.
Mr.. Morgan spoke for nearly two hours.
He was followed by Mr.. McLaurin of
Mississippi, who was curious to know
upon what Mr.. Bailey of Texas based his
position In favor of the bill.
ut was based replied Mr.. Bailey.
upon the value and indefinite hope that
the democratic party would some time
obtain control of this government again,
and only on that"