The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-01
ALDRlGH BILL UNDER asa.
HEAVY. FIRE IN SENATE
Democrats in House Even Under Ops-'
ration Of Special Rules Made Pros
gress 81 Legislation Very SLOW,
Housewife Meet for Bus
lness To- Day, Despite
Minority Protest. 5.s55t
Especial to The Times. Dispatch. y h
Itmes-Dispatch Bureau, II

NJ
WASHINGTON D. c. ebruary IL
The omnibus public building bill passed
the House at 1880 q clock this evening,
The bill contains the provision for s2o2,-s
$50 for the purchase Of the shafer props
erty for an addit ton to the Richmond
postofnce. The House Committee on Pub-s
| lie Buildings put some anlendm ents on
|Sthe bill. and 1t. will have 70 60 back to
the Senate. It will probably pass Mon
day. '5l II 5H Il III 5 I'll 81 !
Chairman Mercer called UP the i b Ill
very IN exp ectedly at half past clock
He had been urged all day BY many Rs,
publicansSand Democrats to bring up theE
bill. Many Democrats we're opposed tos
bringing UP the BILL, a mum bar, Of tl,e$
virginia Represent tivass voted against
the bill, I. # Y;
Captain 5Lan1t, Is elated. CIT IS a victory
can Il IN all the homo Of cohrs &. q am
delighted. IN Az III "a III s M /;
The House OF Representatives. III the
United States will transact business to-
morrow. Every d Democrat voted against
working on the Saba th.g but to no ayail.%
In order to prevent the transactton Of,
3hurtful legislation the Democratic mem
Sbers will have to be In their seats, but
there Is a unanimous Democratic pro-
test. Fl Si
WHY IT PASSED, vi; IL q I'M
The Democratic f1libuster In the Houss
was the cause Of tho passage Of the BILL.
The Speaker and a number OF Republic
cans were determined 4, that the bill
should not pass. But when the Demo-
Gratis inaugurated their fllibuster 1t was
found necessary to bring in q rule @to.
facilitate the transaction Of business.
IN order to get this rule through it was
necessary to have united Republ lean sup- /
port, and in order;,to obtain this the
Speaker and leaders on the Republican
Side had to promise to allow the omit
bus building bill to- be called up. a This
Is the view generally cred ted. Had 1t not
been for the aflibuster& the bill would not
have been called UP, All 3@4 I'VE u y. .75
This illbus ter. which Is attracting ma
tonal attention, Is producing good. The
local papers, even the Star, whicll Isl
looked upon as a. strong Admins trntions
organ, endorses the course Of tile Demo
Gratis without reservation, because of3tha8
highlander and unconstitutlonal course
Of the Republican,. majority In seating
Wagner, of Missouri. WI thout5 even read
ing tho evidence in tho case. ~ &: rs M
There can be no question that. politl-s
cally, the course adopted by the minor
sity will strengthen the party With thes;
country. Not only will 1t have the eff
feet OF killing vicious legislation. but IT.
has shown to people that there Is lifef
and fight In the Democratic ranks. and
that on occasion they can put up a vigor-
GUS and brilliant contest,
4 The deadlock Is not q deadlock Busl-g
ness Is being transacted But not by
unanimous consent The Democrats COM
pel "a roll call whenever possible and /
many bill--many q bad blll-wi!l fail
of becoming a law owing to lack OF time, \
for there arc only three more legls-
lattve days. a
CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
The Aldrch currency bill was up m
tho Senate to-day. Senator Berry, rnade
a vigorous speech In opposition to this
measure. The bill may or may not get
through tho Senate, Chances are LUST
about even. II the Democrats choose
to prevent the bills passing the Senate
they can do so by talking 1t to death
En- The currency situation IN the House Is !
moro interesting thanSin the Senate. Rep
3resentatve Payne has introduced a bill Y
which Is nearly exactly the same as tina
Aldrich bill. This bill has been referrsd
TO tho Banking and Currency committee,
and has been considered by The Republt-8
can members OF the committee. III
1t is understood that Mr.. Payne's bill
will bo put on the Fowler bill. and that b
an attempt will be made to Eight the
hybrid measure through the Houss, Prac-s
stically all the Democrats are opposed to
The bill as they were to tho Fowler bill.
though there are said to be two or three
Democratic members who are inclined to
support the latter measure Some of the a
Republicans are opposed to each bill But
either would pass tha House u 1t cana
down to "yea" and may"
Upon the whole, the Likelihood OF the
passage OF any currency bill lis greater
than a day or two ago, but there Is not
much prospect OF any measure Becoming
] HoAR's KIND WORDS.
Senator Hoar. OF Massachusetts. has for
80 long been regarded as tho typical altar
Of the South. that any EXPRESSION of love u
or admiration for the States and people
South OF Mason and p1xon's line coming
from him will excite IL 5esT!se. Yet ~ 4
the addres. which he 1e,ed before
tha linton League clplsss Chicago, this
week, Senator Hoar a tribute To-
the people OF the GA n such ss has
rarsly Il ever been Esard from thu liss 4
at northern man. ii;s q n, +
d rhs following extracts from the SreeaG 4