The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
LAST OF THE
 SUPPLY BILLS Military Academy Meas
 ure Passes. BACON SPEAKS ON TARIFF Congress May be Be Able to Adjourn Thursday. Frye Intimates Attempt to bribs Him by Mr. Blackburn of Kentucky.
 No Military Camp
 Sites.
BACON SPEAKS ON TARIFF

Washington, April 26.-The Senate to- day passed the military academy appro- priation bill. the last of the supply meas nres. The amendments suggested by the committee on military affairs tor a re- organization of the medical and ordnance departments of the army and for the es- Establishment of a number of camp sites were thrown out on points of order. MT. Bacon concluded hts tariff speech begun yesterday.
 The Senate took recess until 10 tomor- row. Mir. Allison in moving the recess expressed the hope that q final adjourn ment might be secured Thursday.
 During the debate today Mir. Fry de- scended from the chair and in colioqtiy with Mir. Blackburn. who held the floor, announced his conviction that the camp site amendment clearly was not germane.
 Effort to Bribe Frye.
 Mr. Blackburn then spoke of his long service with Mir. Frye on the commit tee on rules. eulogixing in strong terms the Maine Senator's parliamentary ex- perience. He had not proceeded far when Mr. Frye interrupted and johinsiy asked if MT. Blackburn was trying to bribe the presiding officer" Mir. Blackburn replied in the negative and then proceeded with his speech in opposition to the amend ment. He asserted that the Improvement or the four sites in the end would cost the government not less than s2S.0o0,0o0 or $30.000.000.
 Mir. Culberson argued that the proposed legislation was not general and therefore 1t was entirely competent.
 The question as to whether the amendment was germane was submit- ted to the Senate. the vote resulting ayes T, noes a6. The provisions there fnra ura fr. I.e .,k ,F
 The bill then was passed.
 Mir. Bacon then proceeded with the tarin speech begun by him yesterday. continued to cite instances in which domestic purchases of American manu$ features are required to pay higher prices than purchasers of che saf1e ar- ticies residing in another country.
 Low Tariff Not Practicable.
 MT. Bacon said he did not expect to see a low tAriff In the United States for many years, first. because the rev. enue necessities of the country render 1t impossible. and secondly because the business affairs of the country are so adjusted as to make it impracticable.
 He contended. therefore, for only a reasonable tariff and for a modification of some of the schedules under which he said there were abuse.
 A motion was adopted providing that the Senate take a recess from o'clock tonight until 10 a. m. tomorrow. He said 1t was possible to adjourn Thurs day though not certain.
 After a colloquoy with Mir. AIdrich regarding tariff revision. Mir. Bacon said that the country had known ever since last summer that no changes would be undertaken at this session, saying that the entire program had been arranged on the occasion of the visit of the Rhode Island senator and a half dozen other senators to the summer home of the President. and that Congress had not desired to dis- turb the arrangement.
 The Senate then. at 6 p. m.. took a recess until 10 a. m. tomorrow.