The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-23
MORGAN BOWS ID
 TIE DISCOURTESY German Refuses to Supplant
 Him as Conferee CHALLENGER ON THE TARIFF Makes Speech On Resolution Intro duced By Himself Praising Pres
 ent System as One Which
 Cannot Be Improved.
CHALLENGER ON THE TARIFF

Washington, April 22-The general ded- ciency bill occupied the major portions of the senate's time today, but before it was taken up MT. Gallnger spoke at some length on the tariff policy of the republican party While the reading Of the deficiency bill was in progress Mir Cullom delivered a speech on the house Chinese exclusion rider. He expressed the opinion that there should be explicit 1 legislation re-enacting exclusion laws.
 During the day the attention of the senate was brought to the amendment of the house to the bill for the govern ment of the canal zone and some embar- assment was created by naming MT. Cor man as a democratic conferee on behalf of the senate in place of Mr. Morgan who is the senior democratic member of the committee on inter-oceanie canals with the result that both senators de- clined to serve. The following resolution was introduced by MT. Gallinger himself
 "That our continued prosperity as a na- ton is the best possible assurance that our fiscal policy is sound and stable and that it's dsturbance by legislation is not warranted by the best interests of the people,
 Resolution Was the Key.
 The resolution was the key to the speech. He said the financial issue and the cry of imperialism had been elimi- mated from the political arena, but it was evident that the question must be dis eussed. He said that tariff reduction would be the paramount issue in the ] campaign of l9oI and he quoted expres- sions of democratic leaders in support of this opinion. He reviewed the tarin history of the country and asserted that as a result of the tariff policy of the re- publican party the country had been more prosperous during the past seven years than ever before. Mr. Gallinger discussed strikes and said that while they oc- casioned ideness, the condition was volun- tarily assumed, and was not due to lack Of opportunity for employment. He placed the cost of the strikes of 1903 at billion dollars. He also discussed the question ol export discounts, saying this policy 's practieed by our manufacturers to reduce surplus stocks. and to introduce new goods The policy is not confined to the Tinted States, he said, but Is quite com II.
 goods were sold abroad at a lower price than at home, but said the percentage or such sales is so insignificant as to re- duce the practice to mere political pug aboO.
 Concluding, Mir. Gallinger said;
 I've have all heard of the Iowa idea' the Minnesota idea and the Massachusetts idea Rnt such ideas cannot live long. The only idea that should be cultivated IS tbe American idea-the fiscal policy that Drotects all alike, the faremr the iae- tory hand, the manufacturers the ar'lsah and the professional man.
 Mir. Bacon of Georgia gave notice that he would address the senate Mohuay oh the pending resolution.
 Bill for Panama zone.
 The bin for the government or the Panama canal zone was laid before the senate and on motion of MT klttredse was sent to conference, the eonferees on the part of the senate being senators Kittredge, Hopkins and German Alter the senate had agreed to house amend ments to a senate bill for the protectloh of the Bull Run forest reserve. Mir Cor man announced that the action on the Panama bill had not been distinctly heard on his side of the chamber. He asked that the action taken be repeated Ihls was done, whereupon MT. German asked to be excused from service on the con ference committee and that the senior democratic member of the committee on jnteroceanic canals. MT. Morgan, be sup stituted in his place. MT. Morgan was on his feet at once.
 q respectfully decline to serve on that conference committee" he began. "l bow with deep humility to the breach oi the rule and accept the discourtesy shown to me. I trust with proper humli- ity, and I certainly will not consent to serve on the conference committee under the circumstances" Senator Frye in the chair, remarked:
 q hope the senator does not hold the chair responsible
 The chair followed the usual custom of appointing the conferees recommended by the committee. The custom referred to by MT. Frye is that the senator In charge of bill selects the conferees.
 Mir. Hale called for the regular order and MT. German repeated his declination to serve on the conference committee.
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