Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-04
BANK
BILL PASSES
HOUSE
DEMOCRATS BADLY
SPLIT ON MEASURE
Members Who Accompanied
Secretary Taft on Visit to
Orient Accused of Favoring
Administration Desires,

by Morning Journal Special Leased Wire |
Washington, March BY vote Of
1S7 to 60 the bouse today passed the
senate bill providing for the, estab-
lishment of an agricultural! bank in
the Philippines.
The passage developed diametrically
opposite views on the part or the two
leaders of the minority Mr., De Ar
mond of Missouri voting for the
measure. while MIR. Williams. The mi
nOrity leader, stood squarely against
/ il. The following democrats voted for
the bill: AikenS. of South Carolina
Bankhead, Of Alabama, De Almond,
of Missouri Howard. Kline, Of Penn
Sylvania; Legare, OF South Carolina;
Ransdal, of Georgia; Rupert, Of
New York. Sherley. of Kentucky,
Small. of North Carolina; Taylor, Of
Alabama; Wiley, of Alabama. But
two republicans voted against Oar
ragh, of Michigan. and Mann. of hi
nois.
While the bill was under discussion
Mr. Rucker of Missouri. made the di-
rect charge that certain democrats in
favor of the bin had been the guests
of the secretary Of war on his trip to
y
said, might account for the position
taken by these men who were Messrs
De Almond, Sherley, Wiley and How
ard
In reply Mr. Sherley said that the
'slur" cast bv Mr. Rucller upon the
democrats who voted tor The measure
was unca!led for. in view ol the tact
that the men who had seen tho Phil
ippine situation We're better able to
legislate than the man who had vagua
ideas as to conditions.
The bill was called from the speak
er's table by Mr.. Crumpacker of In
diana. who moved to pass it.
Mr.. Rucker. of Missouri, was recog>
ni2ed as q member of the committee
He wanted to know if the bin could
be passed without amendment.
The house can pass an elephant
under suspension of the rules II the
paTty in charge of the measure was
recognized for that purpose" re-
piled the speaker.
Mr. Crumpacker supported the bill.
Mr.. Sher!ey also advocated its passage
as in the line of lending much needed
assistance to the Philippines.
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio. who advO-
Gated the bill. expressed the opinion
that the United States had been guilty
Of more wrongs toward the Philip
pines than Spain had ever been. and
Mr.. Longworth thought the bank bill
should be passed as crumb of COM
fort due in the face of failure to pass
the Philippines tariff bill.
1t was here that Mr. Rucker made
his charge that Secretary Taft had
won the support of members while
they We're his guests on the Philip
pine trip.
Mr. Parsons asked for an explana-
ton, and Mr.. Ructer replied that the
gentleman knew what he meant. He
had accepted them
Mr. Parsons replied that the seer
tary of war had urged members of the
senate and house to go to the Philip
pines so that they could intelllgently
egislate
Mr. Rucker said he knew nothing
about the trip and did not care about
that but ii was his opinion that the
legislation would haunt the American
people as it grew more Odious.
Mr. Williams said the old popuist
scheme of a sub-treasury was an an
gel in white in comparison with the
Philippine bank scheme, and that he
would never vote to guarantee self
seeking, profit-hunting capitalists four
per cent upon their capital"
The senate today concurred in the
house amendment to the Philippine
agricultural bank bill.
The house today passed a senate
bill which Mr.. Jenkins of Wisconsin,
chairman of the judiciary committee
said was needed legislation, providing
FOR the assignment of district Judges
to perform the duties of disabled
judges. This bill gives the chief ius,
tice the right to designate the Judge
or one district to perform the duties
OF a Judge in another district in case
or disability on the part of the latter
The second conference report on
the sundry civil bill was presented in
the house today by Mr. Tawney and
agreed to. Six items were reported
still in disagreement and by decisive
votes the house instructed the con-
ferees to further insist upon their dis
agreement to the senate amendments.
These related to the construction of
a new building at Denver, the pur-
chase -of a site for a new department
building at Washington, an approprla-
tlOn of s125,000 to carry silver dollars
to and from the treasury the pur-
chase of ground for additional parks
in Washington, the investigation of
woman ana Cnlld laDuf. ana the con-
struction of purchases Of miscelan-
eous supplies for the executive de-
partments.
During the discussion Il developed
that Senator Clark of Montana, Is
part owner Of the ground in Ana
costa district Of Columbia, which
some people desire for public park,
and Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, charged
that the realty company with which
the senator from Montana does busi-
ness lis in the habit Of buying up
yalueless pieces Of land and then un-
loading them on the government.
Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, said in
reply that senator Clark knew Moth
ing of the contemplated purchase un-
I'll he read of IT In the record, and
that he had then said to the conferees
that in view OF his connection with
the property the item should properly
be cut out
Let us make It unanimous replied
Mr.. Clark. Of Florida, amid laughter.
The bill was then sent To conference
for a third time
k-
Cold Eact.
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