The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-10
Democrats Vainly Try to-
Bring UpMatter Of De
posits in New York. "
ALDRICH ABSENT
NOTION FAIL 81
Effort OF Democrats 10 Draw.
Fire OF Republicans in FL "a
ilancial Debate FailsTo
Abolish the Tax on
Tobacco Growers.
Mine MORTALITY.
Times.DIspatch Bureau,
Munsey Building,
Waslilnston. ID. ~. pcc,

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Tmes.D Dispatch Bureau
| Munsey Building sts
Washington. u. a. Dec l. 4 isH
Ihe House was in session a few sl
minutes to-day and then gadiournnti q
htil Thursday. Tire Senate was Il,
open session long enough to give the rs
! country the first approach 1t has Ils,.izG
70 u financial debate and then went IL
into executive session. ia
me democrats Of the Senate tried =
/ to get that body to take UP one OF the ss
4 resolutions proposed some days i ~. 81
.Icailins on the Secretary OF the Treas-lFsi II
Jury Tor information nconcernlng his rd.4saal
cent generous deposits OF money III n
New York banks to relieve the money s
stringencS. OF course, he resolutions
do not indicate any special banks +
simply asking for information as to #
deposits made recently, and tho cor S
! lateral given to secure the funds so
\ deposited.
/ The resolution went ersyin the a5- s3
sence of Senator Aldricl. leader on the 4
/ Republican side, and chairman Of the
Finance Committee. Senator Aliisot, Y
made the motion to this effect. but \
Senator Cnlberson. the Democratic s
/ floor leader, opposed 1t. saying he 81
| could not see that the mere absente
of the head of the Finance Committees
| should prevent the consideration OF &
1 sNHe. But the nlOtlOn lSaSsls
| adopted by party vote. s
To Abolish Tobacco Tax.
| a distinguished Senator from j,
/ Southern State remarked to The Times
| Dispatch correspondent this afternoon
that 1t had been Observed that when 81
ever Senator Aldrich got in a tight s
! place he went to New York And 81
when 1t is extraordinarily tight lea
goes to Europe," added the Senator.
recalling that the Mephistopheiian
leader had To run TO the ntiler%conti-
| hent aSear ago, when advocates Of
the b!ll to abolish the tax OF cents N
/ on the sale of leaf tobacco had pus ed II
Kim to the wall. ,gss ssssS II
BY the by. this bill was rolr,trt
euced In the House to- day BY Repre-
sentative Kinlball, of Kentucky.
tnink the bill will pass tile House ~
said Mr.. lximbalI. Its passage through s
the Senate is another question:, 81
This bill has twice passed the Housc
OF REPRESENTATIVES. having in each 81
case received q unanimous report from
the Committee on Ways and Means
nor has a vote heen cast against II ~
on the floor. The Senate Finance Com
mittee has never allowed 1t to be re- !;
ported to the Senate b iRs
The blu has had THE sindorsement of "a
the Treasury Department, and Of a Il. VI
the Senator'S and Representatives who M
had tobacco growing constituents. but
Mr.. Aldrich has constantly contendc.,
that 1t would do the growers no good. M
and might reduce the revenues. The ss
outlook for the bill Is no better this ssss
Year than it was last.
TO save Mlncrs' Lives.
There is some talk OF legislation #
looking to making coa1-mining less III
hazardous. though it Is not seen how,
the general government can interfere p
In nYIryp afa ,ft.f5F
life. II is pointed out that State min
ing laws ere not enforced which q Isl 30
believed TO be responsible in a large
measure for many of the accidents. but q
it caunot be shown that Federal law
would he mote rsidly enforced. The 81
explosion in the Naomi mines In Penn ssss Il
sylvania last week, in which about
thirty miners We're killed and the ter S
rible disaster In the mines al Fair Ssss
mont a day or two later. in whtch
nearly 500 perished, have served TO call s8
attention to- tho subject OF preyentionS "
of such catastrophes. sis
An official of the archaeological bra Chr Ss
of the Geological survey sud this 81
morning that they We're doing all pos Il
sible to ascertain the cause of mine S 3
sentative to- the scene of each of the ss
two great explosions mentioned above sSs
by the first train after the news was
is eNpectedsto throw cons siderable light
upon the. causes which led to the EN-
plosions. ;sssAAss
Government commissions regulate
mining in European countries, so far
as prevention OF accidents Is con sa
eerned" said the official. and the re
suit is that the death rate has been ,s5:s 4s
lowered among cpnl nllners from I've
for every 1000 engaged IN nining 70
one for every ooo. In the United ss
states the rittts is tiye Tor eeery ], 900.
and.l look to see the average increase
Instead OF diminish unless s'omathing be-
done TO more emectually Safeguard the A
lives OF the miners
"lleretofore we have not had Etoa 1dss;
much deep. mining III this country rhs
coal nined was near the surface, hut a
as the supplies arc exhausted 1t he -sssS9sss
comes necessary to go deeper, where s; sSS
countered Yes. mine explosions are
moro likely to beconlesmore numerous
than less So. We. have been maxi kns
for some time. and sthg l
results are given to the ptiblic car szi
not say how far they have heen adopt, g
ed I'm prpyidins; greater sal ety. tor tuat ts t
The National Convention.
rlir pemoeru,ir Nationsll Committee
Will meet az tho Arlington Hotel, ir
this city, on THURSDAY OF this week
Tor the purpose Of selecting thu time
.ion. Chairman Taggar. arrival this VI
ifterpoon,& And right here Is q good
piass Y !. e say thu haon, viii Be-
ttitFlSliSu5 5iElUi
rssNas, FOR tlle position OF chairmallsof
he national committee. M
The name of Senator NIarti,l has s
seen mFhtioned often III ronnsctior N II
With the Position. hlit It is rot he-,ss
l1NGa hes cares for THE hsastof ,yhfrF \
Yould involve Imitcl, nard lab,,s Nlth
{ 2lnodiculrS uf hanks therefor. sspss !. sSs
sia'ly Il the pas sths4iitl ss,lst,.iH an s
sf}aal defeat af course the head IN FSls
Hhe nationSl contni,tee is Mutual s 4
'elsatsd bNs Ilsst candidate, sssl.l et,,aliy gga
# course Mr. Bryan, N III he tte nom s. VII
nee, u Us lsy,a avn tkat ithett ct tisss ,s
Senators nlpntioned would 10 n secep NJ N 81
H ie 10 Mr. Bryan. II Sss WI