The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-26
FEAR CURRENCY
MEASURE IS LOST
REPUBLICANS TRYING TO FoRCI
ACTION AND COMPROMISE
IS HINTED AT.
"DOvE TAIL" PLANNED
Between Some Backers of the Aid.
rich and Vreeiand Bills-Senate
Busy Yesterday Killing
Time.

Washington, May 25.-Currency leg
is!ation was the chief topic between
the leaders of the senate and the
house today A revival of the discus
sion came unexpectedly and led to all
sorts of fumors of agreement between
conferees on the Aldrich Vreeland bill
looking to the enactment Of the meas
Iure at the present session
Many Republican members OF the
house do not seek to disguise their
fear that if congress should adjourn
without passing the emergency cur
rency bill the failure to take aclloh
would be disastrous to the majority
This fear was emphasized by Repre-
Sentative Bartholdt, Of Missouri. chair
man of the house committee on pubic
buildings, who dElared that he would
not submit his conference report on
the omnibus bill until financial legls-
lation had been assured.
His action holds the buildings bili
in which 316 members OF the nous
and many senators are Interested
over the heads OF any recalcitrant
group or faction that may be opposed
| to any agreement OH emergency cur
reney. Early in the day report was
/ circulated In the house that there was
| a movement on foot to "dove'talf the
Aldtich and Vreeland bills, retaining
the principal features Of each.
! No sooner had this scheme for n
compromise reached the senate thah
| the Democratic leaders served notice
on Senator Aldrich that they were
ready to talk for month 70 prevent
lanv feature Of the Nreeiand bill be.
looming law. Although Speaker Can
non was supposed to father the com
lpromise movement it met with decld'
ed opposition in the house.
Nhatevel result may be, leaders i'll
the house insist that they viii not
accept the Adrich bill unless the
vreeland provisions for the issuance
of circulation on commercial paper Is
retained as an alternatice provision
| That Speaker Cannon entertains
lhopcs that there will yet be an agree
|ment is indicated b ythe fact that the
sergeantatarms of the house Is ad'
monjshjng members not to leave the
city until final adjournment has been
decided upon and in some few cases
Those who have already gone nome
have been asked to come back.
An effort to annihilate time by dill
atorv tactics without making progress
Ion any legislation except that lnVot
we'd in conference reports was the
lchief occupation CT the senate today
under the leadership of Mr.. Aidrich
The attempt was so successful tha'
the net result in way of accomplish
ment of the days session was adopting
of conference report on the sundrS
civil appropriation bill.
Throughout the day Mr.. Beveridg'
was busy in an effort to get vote Oh
1.-THE bill compensating government EN-
lployes for injuries received III thelI
= line of duty, but after debate had pro
gressed far enough to develop various
objections to the language of the bill
Mr.. Hale arose to say he had informa
ton from the house that no acuo'
= could be expected today on the confer
: cnce report on the public building
r lbill and that until that measure shoul'
5 be disposed of the deficiency apprc
( priation bill could not be perfected
| after which he moved an Adjournment
. Mr.. Beyeridge resorted to some tat
. tics to keep the senate in session u
4 consider his bill, but Mr.. Haze ami
= laughter remarked that there are som
= things the senate can do without tn
v senator from Indiana, and insisted VI
e on vote upon his motion. The ser
q ate at 4:O4 o'clock adjourned.