The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
Politics Plays More Important
 Part Than Finance
MEASURE RUSHED THROUGH
Democrats Will Hold Conference To Decide What To Do With Meas ure in Senate, But Sentiment
 Is Against Filibuster.

Washington, May 27-(Specia1 1.-The House today by a majority of 22. IA re- publican members voting with the demo- crats, passed the compromise Aldrlch- vreeland currency bill along the lines printed in today's Age-Herald With only an hours debate the measure was rushed through under whip and spur by the House organization, probably not one member in 10 having had the opportunity to read the provisions of the measure, few proofs of which were at the disposal of the House members.
 The bill is an emergency" measure In more ways than one. The question of currency legislator was a comparatively unimportant one. Everything said went to show that the emergency political con- ditions overshadowed every other feature and 1t was upon this principle that ihe we'll oiled machinery of the House worked. allowing practically no debate and yielding to no interruptions.
 Within less than 15 minutes after the bill passed the House it was hurried 10 the Senate, called up by Senator Aldrich and read throughout. It was then laid over until tomorrow morning when the Rhode Island senator will bring 1t before the body. The democratic members of the Senate will meet in conference to- morrow morning and decide what steps they will pursue in regard to the meas- ure.
 Senator Teller of Colorado, who Is one of the minority conferees on the measure said tonight that he was opposed to any filibuster report had gone out that
 the democrats would not allow the oil
 to be passed. Senator Culberson af Texas, the democratic leader, said that he had not read the provisions of the measure and at this time could give no opinion as to the course the minority ! would adopt. It seems to be the opinion, however, that the democrats after ex- blaming their opposition to the measure which may take two days, will allow a vote to be taken
 AS the situation stands the stumbling block in the way of a concurrence by he Senate is Senator LaFollette of Wis consin. The senator made no conceal ment of the fact today that he regards 1 the bill as a very bad one. When the vote In the House was being taken the | senator was there comforting with his 1 republican friends and he told them that | the measure should not be allowed to
 go through the Senate without his most
 forceful objections. Senator LaFollette also conferred with several senators after I the bill was read in the Senate. It Is understood that he has asked several of | them to join with him in an attempt 10 | defeat the measure.
 Senator LaFollette has for several
 weeks been confined to his home by H. ness Against the advice of his physi-
 clans he was in the Senate today Tonight ! 1t Is the plan of Senator Aldrch to call 1 up the currency bill and keep it before | the Senate until vote Is reached. Sena- | tor LaFollette Is physically unable to | speak against 1t more than few hours. | Hence unless he gets several senators tn 1 assist him, which tonight seems doubtful l the compromise measure will be put l through the Senate. w. s.