The sun., 1908-05-29
WILL PASS CURRENCY BILL
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS DECIDE
NOT TO FILIBUSTER,

ana SENATORS In F0uotto ana Tetief VIII
Not Try 70 Talk It to Death-Indica-
tions That the Biil WIN Pass To-day
and Congress Adjourn Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. May as Nothing occurred
to-day to change tho prospect that the
compromise currency bill passed by the
House yesterday will be q law 6f the land by
the end OF the week. Everything indicates
that tomorrow the Senate win adopt the
conference report on the measure. which 10
the same as passing the bill. and that Con-
gress will adjourn sine die on Saturday.
The r,imored Democratic Hlibuster has col
lapsed. and Senator La Toilette. who tried
to get Democratic assistance to talk the bill
to death. has given up tho ghost.
The Republican leaders were inclined
to-day to ask unanimous consent for fixing
an hour tomorrow when the vote on the
conference report should be taken. but
Mr.. La Toilette told them that he would OBJ
ject and the proposition was abandoned. Mr..
La Toilette was very frank in telling the
Republicans Of his failure to get support
for his proposal to filibuster. The best he
could do was to obtain promise from Mr..
Gore Of Oklahoma to make long speech
for the purpose Of taking up time. but Mr..
Gore admitted that two hours would be the
limit Of his effort.
None OF the other Democratic Senators
was responsive to Mr.. La Follettes i'm
portunitiee. Fifteen Of them had held a
conference in the forenoon to decide whether
they should make protraoted fight against
the measure. and while they came to no
conclusion it was evident that filibuster
would not be popular. They thought the
best course was to let the Republicans pass
the bill and bear the responsibility for 1t
in the coming campaign.
Mr.. La Toilette had luck equally poor
with the young Western Republicans who
had stood with him in his fight against
the original Aldrioh bill. Most Of them
were willing to say that they would vote
against the compromise measure. but not
one favored dilatory tactics with the object
Of playing out Mr.. Ahrfeh and his leu
tenants. Hot weather and the desire to
get home to mend political fences made
Mr. La Follette's propaganda exceedingly
unpopular.
Just what Mr.. La Toilette will do Is
problematical. but he has indicated to the
Republican leaders that he will make a
comparatively brief protest against the bill
and let it 60 at that. He gave warning.
however, that II his remarks we're inter-
rupted and disposition shown to badger
him he would keep on talking until his
feeble strength was exhausted. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr. La Toilette will rake the
Senators fore and aft for re-
fusing to stand by him in an attempt to talk
the bill to death. There will be no disposi-
tion on the part of the Republicans to inter-
rnpt remarks Of that character.
So every thing Is propitious for the per-
formance of the final act of emergency
legislation before the sun goes down to-
morrow. That President Roosevelt will
sign the bill is assured. Of course. Two or
three measures that have been hung up
the preference given to the cur
rency bill will be put through after that
and the prospects are that adjournment
will come Saturday afternoon.
The conference report was considered
before the Senate for three and half hours
to-day. In the early stages the discussion
took on partisan coloring The Demo-
Gratis. led by Mr.. Culberson. asked Mr..
what Congress intended to do with
the anti-injunction bill aud the publicity
bill after 1t had passed the finance bill.
Mr.. Aldrich replied that he saw no chance
for Congress to pass the anti-injunction
bill, and while he spoke only for himself
he believed the view he had expressed
the views Of majority of both
sides Of the Senate chamber.
Itremained for Mr.. Foraker to explain as
to the publicity bill IIe said he had polled
the Republican members OF the Committee
on Privileges and Elections and he could
assure the Democrats that they could have
a vote whenever they desired it,
Mr.. Culberson explained that the Demo-
orats stood ready to join the Republicans
in passing q publicity bill. but they would
not agree to consider bill that carried
the featnre Of the Mccall bill relating to a
reduction Of Southern representat on.
Mr. Foraker intinated that there were
other things quite as desirable "a the pub
Lefty OF campaign expenses and among
them the guarantee of the Constitution
that suffrage would be protected and not
abridged. He pointed out that the amend
nent added 10 the Mccall bill srthorizing
The taking Of certain information in the
South was in the line OF honest elections.
He saw no reason for any Democratic
Senator to object to it.
"The amendment was put on the BILL"
aid Mr.. Culberson, "to prevent the passage
If publicity bill
Mr.. Bacon said there had been expressions
n the newspapers that indicated that there
vas an agreement between the leaders of the
wo political parties that a publicity bill
hould pass at this session.
"To whom does the Senator refer9' in
luired Mr.. Foraker.
Mr. Bacon declined to give names, but
that they were familiar to Senators
md belonged TO men who had fair reason
o assume that they would lead their parties
n the coming contest
Recurring to the currency relief measure.
dr Culberson asked Mr.. Aldrich II the |
onferenoe report had not restored railroad