The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-05
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demption or insurance fund of about Sl5,-
600 600. A tax of one-eighth of one per
cent, The thought, would be sufficient
Passing to other subjects, Mr.. VIII
liams served notice that the democratic
party is going to insist on legislation TO
accomplish the following objects:
The publication of the names and post
office addresses of all persons contrib
uting to the campaign funds; five days
notice to the opposite party before writ
of injunction involving property rights
can be sued out the right of any one
charged with a contempt of court coti
mitted outside the view of the court to
be tried before a new trial judge; the
election of United States senators by the
people, the enforcement of collections
under the income tax laws; investigation
of the so-called white paper trust; re-
straint of capitalization of commissions;
amendment of the interstate commerce
act so as to further do away with meth
DDS of crushing competition
List of Proposed Laws.
Further, he sad he hoped the republic
cans would not prevent the enactment of
laws to admit free of duty all ship con-
struction materials; to remove duties
from goods carried in American bottoms
between the United States and insuiar
possessionsi to re-convene the joint high
commission for the purpose of furtherlng
reciprocity between the United States and
Canada: to put into operation the terms
of President McKinley's proposed reel
procity treaty between this country and
France, and a minimum tariff schedule,
to admit coal free of duty, to reduce to
100 per cent any duty excessive of that;
to so reduce the duties on hides as to cut
by one per cent the profits of leather
goods: TO reduce the duty on watches to
Is per cent; to admit free of duty the
products of those American nations
whose ports admit free our bzread stuffs;
other necessities of life, structural mate
rails etc; to establish the independence
of the Philippine Islands; to create free
trade between the United States and the
Philippines; and" said Mr.. Williams,
Il hope to God the republicans will not
be deaf to the cries of the children of the
land and refuse to pass bill which has
been introduced to place anti-toxn on the
free list"
Abiding to VIM. ]. Bryan as "Our pro-
posed leader" he aligned himself square
lv with the Nebraskan on declared poll
cies and predicted his election.
Hill Talks Finance.
Mr.. Hill of Connecticut followed Mr..
Williams and addressed the House on the
financial question lie ascribed the re-
cent crisis to distrust of individual
credit and a profound suspicion of the
banks managed by the men whose credit
was distrusted The conditions that
brought it about, he declared, We're world
wide.
He was opposed to any currency based
on bonds as provided In the Aldrieh bill
because it was vicious in principle and
would lead to a wild scheme of imitation.
After briefly discussing the financial
question Mr.. Bonynge of Colorado called
attention to what he said was the abso-
lutte insincerity and hypocrisy of the DEM
oeratic party as an organization in its
present attitude toward the President OF
the United States"
He quoted several passages from the
last democratic campaign book antagonls-
tic to President Roosevelt and inquired
~if they accorded with the present DEM
ocratic commentator of the President.
He charged that these utterances of the
democrats made at this time are simply
made for political purposes.
Discretion Shown.
The democrats, he said, had heretofore
shown the discretion to withhold their
commentator of republican statesmen
and a republican administration until the
You'd" and the administration had passed
into history, but this time they were
catching up with the procession and
were indorsing while the administration
was still in power.
DO you mean to say" inquired Mr..
Ollie James of Kentucky, that we must
wait for Mr.. Roosevelt to die before we
applaud his message?"
IF you desire to pursue the course you
always have" responded Mr.. Bonynge,
that would be the proper thing to do
Debate for the day was brought to Il
close by Mr.. Macon of Arkansas, who
spoke in advocacy of his bill to prohibit
dealing in futures in agricultural prod
utcs or commodities in any quantity. The
bill, he said, was in the interest of the
breadmakers as we'll as the breadwinners,
and in his Judgment its passage would be
of more material worth to the American
people than any political measure that
could be pushed through the House.
After agreeing to extend the general
debate for four hours tomorrow the House
at 4:45 p. NJ adjourned.