The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-29
CURRENCY BILL
TO CO THROUGH
FACT SHOWN BY DEBATE IN SEN.
ATE ON REPORT YESTER.
DAY.
ALL READY TO ADJOURN
Both Houses Can Wind Up Quickly
After Currency Bill Passes--
Expected TO End Session BY
Sunday.


| Washington, May 2S Business in
the house today went merrily on, The
following measures were passed:
Amending the laws of transportation
between Hawaii and the United Statt
by removing the penalty for carrying
passengers from Hawaii to this coun+
| try; incorporating the congressional
club, which Is composed of the wives
and daughters Of the senators and
members of the congress. The work
OF the house benS practically corn,
pleted recess was taken until to-
morrow morning.
| Remove Wood Pulp Duty.
| Representative stafford OF Wiscon-
sin. member Of the special commit
tee o fthe house that is investigating
the wood pulp and print paper ques-
tion, today introduced a Joint resotu-
tion. to suspend the import duty upon
mechanically ground wood pulp for a
period of eighteen months except that
| Imported into this country from any
place which forbids or restricts the i'm
portation of. or which imposes an ex'
port duty or any other charge, on such
wood pulp,
| In the Senate.
Consideration of the conference re.
port on the currency bin In the senate
today showed plainly that there would
be little or no obstructive tactics
against it's passage Senator Aldrich
briefly explained the measure and =
little political byplay was introduced
by Senators Culborson of Texas, and
Racop ei Georgia. who tauntei the
members of the majsritys with 1isin-
clination to pass the antiinjunotion
| and campaign contribution publicity
bills before adjournment which call
ed for the claims Of interest ia both
MEASURES by she senators Off both
sides. but gave no promise OF action
at this session.
In Opposition.
Senators Teller of Colorado. Owen
| vada. all spoke In opposition to the
currency bill and no other senator's
desiring to speak today the latter part
| of the session was devoted to consid-
GRAFTON of the unobjected to bills on
the calendar. Aldrieh expressed his
belief that the currency bill wouIl
be disposed of tomorrow.
The house bills we're passed by the
senate today requiring interstate rail.
roads to equip locomotives with ash
pans that will not require the employ
es TO go under the locomtives TO dump
and clean them and to promote the
safe transportation of explosives.
The senate adjourned until tomor-
row,
viii Go Through.
The anticipated strenuous opposi
tion to the adoption of the conference
report on the Aldrich-Vreeland cur
rency bill in the senate. according to
the inference 10 be drawn from the
debate today probably will not ma
terialize Senator Aldrich kept the
report before the senate until nearly
( O'Clock when he assented to its be
ing laid aside until II O'Clock tomoT-
row
Every senator realized that the
meaning of this move was that an un-
derstandlng had been reached to vote
an the bill tomorrow. Inquiry proved
the existence of this understanding.
although no positive agreement has
been made Indications are. there
fore, that congress will adjourn to
morrow or Sunday.
Democrats Won't Filibuster.
During the morning the Democrats
held a conference last more than ar
hour at which il was decided not 10
flibuster against the bill. Aldrich
spent most of the day trying to ar
range an agreement to vote on the bill
tomorrow, but la Toilette, who is vefv
much opposed to the bill asked that
the motion for agreement be not pass
ed
Stating frankly that he had tried to
organize a filibuster against the bill,
but had met with little encouragement
Senator Lafollette said he probably
would net speak at length From the
position assumed by him it did not ap-
peas necessary TO obtain an sgree-
sncpt to vote on the conference re-
port tomorrow.
Ready Ao Adjourn.
Aside from the currency bill both
houses of congress are In good con
ditiun for final adjournment tom~r-
row All appropriation bills except the
general deficiency bin have been pass
ed by both houses. and conferences
reports on all except that have been
finally accepted by the senate. The
eonferees on the general deficiency
bill reached an agreement severli
days ago. and they viii be ready TO