The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-26
BITTER ATTACK
ON ROOSEVELT
ON FLOOR or FEDERAL HOUSE
BY CONGRESSMAN STANLEY
or KENTUCKY.
ALDRICH LAW ADVANCED
TWO Amendments Adopted, One Fix
ing Rate of Interest on Emer.
gency Currency-Law viii
Pass.

| Washington, March %. -, In the
course of a bitter denunciation oG
President Roosevelt, on the floor ot
the house today, Stanley, of Kentucky,
!compared him with Alexander Hamil.
Iscure adventurer," and both cf whom
| he said had profound contempt for the
Iconsttution and displayed everlasting
impatience with its restraints The
president was man who relshed
glamor, and who became intoxicated
by applause On the other hand he
said, Bryan had the respect OF the
country as statesman and was
trusted as man.
Roosevelt Defended.
Apparently ignoring Stanley's re.
marks, Cocks Of New York, repre-
sentng the presidents district de-
Tended the president against the re.
cent attack OF Willett, who while
representing another district. in the
constituent Of his colleague Willett,
replying, declared his complete ability
to defend all that no had said.
All remarks We're mado during the
general debate on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill, consideration OF which
had not been concluded when the
house adjourned.
For More Pensions,
Representative Landis, OF Indiana,
today introduced bill to pension at
$50 a month every honorably dis.
charged soldier or sailor who served
one year in the civil war or sixty days
in tho Mexican war,
AtRicH BILL I'M SENATE.
Washington, March 25--A good
deal of progress was made by the sen.
ate today in disposing of proposed
amendments to the Adrich currency
bill. 1t was evident throughout the
session that the bill will be perfected
in the form approved by the finance
committee, as no proposition that fail
ed to receive the sanction Of the com.
mittee received any substantial sup
port.
The amendments reported by the
committee were all adopted without
opposition, and then one senator after
another offered additional amend
ments, which except In the cases of
one proposed by Dupont and one by
Lodge, We're voted down. Dupont's
provided that during the
first six months that emergency cur
rency is out interest shall be paid at
the rate Of one half of one percent
per month and after six months three.
quarters OF one per cent per month.
Lodges Amendment admitted bonds
Of the insular government Of Porto
Rico as basis for emergency cur.
renc;.
Aldrich promised that the commit.
tee would take up all amendments
relating to bank reserves and report
tomorrow.
An amendment by Hepburn, requir.
ing national banks keoep on hand
not less than Is per cent Of their de.
posits as a reserve was defeated, 5S
10 ..
Mclaurm offered amendments, all !
of which were defeated. by which he I
sought 10 make the government claim
against failed national banks on ac.
,-unt Of the Issuance OF emergency
lotes subordinate 10 those OF deposi.
ors; also providing that no officer OF
, national bank shall be PERMITTED to
hold office in any other such bank and
providing that individuals should be
allowed TO receive treasury notes from
he department on the same terms /
hat the bin permits banks to secure
Emergency currency Nelson offerel /
ia amendment which was voted down.
flowing banks to make loans on farm
mortgages.