The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-20
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Mr.. Taylor, in Speech in Senate,
Tells Republicans They
Must Choose.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 19.--Sen-
ator Robert L. Taylor, of Tennessee,
delivered his maiden speech TO the
Senate to-day, his subject being the
tariff and currency legislation, which
he made entertaining by i1iunytstrlkilg
tand humorous references to the policies
of the Republican party
Mr.. Taylor drew a parallel between
the solar system regulated by centri-
petal and centrifugal forces and the
government the Federal power being
the, ccntripetal and the States power
the centrifugal force.
He declared that. as the Confedcracy
was an emphasis of the force seeking
disintegration, the Federal power,
representing the other extreme, is now
cndangering the rights of the States.
Rnps Roosevelt.
Il would not reflect upon the Chief
Executive OF the nation" said Mr.. Tay
Tor. ION the contrary, I would praise
him fol-. the noble things he has done
during his incumbency. chief of which
was turning on the light and revealing
the enormitS of the crimes his party
has committed. But our peerless Pres
1dept reached the limit when he seized
az the best reform planks Of all the
democratic platforms of the past and
planted himself squarely upon them,
OF coup detat than this in the history
OF american politics The question for
io se on the e other side Of this chamber
MS reform policies in your platform at
Shlcago? If you are why don't You
morse IN Bryan and be done with It?
President. He demanded the reform
OF the tariff system in the beginning
OF his administration, but of late he
mas mas dontented himself with storming
tariff He has not laid the ak at the
root of the tree, but has oniy thun
dered at the RICH. ripe fruit that hangs
r upoh me ne houghs of the tree. The rail-
of "a thousand strings upon which
our modern orpheus Is playing the
.rlumphal march of Federalism"
Dragged to Awful Depths.
Rave not, he asked in combustion
dra eyed the country to awful depths.
W Ttaens the President of the United
houses or Congress that the republic
Is In danger OF, being overtirown by
the me machinations of concentrated
OF Renn Mhen Is the legitimate result
for the country to wake when we are
admonished by a Republican President
70 put the bic in the mouth of cen
tralized corporate power to prevent it
from trampling under its hoofs all
ernment?" ~ eo'
1t At the conclusion OF, Mr.. Taylor's
the record figures from the report Of
the Comptroller of the Currency to
F Was n6 ohas the wealth Of the country
few. as had been alleged.
Agricultural Bill.
The Senate agreed to the conference
report on the agricultural appropria-
tion bill. As passed by the House, the
bill carried Sll,5os,So6, which was IN
M. % No
The conferees decreased this amount by
taking off SiS0,3S0. the net increase Of
the Dill over the amount passed by the
House being Sl63,3o0.
The amount of the appropriation for.
the forest service, to be expended for
the construction and maintenance Of
roads. trails, bridges. fire lanes, tele-,
permanent improvements. was limited
to 100000. the amount fixed by the
House. The Senate provision that 90
year from forest reserves shall be paid
10 the States in which the reserves
are located was retained. The Senate
provision directed against, the estab-
lishment of q publication division also
remains IN the bill.
Among other important amendments
made by the Senate, which We're re-
tanned BY the are the ot the
boil weevil in Oklahoma. $4,000; to
teach farmers how to make. denatured
alcohol on profitable basis, Slo,u0o'
to provide for an inquiry into the, de-
struction of the forests by the produc-
ton of rosi7 and turpentine, $4,000.
and to provide for a national bison
range in Montana, $4,000.
Working to Get Through
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1e.-The House
to-day again showed It's capacity for work,
and having adjournment this week IN mind
continued the cleaning-up process. The con-
ference report or% the legislative appropria-
ton bill was agre.'i to- conference reports
on the agricultural and fortfcations appro-
priation bill were received: bill making al
appropriation OF $500, 900 for representation
by the United States at the Tokyo EXPOSE
ton in 1912 was passed, We're also two
omnibus bills. embodying forty separate
measures. having to do with public lands
and matters in the Territories
Pending vote on a bin providing for tho
issuance OF leases of public lands in the
Panama Canal Zone. recess was taken at
6 p. NJ. untii ! o'clock Tomorrow morning.
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