Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-26
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, Feb. 26.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
The Senate passed a resolution, Of
fered by Mr.. Lodge, calling upon the
President for the correspondence between
the United States and Venezuela in the
controversy now pending, concerning
wrongs done to American citizens and
corporations in that country by said gov
eminent"
In a bitter denunciation of the Aldrich
financial bill Senator CulbersOn read an
amendment which he will later OFF, to
the bill, making it misdemeanor for
any bank official to use public deposits
for speculative purposes, providing q
fine Of not less than 81, 900 aud twenty
per cent. of the amount of money ln-
yolyed 10 each transaction, and the for
fixture of the bank charter.
Mr.. Culberson charged that for forty
FEARS the "money power" had dominated
financial legislation and he feared that
1t might continue.
An echo of the action of the Senate
committee on military affairs in sustain
ing the Presidents suspension of three
companies of negro troops OF the 20. "a
regiment was heard in the Senate this
afternoon, when Mr.. Foraker introduced
a bill providing for the correction OF the
records. and authorizing the re-enlisl-
ment of the dismissed soldiers. IL also
provides for the restoration to the men
of all rights of which they have been
deprived. The bill wss referred 10 the
committee on military affairs.
During the currency debate Mr.. Mel
son who advocates plan of guaranteeing
deposits, ironically remarked that the
bic banks of the east did not favor the
idea because it wonld put them on q
level with the small banks. He sarcastic
cslly referred to the steel trusts method
i relieving the panic" by oxobsrg'eg
fivs per cent. bonds for the stock OF be
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, thus
getting control of its only competitor
without the payment of cent of actual
mopey.
dOUbEs
"Personally, | do not believe that
there is any necessity for general re-
vision of our tariff laws" So Repre-
sentative Dalzell told the Heuse today
in keynote republican political speech
The speech came partly SIS s reply to
Mr.. Clark, who, recently said when Mr..
Dalzell declared for revision downward
be would believe the party was in
earnest.
81 believe, however," continued Mr..
Dslzell, "that it is well to recognize the
claims of those who think there should
be some revision, and | am inclined to
believe that unless there should be a
change Of sentiment in the meantime
the republican convention when it meets
next June will promise that the subject
shall be considered. II the republican
party shall prevail in the next election,
| believe the tariff will DO revised at
special session of Congress, following
Immediately upon the Inauguration of
the President. When revised, it will be
revised in strict accordance with the
republican theory Of protection, 50 as to
furnish adequate protection to every
American industry and 10 the wages of
every American workingmsn. If there
are now duties that are no longer needed
for protection, they will be reduced or
dispensed with. 1t there be places where
such protection as ] have described does
not now exist, either by reason of the
absence of duties, or by reason of their
being too low; In this case duties will
be added, aud ia the other case they will
be Increased. In other words, the tariff
will be revised up down, rs may he
necessary to make il Iesl'y protective.
] believe, Furthermore, that we need q
maximum snd minimum tariff 10 order
to meet the conditions created by foreign
nations which have such systems. There
will in no event be any tariff commits
sion. The men who made the cOnstiiu-
ton entrusted to the representatives. of
the people, elected every two yerrs, the
exclusive prerogstive of initiating reve-
nue. measures.
General Sherwood. of Ohio, took
sharp issue with the Roosevelt doctrine
that big army and big navy are mes
sengers of peace.
When unanimous consent of the House
was asked by Minority Leader Williams
for considering in the House of a resoIu-
ton to authorize the immigration COM
mission to make an investigation Of
peonsge in the South, Representative
Hsrdwick, objected. This objection
was based on the fact that the re-
solution was limited to the South.