New-York tribune., 1908-05-29
CURRENCY BILL TO
BE PASSED TO-DAY
CONGRESS- EXPECTED TO
ADJOURN SATURDAY,.
Efforts to KW 4ldich-Treeland
Measure by Fiibuster in
Senate Fail.
tFror1 The Tribune Bureau 7


Washington. May 2S.-The A1drtch-vreeland
bill will be passed by the Senate tomorrow.
The acceptance by the House Of the conferences
reports the public buildings bill and the gen.
eral deficiency bill and by the Senate of the lat
ter will quickly follow. and then a joint resolu-
ton fixing the hour Of final adjournment for
some time on Saturday will be adopted This Is
the expectation of the Republican leaders to-
night. and only some unforeseen circumstance
can upset their programme
All efforts to kill the financial bill by flibus-
tering appear 70 have failed. and the prospects
are that it will be passed by the Senate by
even larger vote than was the original Aidrich
bill The Democrats held q conference this
morning. at vhich II Was decided that it soii1d
be unwise for them to undertake. fIfbustsr as
were panic TO occur next fall they would be
blamed for IT, and they regarded it better oI-
ftics to permit the bill TO be passed and then TO
use IL as campaign material to attack the Re-
pubIicans One Senator asserted IN the con-
ference that it would be easy to tell the people
that it was a measure favored by Wall Street
and enacted in the interest Of the speculative
elements of New York and make a few in
definite remarks about railroad bonds. etc. and
as the majority of the voters understood so lit
tie Of the subject they would assume that IT was
"a legislative fniqufty which deserved rebuke-"
AS this view was generally held. the minority
and that briefly.
Senator La Toilette industriOUsly sought the
assistance Of some Democrat to help him con-
duct fHbuster. but unable TO obtain
single ally. Later in the day he intinated that
he would merely make a brief speech. devoted
chiefly TO denunciation of the Democrats
white livered towards because they would not
assist him.
THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
Senator Aldrich made a brief explanation Of
the compromise measure soon the Senate
convened. Most Of the bill had been already
passed upon. Democratic Senator'S showed some
anxiety regarding the VreeIand section. and ex-
pressed the fear that currency was to be issued
on insufficient security. but Mr.. Aldrich de-
clared that the integrity of the emergency cur
rency had been adequately guarded Senator
Teller made a speech. in which he insisted that
this was merely the first step toward asset cur
rency to which he was irrevocably opposed.
When Mr.. Teller finished there was lull in
the Senate. No one rose to speak Senator Dill
rnghan. who was in the chair. put the question
Of the approval of the conference report.
A chorus OF ayes responded but before the
negative vote was called for Mr. Owen was on
his feet. Mr. Teller said he understood there
would be no vote to-day. but Mr.. Aldrich de-
clared that he knew of such understanding
I hope. he said, sit will be possible TO take the
vote to-day
Mr. Teller said other Senator's desired to speak
on the report but Mr.. Aldrich. not noticing the
Senator from Oklahoma. suggested that the vote
he taken. Mr. owen. however held the floor
and Mr.. Teller called for a quorum
Senator Owen spoke briefly, saying that he
vrouId support the bill rather than run the risk
If another financial stringency. but that as
there were ample votes to pass ii without his he
should vote against H.
Mr. Newlands of Nevada. followed briefly. but
the expected intense interest in the currency
measure was not evident. Senators fed from
the heat Of the chamber. and the exodus became
so general that Mr.. owen demanded the pres
euce of a quorum, whereupOn Senators came
into the chamber long enough TO answer the
rollcaH
IL was with difficulty that the forty-seventh
Senator necessary to make the quorum could DO
found He was found at last. however. and Mr..
Newlands proceeded. He criticised the
tor,tv because of it's failure to provide in the
hill for an increase of bank reserves. NIr.
sIdrfch replied that commission to deal with
bankfng would be created and that II would CON
slider the question OF bank reserves.
So greatly did the debate lag that inunedi-
a+alv- following Mr.. Newlandss speech Mr..
s1drich suggested that in accordance with the
wish OF some Senators he why
the currency report should not be disposed Of
BEFORE that time he had obtained an agreement
for the Senate to meet at IL O'Clock o-morrow
Mr. Aldrich said he hoped for a vote on ths
currency bill early tomorrow. If this is OBJ
GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
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