Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-29
CURRENCY BILL
LOOKS CERTAIN
WILL BE NO OBSTRUCTION TO
PASSAGE
MANY SENATORS PRESENT TO
HEAR REPORT ON IT
Blind Senator from Oklahoma Causes
Much Laughter-Democrats Start
Opposing Tactics When Al
drich Begins Explanation
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The con-
sideration of the report on the cur
rency bill in the senate today showed
plainly there would be little or no op-
structive tactics against its passage.
Senator Aldrich briefly explained the
bill and a little political byplay was III
dulged in by Senators CulberSoh OF
Texas and Bacon of Georgia, VINO
tainted members of the majority with
Discrimination to pass anti-inJunctlon
and campaign publicity bills before ad-
journment, which called for the claims
of interest in both measures by sena-
tors on both sides, but gave no promise
OF action at this session.
Senators Teller of Colorado, Owen of
Oklahoma and Newlands of Nevada
all spoke in opposition to the currency
bill and no other senators desiring TO
speak today, the latter part of the SEES
sion was devoted to consideration OF
other bills.
Mr.. Aldrich expressed his belief that
the currency bill would be disposed OF
tomorrow.
House bills were passed by the sem
ate today requiring interstate railroads
10 eouip locomotives with ash pans that
will not require employees to go under
the locomotives to dump and clean
them, and to promote the safe trans
portation of explosives.
Many soIons Present
An unusually large number of sena"
tors were in their places. many having
returned from their homes in response
to kilograms asking their presence
when the conference report on the cur
rency bill should be taken up. The
1,f oh n
were open and palm leaf fans were
again in evidence.
In the lobby outside Secretary TAFT
was holding a reception and for the
want of a fan he operated his big
palmetto hat to keep down the perspl-
ration.
The journal had been read only five
minutes when Senator Fulton, at the
request Of Senator Aldrich, asked
unanimous consent to dispense with It's
further reading.
II object" yelled Mr.. Gore, the blind
senator from Oklahoma, and his words
were accompanied by laughter on the
Democratic side. Immediately before
the senate was called to order Mr.. Gore
was in conference with Senator La Fol-
lette and his course in Directing to the
approval of the journal without read
ing suggested that these two senators
who are uncompromisingly against
the Aldrich- Vreeland currency bill,
which is the order for the day, might
join in obstructive tactics.
1t developed through informal discus
sions between senators that Mr.. Gore
was the only member of the Demo-
cratic senators who urged that the
united stand against the bill which
: had been agreed upon should take the
form of filibuster.
La Toilette "Moves"
Mr. Aldrich came into the chamber
for a few moments after 10 o'clock.
Senator La Toilette moved out on the
Democratic side, his manner being in
trepreted as indica ting a purpose to
secure as complete a discussion of the
currency bill as circumstances would
permit.
Mr., Aldrich then entered upon his
promised explanation of the compro-
mise currency bill, but he did not get
far when the Democratic senators be-
gan demonstration which indicated
they were not as quiescent as had
been represented and that they had no
intention of letting the bill go through
without making at least little
trouble.
Beginning Mr. Aldrich said that sec
tions l and of the bill We're the only
sections that had not been considered
by the senate. He explained the
change in the forms of taxation and
said it increased the average taxation
for four months to the extent of one
half of one per cent, making the aver
age Ga per cent.
He approved the new features of the
bill, reviewing the contents of each
section.
MIR. Aldrich had not spoken at great
,rII1 oGlx OF
whether the senator from Rhode Island
could give some assurance that an
anti-iniunction bin would be passed
before congress adjourned.
Mr.. Aldrich replied speaking for
himself, he believed it was Impossible
at this session to pass such a bill pc
cause of the great diversity of opinion
on that subject Again Mr.. Culberson
interrupted and asked to know whether
n campaign publicity bill could ,be
passed before adjournment, and Mr..
AldriCh declared that so far as he was
concerned he would favor voting on
bill on that subject as soon as the
pending currency bill should be dis
posed of.
Would Take Bill Up
A request for unanimous consent by
Mr. Reyeridge that the house publicity
bill be taken up upon the disposition
of the currency measure was oDJecleu
to by Mr. Hale. who said he did not
propose to mortgage the future OF
the senate" and that question could
he disposed of when the pending meas
IRE was out of the way. The discus
sion of the currency bill was then al
lowed TO proceed. =,
Mr.. Culberson inquired of Mr.. Al
drich whether the currency bill report
ed to the senate would permit railroad
bonds to be used for securing emer-
gencY currency.
Mr.. Aldrich replied cit included Sc
curities held by any bank. provided
thev were approved by the association
and the secretary of the treasury.
Reverting to the question of the pub,
1icity- bill MI Foraker said he hoped
10 find somebody who has authority
some day to enforce the fifteenth
amendment" and Mr.. Bacon replied
briefly.
The house bill Joined to the senate
bill. said Senator Teller, who began the
discussion. had never been discussed
by the senate and he believed full con-
sideration should now be given it.
"But." he said. "the published state
nent that | favor a filibuster on this
measure is not correct ] do not be-