Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-18
.ALOR|CH BILL WILL
DIE IN The HOUSE
Committee on Banking and Cur
reRcy Unanimously Votes to
Place / on The Table
WILL HAVE TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Believed That Some Potiona Of Al.
erich Measure Win be Incorporated
Into Either the Fowler or vrccisnd
eill-No Hope for La Toilette Am.
endment Being Adopted.
(py Assoclated pressl

(by Associated prcss)
WASHINGTON ID. c.. April IT,
The Aldrch financial bill win not he
reported to tho House The COM
mi,tcc on banking aud currency which
had the measure under consideration
since 1t came from The Senate today
unanimously voted to lay il on the
table The discussion In committee
was brief. Ii was 1890 when tho
committee was called to order and
adjourned ut 1890. Tho only point
debated was ms To whether the com
mittcc should make formal report
giving its reasons to the Tiousc for
It's nnfavorahlc action. and the con-
ciusion finally reached WAS that no
reasons should be given Consequent
~ the committees report will he n
mere statement OF The action of the
committee.
or the 10 members Of the commit
tee thirteen were present at today's
meeting. They were Mcssrs Prince.
Illinois; McMorran Michigan: Waldo.
New York: Hayes, California;: Durr,
New York: Lewis, Georgia; Glass.
Virginia; Gillespie, Texas; Crawford.
North Carolina: McHenry. Pennsyl-
vania aud Chairman Fowler.
The Fowler iii introduced in the
House last week as substitute for
the Aidrich bill and which. II X nn-
dcrstocd. will he considered mt Re-
publican caucus to be held next week
was not considered at today's meeting
OF the committee. Ii was decided.
however, to give hearing tomorrow
to Representative Yreolanl.
To Consider All Other Bills.
Tho bill introduced by Chairman
Fowler providing for currency com
mission also will he considered Mt
inc meeting of the committee tomor-
row. Tho commission idea apparent
~ mas many friends in the committees
y hearing also will he granted ia
Representative Lowering. OF his bill,
TO incorporate the Sovereign Trust
(, Company Of America Two nther
measures will receive consideration
at this meeting. The DalzclJ bill,
making 1t n misdcmeanor TO circulate
faldc reports regarding national hanks
and the Frccdman's bank bill. recent
~ passed by the Senate.
The tabllng of the Aldrich bill viii
result in currency legislation heinz
perfected lw conferces of the two
branches Of Congress IL the Housa
carries out the probable program OF
now passing the Vreeand bill. In
ina; event the House measure would
come 10 the Senate. after the cnacting
clause would be stricken out and the
provisions of the AldrIch bill subsii-
lnted The effect would be to put
boih the Nrceland and Aldrich bills
INTO conference and from them cur
! rcncy bill would probably be agreed
upon.
me Nreeland bill Is not hostile in
character 10 The form of legislation
provided by the bill which was passed
by the Senate. and therefore the act
ion of the House committee on lank-
Ing and currency in the event its
course is followed by favorable re-
port on the Vrecland bill as substi-
tntc does not indicate that there will
nc no currency legislation at this ses-
sion of Congress as the House prob
ably win pass that measure Repre-
sentative Vrecland, in drafting his
Il