The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-25
CURRENCY BILL
IN THE SENATE
WAS GIVEN PRACTICALLY ExcLu.
|. SIZE RIGHT OF WAY
YESTERDAY.
LAfOLLETTE CONTINUES
His Speech on the Measurc--Refused
10 Give Consent to Take Vote on
AIdrich Bill Next
Thursday.

Washington, March 24.-The cur
rency bill was practically given ex
elusive right OF way In the senate to
day until it was finally disposed tt
By the announcement by Aldrich thas
he would move tomorrow to give II
that status in the senate.
LIE Toilette concluded the third In
stallment of his speech on the cur
reney bill g refunded 10 give his
assent to an agreement to vote on the
Aldrich bill ON Thursday next, saying
he did not want to be foreclosed from
further presentation of his views.
It was then that Aldrich stated he
would ask the senate 20 take up tho
bill tomorrow and continue Its consid.
GRAFTON until vote should be reached
A question brought oht the state
ment by Aldrich to the effect that he
hopes to see the creation of point
commission of the senate and house
authorized to consider permanent cur
roncy reform before congress all
journc,
Senators Kitterege and Gamble, OF
South Dakota, locked horns On the
floor today over the bill to create an
additional land district In that state.
The senior senator entered the cham
Der after Gable had called up the bill
Surprise was expressed by kitteregs
a. Inc
that as late as II o'clock today he hal
reach an agreement with is COLLEAGUES
rat the measure should go over until
uch a time as conference could be
lad with the senators from North Da
Gotta with a view of including q por
ION OF that state | nfhe ristrict HI
protected that II is not fair for his
colleague TO put him In q position Of
objecting to the passage OF the Bill
fer the benefit OF his state.
Gamble replied and said that he hal
talked with McCumber Of North Dbl.
kota since he had discussed the mat
ter with his colleague and had learn
sd that no member of the North Da
kota delegation objected to the meas,
tire. He continued to press the bill
for immediate consideration and IL
was passed over.
In the House.
Determination TO conduct fiiiibust.
er on all occasions where opportunity
presented itself, in order to force the
Republicans to act on the Employers
liability bill and other measures deem.
ed necessary Of enactment was an.
inounced by Williams of Mississippi,
in the house today during considera
tion of the agricultural bill
He said he had waited until today
to see some evidences OF the intenloa
to transact business, which the peo.
pie were demanding. but. finding none.
had reached the conclusion that the
time was ripe to force the hand of
the Republicans. The Democrats
cheered the announcement
General debate on the agricultural
appropriation bill continued thrc ugh
out the day, except for brief time
when Sulzer. of New York. BY way OF
retaliation for the action of the house
yesterday In eliminating from the rec
ords his speech of Saturday last
sought to have expunged some re-
marks CT Dalzell of Pennsylvania. re-
garding the rules. In that however
he was unsuccessful, Many Democrats
refrained from supporting his propo
sition.
Tribute to Bryan and Roosevelt.
In the course of his concluding
speech on finance today. Senator La.
Toilette read several lists of eminent
finaneiers to whom he accorded va
rious degrees of power in the control
Of industries.
He concluded his speech with
strong appeal to progressive men
I'm the senate to stand together aud
heat the Aldrich bill He spoke OF
the activities of the president and
Bryan In combating wrongdoiug
among high financiers, and accorded
to each an honest desire to do the
will of the people.