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ALDRIOH BILL IS KILLED Its Author Says Statehood Men Murdered It. THEY FLING BACK REPROACH Accuse Him of Murdering Statehood- Vain Attempt to Pass Philippine Tariff Bill Last Appropria tion Bills Passed. The Senate spent the greater part of the last day of the session In recrimi nations on the subject of filibustering between the friends and enemies of the statehood and Aldrich financial' bills, respectively. The Aldrich bill was up early In the day, and Aldrich accused Its enemies of murdering it.. The Philippine tariff bill was then taken ur. and, after a few amend ments had been made, was smothered under the statehood bill, which Quay offered as an amendment. The conference reports on the last of the appropriation bills were adopted, and the Senate evidently despaired of accomplishing more. "WASHINGTON, March 4. The final de feat of the Aldrich financial bill was wit nessed In the Senate yesterday, when It was displaced by the Philippine tariff Tjlll. Aldrich explained In detail his measure, and said that a small number of men in the Senate had deliberately, with malice aforethought, murdered it. One of the features of the session was the fact that for the first time in two years Delaware was represented In the Senate. J. Frank- Allee and L. Helster. Ball, elected for "the ions short" terms respectively, appeared In the Senate and Were sworn'In by President pro tern. Frye. Besides the two years that Delaware had been totally unrepresented In the Senate there were two years previous to ' that time when there was a vacancy in one of the seats. The Senate, for the first time In four years, has its full membership of 20. 5 In the course of the debate today Elklns declared that the Republican party had been false to Its solemn pledges In three successive platforms with respect to state hood for Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mexico, and he said that it was the first time that party had been guilty of filibus tering. He declared that upon the Repub lican majority rested the responsibility for the defeat of several important meas ures in the Senate. The Philippine tariff bill was taken up and amended In some particulars, but Quay drove the last nail into its coffin by offering the statehood bill as an amend ment, and insisting that it be Tead in its entirety. He afterward withdrew it, pre dicting that next session four states would be knocking for admission. The Senate finally disposed of the ap propriation bills by adopting the confer ence reports on the naval and general de ficiency bills. The conference report on the sundry civil bill was -agreed to. Hoar called up the conference report on the bill to protect the President. Bacon (Ga.) declared that the alleged conference report Is a bill, which with the excepUon of one single sentence had never been read in the Senate. The bill Is far-reaching in its character and abso lutely subversive of the fundamental prin ciples upon which the Government is founded. Replying, Hoar Insisted" that the confer ence report was the Senate bill in Its en tirety, with the exception of the matter pertaining to anarchists. Bacon criticised the provisions of the bill, saying that it discriminated in the matter of the gravity of a crime commit ted against an officer and an individual. Piatt (Conn.) Interrupted with the state ment that while he recognized the right and duty of the Government to protect every citizen, there was an additional duty on the part of the Government to protect its officers, that being protection of the Government itself. At 1 o'clock the unfinished business the Aldrich bill was laid before the Sen ate. Replying to a question by Teller, Aldrich said It was not his purpose to keep the financial bill before the Senate at any great length or for the purpose of preventing the disposal of other business. "After the notice served last night," he said, "I am satisfied this bill cannot pass this session." Qtay's Last Appeal. Quay rose and said that In all humility of spirit he offered a proposition which, he said, would clarify the situation. He asked unanimous consent that at 2 o'clock a vote bo taken on five propositions be fore the Senate naming ,the omnibus statehood bill, the Aldrich bill, the con ference report on the bill to protect the President, the Philippine tariff bill and the pure-food MIL Foraker said he took advantage of the opportunity to say .that It would be lit tle short of a public calamity if the Sen ate adjourned without passing- some of these measures. "I hope," said he. "that the Senate will In the early future adopt some kind of a reasonable cloture bill." On an aye and no vote the Senate re fused to take up the pure-food bill, 23 to 32. The Aldrich bill then was taken up, and Aldrich took the floor. He had. he said, been greatly surprised at the atti tude of certain Democratic Senators. The National banking system, he declared. Is beyond the power of the Senator from Arkansas and the Senator from Kentucky to destroy. It exists by the grace of the party they represent. Facing the Demo crats, Aldrich said: "We. have appealed to you In a business-like way to give to the Treasury a chance to stop the process of contrac tion, to provide what is equivalent to a means of expansion, when it is impera tively needed by the business of the coun try, and yet you say, 'No, we will talk your bill to death for political effect.' " A small lot of men, he Bald, had deliberate ly, with malice aforethought, murdered this bill. Teller followed In continuation of his remarks begun Saturday, but yielded in order to permit the two new Senators from Delaware J. Frank Allee and L. Helster Ball to be sworn In. Amid loud applause from the occupants of the gal leries, many of whom, including J. Ed ward Addlcks, came from Delaware espe cially for this occasion, Ball was escort ed to the desk by Aldrich, while Allee was accompanied by Hanna. The usual oath was administered, and the two Senators were conducted to their scats. Lodge -expressed his anxiety to have the Philippine tariff bill disposed of at this session. Teller stated that there was no more possibility of passing it than there is of passing the Aldrich bllL Aldrich Under Hot Fire. Teller then replied to Aldrich's charge that the Democrats had filibustered away his bill, and said that the Senate had listened to the dreary readings and dreary speeches made against statehood with no pretense that they were for the purpose of enlightening the Senate. If cloture had existed, he said, there would have been three new states. "You have belled your platforms," said he, facing the Republican side, "and be lled your professions." He said the statehood advocates finally were compelled, In the interests of the public, to surrender to the minority. He declared the Republicans were afraid of the Democratic party In the West. A man was a fool, he said, who had sat in the Senate and djd not know it, and it is a coward who, knowing it, is not willing to declare It. "You are afraid of that power," he said. Teller con cluded his remarks by pleading for ac tion regarding the trusts. Lodge ihen moved to take up the Phil ippine tariff bill, which wis agreed to, dis placing the Aldrich financial bill. Elklns then spoke on the Aldrich bill and said that It was a calamity that, the bill had been defeated. He said the Republican party was responsible for the condition of affairs in the Senate. For 1 weeks a "majority of the Senate had been, kept from voting: on the statehood bill. The Aldrichjbllirhe tald,- theTbll ipplnes bill and the treaties had been defeated by the filibuster against the statehood bllL He referred to the ac tlvlty of Senator Aldrich In his effort to accomplish the defeat of the statehood bill, and slid that while doing so he (Al drich) was digging the grave of, the cur rency legislation and other Important measures. Every time a spadeful ot earth was thrown on the statehood bill there was one put on the Aldrich bill. "This Is the first time," said Elkins, "In the history of the Republican party that It resorted to filibustering." He said he was not ashamed to be in the camp of the Democrats when they were for so just a measure as the state hood bill. "The minority, opposing state hood In this Senate," he declared, "Is responsible for all these failures and these disasters that are overtaking "us and exusdng us so many regretful tears at this moment." Xo Hope for Philippines. Lodge followed with an explanation of his bill and said that it simply provides for further1 reduction of the duties on Philippines products coming into this country. Clay, after Lodge had ex plained the reduction of duties provided by the bill, announced that he would vote for It. Patterson (Colo.) opposed the bill, say ing he objected to being either run by a trust or by any combination of specu lators under the plea of huminlty. Bacon (Ga.) said that, even It he shared the apprehensions of Patterson with re gard to the threatened competition of sugar and tobacco, he still would say that now Is the time when the hand of relief to a desolate people should be ex tended. Foraker said he would rejoice If the Philippines would produce o.COO.tttt tons of sugar. It would be a sad mlscar rlage of this Government's duty toward those Islands if it so legislated as to make it impossible for a country of sea capacity to have no prosperity at all. At 5:S0 o'clock, on motion of Lodge, the Senate went into executive session. The doors were reopened at 5:45 and the Hawaiian ditch bill was passed. The House bill was passed to ef fectuate the provisions of the additional act of the international convention for the protection of industrial property. It amends the application of -the patent laws, so as to make the practice In the United States conform to that of the In ternational convention. At 6 o'clock a recess was token until S o'clock. When the Senate reconvened at o'clock Patterson -made the point of no quorum. After a wait of 10 minutes a quorum appeared. The bill providing for the appointment of three Commissioners from Porto Rico was taken up and amended so is to require the Commis sion to report to Congress Instead of the President and as amended the bill was passed. The bill provides for a report upon the lands claimed by the Catholic church in the island. The chair appointed the following Sen ators to represent the Senate at the dcdl catory exercises of the St. Louis Expo sition. April SO. May 1 and 2: Burnham. Depcw, Penrose. Dolllver, Hansbrough, Mitchell, Teller. Berry. Martin and Fos ter (La.) Fairbanks then presented the confer ence report of the omnibus public build ing bllL " Mallory made formal objection to the repdrt. in which he criticised' the methods against- securing an agreement on the. blU- .- . : Warren Tale of Humiliation. Warren of Wyoming said the conferees of the present Senate- had been put in a humiliating- position. He referred to the use of the word "bunco" by Tillman. and said that hereafter, when anybody (Ccacladed ea Page 12.) iNKENY i TO He Will Control Wash ington Patronage. . WILSON'S DAYS ARE OVER Postmaster. Stewart, of Seat-i tie, Will-Go First. HE HAY STRUGGLE TO HOLD ON Humphrey Favors His Reappoint ment, bnt AnUcny Objects, aad Xomlnce Mast Have His Support. v Senator Ankeny will hare the most to say about Federal appointments In Washington, and no more Wilson men will be named. One of the first to go will be Post master Stewart, ot Seattle, who is a candidate for reappointment. Representative-elect Humphrey supports him. but Ankeny opposes him, and Hum phrey will have to find a candidate ac ceptable to Ankeny. Senator Mitchell has overexerted hirn--self and had a relapse. His doctor has ordered him back to bed. The bill for the protection .of the President from assault was talked to death In the Senate. The Senate has bad to yield to the House on the size of new battleships, the President declaring In favor ot the House bill for big ships. The appointment of new land officers at The Dalles was confirmed yesterday. The appropriation for a Federal build ing site at Baker City has finally passed both hourcs OREGON" AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 3. As soon as Senator An keny Is sworn In there will be a revival the -struggle in the Washington Jlelez gation -for th& - control of -the Federal patronage of the' state." .' The more impor tant offices were, filled last session, but whatever vacancies hereafter occur will be largely controlled by thb two Sen ators. One thing is already assured there will be no more Wilson men appointed to Presidential offices. It Is learned today on the best authority that Ankeny will not consent to the reappointment of Post master Stewart at Seattle. Stewart was appointed and confirmed four years ago today, but did not take office until late In the Summer of 1899; as the four years', term of the previous Postmaster had not expired at the time of Stewart's appoint ment. Representative Humphrey, of Seattle, favors the reappointment of Stewart, who desires to succeed himself, hut has been Informed that he will have to select an other man or his recommendation will come to naught. There will be a disposi tion to allow Humphrey to name Stew art's successor, but he must choose a man satisfactory to Ankeny. The new Senator has no choice for this office at this time, and has no desire to press the Issue until Stewart's term draws near a close. There has been no determination as yet to what extent Senator Foster will control future patronage In the state, but the fact that be named a number of officers last REAR-ADMIRAL WHO HAS RESIGXED session will tend to throw the bulk of new patronage to""Ankeny. . XO PROTECTION TO PRESIDENT. 1 Democrats ITalk. .to Death Bill for .Paalahmcat of Asaamilaa. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 3. When the 57th Congress assembled It was a few months after the assassination of President McKlniey. and the whole country was anxious for legis lation which would tend to protect the President and which would severely punr ish those who were Implicated in any plot that resulted. In such fearful crimes as have occurred three times la the National history. Many bills" were Introduced, sev eral of th'em very drastic and others of a. milder nature. One measure passed the House'and another passed the Senate, and finally an, agreement was reached which brought the conferees of the two houses together : upon a bill that embodied the wishes of the people and the best judg ment of the two judiciary committees of Congress. Unfortunately there has been a great deal of delay concerning this bill, and the conference report was not presented until -a very short time ago, and, although agreed to in the House, it has been held up In the Senate owing to the pressure of other public business. Today Senator Hoar made an earnest effort to get It considered and adopted, but he had notice served upon him that the conference report would be talked to death and that the bill could not become a law at this session. Bacon of Georgia, who was the prin cipal opponent ot the measure, began a long dissertation on the subject, and It was Senator Teller who, desiring to talk on other matters, frankly told Senator Hoar that the opponents on the Demo cratic side would certainly detcat the measure. Thus a whole Congress has passed which assembled under the shadow of the death of McKinley by an assassin's hand. and In spite of the general de sire upon the part of the people there has been no legislation which would in any way protect the President from as saults of thl3 kind. Perhaps the bill which.was defeated today was not all that It should be, but It never would have been used for any bad purpose, and the tech nical objections of Bacon and his fellow Democrats will no doubt make anarchists feel more secure, at least until another Congress can legislate. MITCHELL BREAKS DOWX AGAIN'. Relapse Due to Overexertion Send Him Back to Bed. OREGONLAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash lngton, March 3. Senator Mitchell, as was feared some time ago, Is apparently over taxing- his strength In Ms endeavors to dispose of a great mass of correspondence thjtt has- accumulated during "his six weeks' illness. He did not appear In the -8eaate until- a late h"our-T6SyTwlien',he escorted;, fixator Fulton. .He: Went out .against, the protest of his. nurse,, who, is with him constantly. The Senator's tern pcrature today went tip to 1(2, and he felt his lack, of strength as he attempted to get about. Endeavors have been made to induce him to refrain from work until he Is stronger, but the pressure upon him from his constituents continues, and he dislikes to leave the work undone. Immediately after escorting Mr. Fulton to the Senate this afternoon Senator Mitchell returned to his hotel and went to bed, under direction of his doctor. His condition Is not regarded as serious, -but merely a result of overexertion The de liver- ot his eulogy on Representative Tongue .last Sunday affected him more than was apparent at the time, and yes tcrday he . visited several of. the depart ments, tiring himself by the-, effort. If possible, his doctor will restrain him from further exertion until he recovers his strength. rRESIDETS HEAVY HAXD. Forces Senate to Yield on Size of Xcw Eattlcihips. OREGONLVN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 3. The sharp disagreement between the conferees of the Senate and House over the naval programme today brought down the heavy hand of the Pres ident upon the Senate, which was standing out for smaller battleships and against (Concluded -on Fifth Page.) CROWNINSHIELD FROM THE NAVY. GOES OVE R ILL Warden of Penitentiary Climbs In and Out GUARDS FAIL TO SEE HIM The Governor Then Demands Their Resignation. M'PHERSON DOES THE TRICK He Scales the Brick: IncloimreWhero Tracy and Merrill Escape! Last SHBrmer Boring Deed Done at Risk ot Lite. Second Warden E. A. McPherson climbed the penitentiary wall at Salem Sunday night, went through the shops, and climbed out again. This was done to test the vigilance of Guards J. E. Hammersly and D. J. Ferree. who, on the charge of neglect of. duty, were asked yesterday by Gov ernor Chamberlain to hand In their resignations. It Is quite certain now that the rifles by which Tracy and Merrill made their escape' last Summer were taken Into the prison shops after night in this manner. McPherson's feat, was done at tae risk or his life. Had he been discov ered, he would very probably have been instantly shot. SALEM Or. March 3. (Special.) In order to test the vigilance of the night guards on the prison wall, Second Warden E. A. McPherson last. Sunday night climbed over the wall, went through the shops and climbed out again. He scaled the wall at the place where Tracy and Merrill crossed It last Summer. This feat on the part ot the second war den was accomplished at the risk of his Jlfe-for lf-.be,luid been discovered, by one of the guards he would very probably have. been Instantly shoL As a result ot this, test Governor .Chamberlain today asked for the resignation of the two wall guards, T.'E. Hammersly and D; J. Fer ree. on the ground that they had neglect ed their duty to the serious peril of the safety ot the prison. McPherson. Is the new second warden appointed about a month ago. He has believed for several days that the wall guards were not vigilant, and declared his belief that he could safely scale the wall at night. He made known his in tentions to the guard inside the wall, Simpson, and about 11 o'clock at night, Sunday, he went around to the north side of the enclosure, put a ladder against the wall, climbed up. and then transferred his ladder and climbed down the other side. He went all tnrough the .shops and the yard, and then climbed back on the wall. He went Into oneof the guardhouses and took the guard's hat and overcoat, and then left the wall and went back to the office. Here he locked up the clothing ho had taken, and on Monday morning re- (Concluded on Fifth Pazi - CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affair. Congress pases last 'appropriation bills at all night session. Pages 1 and 2. Aldrich financial and Philippine tariff bills killed in the Senate. Page 1. Tillman secures appropriation by threat ot filibustering. Page 2. Admiral Crownlnshleld resigns from the Navy Pago 11. Panama Canal agreement Is closed. Page 11. Domestic. Strike on Wabaih Railroad, prevented by in junction. Pase 2. Troops ordered to keep peace in Colorado City quartz mills. Page 2. Flood in Ohio River passes danger point. Page 2. Ladrones In Luzon surprise and capture con . stabulary. Page 2. Forcifjn. Splendid ceremony at Rome celebrates anni versary of pope's coronation. Page 3. Battle between Turks and Macedonians. Page 2. , Banquet to Ambassador Choate in London. Page 3. . - Pacific Coast. Second Warden - McPherson "climbs over peni tentiary wall and out again without guards seeing htm. Page 1. Attorney-General renders opinion affecting ret erendum. Page 4. Fugitive Benson Is still at large. Page 5. Senator Anient will control Federal patronage of Washington. Page; 1. Xortlivrejsf Lcklslutnres. Olympla lawmakers were 'Hepi hard at work yesterday. " PaSe 4. Governor of Idaho, secures parage of his bill for state depositories. Page 4. Sports. ,, First Barcman Charles Shaffer leares to Jots Portland nine at San Jbse. Page 8. Cbmmerrial ana Murine. Oregon apples sell Well In San Francisco mar ket. Pare 13. . Break in corn- weakens wheat at Chicago. Page 13. New York stocks lower onf active liquidation. Page 13. Dominion liner Merlon still on the rocks. Page 12. ' Another grain cargo cleared for South Africa. Page 12. Portland and' Vicinity. Suit begun in State Circuit Court to compel Standard Oil Comrany to move oil tanks. Page 14. Prrsldent Lytl submits his report at annual meeting and election -of Columbia Southern Railroad. Page 12. Dekum building flro losses reach 5300.000, Recent deaths In street-car accidents arouse agitation for fenders. Page 18. Limited Sunday orenfnr of Lewis and Claric Fair favored by Portland ministers. Page 18.