The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-16

| what the parliamentary status Of the bill
was. and the speaker informed him that
| it was on thhe speakers table and could
be called up at any time when privileg-
ed matter was not before the house
THE POSTOFFICE BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Loud the house then
went into committee of the whole and
took up the postoffice appropriation bill.
! Mr. Loud. in charge Of the bill, explain
| ed its provisions briefly. It carries sos =
$4,000, being $95s,59l less than the esti-
Elates and 1926 s62 more than the appro-
| priations for the current year
| Mr.. Bromwell CRep. Ohio made an ex-
| tended speech against the appropriation
| for special mail facilities from Boston to
| New Orleans.
The general debate was not confined to
thu subject in TIL. bill
THE SOUTH'S COTTON MILLS.
Mr.. Griggs Oem., Ca contributed
some remarks upon the mooted question
OF the relative advantages possessed by
the cotton manufacturers of the north
and south. to prove that the advantages
| possessed by the latter were not due to
the longer hours of labor Of their opera
tives.
He predicted that the south in the near
future would manufacture. as we'll as
grow the cotton crop of the world. He
warned New England that she must aban-
don the industry
Mr.. Griggs criticized some utterances Of
Speaker Reed and Mr.. Dingley and crea-
ted much enthusiasm on the Democratic
side
At the conclusion Of his speech an ar
rangement was made 10 closet the debate
at o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Walker CMass) said II was happy
day for the republic when A southern
member arose on the for and spoke Of
the great manufacturing Industries in the
south in competition with those Of the
north Il was a day he had been waiting
for since the Pilgrims landed No sec (
ton would rejoice more that the south (
had entered the lists than New Englad
We shall suffer from southern compe-
tition temporarily said he. We nav
have 20 reduce wages temporarily. we
NAV hove "a lose some departments u our
industry permanently. but we glory in
this southern competition because f.
shows thecementing Of the common coun-
Try vel owes well" applause
Mr. Tawney rep. Mimi then got the :
foor and replied 70 a speech delivered by
Mr.. Johnson CRep.. Ind several weeks
ago against the annexation OF the Ha-
watian Islands
Nh TAWNEY-S SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman. When a member of
this house assaiis tho policy OF his party.
o. the iOug-ests blished n0n-pariizsn POI
icy of the government. he should b q bic
n Justify his position By facts or logic
and not rely upon the rythrnic elooaaaee
q his tongue. L was Eith Unusual lr
,eTest. Therefore. that listened - 4.
days ago 20 The vigorous assault q tn
gentleman from Indiana M Johnson
upon The policy q his president. BIS pa--
y and his country. respecting tha; group
= beautiful islands securely aetoreS ~ J
ne bosom o. TIE Pacific COX asking thss =
war them - extended tae s8rersfrn-v ?
nd ;he flag % The Unfte5 statss In earr :
non with ny coileaz Ces CO the hoase 7 2
expected 20 hear some corsnt rezson. a
one potential argument e. s7spz1rt %
rs opposition 20 annexation. but 7 listen 2
e IN vain. q
''T-ntsr re Authority % Re csrEfi,s- {
son and following tae issss-shIp % E3eh 7
Republicans ~ Grant se7rsrd. Blal-s sad Z
5srTison and IN obedience - TIE pat. !,
oTu q h.a psrtr President McEInseT I.
as accepted these Stands. freely rsnderesg z
o the United States BY cornr<teat az 4
hc.ity. The gentleman f-oz indiana "a :