The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-13
Incidentally Pays Compliment to
Lewis Nixon, New Tammany
Leader.
LIVELY DEBATE IN HOUSE
Representatives COrliSs and Rich.
ardson Clash on Subject of Pa
cific Cable-Debate on Post
Office Appropriation.

| Washington. March 12.-Acain to-day the
| ship-subsijy bill occupied practically the
! entire time OF the SENATE Mr. Cunbsr OF
| Maryland presented a carefully-prepared
argument In which. a representative
\ OF an agricultural State. ne favored the
| bill on the ground OF It's protective features.
Mr.. Depew OF New York. one OF the men,
bers of the Committee OF Commerce. deliv-
| cred an elaborate speech. in which he ana
lyzed the arguments both for and against
the position TO pay subsidies to the shipping
Industry. Both US an argument and as an
oratOriCal effort, the speech WAS brilliant
and was listened to attentiyely by Senators
AMI by thTongs in the galleries.
His perOratiun. In which lie pictured in
glowing language the results of the opera
t!on Of the bill elected hearty applause
from the galleries.
Compliment ,sLewi. Nixon.
Referring. incidentally to the present
situation IN New York. Mr. Depew said one
OF the greatest handicaps to the National
Democracy had been Tammany. lie said
great hope had been built upon the fact
that brilliant and cultivated gentleman
recently had been placed at the hi I'D OF the
Tammany organization. This Was Lewis
Nixon, an american shipbCilder
MIR. Depew then quoted from a paper
meeting OF an association Of naval arcni,
tectS, In the course OF which he Fad siid
that when the United States was in a POSI-
ton to build several hundred iherSnalt
ships every year. this country would oe
able To compete with foreign SnIpyarGs. IN
til such u demand was presented. the
United States would be unable TO compete
successfully with ship construction IN for
eign yards
Invitation to France.
Mr.. CulIom. chairman OF the Committee
on Foreign Relations. reported favorably
bill authorizing the President TO extend TO
the Government OF France an invitation 20
Join the Government and people OF the
United States in the dedication OF the
monument OF Count de Rchambeau. 20 be
unyaiied in this city on SIay "A next
Mr. Hoar OF Massachusetts o1ered an
amendment including in the invitation the
family OF Marquis de Lafayette. He paid
n tribute to Lafayette and urged that his
amsntment was peculiarly pertinent.
The amendment was agreed 20, and. as
amended, the bill was passed.
few bills were passed. including one
providing for the redemption OF Hawaiian
silver coins. and the substitution therefor
or American silver coins
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. March 12.-General debate
on the post office appropriation bill con.
topics being discussed.
The proceedings were enlivened by clash
between Mr.. Corliss OF Michigan and Mr..
Richardson of Alabama, on the subject OF
the Pacific cable. This is the second time
these two members have locked horns on
the cable question.
GINS u ueNOleU some time
TO showing how the House had been
"bunkoed" In connection with the perma-
nent census bill Mr.. Dougherty OF Mis-
souri,. discussed rural free delivery; Mr..
jackson OF Kansas. the Government own-
ersh:p of telegraph. and Mr.. Greene of
Pennsylvania, the Philippine situation. Tho
latter argued that II We would proclaim our
purpose 20 grant independence to the FIJI
ipino the irsurrsccfon ~-cuid cease instantly.
The House adjourned at 40. out OF re-
spect TO the memory Of Doorkeeper Glenn.
who died to-day.
When Mr.. Corliss of Michigan secured
the floor. he launched an assault Of Mr..
Richardson Of Alabama. who sometime ago
replied to AIR. Corliss.s speech In favor OF
the construction by the Government Of a
Pacific cable. He went 40 far as to Ques-
ton the sincerity of Mr.. Richardson and
intimated broadly that there was some ul-
terror motive behind the latters speech
which he expressed here in support of the
Pacific cable monopoly.