The age-herald., 1902-03-13
Warm Tit Between Michigan and Alabama COngrGs]mGn
 on Cable Question
ULTERIOR MOTIVES ARE
 CHARGED BY MR CORLISS
Richardson Makes Caustic Reply and Draws From His Pocket a Copy of corliss' Speech Already
 Prepared for Papers.

Washington. March 12-General debate on the postonice appropriation bill con- tinued in the House today, a number of topics being discussed. The proceedings were enlivened by a clash between MT. Corliss of Michigan and MT. Richardson of Alabama, on the subJecr or the Pacific cable This is the second time these two members have locked horns on the cable question.
 Mir Sims of Tennessee devoted some time to showing how the House had been "buncoed", he considered. in connection with the permanent census bill MT. Dougherty of Missouri discussed rural free delivery, MT. Jackson of Kansas the government ownership of telegraphs. and Mr. Greene of Pennsylvania the Philip pire situation. The latter said that if we would proclaim our purpose to grant in dependence to the Fillplnos the lnsurrec- ton would cease instantly The House adjourned at 4:3O out Of respect to the memory of Doorkeeper Glenn, who died today.
 MT. Corliss. Michigan, in his assault on MT. Richardson, Alabama, who some time ago replied to MT. Corliss' speech in favor of the constrYctlon by the government O. a Pacific cable went so far as to question the sincerity of MT. Richardson, and in tinated broadly that there were some u- terior motive behind the latters speech, which he expressed here in support of the Pacific cable monopoly.
 Never Represented Corporations.
 With the hope. no doubt" said he, sarcastically, "of Illustrating his dis interestedness he placidly tells us that in his long experience at the bar he has never represented corporations. What prompts the gentleman to display such zeal as he manifested in his effort to defend a corporation which seeks to usurp one of the most important privi- leges held by our country? What pur- pose has the gentleman from Alabama in mind, or object to obtain In rushing to the defense of this corporation before the measure is properly brought before the house? From ny long experience in the practice of the profession of law 1 am lead to believe that there is a mo- tive in every human iife and l would be glad if the gentleman would enltght- en us on the subject and explain his own zeal and motive upon this measure.
 He questions my zeal and seeks to find the motive which prompts such action. He should study it's scheming methods by which the Commercial Cable interests have been transferred from an active ally of a government cable into partnership with an English corpora tion holding exclusive privileges and the monopoly of the cable reports in the far East"
 MT. Corliss was especially severe on the United States Export Association of New York and of its president, B. F. Thurber. He coupled Thurbers name with that of an officer of the American Asiatc Association, styling them the devils due 'in the garb of the heavenly twins seeking to mislead the public and conceal the iniquity of the cable monopoly in it's effort to steal this most valuable public franchise
 Mir. Corliss read a resolution which he said he would ask to have considered later. reciting that an officer of the Commercial Cable Company has made a combination with other cable com panies in violation of conditions imposed upon the lines and in violation of the Sherman antitrust law and directs the Attorney General to institute proceedings to destroy the monopoly.
 Richardson Makes Caustic Reply.
 Mir. Richardson Alabama, secured re- cognition to reply to MT. Coriss. He said he would not have replied had the gen. tleman from Michigan not indulged in re- marks personal to himself. 'I regret" he said, that the gentleman is not In his seat at this time. as l do not believe in the policy of shooting and then run ming"
 MT Richardson then proceeded to make some very caustic comments upon the remarkable and exclusive facilities pos sessed by the gentleman from Michigan for the advance delivery of his speeches throughout the country. He disclaimed any intention to reflect upon the corre- spondents in the press. but he expressed his surprise that the speech made by MT. Corliss earlier in tn. day had been type written and Tying in soak for two weeks Thereupon he drew from his desk a copy of a prepared synopsis of MT. CorIiss' speech literally interlned with editorial comments and proceeded to read some of the characterizations it contain ed Members of the House began crowd ing around MT. Richardson and MT. Cor liss entered the hall. He denied he had written the advance newspaper article.
 Mir Richardson said he would decline to become excited. He was conscious of the correctness of his own motives, he said and refused to divert from the real issue by the rawhead and bloody bones "conjured up by the gentleman from Michigan"
 The veriest claptrap.
 It was the veriest claptrap, he said.
 "The gentleman from Michigan and his friends" said Mir Richardson, propose Iptr ble from the coast of California to Manila at a cost on a conservative estimate of s15, 100000. The annual outlay for it's main- tenance will be $l,50o.G0O The reasonable annual income that the government can expect to derive will not exceed one hun
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