The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-19
HOUSE DENOTES
 DAY ID POLITICS Richardson of Tenn, Severely Arraigns Administration DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED Minority Leader Charges Republicans With Many Misdeeds and Says
 Democrats Are Willing to
 Long Session.
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED

proach of the end of the present session of congress was signalized by a genera | political speech by MT. Richardson oi Tennessee, the leader of the minority Taking advantage of the latitude allowed during general debate on the deficiency appropriation bill he delivered a set speech of an hour and a half He ar raigned the Republican party for its fall ure to keep its platform promises dwell ing especially on the question of trusts and the necessity for tariff reduction.
 When MT. Richardson declared that the Democrats were willing to remain in session until the snow fell in order to give the people some relief from tariff legisla- ton his Democratic colleagues gave him a round of applause He quoted a state ment to Speaker Henderson about the cir cuiation of false reports regarding Cuban reciprocity and added;
 From recent developments 1t would seem that possibly the government itself was particeps criminis in the circulation of the reports of which the speaker com plained." Democratic laughter.)
 Mir. Richardson announced the opinion that the gravest danger now threatening the welfare of the people and the coun- try was the growth of the power of the trusts. There was. he declared, an ire pressible cry throughout thee ountry for the control of the gerat trust.
 People Must Act.
 If the people do not like to turn out of power the friends of trusts, he saiu, they would deserve the gale the trusts had in store for them. The Republicans. he said seemed to be peralyzed with fear. They cried out and asked whether the people and the attorney general were now en deavoring to restrain the trusts. Ina was true however, but as action agains a single trust could accomplish nothing congress must act. Presidential strenuity would not compensate for congressional ennui.
 In conclusion Mir. Richardson charged the Republican party with improper, scandalous and reckless extravagance In four years the increase of appropria- tions he said. were $1,o67, 900, 900, for that vast sum of money he asked what the United States had gained and in reply read the closing paragraphs of Sena- tor Hoar's Philippine speech in which the Massachusett senator gave a list of vessels we had acquired by the war with Spain. MT. Richardson was warmly con- graduated by his Democratic friends.
 MT. Shallenberger. Nebraska, briefly condemned the action of the Secretary of War in dismissing Miss Taylor. a clerk in the War Department for criticiZing the administration. He also condemned the action of General Wood in using Cu- ban funds to make public sentiment in the United States in favor of Cuban re- ciprocity.
 Cannon Makes Reply.
 MT. Cannon made a brief reply to the speeches of MT. Richardson and MT. Shallenberger. The Republicans, he said, were not perfect, and did not claim to be. "We pull the wagon" he continued, "and we do the work and you find the fault. You have been at that now for over a generation, and still we have pulled along daughter and applause). You had full power under Cleveland. Don't you wish you could blot out the recollection of the manner in which you exercised 1t? Daughter and applause on the Republican side.) And for gall and cheek, with that recent performance, now when we are doing the best we can, meeting every obligation, the country prosperng. passed through the war with honor, passed through the war with jus tice solving the questions that grew out of that war and solving them with cour- age still you scoI-. Go on 1 don't think you can fool the people.
 Bartlett Offers Amendment. MT. Bartlett. Georgia, offered ar amendment to appropriate s25. 500 to re- imburse the revenues of Cuba for the amount paid to Gov-Gen. N ood out of tne Cuban revenues by direction of the Secretary of War in excess of his salary as brigadier general.
 MT. Cannon made a point of order that the appropriation was not authorized by law.
 You cannot cry that matter down. sad MT. Bartlett, addressing the Repub- lioan side; you might as well face it now. I commend to the country this con- tirued effort on the part of the other side cf tine house to smother every attempt to investigate the situation of affairs in Cuba
 When Mir. Cannon declined to withdraw his point of order MT. Bartlett withdrew the amendment. The bill was then passed.
 At the opening of the session Mir. Un- derwood of Alabama, at the request of MT. Stephen of Texas, entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill to open 4s0 090 acres in the Kiowa, Co., manche and Apache reservations in Ok lanoma was defeated at the session last night He said he would not press the motion at this time.
 A night session was held at which the House considered bills reported from the committee on Indian affairs.
 
 Injunction Issued.
 Charleston June 1S.-On petition of the Kanawha and Hooking Coal and Coke Company, Judge Gurthie of the State