The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-24
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dressed and carefully groomed as ever
Patrick looked, with his black frock Goa
and pincenez glasses. more ike conag
professor or associate counsel In the cas-
| thap the prisoner at the bar. He wolEe,
brlskly in from the door leading to tn,
bridge OF Signs" when his name wa,
called and smilingly greeted his LAWYERS.
Patrick put on his glasses when Mr Os
! borne began to talk and pushed mis- chob
back so he could balance il on the bacl
legs He rocked back ana forth usteplnr
lntently as the prosecutor explained IN,
law regarding conspiracy In his opening
remarks
Until today, Albert Il Patrick had moi
sesssSeoeessessOssseeessssss
TING Finn TO DEATH is GUILTY OF. A
VILE ASSASSINATION"
Mr. Teller referred to what he said wa,
| Great Britain's efforts 70 DESTROY two strpg.
Cling republics and asserted that II the
truth had been told by British official re-.
ports more Bocrs had been slaughtered dur.
ing the past year titan had been admitted
by Great Britain to have been IN arms Ia
the whole OF South Africa.
Mr.. Teller asked that the resolution be
postponed indefinitely, II was so ordered.
Consideration OF the department Of com.
MERGE bill was resumed, the pending
amendment being that offered by Mr.. Pet.
tus (Alal providing that the department
of labor be not transferred to the pro.
posed new department Mr. Pettus made
a brief argument in support Of his an nd.
ment
Mr.. Nelson said he was convinced that
whatever opposition had been aroused
among laborins people to the transfer Of
the department OF labor had been inspired
from within the department Of labor itself.
He maintained that II was mistake to
leave the labor department without the
Jurisdiction of IN executive department
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) strongly supported Mr..
Pettus' amendment and urged that. I'm the
absence OF some very good reason. the
protest entered by Samuel Gompers, presi.
dent Of the American Federation Of La.
Dor, against the transfer of the department
OF labor to the new department, ought to
be needed
Mr. Hanna Ohio said the establishment
OF the new department was in the interest
OF both capital and labor. He believed the
labor interests OF the country would not
object to the transfer. Personally he be-
lieved all bureaus or independent depart
ments ought to be attached TO some exc
cutive department, II had been his privi.
lege TO discuss this subject with the labor.
ing men OF the country and be was certain
they favored the pending bill. The time
had come when we must expand our com.
merce or restrict our production.
Mr.. Hale Me,l said the United States
already had captured all the foreign trade
worth having; and he inquired OF Mr..
Hanna whether he did not recognize that
as being a fact.
81 do not" promptly replied Mr. Hanna.
Then the senator and ] disagree" said
Mr.. Hale.
eve do" replied Mr.. Hanna
'The record OF what has been &C
complshed by the Dingley BILL" continued
Mr.. Hale, us TO me the most amazng
record ever exhibited TO the world In the
absorption Of foreign trade. We htye alb
sorbed foreign trade IN the great countries
that are competitors of ours. We have not
wasted our energies in dream OF what
IS called Oriental trade which never did
and never win figure in comparison with
the markets Of the civilized world. We
have invaded England, Germany, Austria,
Italy and Russia and for the senator (Mr
HANNA, who stands as a representative
Of the achievements Of the Dingley law, to
join the ranks Of men who declare that
we will be ruined II we do not get add.
tional markets for our goods. is to me
matter OF surprise We do not need further
action, nor do we need additional mar.
kets"
Mr.. Hanna replied that the United
States had not conquered the markets of
Europe and the markets OF the world were
yet an unexplored field for MS, In order
that the direct attention Of the govern
ment might be given TO the commercial
and Industrial interests Of the United
States, the commercial, Industrial and ag.
ricultural bodies OF the country had de.
MANNED a bill Of the kind pending and
he asserted that when he spoke Of the In
dustrial interests he referred TO capital
and labor organized and unorganized
Mr.. Hale then offered an amendment
10 the new department the
interstate commerce commission.
Pending action upon this and other
amendments which had been offered
Messrs Elkins, Cockrell, Money, Martin
Spooner, Hale. McCumber, Hoar and Clay
various suggested amendments |
and the measure generally.
The senate at 4:30 D. m. went into exc
cutiye session and at 4:55 adjourned until |
Monday