Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-18


Spooner. ARE coming. so fast that lit is a
little difficult to keep up with them
Mr.. Teller said that as between the two
routes Panama was the better, and that he
would vote for the 'Spoener amendment.
Mr.. Hanna's Closing Argument.
Mr.. Hanna then began his closing argu-
ment in favor of the Panama route.
THE HOUSE.
At the opening of the session of the House
today Mr.. Under wood (Ala.), at the request
of Mr.: Stephens CTsxaassl, entered a motion
to reconsider the vote by which the bill to
open 10000 acres In the Kiowa. Comanche
and Apache reservations IN Oklahoma was
defeated at the session last night. He said
he would not press the motion a this time.
General Deficiency. Bill.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole and entered upon the considera-
ton Of the general deficiency appropriation
bill. While Mr.. Cannon, who was in charge
of the bill, was trying to Arrange FOR the
division of time he anRoupeed, that If he
could have his way Congress would adjourn
sine die before july 4. -
The announcement was greeted with ap-
plause on both sides of the House. 1t was
arranged that general debate should extend
for two and one-half hours.
Mr.. Loud tCal.J, under the latitude al
lowed in general debate, submitted some
marks upon the question of salaries for
postal employees. He said he believed that
the government should pay liberal salaries
as hlgh as private corporations but no
higher Employment in the government
service, he maintained, had advantage over
private employment. government en-
pioye had liberal leaves of absence His
employment was continuous whether times
were good or bad. While there was, he
a OF fntN fnr no ,xF
the pay of postal clerks, railway, mali clerks
ana letter carriers, the particular agita ton
was for the Increase of the pay of the lat
ter class from an average of s91s to 81, POO
a year. He declared that all the circum-
stances considered the pay of the letter
carriers was the highe st for the service per-
formed of that in any branch of the gov
eminent service. He undertook to show.
comparatively speaking, that if the letter
carriers should receive 81 200 the railway
man clerks. whose salaries averaged 81. O2O
should get $1,000.
A Political Speech.
At the conclusion Of Mr. LIQUIDS remarks.
MI Richardson CTenn), the minority lead
er. took the floor with a general political
speech. The republican party. he said,
mad had absolute control of all branches
OF the government for six years. He pro-
posed to examine into it's trusteeship.
The dominant party. he said, had come
into power with certain express promises
and pledges. and he argued that it's record
was spotted all over with the leprosy of
pledges unredeemed. First he directed at
tention to the promise of reasonable trade
concessions to Cuba. solemnly given, which
mad been defeated, he stated, by discord and
rebellion In the republican ranks. He then
went back to 1896, charging that the re-
publicans had betrayed their pledges on the
money question. and later. In 1900. when
they appealed for a further lease of power
in order to cure the alleged defect in the
legislation for the perpetuation of the gold
standard Not one line of remedial legis-
lation had been placed upon the statute
books since 1900.
Mr.. Richardson announced that in his
opinion the gravest danger now threatening
the welfare of the people and the country
was the growth of the power of trusts.