Evening star., 1902-02-18
Representatives, However,
Discussed Other Subjects.
BURLESON ON TRUSTS
HILL (CONN.) OF REDEEMING
SILVER IN GOLD.
Mr. Gillett Scores Mr.. Wheeler, Whose
Sentiments Are Repudiated by
Democrats.

The House today went into committee OF
thc whole and took up the consideration OF
ihc Indian appropriation bill
Ii was agreed that general debate should
continue today and tomorrow. after which
the bill should be open 70 amendment un-
de- the fve-minute rule
Mr. Sherman IN. ". who was in charge
of the bill. announced, in view of the fact
that many members in general debate de-
sired 10 speak on matters not germane to
thc bill, he would reserve his opening adj
dress.
Mr.. Burleson (Tex) then made a speech
on the subject of trusts. He spoke of the
strenuous one who had succeeded TO the
pI, sidency last fall and contrasted his
Minneapolis speech last summer with the
uttrrances in his message the trust
question. Before his accession to the pres
;d,ncy he had spoken of trust barons''
and ''monopolies:" afterward Of captains
OF industry" ali of which he declared in
dicated that the President was controlled
by the forces in the republican party which
had in the past protected trusts.
What Is the democratic governor of
Montana doing to prevent the big railroad
merger in the northwest?' asked Mr.. Taw-
ne! tMinn)
IF he is not in line with the governor of
your state" responded Mr. Burleson, then
| r-pudiate him."
lie Is not. retorted MT iaWneE. ana
he repudiItes YOU.
Mr Hill Comm followed with an hours
speech in support of his bill to make silver
dollars redeemabie in gold
MIR. Shafroth (Co) answered Mr. Hill.
He read from a speech of Mr.. Hill delivered
in 1900 in denunciation of the endless
chain by which greenbacks could draw
gold from the treasury. and declared that.
in the face of such an exposition of the
evils of the endless chain. Mr. Hills bill
proposed to add to the charge against the
gold reserve s3ao.ooo.ooo of silver.
Repudiate Wheeler's Sentiments.
Mr.. Glett of Massachusetts got the floor
later and took Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky
severely to task for the speech he deliver
ed the other day in which he made gen.
crai criticism of the administrations for
cign policy. the coronation OF King Edward
and the reception of Prince Henry.
Before Mr.. Gillett had gotten through
Mr.. Fleming. a democrat from Georgia.
wanted to know if Mr.. Gilett held the
democratic party responsible for Mr..
Wheelers remarks.
Mr.. Gillett replied that he did not know
whether the party wanted to be held re-
sponsibie not. He said it was evident
from the applause that side Of the
House during Mr.. Wheeler's speech that at
least some parts of it were Endorsed by that
party.
Mr.. Fleming continuing. said that he did
not ndorse it, and from conversation with
many of his colleagues he knew that they
did not indorse it, Later on Mr.. Robinson,
a democrat from Indiana. also said that he
did not indorse it, and he did not think the
democratic party did.
Mr.. Thayer. a democrat from Massachu-
Setts. was the next 10 declare that he d,d
not indorse it. nor did he think that his
party should be held responsible for Mr..
Wheeler's remarks
Mr.. Tolbert declared that Mr.. Wheeler
had uttered his sentiments exactly. the only
T-IrsIr hl,I N tIrf1 n hon hair hot
he did not go far enough.
Mr.. Gillett stated that during President
MadisonS administration his stepson had
gone abroad with the peace treaty COM
mission and had been received as the son
Of the President He cited an instance
when, during the consideration Of that
treaty. ball had been given. and by rea-
son of being the son of the President this
young man had been admitted to dance
with princessPs and had been the only one
OF the American delegation who had re-
Ceived that distinction.
Mr. Gilstt took up the cause Of Secre-
tary Hay and stated that there was rea
for applying to him the epithet of a
nunky, and he also saw no cause for critf-
cising the German people on account of the
visit of Prince Henry
Mr.. Wheeler Replies.
A soon as Mr.. Gillett had concluded Mr..
Wheeler took the hoor to reply. He said
h did not presume TO speak as the leader
Of his party. If he had. he remarked drily.
he should certainly have consulted the gen.
tleman from Georgia or the one from In
diana Mr. Fleming or Mr. Robinson.
Mr.. Wheeler then stated that he had
spoken as an American yoicing his own
sentiments and the sentiments of what he
believed u be a great number of the peO-
pie Of This country. This latter conviction.
he declared, had been borne out since his
81 eech had been made by the receipt of a
great many letters from all parts of the
country. and particularly the north, and
mary OF them from Massachusetts, indors
Ing every word that he had uttered.
Mr.. Wheeler then turned his attention to
Mr. GIoSvenor's reply regarding the recep-
,inu Of the Prince of Wales. He stated
that Mr. GroSyenor had been as far off the
record III this matter as republicans usual
Iy We're. that the prince had not been re-
ctived of, tally. and To SubStantiate this he
produced 4 record which he read Re ga riding