Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-02
House Passes Resolution by
l29 to 46.
Mr.. CLARK'S OPPOSITION
GEN. HOOKER AND GEN. GROSVE-
NOR IN ITS FAVOR
Philippine Bill Taken Up in the Senate
for Amendment Under the Fiji
teen Minute Rule.

lttetN Nj i'NIk ltl4ttI presented TIE CuI-
ference report or the river ard harbor bill,
and gave notice that he would call it up to-
morrow.
Mr. Hit Gl.J. chairman of the committee
on foreign affairs. from his committee. pre-
scented resolution calling upon the Presi-
dent if not Incompatible with the public in
terests for full Information concerning the
investigation Of the British supply camp in
Louisiana made under his authority The
resolution was substitute for that intro
duced by Mr.. Cochran (Mo) in substan-
tally the same terms except that it elimi-
mated the call for the report of the officer
who made the Investigation. The resoIu-
ton was adopted without division.
Mr. GrosVenor tOhiOb moved the passage
under suspension OF the rules. of joint
resolution extending the thanks of Congress
to Mr. John Hay for his address on the oc-
casion of the Mckinley memorial services
last February.
Some time ago Mr.. DeArmond CMo.) OBJ
tected to the request for unanimous consent
. for the consideration of this resolution
Today MIR RichardsoI the minority leader.
dema ndrd q second upon Mr.. GrosVenor'S
motion. and il was rrdered-!2 to -.
Twenty minutes debate Were allowed on
side MIR. GruSVtEnE explained that Sec
rotary Hay had been invited to deliver the
memorial address by both houses of Con-
greSs. following which the resolution of
thanks was offered IN terms identical with
that passed by Congress after George Ban
croft. the historian, had delivered the
eulogy upon Lincoln.
Nj. Clark's Objection.
Mr. Richardson then yielded his twenty
minutes to Mr.. Clark tMoD. who. made an
objection to the consideration of the reso-
luton in committee. Mr. Clark said he ap-
prec:ated that any one who opposed the
pending resolution would subject himself to
the criticism of every editor in the United
States. who also a postmaster or who
hoped II be postmaster. in what he
should have II say. he went on. he did not
intend to b. provoked into making any in
temperate or bitter remarks.
When Mr.. Hay arose To deliver his
ton on the occasion al the Mckinley me
mortal exercises Mr.. CLARK said he had an
audience only twice equaled in the history
Of the country. In his magnificent audience
were the President. his cabinet. the Su-
preme Court. the members of the diplomatic
Corps. and many other men distinguished in
public life. In some respects Mr. Clark
said. h had a high opinion and a high re-
gard for the s. cretary Of STATE. He was an
historic personag-. He had made name
IN literature. both .u prose and poetry, that
any man might envy. Il not against
the maE therefore. that his criticism was
directed Il was because in the presence of
a ereat. brilliant and Sympatheti audience
ne hdd dbuStd tlc occasion TO inject into
his eulogy Of Mckinley a high-class stump
speech. He dill not object to republican
stump speeches on proper occasions, he
man anywhere for o:= at any time, Mr.,
Hays address. h, said. would take high
rank as a literary production. Some of its
phrases were extraordinary that it's
author. perhaps. should be accorded the
dubious honor Of ranking with Grover
Cleveland as g pfra>e-Tnaker. But he was
willing 10 submit - the other side as a
matter 81 taste V BEL her Mr.. HAY did not
violate the prophecies upon the occasion
referred Mr. Hay knew it himself. said
Mr.. Clark, when IN The course of his re-
marks he CraV-G the Indulgence Of his
audience when ne referred 10 the political
results OF Mckiuiey's administration, and
then proceeded to make fine a stump
speech as had been delivered upon this con-
tiHent in two years. If this resolution was
adopted the speech woald be circulated as
campaign document. together with copy
Of the resolution Of thanks adopted by Con-
gress~
Mr.. Clark cor.rras;ed Mr.. Hays speech
with that Of Mr. Blaine delivered on the
occasion OF the Garfield memorial services.
Although the latt"T'~ eut0gy was delivered
under the most difficult circumstances
when the republican party was divided into
two warning factions, ne did not say
single word that could offend republican
feather head or "Stalwdrt.' or any demo-
crat OF the numberlsSs varieties.
II no one else voted against the reso-
luton. Mr. Clark said. he would do so. He
believed in the right If any man to ex-
press his opinion, but ne believed the House
would lower its dignity Il it voted to thank
a man for delivering Il political speech
About half the democrats appIauded Mr.
Clark as he concluded but the dernonstra-
ton was not enthusiastic.
Gen. Hooker's Defense.
Mr.. Grosvenor then Welded five minutes
to Mr.. Hooker Miss, who made an elo-
quent defense Of Mr.. Hays speech Cen
sral Hooker Is a oEe-armed confederate
veteran, who was one Of Jefferson Davis
counsel when he was tried for treason. He
served in the House in the sos and '9Os,
and during his former service was one of
thu leaders on the democratic side. Of late
years his voice has failed somewhat but
as soon as he arose 10 speak members from
both sides Of the House crowded about
him. He had been a member of the COM
mittee which selected Mr.. Hay as orator
of the memorial services, and had united
In the selection. He said ne had failed
To detect i'll Mr.. Hays address anything
that was in the slightest degree objection
able. He was warmly applauded as he sat
down.
Mr.. Grosvenor concluded the debate with
few words, pointing out that the failure
of the House 10 adopt a resolution Of
thanks would be construed by many not
only as d condemnation of Mr. Hays adj
dress. but also of Mckinley. He called at
teHtioh 10 the universal acclaim with which
the democratic press of the country had
received Mr.. Hays Grafton not only as q
literary production, but for the spirit it
manifested. and insisted that it was irnpos-
from his life work and his manly partisan
ship. lie had heard many euOgies of dem
ocrats in this hall. those upon Randall
Hendricks and others. and all of them had
boosted of their achievements in behalf of the
Democratic party. Mr. Hay S eulogy of Nc
kinley had been freer of that sort of thing
than any of those he had heard. After all
the high encomiums passed upon Nc
kinlcy by democrats. he thought that to
condemn the work of his eulogist now
would show that some OF them, al least
were ready at the first opportunity to strike
blow at his fame in order to impair his
standing before the world.
In closing he expressed the hope that no.
vote would be cast against the resolution
The Resolution Adopted.
The Vote then was taken and the resoiu.
tion adopted-129 TO Is
Those who voted against the resolution
were all democrats as follows: Adamsor
Ga). Bell CTexas) Bartlett (GaD, Bowie
(Ala-). Brantley Ca. Brundidge lark
Burgess CTexas), Burleson (Texas), Burnet,
tAia}. Gambler (Miss.), Clark tMo). Clay.
ton tAlaD. Cochran (Mo.). Conry Mass }
OeArmond (Mo). Feeley Qll). Greene TIA }
Henry (MiSS.) johnson IS. c. Jones IVA }