The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-15

gentleman from abroad. that what he OBJ
! jected to was the official color to be given
TO the visit. Then. as Mr.. Grosvenor pro-
ceeded TO read what he had said criticising
the President for making new precedent
in connection with the coronation Of King
Edward Mr.. Wheeler interrupted Ia say
rat while he had not desired to bfing the
matter into the discussion what he had
d.plore'i was the report that the President
intended 10 send Il member of his family
In the coronation.
oh If it is simply {, matter of Young
girl gcing to the coronation of gentleman
and lady" observed Mr. Grosvenor. Il will
not pursue it
Continuing Mr. Grosvenor asserted tina,
within his personal knowledge he would
coronation Of King Edward the present oo-
cupant Of the White House had simply car
ed ont the plans OF the deceased 7. esident.
who had already selected the head of the
commission. Whatever criticism was made
on this score ought 10 fall upon William
Mckinley. not on his successor. But he did
not think any apologies We're due If the
constituents of the gentleman from Ken
tucky were polled he did not think that
per cent would condemn the President.
MISS ROOSEVELT CAPABLE
OF DEBATING THE POINT.
so far as the young lady is concerned"
he added. Il can tell the gentleman one
thing. She would give him a great deal
OF trouble II she should get into debate
with him as to the prop5iety of her going"
Applause and laughterD
Mr.. Grosvenor then took up Mr. Wheeler's
speech. reading from /; the term which Mr.:
Wheeler had applied TO Prince Henry. and
his remark about his Indifference TO the
good will Of the German people.
Mr. G'oSvtnor commented upon this Ian
guaSe. saying that while the gentleman
might be Indifferent now rs to the good will
of the Germars. It would be different late in
the fail when persimmors were ripe.
DESCRIBED INCIDENTS
OF WALES'S VISIT IN 1860.
Mr.. Grosveaor described at some length
the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1860. his
tour of the country. the honoTs showered
upon him by President Buchanan who h..
said. rushed oUt of the White House and
met him Wi n extended arms If he had
been the traditional prod.gal son. and the
state dinner accorded him.
The Prince was but L boy, he said. and
the honor done him was honor only to the
royal blood in his views AS to the visit
German Emperor. He was not a Dutch
man, but Teuton. German. He was an
Admiral of the German Navy. the same
German interests. and whsn one of his
ships got in the way Dewey had informed
him that if the ship did not get out Of
the way in short order there would be
trouble
Then he took it away like gentleman
remarked Mr.. Grosvenor. amid laughter.
of what he termed the dignifed programme
arranged for the Princes visit
CONGRESSMAN WHEELER
ST lMMARIZES HIS OBJECTIONS.
I'm some uliIlcuitN. OWING TO the desire
of these interested in pension legislation to
proceed With the consideration of pension
bills. Mir. Wheeler secured five minutes In
which TO answer Mr.. Grosvcnor.
Il protest in the name of Democracy and
RepublicaniSrn." said he. mot against the
reception Of this German.l protest against
the official rs sception of this German
Concluding. Mr. Wheeler said that 1t was
shown in the reply of the gentleman from
Ohio that the administration was too cow
ardly to demand Judgment Of its own people
ADDyODr1H
tion for the purpose OF entertaining him"
Il object 20 the Republic OF the United
States undertaking to play the fiunky at
the feet of German Prince he said.
''and object to the United States sending
emissaries abroad to whistle their fingers
and dance attendance at the ante-chamber
of some Britisher because he is going to
wear the crown"
The House then proceeded with the con-
sideration of pension bills. lca of which
were passed IN thirty-seven minutes which
is the record since the Fifty-first Congress
for speed.
At .S:5o n. NJ the House adjourned until
Moncay.