The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-28
House Members Kill Time
 HandHy for Few Hours
REPUBLICANS ARE SCORED
MT. Williams Makes a Few Remarks on Their Dilatory Tactics and He Is Answered By
 MT. Payne.

Washington, November 27-The house met today and adjourned until Tuesday. The proceedings were marked by de- bate on the motion to adjourn, during which the minority took the republicans to task for not proceeding to the trans action of business MT. Williams of Mis- sissippi, the minority leader, protested against the inactivity of the house, ask ing if the majority were afraid to trust themselves. He said that while the speaker had not been able, as he knew, to name all the committees, yet there were matters which the ways and means committee. already organized, could con- slider, citing among other things the re- solution relating to Canadian reciprocity. Mr. DeArmond of Missouri also criti- cized the republican majority for it's course.
 Mr. Payne of New York, on whose re- quest unanimous consent was given for debate on the motion to adjourn over Saturday, replying to the opposition, took occasion to say that the republicans
 
 of tariff revision, and disturb conditions on the eve of a presidential campaign. He also said that the time was not op- perfume to consider reciprocity with Can- ada.
 There was a party alignment on the vote on the motion to adjourn over, the democrats voting against it.
 Message From President Received. When the house convened today a mes- sage from the President transmitting correspondence relative to Panama ad- ditional to that forwarded to the house in response to a resolution, was received Mir. Payne moved that when the house adjourn today it be until Tuesday.
 Mr. Williams, the minority leader, said there are times when filibustering is necessary to invite attention to some wrong. As to the fight which he said eyisted between the republican senate and he republican house. the minority had little to say. He said if the house was 10 stay in session 1t would proceed to The transaction of business. He protest ed against inactivity. While he knew the speaker had not had time to name all the committees he said some committees had been named, citing the ways and means committee, which he said had m- portant matters before it, among other things a resolution relsti ' te reciprocity with Canada ed the majority if they wer afr themselves, if they were afraid of republican senate and a republican president. He asked if they were afraid of MT. Babcock or MT. Taw- ney. saying they need not fear them.
 DeArmond Criticises.
 Mir. DeArmond. democrat, of Missouri, criticised the republican majority. asking why they did not finish their work and go home, or if they were going to stay in session why limit themselves to two per formances a week. He said the senate had declared by it's action that the extra ordinary sessions should not have been called and asked why the majority of the house insisted in joining the senate in what some might consider a discourtesy to the President. He said the action of the senate could but tend to mortify the President.
 MT. Payne, republican, of New York, re- plying, took occasion to answer the charge which had been made to the effect that the house was degenerating. There was a time he said when there were as many czars in the house as there were mem bers, reciting an instaSce when oN man in the fiftieth congress prevailed against the majority. The fifty-first congress he said. took away this power from the indi- vidual czar and placed 1t in the majority of the house.
 Replying to MT. Williams reference to reciprocity with Canada. MT. Payne said 1t was not a good time to negotiate a treaty while Canada was feeling sore over the decision of the Alaska boundary commission. As to revision of the tariff. Mr. Payne said the republicans are too wise to revise the tariff on the eve of Presidential campaign.