The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-02
ALPHONSE AND CASTOR.
DeArmond Sets the House Guffawing
with Playful Sarcasm.
(By the Associated Press)

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-The House,
after being in session for a little more
than an hour today, adjourned until Fri
day. The time was almost wholly con
sumed in discussing largely tariff de-
bate. When Mr.. Payne had offered the
motion to adjourn over Mr.. Williams, the
minority leader, suggested that they would
like about thirty minutes on a SIDE Tor
debate, whereupon Mr.. Payne asked the
consent of the House. The Speaker an
nouncing the request said:
THE gentleman from New York, at the
suggestion of the gentleman from MIS-
sissippi asks unanimous consent that
there be thirty minutes talk on side.
In terming it "a talk" instead OF de-
bate, the Speaker evoked laughter from
both sides of the House.
Mr.. DeArmond (Mo), amused the
House for ten minutes by ikenlng the
present procedure o. Congress to the
Alpnonse, CASTOR and Leonard scheme OF
politeness. ION the question OF adjourn
ment OF the extra session, the Alphonse
of the Senate is saying to the Cation oi
the House After you, my dear Castor,
end the CASTOR of the House is saying
TO the Alphonse of the Senate After you
nv dear Alphonses and Leon standing
off at a distance is saying How magnlh-
cent; now magnanimous; how strenuous.
Democratic laughter). But aside lie IS
giving this expression I wish l had Jour
wears of my own in that dear White
House at washington, d. c. TINS spec
taclel has to be gone through with be-
cause no more important matters are TO
be disposed Of"
Turning his attention to the subject OF
committee appointments, Mr.. DeArmono
said facetiously that he was under the
impression that the gentleman on the
Republican side had not been treating
the Speaker just right in not making
plain to him their desires for important
chairmanships.
Touching minority committee appoint
ments Mr.. DeArmond suggested trouble
ahead unless the Just claims Tor proper
numerical representation was allowed.
He counselled the Speaker not to ylcid
to the temper on this point and his
"hrethren" on the Democratic side to
'pray." He concluded with the predlc-
ton:
I'VE will see the Senate Alphonse bow
ing to the House CASTOR and the Presl-
dental Leon lending his personal MIS-
givings, his doubts and apprehensions as
to what may happen
Mr.. williams (Miss.), taking up tee
question of tariff turned to the steei
schedules and asked if the Ways and
Means Committee could not agree to n
reduction on steel and iron products. He
said he had been informed that four
railroads had agreed to reduce the freight
rates on steel products for export SO ID
per cent, and said further he had learned
that rates on all products IN Interstate
Commerce from Chicago east had been
raised. Mr.. williams said that under the
puisc of a sacred duty-"stand pat'-the
onnosition was furnishing shelter
whereby the trust can extort from the
American people while selling to the for
eigner cheaper than the foreigner can
manufacture.
Mr.. Gains (Dem., TENN, addressed NM
self TO the "stand pat" police OF the Re-
nubEcans. MIR. Hemingway (Rep., lnd.),
defended the House on the charge OF MI
nority that time was being wasted.
MIR. Hepburn Qowa), replying to state
ments made by Mr.. Williams declared
that the country never was IN better
condition and that this was due TO the
Republican policy Of protection.
Replving to Mr. Williams charge that
shelter was being furnished the trusts,
Mr.. Hepburn gave figures IN connection
with the steel and iron industry COM
pairing prevailing prices with those OF
the past and saying that the Republican
policy had brought about the great
changes cited He said he could see why
the farmers of Iowa and Kansas spurned
the gentle assurances of the gentleman
from Mississippi (Mr. Williams) that the
Democrats were their friends.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio), the last speak.
er, replied to the charges OF derehctlon
made by the Democrats saying tnat ne
believed the House stood higner IN the
estimation of the people than ever.