The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-02
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POSTAL DEP RTMEn'TIJ
Senator Penrose \ Introduce "
Resolution Authorizing Re-
quest Of Postrna s. ster- a Gene. t &; Is.
raj for All Papers Cons lss ,S
nected With the Recent n
Investigation. NM NJ
lIBY. Associated Press.

!, d =WASHINGTON,fD Dec. 1.-The .aouse a1s SsSS
ter being in session for a. title noreJ than
an hour to-day adjourned until Frtd.0. .s
The time was almost wholly consumed
In discussion which was largely a starife NJ u
debate. When Mr.. Payne had offered
motion. to adjourn, over. Mr., WI lltanas. the h
minority leader. !. suggested I'M that M they
would like about thirty minutes ~ on \ q q a
side for debate, whereupon Mr.. PANS "A
asked the consent Of /. the House The IL
/ Speaker announcing the request said.s5 n
THE gentleman from New = ork. at the
suggestion OF, the gentleman from n ls-5s
sissippi, asks unanimous consent s$I that
there be thirty minutes' talk ong d. sid
In nfterminy 1t "a talk instead of dehpte.
tho Speaker evok kod a laugh hter; {rola both
sides OF the Iouae. Il .,ass Z N. Il
a Nrr,.ss De Almond tMlssour) anu Sea thass
House forSsteil mi tsSt by lkentng the
!, present proc cedure sqt Congress toS StheS
aphonses CASTOR and Iaedn sch enes rs..
sllteness. On IS the dest Ion OF adj
3nei1t o. the extra session thst a pho ME Ot8
the Senate ISL wing to the Gnston .of$t
house, After sou, my deorE Gas ton. q q rd %
the CASTOR Of the III House Is ga yins tot the
dear Aphonse ~ andg tLeon5 standing on
latIaf distance ist saylns,i How mag IT,
cent. How mugnanimous How strenuou ous.ss5
{Democrnticg laughteD. But aside he rs \
giving this expression, II wish 4 ilad$f four
years of my own in I that dea 3 ~ Wtito u
House at washington D. G, 81 his specs
tacle has to be gone through with becausoS
no more Important matters arc to DO dis-S3
posed off, .isf Ell jas N III ssSrS 9Si
TROUPE AHEAD. \. ts.s
Turning his attention to the subject OF
COMMITTEES appointments MI. De xArn'Gna# "
said tacetIously that The was under The 4
impression that the gentlemen on the
Republican side had not been treat ting tho
Speaker Just right In not making platlls to 81
him their desires for important chairman
ships. i y }t Il aSg .s3 3 sSy.t
Touching minority committee aErG.ct-
nnents, Mr.. Dc Almonds suggested trOubAIs
ahead unless tho just claims for proper l;
numerical representation was allowed, he
counselled the Speaker not to yield. to IN 2 h
&tempter on thls point nrll his ''brethren.'s&
on tho Democratic side 10 y'pray. .Ele{ cons
cl,,ded with tho prediction 4 II
saI''Ve will see the same Aphonse bowiuz
to the House CASTOR and the presidential
Leon lending his personal misgivings, his \
doubts and approximations as to what may
happen." s.8. +. 3. jSil 4. Z 4 sSSS
Mr.. Williams (MIssissIppD. taking up
the question az tariff. turned to ,Lne steel q
schedules and asked II the Ways and
Means Committee tcnuld mot 8 a gree 70 -
reduction on. steel and iron pr rodu ots,S,t He
said he had been Informed that four
railroads had agreed to reduce the freight Y
rates on steel products for. export, SS33 Ia y
per cent, and said further he had learn --SA
cd that rates on all products IN Inter
state commerce from Chicago east ,ad Il
been raised. Mr.. Williams said that un-
der the guise Of a sacred duty stand
pat tha ppositlon was furnishing e
shelter whereby the trust can eXtort sn ffona +
foreigner cheaper than the foreigner can
"sTAND. PAT POLICY. s
Mr.. Hepburn Crennesses) addressed
himself to the stand pat policy OF the &
Republicans Mr., Hemenway Republic
can, IndlanaD defended the House from
the charge Of the minority that time vas I.
being wasted
Mr. Hepburn Qowa>. replying to states
rlents made BY Mr., Williams. declared Y
that the country never was In betterk8i
condition, and that this was due TO tRe 4
Republican policy OF protection. !. .sSS
Replying to Mr. Williams charge hat 1
a shelter was being furnished the truets,
Mr.. Hepburn gave figures In connect
with the steel and iron tndustry' COM CON-
pairing prevailing prices with those OF tho
past, and saying that the blican PC!
Icy had brought about the grand condlis
tions cited. II said ha could see Why
Inc farmers OF Iowa and Kansas spurn.
cd tho gentle assurances OF the genIls- q
man from Mississippi, that tho Demo-
Gratis were their friends, WIKI
Mr.. Grosvenor tOhio) the last speaker,'
replied to the charges OF derel!ction made
by tho Democrats. saying that he believed /
tho House stood higher IN the estlns' Z
ton OF tho people than ever,