The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-21
A cow ARDLY SURRENDER
Representative Cochran DenOunces
the State Department.
REPUBLICANS PICK UP THE GAUNTLET
And Discussion Becomes Lively Over Re-
sponsibity OF Respective Parties for
Surrender Of Territory.
Especial to The Post,

Washington January Representative
Motifs Sheppard Of Texas made his maiden
speech IN the house today, his subject being
trusts. An unusually large number OF mem
bers listened sttentively to him aud when
he concluded he was warmly congratulated
by practically all OF his democratic col
Leagues and several from the republican
side BY unanimous consent OF the house
Mr.. Sheppard, on motion Of Mr. Cooper Of
Texas. was allowed fifteen minutes IN add.
tion TO that granted him. II can be truth
fully said that the speech was good and that
It would have reflected credit on any mem
Der Of the house without reference 10
length OF service
Mr.. Sheppard did not offer any remedies
for the trust evil, but severely criticised
President Roosevelt and the republican par
~ Tor allowing the situation TO be brought
up 20 the present stage, An industrial
despotism had arisen during the period OF
republican supremacy, he said, and IL was
the most menacing feature OF the day. More
I trusts had been organized since Mckinley
WIS irst elected than in all the previous
history of the country. These trusts felt
! secure, Tor they knew republican admins
tration would not enforce the laws already
on the statute books and a republican con.
Iatiun.
He called attention to the Minneapolis
speech ~ which the president referred to
the argument made by Roosevelt on that
occasion was by no means consistent with
big lack of action during his term as presl.
cent. During this time, the speaker as
serted, the presidents speeches and mes
sages had been models Of evasion and
apology.
| Washington. January 20-Ths house TO-
day passed the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, and later began consider
alton Of the Philippine coinage bill.
Mr.. Sheppard (Texes) talked Of trusta
/ using exceedingly strong language In his
/ denunclation of the existing condition OF
afatTts. He ridduled President Roose-
yelt's antitrust campaign declaring that
/ in view Of his performances. his Mime
/ apolis speech was dlsheartenng mockery
To call him the antitrust candidate for
1904, he said. was TIE most colossal Jest
of the time"
Mr.. Sheppard also denounced John D.
/ Rockefeller and j. Pierpont Morgan.
| Mr.. Cochran MOI discussed the Alaska
! boundary dispute. cr1tlcising severely the
{ surrender TO England, which he termed
'coWardiy and puslllanimous."
! How about the surrender under a dem
/ ocratic administration Of the territory be
tween latitude 40 and 81 405' asked Mr..
| Hepburn.
THAT was In the period of our weak
ness replied Mr.. Cochran, when the
! fear Of the result Of war with England
( bore heavily upon public men Now In
| the time Of our strength, we supinely per
nit another land grab IN the same couR-
! try"
Mr.; Hepburn, replying, went back again
TO the history tof the democratic sur
WAS not Daniel Webster secretary Of
state when the negotiations re- the sur
render were arranged and had not a wing
| administration succeeded, owing to the
| death OF q democratic presideut7" asked
! Mr.. Cochran.
! James Buchanan negotiated the
treaty" responded Mr. Hepburn. mfr.
Polk approved It and q democratic senate
ratified it. Now, the gentleman whose
party surrendered a territory in the North
! equal 10 eight States, and the empire of
4 Texas in the South denounces es the
/ crime of the century the possible surren-
der Of narrow strip OF territory, way up
at the slxtieth parallel Of latitude"
Something Of a stir was caused before
| Mr.. Cochran concluded, by an unexpected
! interruption from the gallery for ladies.
| Mr. Cochran was speaking of the truck
| ling policy Of the United States to Great
( Britain" When the trucking ceased, he
declared the people of Canada, now in
tensely loyal TO England, would change
"You lie" cried stylishly dressed wo.
man, In clear, ringing tones.
All eyes turned to the ladies' gallery,
I where the speaker leaned forward defiant
! ~, as II she intended to say something
further. But n companion pulled her back
and immediately after she left the gal
( lery.
Mr.. Sulzer also participated in the de-
bate concerning the Alaskan Boundary
line, maintaining that there was no doubt
/ Of the title Of the United States to the
! disputed territory
without substantial amendment the bill
| wRs passed.
At this juncture Mr.. Barthold MOI
arose TO a personal explanation TO deny
his connection with what he termed a
"Quixotic scheme. It had been repre-
call a meeting of German-American citi-
zens to protest against Il-considcred ut
! terances against Germany. Mr. Barthold
explained chat he had no such purpose,
but said he had received a number of let
ters from German-Americans, suggesting
such q conference for the purpose OF EN-
phasi2ing the fact that the oldtimc friend
ship between the United States and Ger
many was near and dear to the heart of
, every German in this country.
The house then took up the Philippine
currency bill, Mr., Cooper CWis) chair
man Of the lnsular affairs committee, en-
tered on an explanation Of the measure
and had not concluded when the house, at
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