Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

Heces.ity for garin Revision
Gaines, Of Tennessee, Urges Plac-
Ing Coal on Free List.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. January b.
For the first time since the opening OF
this session OF Congress. the House was
RECALLED to-day with lively political de-
bate. General Grosvenor. of Ohio. and
Mr. Clark, Of Missouri. crossed swords
during the general debate on the army
appropriation bill, and for two hours both
sides OF the House cheered on their re-
epective spokesman. The contest was en-
tireIy Sood-natured 1t grew out of a con-
troversy which Mr.. Grosvenor and MT.
Clark have been carrying on In the news
papers over the formers statement In
the House last December that the Demo-
cratic party had been wiped out at tho
last general election. General Grosvenor
to-day undertook with figures to sustain
his contention. and Mt. Clark. also with
figures, to prove that the Democrats had
an .even chance to win the Presidency
Ia 1904 There were several brilliant
clashes and the House and the galleries
were greatly entertained.
While Mr. Clark was arguing that the
change Of few thousand votes In GER
tain States would give the Democrats the
Presidency, Mr.. Wachter. Of Maryland.
interposed with this question:: While you
are making these changes" be asked. do
you suppose we will be sitting with our
hands In our laps?"
Hands in the Treasury.
NO" retorted Mr.. Clark, you will
have your hands in the treasury up to
..e arm pits. just where they always
are" democratic applause ana laugh
ter.)
.:.The gentleman from Ohio" CN1r. Gros-
venor), said Mr.. Clark. lis fond of declar-
Ing that the antitrust law Is a Repubi-
can measure-that John Sherman was Its
father. There is not syllable of truth
Z in It. will tell you what John Sherman
did-not because he hated the trusts. but
because he hated Russell A. Aiger. who
was one of the principal owners in the
big match factory they got after"
MT Grosvenor: 81 Will state. upon the
honor Of Russell A. -.lger himself. who
recently made the statement with his
name signed TO- it., that he never owned
cent Of stock in the Diamond Match
Company in his life
Mr.. Clark: well John Sherman
thought he did. anyway" naughter)
Grosvenors Gets Grizzly.
In conclusion Mr.. Clark said he had
not sought this controversy. with Mr..
Srosvenor. and then he ended with the
story of mighty hunter in the. West.
who was buried. and upon whose grave
This epitaph was placed: He whistled
Tor the grizzly. and the grizzly came"
The Democrats saw the application. and
apple uded vigorously.
The remainder of the day was occu-
pied by Mr.. Hull tRepublican), of Ohio,
who argued against the. abandonment OF
The army transport service: Mr.. Shattuc
tRepublican). of Ohio. who assaiied Ed
ward Atkinson and the anti-inperialists;
Mr.. Moon (Dem ocrat), of Tennessee. who
denounced the refusal of the House lead
ers to allow the consideration OF the In
dian Territory bill. and who announced
policy Of obstruction which he intended to
pursue, unless consideration was given 1t;
Mr.. Swanson. of Virginia. who argued the
necessity for tariff revision. and Mr..
Gaines (Democrat,. of Tennessee, who
urged the Immediate advisability Of plac-
ing coal on the free list.
Tire proceedings of the Senate to-day
were enlivened by several spirited
speeches affecting the reciprocity pro.
vision of the Dingley act. The Vest reso-
tuition requiring the Committee on
Finance to prepare and report a bill
removing the duty on coal was under
discussion. and in the course of some
remarks by Mr.. Dolliver. he vigorously
attacked those senators responsible for
the holding up of reciprocity treaties in
the Senate He defended Secretary Shaw
for issuing the order which Instructed
collectors OF customs to resolve differ
ences regarding the grade OF coal in
favor OF the importer. 1t was true. he
declared. that Mr.. Dingley had put the
tarin rates high. so that they could be
reduced by reciprocity agreements.
Tho reciprocity provision In the Ding
ley act. Mr.. Dolliver declared. was as
distinctly part of the tarin policy of
the United States as the coal schedule.
More violence had been done to the pro-
tectfve system by the stolid. quiet, I'M
communicative failure of the Senate to
take action upon the reciprocity treaties.
than by all the noise that had been made
by the Democrats about coal.
II remains a reproach to the Congress.
he said, that not one line OF the wisdom
o. James g. Blaine remained on the
statute books. and not step had been
faken to fulfil the purpose and spirit of
the last Buffalo address OF President
Mckinley.
Mr.. Carnack. Of Tennessee. insisted
That Secretary Shaw's order was vir-
tsal suspension OF the law. without au-
$hortty.
Mr. Delivers disappointment, he said.
regarding reciprocity treaties, would
grow deeper. He declared that the lay
Ing OF q hand on the Dingley law would
be held to be an act Of sacrilege.
& Mr.. Aldrich. OF Rhode Island. said he
was not disappointed that the discus
sion had broader and broadened as he
had anticipated He would not. he said.
attempt to reply .'to the eloquent exem-
p1ifcation OF the Iowa idea 60, which
the Senate had 1ust listened. .