The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-02
TOO POLITE
SAYS DeARMOND OF THE HOUSE
AND THE SENATE.
ALPHONSE, CASTOR AND LEON
SUGGESTED TO HIM BY THE Do
NOTHING POLICY.

Fncet1OUs Expressions from the
Gentleman from Missouri Enter
tanned the HOuse-Debate Turned
Upon the Tariff, and There Were
Criticisms of the Republican Pro-
lection Under Which the Trusts
Flourish.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The House,
after being in session a little more
than an hour to-day, adjourned until
Friday.
The time was almost wholly consumed
in discussion, which was largely tar
if debate. When Mr.. Payne had Of
fered the motion to adjourn over, Mr..
Williams, the minority leader, sug-
gested that they would like about
thirty minutes on a side for debate,
whereupon Mr.. Payne asked the con-
sent of the House. The speaker an
nouncing the request, said: THE gen.
tleman from New York, at the sug-
gestion of the gentleman from Mis-
sssippi, asks unanimous consent that
there be thirty minutes talk on a side"
In terming it Il talk" instead of
debate, the speaker evoked laughter
from both sides of the House.
Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri amused
the House for ten minutes by likening
the present procedure of Congress of
the Alphonse, Castor and Leon scheme
of politeness. "On the question of ad-
journment of the extra session the
Alphonse of the Senate is saying to
the Castor of the House, After you,
my dear GastOn,' and the CASTOR of
the House is saying to the Alphonse
OF the Senate, After you, my dear
Alphonse' and Leon, standing off at
a distance is saying, How magnificent!
How magnanimous! How strenuous!
Democratic laughter.) But aside he
is giving this expression, L wish had
four years of my own in that dear
White House at Washington, D. c.
This spectacle has to be gone through
with because no more important mat
tiers are to be disposed Of"
About Those Chairmanships.
Turning his attention to the sub
ject of committee appointments, Mr..
DeArmond said facetiously that he
was under the impression that the
gentlemen 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 APP
pointments, Mr.. DeArmond suggested
trouble ahead unless the just claims
for proper numerical representation
was allowed. He counselled the Speaker
not to yield to the tempter on this
point and his brethren" on the Demo-
cratic side to pray" He concluded
with the prediction:
1--WE will see the Senate Alphonse
bowling to the House CASTOR, and the
Presidential Leon lending his personal
misgivings, his doubts and apprehen-
sions as to what may happen"
ExtOrting from Americans.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, taking
up the question of the tariff, turned
to the steel schedules and asked if the
Ways and Means Committee could not
agree to a reduction on steel and iron
products. He said he had been in
formed that four railroads had agreed
to reduce the freight rates on steel
products for export SO 1-3 per cent,
and said further he had learned that
rates on all products in interstate COM
merce from Chicago east had been
raised. Mr.. Williams said that under
the guise of a sacred duty-"Stand pat'
the opposition was furnishing a shell
Ter WuGTcDy TIE trust call eAlOTI
the American people, while selling to
the foreigner cheaper than the foreign
er can manufacture.
Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee addressed
himself to the Stand pat' policy of
the Republicans. Mr.. Hemenway Re-
publican, of Indiana. defended the
House on the charge of the minority
that time was being wasted.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, replying to
statements made by Mr.. Williams, de-
clared that the country never was in
better condition, and that this was due
to the Republican policy of protection
Replying to Mr.. Williams charge
that a shelter was being furnished the
trusts, Mr.. Hepburn gave figures in
with the steel and iron in
dustry, comparing prevailing prices
With those Of the past, and saying that
the Republican policy had brought
about the good conditions cited. He
said he could not see why the farmers
Of Iowa and Kansas spurned the gem
tie assurances of the gentleman from
Mississippi (A1r. Williams) that the
Democrats were their friends.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, the last
speaker replied to the charges of dere-
lection made by the Democrats, saying
that he believed the House stood high
er in the estimation Of the people than
ever.