The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-16
SPIRITED SPEECHES.
Reciprocity Provision of Dingsey
Act Causes a Lively Time
in the Senate.
POLITICAL DEBATE IN HOUSE.
eood-Nasured Contest Between Gen.
eral erosveaor, of Ohio, and Mr..
CLARK Of Missouri, During General
Debate on Army Appropriation siII.

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Washington, Jan. 1.-THE proceed.
ings of the senate yesterday were en-.
livened by several spirited speeches
affecting the reciprocity provision II
the Dingley act While the Vest reso.
tuition requiring the committee ON
finance 70 report q bill removing thu
duty on coal was under discussion
Mr.. Dolliyef, of Iowa, vigorously at
tackled those senators responsible for
the holding up Of reciprocity treaties
in the senate. He defended Secretary
Shaw for issuing the order instructing
collectors of customs to resolve diff.
ferences regarding the grade Of coal Ii,
favor of the importer. 1t was true. he
declared. that Mr.. Dingley had put the
tariff rates high so that they could be
reduced by reciprocity agreements.
This statement caused Mr. Aldrich
vehemently to denounce Mr.. Doliiyer
and others for making It. The only
intention, he said of the reciprocity
provision of the Dingley law was to
secure agreements on non.competitivc
products and he commended that 1t was
not to be expected that Republican
administration would negotiate treat
les which would strike at the heart Of
protection.
The resolution went over until to.
day, after Mr.. Tiilman had given, no
tice that he would then "string a live
wire" and lay the blame for the pres
ent coal situation at the door Of the
president and the attorney general.
Mr.. Nelson concluded his remarks
in opposition to the statehood bill.
and at 4:10 o'clock the senate went
into executive session, adjourning
soon afterward.
In the House.
For the first time since the opening
OF this session of congress- the house
was RECALLED yesterday with lively
political debate. General Grosvenor.
of Ohio, and Mr.. Clark, of Missouri,
crossed swords during the general de
bate on the army appropriation bill.
and for two hours both sides of the
house cheered on their respective
spokesman The contest was. entirely
good natured 1t grew out on a con.
troversy which Mr.. Grosvenor and
Mr.. Clark have been carrying on in
the newspapers over the formers
statement In the house last December
that the Democratic party had been
Wiped out at the last election.
General Grosvenor yesterday undes-
took with figures to sustain his con.
tention and Mr.. Clark, also with fig.
ures, to prove that the Democrats had
an even chance to win the presi.
dency in 1904. There were several
brilliant clashes and the house and
the galleries were greatly entertained.
The remainder of the day was occu.
pied by Mr.. Hull tRep., Ia.). who ar.
gued against the abandonment OF the
army transport service; Mr.. Shattuc
RepS o.. who assailed Edward At
kinson and the anti.imperialists: Mr..
Moon Dem., Tenn), who denounced
the refusal Of the house leaders to al
low consideration of the Indian terri.
tory statehood bill and who announced
policy OF obstruction that he intend.
ed to pursue unless consideration was
given 1t: Mr.. Swanson. CDem., Val.
who argued the necessity for taria
revision, and Mr.. Gaines Dem..
Tenn.l. who argued the Immediate ad.
visibility OF placing coal on the free
list The house at 5:15 p. m. ad
journed.