The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-02
HOUSE HAS SOME FUN
Senate Will Do Nothing and
House Is Waiting.
MISSOURI MANS HUM0R
1t Induces Laughter on His
Side of the House.

Washington, Dec 1-When the house
convened today Mr.. Cushman Rep
Wash) was sworn in as a member. Mr..
| Hay IN W then moving that when the
house adjourned it be until Friday.
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, asked
that thirty minutes on a side be given
| for debate, whereupon Mr.. Payne asked
| that unanimous consent be given as de-
/ sired by Mr.. Williams.
| The speaker, in repeating the request,
/ first used the word debate" then said
! thirty minutes for talk The motion
was adopted on division by 81 to 81.
| Mr.. Hull (Rep., Iowa., rising to par
liamentary inquiry, said he understood
/ consent was given for debate on the ques-
ton of adjournment and asked what was
before the house. The speaker replied
that consent was given to talk
Mr.. Diamond Dem, Mo- was then
recognized. He amused the house for
ten minutes by likening the present pro-
cedure OF congress to the Alphonse and
ON the question of adjournment 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 Al
phonse of the senate: After you, My
Dear Alphonse,' and Leon standing off
a distance is saying: How magnificent,
how magnanimous, how strenuous
democratic laughterl. But aside, he is
giving the expression: L wish had four
years of my own IN that Dear White
House at Washington, D. c.. This spec
tacle has to be gone through with be-
cause no more important matters are to
be disposed Of"
Turing his attention to the subject of
committee appointment, Mr.. Diamond
said facetiousy that he was under the
impression that the gentlemen on the Re-
publican side had not been treating the
speaker just right in not making plain
To him their desires for important chair
manships.
.0ut .dng minority committee appoint
ments, Mr.. Diamond suggested trouble
ahead unless the just claims for proper
numerical representation was allowed. He
temptation on this point and his "breth-
rem on the Democratic side to pray.
He concluded with the prediction: I'VE
will see the senate Alphonse bowling to
the house CASTOR and the presidential
Leon lending his personal misgivings,
doubts and apprehensions as to what
may happen
Mr.. Williams said that under the guise
of a sacred duty ito stand pat" the
opposition was furnishing a shelter where
by the trust can extort from the Ameri-
can people a while, selling to the for
eigner cheaper than the foreigner can
manufacture.
Mr.. Hepburn Qowa}, replying to state
ments made by Mr.. Williams, quoted fig
ures and declared that the country never
was in better condition and that this was
due to the Republican policy of protec-
ton. He asked if the condition of the
laboring man in the United States then
was better than now.
Yes yes" came from the Democratic
side, whereupon Mr.. Hepburn declared
it never was better than today. He said
the finances of the country were never
better The Democrats should be
the splendid conditions which now exist
under the Republican policy of protec-
ton.
Replying to Mr.. Williams charge that
a shelter was being furnished the trusts.
Mr. Hepburn gave figures in connection
with the steel and iron industry, COM
pairing prevailing prices with those of
the past, and saying that the Republican
policy had brought about the good con-
ditions cited. He said he could see why
the farmers of Iowa and Kansas spurned
the gentle assurances Of the gentleman
from Mississippi (Mr. Williams) that the
Democrats were their friends.
Mr.. Grosveror tOnie1. the last speaker
replied to the charges of dereliction made
by the Democrats, saying that he believ-
ed the house stoo>- higher in the estima-
ton of the people than ever. Speaking
of the action of the senate in connection
with the Cuban bill. Grosvenor said the
assumed that they wanted TO stay here
for some purpose SO they did not offer
any resolution to adjourn.
1t would have been almost an insult
for the house to have offered one" he
said. What right had we to assume that
the senate of the United States would
stop, would balk and refuse 20 go on.
They never had done such thing before.
and they have not done so nov. There
is some wise, it may be inscrutable rea-
son, bat IL is q wise one. for it comes
from the greatest parliamentary body on
earth and greater than any in heaven
So row we are waiting for what? For the
senate to say to Us that they are through
with that bill for the present and want
10 adjourn. We cannot slap the senate
in the face by adopting a resolution that
We want to adjourn They are under the
same cali that we are, and have not done
what We have done-discharged Our duty.
I assume that they are waiting to con-
slider more fully the character OF that
legislation. They know but little about
II. Just came from the house. Il did rot
have it but a few days II Is true that
unofficiaIiy we know that they baked on
The whole business and win be ready at
some futuer time no doubt some time
during the present week TO pass that bin.
unless they send Us word that they want
20 adjourn "
The senate was in open session thirty
minutes today. After receiving num-