Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House today on converting went into
committee OF the whole for further consid-
GRAFTON of the pensions appropriation bill.
Mr.. Crampacker. the first speaker. adj
dressed himself to the Panama question.
saying that the attacks on the conduct OF
this government in connection with the new
republic were unwarranted by the facts.
He said that while there was no purpose on
the part OF individual members of the mi
nority to fornent trouble. yet the attitude
of the party would give encouragement to
Colombia.
Mr.. Crumpacker in a colloquy with Mr..
Williams. the minority leader, asked IL 1t
was not time that the democrats were will
ing to accept the stolen goods If permitted
to condemn the act of taking.
Mr.. Williams replied that while they
could recognize the character OF the child
they could treat 1t properly.
MIR. Maddox (Georgta), replying to Mr..
Crumpaclker, said he had arraigned the
party for statements made by a few men,
rural free delivery. He produced figures
and declared that of the 1000 routes es-
tabiished last June more than one-tthrd
of them were located in four states-Iowa,
Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. and that the
first two named states have more routes
than twelve southern states which he
named.
Mr.. Maddox said when his constituents
routes the only reply he could make was
that he could not get up to the pie coun-
ter" He said he could show more routes
established in seven counties in one dis
trict than were to be found In whole
state.
Mr. Hemenway replied to Mr.. Maddox.
when coiloQufes with Mr.. Clayton (Ala)
and with Mr.. Robinson und) ensued. relat-
ing to the number of routes In different Dis
tricts. ... '.
Mr. Hepburn Qowa) explained as to the
routes In Iowa. He charged the democrats
with having opposed the rural free delivery
measure. when Mr.. Maddox said that 1t was
a democrat who introduced the first bill.
Mr.. Gardner (Mass) replied to the re-
marks OF Mr.. Lind (Minn.) relative to free
trade relations with Canada.
He said the cotton interests OF this coun-
try would suffer IL thrown into competition
with labor In Quebec. which he declared to
be underpaid. and where. he said. the
standard of living was lower than in the
cotton manufacturing districts in this coun-
try.
Mr.. Gardner spoke OF the fishing interests
and how they would be affected. and said
the question OF reciprocity should be ap-
preached seriously and studied with care.
He declared he was not willing that the
fishing and cotton Interests of his district
should be sacrificed that the people of Win
nipeg might enjoy the strawberries OF Min
nesota.
At $40 pm. the committee arose, and at
2:45 pm. the House adjourned until tomor-
row. :
Mr.. Rainey Qlnnois) said the Panama
canal now Is assured fact. He had no
criticisms to make regarding the recog-
rition OF the new republic. but expressed
the hope that free government will be
given the Ffiipinos. who. he said. yield
uLwillingly TO American authority. He saw
No objection to the policing OF isthmian
waters and the prevention of the landing
OF Colombian troops. In addition to the
Panama canal, he coRtended for the con-
struction of deep waterway from the
great lakes to the Gulf OF Mexico.