The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-14
DISCUSSION WAS BREEZY
GRosVENoR AND CLARK HAD A Po-
LlTiCAL MlxUP IN THE HOUSE,
Other Members Took Part and There
Was a General Exchange Of Compli-
ments, Some Very Singing,

Washington, January 19-For ths hTst
time since the opening Of congress the
house was RECALLED today with lively
political dcbatu General Gresvener aud |
Mr. Clark crossed sw0rls during the gen
eral debate on tho army appropriation bill |
and both sides Gheered their relative speses-
men. The contest was entirely good.na. |
tured. It grew out OF controversy which |
Mr.. GrobyepoT and Mr.. Clark have been
carrying ON In the newspapers over the
formers stntcmspt IN tho house last De-
cember, that tho democratic party hud been
wiped out ut the last general election Gen.
eral Grosyenor today undertook, with Dg.
urCS to sustain his contention, and AIr.
CLARK, also with figures, 10 prove TINT The
democrats mad an "Oyen chahcu" 10 win IN
lSOL There were several brilliant GlashSs
and the house and galleries were greatly
entertained.
When Mr.. fitzgerald N. - aoked
question regarding New York's returns
MIR. Grosvenor retorted that he would DO
able 10 reply more intelligenty II In
formed whether Mr. Fitzgerald belonged
| to the Hin wing Of the democratic purity
chat proposed to seize the coal mines, OF
| TO hOune other wing,
| ~ will reply to that" responded Mr..
| Fitzgerald, II you WIZ tell me whether,
on the coal question, you are Il stand pat
republican or some other kind OF a re-
| publican" democratic laughter)
| II am always stand rat republican"
replied MIR. Grosvenor, amid republican APP
| plause.
Later Mr.. Lindsay IN. " took exception
to what Mr.. Grosyenor said and created
considerable amusement by injecting some
remarks in support of David B. Hills coal
plank In Mr.. Grosvenors speech. BIS part
Ing shot was. III you folks don't do some
thing with this coal question, your majority
at the next election will be reduced to
Mr. Clark tMo) replied to Mr. Grosvenor
Ia characterlstically breezy speech.
While Mr. Clark was arguing that the
change of a few thousand votes IN certain
States would give the democrats the presi
dency Mr.. Wachter CMd) interposed'
''Whie you are making those changes, de
you suppose We will be sitting with ouI
NO retorted Mr. Clark; you will have
, your hands in the treasury up TO the arm
pits Just where they always are ZAP
plnuse aud laughter.l
e congressional gecrymanders TN Notherl
States, he crossed swords in turn WIN
dozen republicans and each side cheerct
: On 'yT M Gentleman from Quo" idr eros
. venor said Mr.. Clark. continuing IS iou'
O. OF declaring that the antitrust law rs
. republican measure; that John sherlnhl
was its father. There is not a synanie O.
& truth IN H. ] will tell you what JON
! sherman did It for-not because he hate
u the trusts. but because he hated nHSsni -, -
l. I'm that big match ia 'tory they got hiter.
Mr., Grosvcnor--I will state, upon ID
g honor Of Russell A. Alger himself who 70
;, Gently made the statement with ms ~, nam D
a stoned TO H. that he never owned cent
stork in the Diamond Match company !
l. Mr. Clark-well, john Sherman though
"a he did anyway Ueuthtero
N Mr.. Mann ulll-Shamaiui p.
- In conclusion. nv Clark said ~ had m
V sought this controversy with Mr Gro
j. y ,eTo ana be ended with re slofy or
mighty hunter in the West. who was nurl.
m ~ ,;,on whose crave this culJaph W
t. ,i," "He whistled for the grizzly az
Up the grizzly came" .,,.,+,,r ~
M Tho democrats saw the apphc"ulon ai
applauded vigorously