The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-12
Aldrich Asks Vest to Let Up on
His Resolution
Calling for Bill to Put Coal on
Free List.
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
MissOurian, He Asks for Ocular
Demonstration.
Senator Stewart Takes Hand in
PrOdding the Coal BarOns.


Washington. Jan. 12.-When the SEN
ate met today Mr.. Mitchell (Ore) sub
mitted the report of the committee Of
the senate of its investigation of affairs
in the Hawaiian islands.
A house bill was passed incorpOrat-
ing the Society of the Army Of Santiago
de Cuba.
The Vest resolution directing the
committee on finance to recommend a
free coal bill then was called up. 1Lr.
Aldrich announced that there were
strong hopes that action with respect
to a removal of the duty on anthracite
will be taken elsewhere and he asked
that the resolution go over.
Mr.. Vest vigorously objected, saying
that he has no assurance that anytime,
will be done in another place.
"Circumstantial evidence" he said,
lis strongly against any such assump-
ton No action has been taken he
said and no suspicion of any action
has been seen anywhere and therefore
under existing conditions to allow this
resolution to go into the uncertain fu-
ture would be equivalent to its defeat.
Mr. Vest referred to last Thursdays
debate on the subject and declared that
the only partisan feature OF 1t came
from Mr.. Aldrich. In all his experience,
ne asserted ne never ndQ seen SuCu pun
lie sentiment on any such subject. He
called attention to the action of the leg
islature of Rhode Island unanimously
voting for the removal of dalty on coal
and had read newspaper reports COM
menting on the action Mr.. Vest said
he did not want to embarrass the sena-
tor from Rhode Island who was amply
able to defend himself, but his desire
was to place before the senate proof of
the sentiment or fee coal onw ex-
listing.
Mr.. Vest again reverted to what he
called his unfortunate reference to Mr..
/ Dingley,' which had been so vigorously
resented and sent to the desk and had
read a lett from Congressman F1em-
/ ing (Ga.) enclosing one from former
1 Representative King (Utah.) reciting a
/ cOnVerSaI ton with Mr. Dingiey at the
time the Dlhgley bill was under consid-
GRAFTON in congress in which he is said
to have apprehended changes in the bill,
which were necessary to obtain forei GA
markets for American goods and that
the trend of Mr.. Dingley's mind was in
I that direction, and therefore bore out
4 the statement contained in the Phfladel-
phia Bulletin and republished in the
/ Washington Post
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 12.-When the
+ house met today the desk of the late
Representative Tongue (Ore.) who died
suddenly in this city yesterday. was
/ heavily draped with black and covered
with flowers. The chaplain in his in
vocation, referred feelingly to the loss
the house had sustained and prayed for
/ the bereaved widow and children.
| After the reading of the journal a
resolution was adopted providing for "A
session Sunday, February g for paying
tribute to the memory of the late Rep
resentative Salmon OF the Fourth New
Jersey district.
The diplomatic and consular bill was
reported. The speaker announced the
resignation of Mr. Henry Cres1 from
the committee on insular affairs and the
appointment of Mr.. Robinson Qad.1
to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Grosvenor (O) from the commit
tee on rules, called uD the resolution
of the committee on merchant marine
and fisheries providing for an invesEiga-
ton by that committee into the coal
situation and it was adopted without
debate. Mr. Moody (Ore.) then aD-
nounced the death of his colleague, Rep
resentative Tongue and offered the cus-
tomary resolutions of regret, which
were adopted The speaker appointed
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