The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
80 MINUTES TO TALK.
CONGRESSMAN Williams Obtains
Consent for a Gabfest.

Washington. Dec. When the house
convened today Mr.. Cushman Rep.,
Wash.) was sworn in as a member.
Mr. Hay On. W then moved that when
the house adjourn it be until Friday
Mr. Williams, the minority leader.
asked that thirty minutes on side
be given for debate, whereupon Mr..
Payne asked that unanimous consent
be given as desired by Mr.. Williams.
first used the word debate then said
thirty minutes for talk The motion
was adopted on a division by 81 to 92.
Mr.. Hull CRep., LAD rising to par
liamentary inquiry. said he understood
consent was given for debate on the
question of adjournment. and asked
what was beforeA-7 the house. The
speaker said that consent was given
then recognized.
He. amused the house for ten minutes
by likening the present procedure OF
congress to the Alphonse-Gaston and
Leon scheme of politeness- '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 say to to the Al
phonse of the senate, After you, my
dear A1phonse,' and Leon standing off a
distance is saying, How magnificent
how magnanimous, how strenuous.
giving the expressinn, I wish had four
years Of my own in that dear White
House at Washington, D. c.. This
spectacle has to be gone through with
because no more important matters are
to be disposed of. 3"
Turning his attention to the subject
of committee appointments, Mr.. De
Almond said facetiously that he was
under the impression that the gentle
men on the Republican side had not
he ft1-f rio in
not making plain to him their desires
for important chairmanships.
Touching minority committee ap-
pointments Mr.. DeArmond suggested
trouble ahead unless the just claims
for proper numerical representation
was allowed He .counseled the speak
er not to yield to the temptation on this
point and his brethren on the Demo-
cratic side "to pray" He concluded
with the prediction: 1--WE will see the
senate Aiphonse bowling to the house
CASTOR and the presidential Leon lend
ing his personal misgivings, doubts and
apprehensions as to what may happen" "
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, Dec. Senator Pen
rose, chairman of the committee on
postoffices and post roads, today intro
duced a resolution authorizing that
committee to request the postmaster
general to send to the committee all
the papers connected with the recent
investigation of the pOstoffice depart
ment, and if necessary the COMMITTEES
is to make further investigation and to
report to the Senate. The resolution
without action was referred to the
committee on contingent expenses OF
the senate.
The senate was in open session sc
minutes. After receiving a, number OF
bills. resolutions and petitions and
after spending some time in executive
session, adjournment till Friday was
taken. A majority of the bills Offered
We're for private pensions and most OF
the petitions for the expulsion of Mr.
Smoot Rep-. Utah.
AS usual, Mr.. Cullom Rep., ILL.,
called up the Cuban reciprocity bill
but as no one manifested a desire tc
address the senate upon it the bill went
over