Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

sundry civil bill, the deficiency post
Office and military academy ap-
preparations bills were agreed TO.
Speeches were made by Senator Gull
lom on the conduct of foreign affairs
by President Mckinley and Roosevelt;
by Senator Teller on the public land
question and by Senator McLaurin
on old-age pension order and trusts.
A resolution authorizing the con
tinuation during the recess of the in
quiry into the right of Senator Smoot
to his seat in the senate was favorably
considered.
Mr.. Littlefeld of Maine and Mr..
Williams of Mississippi in the house
made speeches intended for the COM
ing presidential campaign. The two
speakers were wildly applauded by
their respective sides but there was
an absence of personalities such as
characterized the clash between
Messrs. Dalzell and Cochran. Indeed
the best of humor prevailed.
Mr.. Littlefeld continually taunteo
the democrats with the utterances of
Mr.. Cochran and by name called on
several prominent members of tina,
party in the house to answer yes
or mo" whether they approved Mr..
Cockran's tariff views, and whether
they intended going before the people
on an issue of free trade. He de-
Tended the protective tariff system
from every point of view.
Mr.. Williams, adopting the tactics.
of Mr.. Littlefield, endeavored to force
from the republicans and from Mr.
Littlefield in particular categorical
answers to several questions which
he deemed pertinent Mr.. Little
field answered Eyes when asked if
he approved everything in the McKin-
! ley administration, which enabled Mr..
Williams to remind him that he
(Littlefield) and Mr.. Williams had
stood together in opposition to colon
ialism Mr.. Williams asserted that
the republicans were going before the
people ION an issue borrowed from
the gamblers table of standing pat "
Mr.. Littlefeld in his speech, entered
into a general discussion of the pro
tective tariff policy. Touching on the
charge that some American manufac-
turers sold their products abroad,
cheaper than at home, Mr.. Littlefield
said that wherever the tariff was the
reason for this condition he would ia
vor a reduction of the tariff to deprive
such manufacturer of so much of his
protection as was necessary in order
to prevent such a result. This an
nouncement was received with demo
cratic applause. He explained that in
this he was speaking for himself alone
but added. 81 know of no republican
who thinks otherwise" Mr.. Little
field said that under the last demo
cratic administration there was a
deficit of sos, 10000 1t was then, he
said that Secretary Carlisle issueo
bonds which August Belmont and }.
Pierpont Morgan negotiated at a profit
to themselves of more than 100000
900.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi devoted
the first part of his address to COM
ment on Mr.. Dalzelfs assertion that
hoodlums were to be found among
those adventures who have left their
own country for their country's good
He recounted the deeds of war of the
foreigners in this country and referred
to the members of the house OF
foreign extraction, drawing the in
ference that Mr.. Dalzell's statement
was unjustifable. He devoted himself
to the remarks of Mr.. Littlefield, and
inquired if protection was not a sub
lsidy, indirectly. The republicans, he
charged, had subsidized everything
under the plea of raising the wages
of labor. And yet. he added, you
denounce as socialist, anarchist,
radical or agrarian any man that
would introduce on this floor a bill
directly to raise wages out of the
United States treasury"
Washington. April 2S.-The closing
today of the second session of the
house of the 5Sth congress was made
notable by demonstration which was
evoked by resolution offered during
the absence of Speaker Cannon by Mr..
Williams, the minority leader, testify
ing to the courtesy and impartial man.
ner in which the speaker had pre-
sided. The resolution was not of a
perfunctory kind, but was expressive
of the kindly feeling which the men
in the house of all parties entertainer
toward him. Following the reading
of the resolution which was punctuat-
ed with general applause, Mr.. Will
Jams said that it was great thing to
be speaker of the house of commons
CT the American republic. but it was
a greater thing mot TO permit the
fact of promotion to that place. one
of the most exalted in the world. to
turn one's head in the slightest de
gree or to defect from a course
hitherto pursued of being a plain
American citizen, with extraordinary
common sense and a remarkable fund
OF that most characteristic of all
American qualities-genia humor."
The resolution