Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-05
Resolution Referred.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House today resumed consideration OF
the Military Academy appropriation bill
In the course of his advocacy of the pro-
visions of the bill Mr.. Prince 0ll) diverged
to make brief political speech, in which
he predicted the election of President Roose-
Welt In november. 4He referred to the con-
tentions that existed I'M the past between
the President, the commanding general Of
t e army a, the Secretary of War. which.
he said, we've as gentle zephyrs compared
to what will come up between the general
staff and the Secretary of War. He was
confident that the Secretary of War would
not be a chief clerk to register the DEGREES
of the general staff, but would rise above
it and be the Secretary Of War and these
men would be subject to him.
Sending Bills to Departments.
he stated that he action .of those sub
OF dnate officers in the executive depart
ment' has brought to the House the trouble
1t has had in many ways. He protested
against the practice of sending bills to
heads of departments for their opinion.
I'VE should take suggestions. he insisted,
but not oe determined by any opinion of
some subordinate officer as to what shall
be done with reference to legislation. There
should he said, be return to the old prac-
tice of requiring heads of executive depart
ments to come to the Capitol and state their
declared, between the executive officers of
tie government and he legislative officers.
He said that the high appropriations asked
of Congress are estimated for by subordi-
Mates and that they are made sufficiently
high on the theory that Congress will cut
them down to the amounts actually in mind
when the estimates are prepared. He de-
manded that the heads of departments be
m lde to understand that ii they go beyond
what they are emit Led to not a dollar shall
be given to them. land .hen' he said amid
applause, they will cut their cloth in order
to make their clothing fit and not take
chances on deficiency bill.
If the heaGs of departments will do their
own thinking and acting he said in closing.
and let the House do its thinking and acting
the result will be to the good of the public
service.
Mr.. Wade Qowa) spoke about the trusts
and criticised the Attorney General for
beginning only nine suits against them.
During his speech Mr.. Gaines (Tenn) de-
clared that the beef trust was starving the
people.
Revives Postal Scandals.
Mr.. De Almond (Mo.) criticised the repub-
licans for failing to pass certain measures
which he declared the people were demand
ing. The reason Is, he said. they prefer
going into the election without giving the
people sample of their legislation He
reopened the subject of the postal scandals,
that an investigation would uncover addi-
tional frauds, and. therefore, were opposed
Ito taking off the lid" He attacked the
tariff policy of the republicans and said that
party dare not touch the tariff for fear the
evil-doers. who are the ,beneficiaries of the
system will withdraw their support and let
the republican party fall Speaking of re-
publican members of the House. Mr.. De
Almond declared that individually you are
men of courage dash and daring. but as an
organization here you are afraid of your
shadow" He asserted the republicans had
awaited themselves of the rules of the House
| in their eagerpess to. escape their duty.
The time was, he said, when the republic
can party was great, because 1t dared go
| before the people for having done things.
Now, however, 1t does not do anything ex-
cept make appropriations
Reverting to the Post Office frauds he
| side. that IF you go into an investigation
manifested itself in some other way" He
| ed the republicans what they had done ex-
preparations.
| Referring to the President, he spoke of
| the situation at the White House as Eek
ecutive chaos and inquired what the
/ President had done to commend himself to
| the people.
! He closed by declaring for the purifca-
/ ton of politics and said that men who seek
emoluments of Office to betray the people
| must be hunted across party tines and
| driven to their homes in the penitentiary.
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