The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-24

the DemocFats shouted ~Of course; g
coursei' and greeted the remark with
cries Of deTisiOn.
sir" MIR. Cochran said with grcs.
earnestneSs. 1.-The man who makes that
confession cannot interrupt me h.ra
again, or come voluntarily within the
Gratis broke forth in long and loud ap-
plause.
Dalzell Subsidies.
This concluded the colloquy. Mr.. Dat
zell remained in his seat for a moment
and then retired to the Republican cloak
room. He made no attempt to reply.
and Mr.. Cochran resumed his argument
against protection.
When the commission bill was taken
up Mr.. Hepburn (Rep.. Iowa. was rec
ognized. He Immediately began TO pay
his respects TO a previous speech by MIR.
kitchin in which the President and
Mr.. Grosvenor had been attacked. He
declared that the denunciation of the
Chief Executive OF the greatest nation
In the world was bitter and even crimi-
nal The speech Of the North Caro-
lima member. he declared, was aimed to
destroy the power of the United States
among the world powers of the earth
and he said that the quotation from
President RoOseVelt's book that there
pie OF the South" carried with il it's
own Justification when applied to Mr.
kitchin's speech.
Fun With Clark.
He charged that Representative Clark
(Dem. MOI, had in his recent speech,
grossly exaggerated certain conditions.
and HAD misstated figures. Mr.. Clark
came from the great corn belt" he
said. and he. made a mistake of bill
lion and million in speaking of the
output. The gentleman" Mr. Hepburn
continued. lis perfectly familiar with
corn. He has consumed much OF It,
laughterl some of which he ate Loud
laughter and applause.l
Corn, he said, rs responsible for
his mistake in facts" and some of the
members laughed again.
mE. Clafk attempted 10 interrupt, with
ran. 1'9O 0' e price " 'es
Mr. Hepburn-The gentleman can't
run any OF his speech in mine.
mirth of the House was again in evil
denee.
Mr.. Hepburn Sarcastic.
Mr.. Hepburn retorted that Mr.. Clark
talked about everything but the right
thing. He was a fluent and wonderful
man. and his speech abounded in trans
lation from the Greek. the Latin. and
the French. reminding him of a wis
consin man, who. in talking on the laws
Of that State, never mentioned them
He roamed with Romulus and ripped
with Euripides. but what in the h-n
has that got to do with the laws Of
wisconsin,"
The members were convulsed with
laughter at this sally. Mr.. Clark sub
sizing. Mr.. Smith Dem-, Ky) attempted
TO interrupt
Il did not know that fired him of, 3"
said Mr.. Hepburn Now. l VIII with
draw my remarks. as that will be the
easiest way"
Some Pretty Words.
The Democrats. he declared, were in
solent and vile" in their attempt to
use President McKinley's last speech at
Buffalo as a document to support their
tariff contention.
The member from Iowa made sar-
castle reference to Democratic national
candidates. referring to Mr.. Hearst as
"a young man from the West" He
characterized Judge Parker as sphinx.
MIR. Kitchin Dem.. n. CO said that
while General Grosvenor and Colonel
Hepburn decried his attacks upon the
President. he was in reality the best
friend the two members had, as he alone
had the heart to appear as champion
for them and resent the ''slanderous at
TACK the PRESIDENT had made upon
them in his book.
Beasts" Says Kitchin.
Mr.. Kitchin. whose keen satire was
much enjoyed. was frequently inter-
rupted by laughter. He ended by saying
that the fact that General Grosvenor
and Colonel Hepburn had turned upon
him when he had attempted TO defend
them. showed that they were without
gratitude. and "a man without gratitude
Is beast in mans form"
The Dill was placed upon tbs final pas
sage Livernash Union labor Dem,
CAD offered an amendment which was
agreed 10. authorizing the shipping
commission to investigate also what
change of laws is necessary to make
seafaring more attractive to those who
would engage in IL.
Mr.. Lucking Dem. MOI offered an
amendment, providing that no plan OF
recommendation shall be reported by
the commission which involves the pay
ment of subsidy or bounty from the
Treasury Of the United States. This
was rejected b. a party vote on roll
call. The bill was then passed BY IA
70 us. Mr.. Livernssh and Mr. Wynn
Union labor Dem, Cal), voting with
the Republicans for the bill, and all
other Democrats against il.
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