The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
TAXES A KNOCK
 AT ROOSEVELT Representative Patterson of Tennessee Has Ills Turn QUOTES HIS PAST RECORD 
Measure Reintroduced ApproprIatin1 $1oo,oo0 10 Pay for Special Trains Used By President In
 Past Two Years.

Washington. April l6-General routine work on the deficiency bill was completed by the house today Preceding this the District of Columbia was legislated for In several minor matters The feature of the day was the speech of criticism of "rhs- odore Roosevelt. the republican presi- dental candidate" by Representative Patterson of Tennessee during the debate on the general deficiency Dill. When the bill was taken up MT. Benton of Missouri outlined the democratic opposition to tho recent executive order making age the evidence of questionable disability.
 The paramount issue in the next can't paign will be Theodore Roosevelt. sad Mir. Patterson of Tennessee. He wanted it understood, however. that in criticizing Theodore Roosevelt candidate. he was not critieizlng Theodore Roosevelt. Press- dent of the United States.
 Referring 10 a recent speech of MT. Grosvenor, delivered in silence" which was inserted under leave to print. and giving the record of President Roosevelt on the labor problem, Mr. Patterson re- ferred to the surmises Tn some quarters that this speech emanated from the White House
 Quoted From His Writings.
 After expressing his admiration for the President as a ranehman. soldier and an author, MT. Patterson quoted at length from the writings of the President to show his estimate of the public men of the country past and present. Mf. Roosevelt had declared that one-third oi the New York legislature, of which he was a member. was corrupt, that both parties ir New York were aemnatod by corruption, that while ciSil service com missioner | President had condemned speech of MT. Grosvenor in opposition to an appropriation for that service as "eith- CT full of ignorance or gross misstate- ment."
 The Presidents writings on former pres- dents was quoted at length by MT. Pat terson and in many instances commented on as grossly unjust criticism While re- ferring to the Presidents constant talk of war" Mir. Patterson asked by Mir Cooper of Wisconsin If the foreign re- latons of the United States were ever sc cordial as under MT. Roosevelts admin istration
 When this was the case talk of war was inexcusable, was the reply.
 For Special Trains.
 Reading the bill for amendment was begun at 2;45 o'clock Mir Baker of New York. again offered his amendment ap- propriating Sl00,0O0 to pay for the special trains which it was said has been used Ly the President in the last two years. A point of order was raised and was sus- tained.
 Mir. Hemingway offered an amendment providing $1O,OO0 as requested by the sec retary of the navy for the disposition Of the remains of the victims of the explo- sion on the battleship Missouri Amend- ment passed.
 MT. Robinson charged that the repub- lican party was to make but a pretense of giving statehood to the territories al this congress by passing the statehood bill through the house.
 Consideration of the bill was suspended at o'clock after passing bill Ito vali- date certain original homestead entries and extend the time to make final proof. thereof" and the house adjourned
 THE SENATE.
 Washington. April 16.-The entire day in the senate was given up to the con. sideration of a bill for the modification of the agreement of the Indians of the Devils Lake reservation in North Dako- ta for the sale of their lands Senators Duboise and Teller opposed the bill be- cause 1t did not provide for the acauisi. tion of the lands in the reservation under the homestead law and 1t was defended by Senators Hansbrough, McCumbcr and s.fs