The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-04

Vs. : s.zEgelzs z 1850
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rroyement Of the rivers and hnrbors was
even more important than the payment
Of the salaries of Congress-
More Than Enough.
"yye have now, lac said more ships
than can be manned and a navy flve-fold
larger than ever contemplated by the
fathers for the maintenance of the Mon
roe Doctrine" If we had the hearts or
the people Of South and Central America
he said, we would not need such navy
which Is top heavy Let war walt and
commerce be protected" lie went on.
"rakc from war and give the Attorney
general a home. Mako your approprla-
tons for tho st. Louis Fair and for tho
hnrbors at Boston, New York and other
points. Reduce your duties and meet the
competition that is coming and coming
rapidly. That seems to me 10 be the
policy this country should adopt. he
said that our present era of prosperity
was OH the wune.
Mr.. Spooner replied to Mr.. German.
saying that the speech was purely par
tisan. He assured Mr. German that te
need not fear for the prosperity or the
country and for revenue TINT would
be adequate to enable US to 40 all that
we ought to do. He said If the Demo-
cratic leader had stopped to calculate ne
would have discovered that the era OF
prosperity had begun when the Demo-
cratic administration ended
| Mr. Spooner madc q personal reference
| to Mr. German as "the most adroit and
| non partisan statesman III tho word.
| which caused all the senators, including
| Mr. German. to smile. He suspected MI.
| German, he said, Of the authorship of a
| part Of the Democratic platform adopted
| at st. Louis in 1SSS. but had not supposed
| that he had had anything tosdo with the
| tariff declaration OF 1892. Which policy, he
| asked, will be adopted by the Demo-
| cratic party-"I might say the reunited
| Democracy at Its next convention q
No Revision.
May We not Mr.. Tillman asked, 'be
allowed to adopt the senator's policy in
regard to the Philippines. and leave that
| to the Democratic convention?'
| 7 don't know whc hbranch OF the
party will be In CONTROL responded Mr..
Spooner.
To this sally Mr.. Tlllman replled
"Ncither can we tell what part Gov
| ernor Cumnins with his Iowa ideas Will
play in the Republican convention.
| Mr., Spooner then made the lmportan,
and apparently authorized announcement
that the Republican party did not intent
to enter into revision Of the tariff al
this session Of Congress- Asked why. he
| replied, that the reason was found In the
fact that such an effort would too great
| " disturb tht business interests OF thu
country. a presidential election wns en-
| tirely a sufficient disturber Of bushes!
without adding unnece ssarily TO the com
nlications.
After further remarks by Mcssrs. Hale
! Elkins, Mitchell and others, the Senate
a adjourned until tomorrow
i In the House.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.--lndiana anc
Kentucky locked horns In the House to-
day. The debate, which involved nearly
every member Of both State delegations
was fast ald furious from start TO fin
ish. Kentucky demanded OF Indiana tho
return Of W. s. Tay.or, that he might bt
tried for he assassination Of william
Goebel. The assault was made by MI
James Cientucky), and the defense was
led by Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd anal. Pal
tisan fceini, rose to an extreme tension
and, as either Side scored, both applause
and derison resulted Tho debate wa
based on the diplomatic and consun
appropriation bill.
Mr.. James fired both sides of the Ious
to interest and feeling by declaring at tn
outset that the rough rider President
vas rid 'culolls in his message 10 Con
gross iavorng international cxtrndtiol
treaties, when one State could not &c
/ from another fugitivcs from Justice. IL
, had he SAID, introduced hill. In whicl
t tho Federal government made eStrad!
Q ton compulsory in cases where person
D had been indicted for crime, For fou
years, lie said Governor Durbin, Of In
!, diana, had protected Taylor, who ha
\ been regu,lrly indicted In Kentucky 70
! the murder Of Goebel, "and yet ! motto
that when purbin comes to town. cor
tinued Mr.. James, The Is wined and dine
! by this gr4at Don Cuixotc upon extra
!. uitlon, VINO absolutely confides to pul
y bin the right to give the waiting an
- anxious would the news that Hanna ca
= run for President !. he wants to. An
~ when we al read that we again declal
!, the king can do no wrong
~ Mr. Crulnpacker Qndiana) arose
= make reply to Mr.. James, and brougl
IA a storm ol|auestlons from the DEM
ID cratic side. The Governor of Indian
"a needed 10 Defense began Mr.. Cruu
al packer, especially TO any one acQuain,t
r- with the Kentucky election OF 1899, T
declared Taylor had been elected Go
m ernor: that the Kentucky jurles had be,
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