St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04

large chest used for ballots and the
amount has not yet been announced.
Mrs. Fairbanks chapter in Indiana
gave 81 900, the state of Pennsylvania
$3.50 and New York state 81, $50.
Mrs. e. NJ. c. White reported that the
$50, 900 for the prison-ship martyrs OF
New York would soon be available for
use. There is a movement on foot to
bring the remains of John Paul Jones to
this country for interment from Paris.
He was one of our early naval heroes.
One of the Massachusetts, chapters
originated the idea and has been work
ing to bring it to pass. Quite a spirited
debate took place whether to give up the
recognition pin and. finally it was voted
to continue it another year. The Rob
erts-Huey controversy was brought up
and fully discussed. Action has been
pending on this question for several
years; both prominent society women in
Philadelphia, who have been inthe courts
in that city. The society voted to sus-
tain Miss Huey and congress was glad
to dispose of the subject. The dissertation
of the flag was also brought out by
committee. Mrs. Fairbanks received
quite an ovation at the close and all
decided we had been fortunate in such
pleasant weather.
Bourke Cochran of New York and John
Dalzell of Pennsylvania had an exciting
debate in the house. The former is Tam
many's eloquent orator and an apostle
of free trade, while Dalzell is republican
and protectionist. There was good
deal of phrase-making and considerable
personality INDUCED in, and Cochran de-
manded committee be appointed to
investigate the charge of Dalzell that he
(Cockran) was political Hessian and
received monetary consideration for his
advocacy of McKinley's election. This
created a sensation, and the galleries
were crowded to suffocation the next
day, adherents of both orators thinking
they would continue the debate.
Speaker Cannon deferred until the next
day his decision on Cockran's appeal
calling for committee to examine the
charge whether he had sold his services
to the republican party in 1896 by max
ing speeches during the presidential
campaign. The speaker ruled that as
MIR. Cochran was not a member of the
house when the incident in contention
took place. his resolution was not privi-
legged. It was not crime, the speaker
declared, and Mr.. Cochran was then
only a private citizen and the house
could not take cognizance of his action.
Congressman Williams of Mississippi,
minority leader of the house, appealed
IIOm Tue uEClSlOu Vi tue CUd1I, anu Ncp-
sentative Payne of New York moved
that the appeal be laid on the table,
which motion prevailed.
Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio
asked for unanimous consent for two
hours debate on the Philippine shipping
bill, allowing one hour for each side.
Representative Littlefeld of Maine
made a remarkable address, receiving
great applause, often from both sides.
He complimented the democrats on the
return of the distinguished orator from
New York for his oratorical display and
magnificent talents and said it was a
pleasure to meet and know him. The
moth-eaten argument of free trade had
attained new distinction through his
eloquence. But instead of promoting
this thought he had made demagogical
attack upon protection; he had mis-
taken epithet for argument. People do
not wish for abstract theories, but re-
suits in everyday life. That is what the
republican party will stand on in the COM
ing campaign. On Saturday Mr.. Cock
ran declared that free trade, bald ands
bare, would be the issue, but meeting
rather chilly reception. Seventy-two
hours later he said it would not be the
issue, for the republicans would have
control for the next four years in the
senate and the democrats could not pass
it.
Mr. Littlefeld challenged them to
adopt Cockran's doctrines in their plat
form, and then they would bury democ-
racy so deep in November no plummet
could find it..
Tremendous applause followed his adj