Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The anniversary of the birth of George
Washington was observed by the chaplain
of the House when that body opened today.
Our minds turn today" he said, Ito him
whom We delight to call the father of his
country and the nation will pour out it's
gratitude for his character and deeds as a
citizen. soldier, statesman and follower of
Jesus of Nazareth, and every lover of lib
erty the world round will sing his praises.
whose name has become synonym for wis
dom, purity and uprightness."
Following the reading of the journal Mr.
Williams the minority leader, in accordance
with the notice he gave Saturday, moved
that the clerk read the farewell address of
George Washington, and that Immediately
thereafter the House adjourn.
The point of order made by Mr.. Payne was
sustained on the ground that the motion
embraced two propositions.
Mr.. Williams then moved that the House
adjourn, and, pending that, that unanimous
consent be given for the reading of Wash
ington's farewell address. Having coupled
request with his motion, Mr.. Williams
motion again was held not to be in order,
when he asked unanimous consent that this
being Washington's birthday. the farewell
address be read. Upon the demand of Mr..
Payne for the regular order, Mr.. Williams
moved to adjourn.
On roll call the motion was lost-93 to los
Three republicanS-MesSrs. McCreary,
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with the minority for the motion; other
wise there was party alignment, with the
republicans opposing adjournment.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) in the
chair, and resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Rixey Criticises Secretary Moody.
Mr.. Rixey Virginia). a member Of the
naval affairs committee. said he was sur
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recent address, should treat the support of
the navy in partisan way. He added that
the Secretary was reported to have said at
a recent banquet in New York that he
viewed with apprehension the observations
made in the Senate by the senator from
Maryland (Mr. Germany. MIR. Rixey said 1t
was difficult to understand why the obser-
vations of the senator from Maryland,
whom the Secretary said Is easily the
leader of his party should cause the Sec
rotary such serious apprehension. He said
1t could only be accounted for by the fact
that the Secretary remembers that the two
political parties will meet in few months
to nominate their candidates, and that with
his prophetic eye he sees that this senator
will be selected as the standard bearer of
the party to which he belongs, and then at
the general election which follows that this
standard bearer will be successful, and be
transferred from the forum in which he is
at present in minority to one in which he
Will De In pOSltiOn TO shape TO some eX-
tent the policy of the country.
He said he was willing to accept the
statement of the senator from Maryland
as giving the position of the democratic
party on the question of the navy. He said
that contracts for armor plate had recent
ly been let to the Carnegie and Bethlehem
companies at $55 ton in excess of that
paid the Midwife Company. the only other
competitor, and charged that it had been
shown blythe evidence of Admiral O'Neill
that these two companies have an agree
ment and are in combination. He asked
why money should be appropriated for the
prosecution of trusts when in Pennsylvania
there is a combination to control prices
He referred to this as the state of the At
torney General.
Why has not the Attorney General in
stituted some proceeding against the Car
negie and Bethlehem companies, he asked,
declaring that the government instead of
starving trusts is feeding them, and that
instead of prosecuting them is rewardIng
them. He said he would propose an amend
ment to the bill limiting the price to be
paid for armor to that paid the MidvaIe.
or 500 ton less than the price fixed by
the other two companies