The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-04
DENIAL IS MADE
 BY CLEVELAND
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OOntinueO from TlTSL Td9SJ fis table at the White House for the first time a negro That matter was published so very broadly and generally throughout the state of Kansas that it was impressed cn my memory"
 What evidence have you that he ever made that boast?" queried MT. Shackel- ford of Missouri
 NO evidence but newspaper reports" replied MT. Scott.
 Show Lack of Dignity.
 Does not the gentleman agree that 1t would be improper and show lack or dignity for the President of the United States or an ex-President to rush Into print and deny every newspaper state ment that might be published?' asked MT. Hardwick of Georgia.
 MT. Scott replied that he was not critic izing the former President of the United States for not having heretofore made a denial. T Was giving him full credit for the denial he now makes he added
 MT. Williams said the whole incident showed the underlying hypocrisy or the contention that all men are socially equal MT. Scott inquired who had been assert ing social equality.
 T have understood" replied MT. Will jams. that the political theory of your
  twenty years, has been that men, re- gardless of color, race, tendencies cap abilities, or what not, ought to be strict ly equal politically, but that Is not all' the head of your party set the example of social equality in the only manner in which it can be set by inviting a tlacIx man to a table. If what the Presi- dent has done was not to carry the hgnt of example, it was done for no pur- pose at all'
 The minority leader said he was not quarreling with MT. Roosevelt adding:
 Has Perfect Right.
 .'IIe has perfect right to invite coi- ored man if he chooses, but so far as l know. he waited until he was President of the United States so as it could bear an official stamp before he ever did 1t.
 MT. Scott said he had made no imputa- tion of fault against Mir. Cleveland. He simply had pointed to the allegations ne made. but the democratic party had gone into hysterics because one man had ln- vited a colored man to his table.
 "All right" said MT. Williams, 'l am glad to hear that, because l thought the gentleman had a sharp stick and was ar ter my dear and much adored old friend' Grover Cleveland. Q.aughter)
 MT. McCleary cut short further discus sion by a point of order against further remarks not germane to the bill
 Mir Lind of Wyoming complained Of ex- trava gance in district affairs, asserting that it costs more to run the district or Columbia than the entire state or Min nesota and other speakers likewise com plained that there were too many insti- tutions, and too many salaried officers and not many properly cleaned streets
 Bill Is Passed.
 The house then passed the District or Columbia appropriation bill, and then be- gan consde ration of the Indian appro- pria tion bill. MT. sherman of New York, chairman of the committee on Indian affaits, explained the provisions ot the bill. He said it provides that the Dawes commission should conclude its work by JulN. 1905 and then terminate. MT. fln- lay of South Carolina asked MT. Lacey of Iowa. who had defended the commis- sion. if he thought il was for the best in- terest of the Indian Territory to nave members of the Dawes commission inter- ested in investment companies.
 MT. Lacey replied that he found one evidence of wrong-doing on the part or members of the committee.
 MT. Stephens of Texas, the ranking mi- nority member of the committee on In- dian affairs. held the secretary of the in- terfor responsible for delay in action on from the Indians of the 1n- dian Territory for enrolling, and criticized his rulings in that connection. He said ap- plfcations had been held up by order of the secretary.
 The house at p. m. adjourned until to-