The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-21

mer chieftain (Mr Cleveand) whom MT. Bates said he now viewed as a receptive | candidate
 MT Cooper of Wisconsin, asked MT. Bates if 1t was not true that MT. Cleve- land, while President had sold bonds at figure less than the price quoted in the open market.
 Honest Democrats Condemn It.
 MT. Gaines of Tennessee. exclaimed that the statement was right and that every honest democrat condemned it. MT Bates concluded by saying that MT. Cleveland had put himself on record by giving Hawaii back to Queen Liliouka- | lani and proposes to give the Philippines back to Aguinaldo
 | MT. vandver of Missouri said 1t was waste of money to spend s7,500, 900 for a battleship when the sum would construct forty torpedo boats any one of which would destroy a battleship. | At 3:45 o'clock the committee rose, and the following bills were passed:
 To regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in Indian Territory. Regulating the practice of pharmacy in | the Indian Territory. | To ratify the acts of the legislature ot Arizona, providing for an issue of bonds for the construction of an insane asylum and for agricultural experimental pur- l poses in Arizona
 To extend the time for the construction of a bridge across the Missouri river at Kansas City. Mo.
 Williams Takes the Floor.
 When Mir. Payne moved to adjourn, MT. Williams. the minority leader, standing in l the center aisle we'll down in front, moved l that when the house adjourned it be until l Tuesday, in order that proper respect I NTaa hi p~ff speaker said the motion of the gentle- man from New York nao precedence, whereupon MT. Williams moved that a 1 recess be taken until Monday noon, at which time Washington's farewell address | should be read, and afterwards the house adjourn.
 The speaker announced that the motion l of MT. Payne took precedence even over the motion to take recess. MT. Williams then appealed to MT. l Payne to withdraw his motion that the house might adjourn over in memory of George Washington.
 MT. Payne replied that he thought 1t would be more patriotic for the house to be in session on Monday and ceie- | brate the birthday of George Washing ton by building up navy than to spend | the day about Washington.
 Galleries Were Empty.
 Mir. Williams suggested that the gal | leries were empty and again appealed to MT. Payne, but the latter adhered to his views.
 Then" said MT. Williams, "I will give notice that on Monday l will move that there be read in the house the farewell address of Washington in which he ad- vised his country against becoming in volved In entangiing alliances"
 Amid calls for regular order, MT Will | Hams concluded by saying that he would add to the motion that the house adjourn, that the remainder of the day might be spent in silent contemplation of his | greatness.
 The speaker, bringing down the gavel l said that the gentleman from New York, | having made his speech the gentleman | from Mississippi having pleaded a. set off | and the gentleman from New York hay Ing rejoined, he would put the motion to | adjourn Several noes were heard on the | democratic side, but the motion prevail ed, and the house at 5:1o p. m. adjourned | until Monday