The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-02
GrOsVenOr Lauds President
 Roosevelt as a Hero
.RIDICULES YALE PROFESSORS
House Adopts Measure Prohibiting Docking of Horees' Tails In Dis triet of CoIombia-Bryan
 popuIism Scored.

ing in the house today were enliyened by d spirited discussion of the Panama question MT. Bayon. democrat of Mas saehusetts. declared the course of this government in Panama to have been contrary to the provisions of the treaty with New Granada. Mir. Grosvenor. re- publican of Ohio. made a vigorous de- fense of the administration.
 When the house convened today Mir. Baker of New York rose to a question of personal privilege announcing that a local newspaper contained an article con- corning him, in which there were mis- statement of facts.
 The speaker asked if the gentleman's rights or reputation were affected by the publication. MT. Parker replying that it affected his reputation.
 The article, which was read, related to MT. Parker's threats of a few days ago that he would refuse unanimous consent in the future. objection having been made to his request to extend remarks.
 The reading produced laughter on the republican side. Mir. Payne objected, saying the matter did not come within the scope of personal privilge. The speaker agreed with MT Payne that this was not privilege and the incident was closed.
 Bryan Brand .. Populsm.
 The house then proceeded to the con- sideration of District of Columbia busi- snes. When the bill to relieve Vincenzo Garardi of the District of Columbia from the operation of the act restricting the ownership of real estate in the terrItor- ties to Americaa citizens. MT. Hepburn of Iowa q Id the minority if they haa changed fiont on this matter, character. izing the legislation as being that of the W. J. Bryan brand of populsm Mir Sulzer replied that the man seeking relief now is an American.
 MT. Bartlett called attention to the fact that the act In question was passed in 1877 and asked if they did not have the Cleveland brand of democracy at that time. MT. Hepburn, replying amid laugh ter on the republican side, said
 T think you may have had that brand at that time It is a pretty good brand and the best you have ever had and the only brand that has been approved by the American people in forty years You had better go back to it if you want another endorsement"
 The bill was passed.
 Horses Tails Cannot Be locked.
 The bill to prevent the docking of horses tails in the District of Columbia was passed after discussion as to whether the practice constitutes cruelty to anil mals.
 A bill to provide for certain appellate proceedings from the circuit court and district courts of Beaumont in the eastern district of Texas was then passed.
 The house then took up the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Mir Thay- CT of Massachusetts. addressed the house on the Panama question.
 Are we in this miserable affair sustain- ing the dignity, the honor and the glory of the American republic?' he asked.
 Referring to the dissolution of the Coz lombian congress on October 31, he said:
 Three days longer wait would not have seemed an unwarranted delay to any but an impetuous and over-strenuous person. If this matter of having canal at Pana- ma was not settled before congress con- vened ten days later the friends of the Nicaragua route and the friends of other routes might be reinforced and make more trouble for the Panama route.
 Personally. the President was in favor of building the canal at Panama and he was not unfrendly with the French canal company. He seemed anxious to impress upon the American people that they had a strenuous man at the helm who did not stop at triaes, one who would ride any kind of broncho. where other more cau- tious dare not tread Continuing he said:
 Is a Mere Subterfuge.
 "It Is a mere subterfuge to claim that we used our troops to protect citizens at Colon or elsewhere. We want the canal and we shall have 1t. but we don't want 1t to be the detriment of our good name. which Is above all price and we would have had it without the possibility of criticism of our conduct in procuring it. had impetuous haste waited upon the calm judgment and conservative action
 Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio replied to Mir Thayer in q vigorous defense of the ad- ministration's course in connection with the Panama situation.
 MT. Grosvenor said that if ever there was subject worn threadbare until it became odious to the ears and obnoxious to the nostrls of the American people. 1t had been this endless and internal iteration of a lot of pattudes about recognition of the Panama republic
 He said he could not reconcile the in- sistence of the Presidents critics that they favored canal. and that we must nave one Wltn tnelf denuncldtlOnS or the President. and added:
 Make a Government Possible.
 "If the United States was guilty of violation of international law, it was that violation, and that alone that made any republic or government or combn- ation whatever 1t may be called. possible in the isthmus of Panama. The great na- tions of the world are also receivers of these stolen goods as some have seen fit to call them. England. France. Germany. Russia Holland. all the nations. all the great power of the world, with every south American republic. have come in and indorsed the action of the United States government by the ratification as 1t were of the recognition of this new republic"
 He declared that 99 out of every 100 pec- pie in the United States. with the excep- tion of the mugwumps of Massachusetts. are unqualifedly and enthusiastically in approval of the course taken by the Pres ident of the United States in the matter of the Panama canal. and said that if the President had not done just what he did 
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