Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-30
58TH CONGRESS-.
House Considers the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill.
Resolve Of s500,oOO for Completion
Of Capitol Building.
Senate Discussion on Erection of Dc.
partment Building.

partment Building.
Washington, March 29.-For he want
CT speakers general debate on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill in the
House, today, WAS closed several hours
before the time agreed on and the bill
was read for amendment. Seventy
five pages We're disposed Of. the only
important amendment adoDtel being
ere providing for an initial approDri-
alton of 100000 for the completion of
the Capitol building according to the
original design.
Campbell of Kansas. and Williams OF
Illinois. were the principal speakers. to-
day. the former defending the protec
tive tariff policy of the Republic;,
party and the latter denouncing the
Republicans for failing to investigate
the post office department. Williams
said that the scandals in that depart
ment will become an important issue
in the coming campaign. He arraigned
President Roosevelt and Attorney Gen.
Knox regarding the trusts. Before he
came into office, the President he slid,
was recognized rs 4 trust buster"
But since then all his indictments
against the trusts We're at once turned
into apologies. He said the trust had
learned what Il harmless agitatOr" the
President was and declared the Presi-
dent an unsafe man.
Upon converting, today, the House re-
sumed consideration of the sundry civ
il bill. Campbell. Kan. discussed the
tariff question and said Il protective
tariff was the only means by which the
money necessary for the annual sup
port of the government could be
| raised. Williams, H.. criticised the
Republican party for its failure to fuI-
fiji its platform promises. The issue of
tariff reform, he maintained. was
stronger now than in 1882.
Many members Oh the Democratic
side Interrupted Campbell with cues-
tons regarding the upouildngs of
| trusts through protective tariff pol
icy. He. however asserted that pro-
lection was not the mother of trusts az
repeatedly had been charged by the
Democrats. The President, said Will
liams. was too cowardly even TO refer
! 10 the subject of the tariff in his last
publicans openly admitted in the
House that the Republican party dare
not touch the tariff until after the Pres
idential election.
Williams referred to the merger de-
cision and said the President and at
torney general had been exchanging
congratulations upon that decision and
the attorney general had rushed into
J-if IN
| country that they need not be alarmed
and were in no danger so long as they
stood pat on the Republican party"
Under the puny prosecutions of the
trusts. he said. only sc5,GC0 Of the large
amount appropriated had been eX-
pended.
He then launched into IL bitter de-
nunciation of the Republicans for fail
ing to investigate the post Office de-
partment, which he said. has made
the public scandals of this administra-
| ton very important issue in the next
campaign"
No one, he said. could rta dthe report
| of the robbery and larceny in the post
| Office department and the reckless and
notorious methods with which they had
been allowed to continue, without fix
ing some responsibility on the heads of
that department. When. he said, we-
see these serious charges against the
post Office department. the general land
| Office and the Indian bureau. with the
Republican party on guard "at every
door that leads into these chambers of
public rlunder." refusing admittance 30
teh peoples representatives who want
an investigation. ''what conclusion
ne inquired. can the people come to ex-
cppt that YOU are afraid to ask an in
NeStigation and uncover something
that will cast more reflections upon the
administration"
If, said Williams, he had to select an
issue upon which all Democrats could
unite, Re would say Roosevelt must be
defeated" He referred to the charac-
teriZation of Mr.. Roosevelt before he
became President as" the trust buster"
but he said since he came into power
all his indictments against the trusts
We're ut once turned into apologies.
The trust. long since" he declared
amid Democratic laughter. 'havc
learned what 4 harmless agitator lie
is He said that one of the greatest
jokes on the public was perpetrated
when the announcement was made
that Theodore Roosevelt was to be the
antitrust candidate in 1904
General debate on the Sundry civil
hill then closed and the bill was read
for amendment.
A new paragraph was agreed to APP
propriating 100000 for the extension
and completion of the Capitol building
in accordance with the original plans
of the late Thomas L. Walker The
total cost OF the work is limited to 81
000o
AT 5.1E o'clock, the House adjourned
until tomorrow.