The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-06
HOUSE DEBATE ENLlVENED
Democrat Urges Postal De- partment'S Investigation.
Ohio Man Defends the Course of the Majority and Says That All Rottenness Has Been
 Cut Out.

Washington, April 5-The proceedings in the House was enlivened by speeches by MT. De Armond and MT. Grosvenor, the former attacking the Republicans for failure to order an investigation into the postoflce charges and failure to revise the tariff, and the latter vigorously de- lending the Republican party and laud- ing President Roosevelt for the part he played in the postal investigation. the passage of the Cuban reciprocity law. and the treaty with Panama for the con- struction of an isthmian canal.
 MT. Grosvenor frequently was inter- rupted and was applauded by the Re- publicans when he answered the gibes of several Democratic members.
 The military academy bill was passed without amendment.
 Grosvenor Heard From.
 MT. Grosvenor (Ohio), closed general debate on the bill, devoting himself to defense of the Republican party. MT. De Armond, he said, had indicted the leaders on the floor of the House for an attempt to cover up crime.
 What crime?" MT. Grosvenor asked, ''has been committed in any one of the branches of the administration of the Federal government. and by whom?" He sarcastically remarked that when mem Der of the House knew enough to huri in the face of the majority of the House the charge that they were covering up and protecting crime, he ought to know enough to make some statement that somebody somewhere had committed some crime" He declared amid laughter that since the reference to the post office report in the House. the Democrats had gone through a series of "agonizing." Why are you opposed to Investigating the department?' inquired MT. De Ar mond.
 Already Investigated.
 For the manifest reason" said Mir. Grosvenor. that the department has been thoroughly-l -lfnxessigafeda All. wrong do- ing has been laid bare" He challenged Mir. De Armond to "tell us what you know that should be laid bare"
 MT. Grosvenor said this had been shown by the convictions in Washington. Baltimore. New York and elsewhere. And" he said. referring to the St. Louis poodle case. "so far as we know of there Is no ready made, willing supreme court to set at liberty everybody who should be convicted"
 Democratic applause followed an in quiry from Mir. De Armond as to wheth- CT the gentleman would provide one if the statute of limitations Is found to be insufficient
 MT. Grosvenor. facing the Democratic side, said that your entire clan1or and your attacks have been based on nothing but a deliberate purpose to tarnish the administration of your government in the Interest of party politics."
 Wants Written Charge.
 He assured the Democrats that if they could come in with a single charge in writing that somebody had committed a crime in the Postoffice Department and had gone unprecedented they will have an investigation instantly"
 Branching off on the tariff. he called on MT. De Armond to state what ought to be changed in the tariff.
 There would not be ten of you," he said, who will hame the same item, no five of you that will come within 50 per cent of 1t, and none of you will agree upon all of the items of the tariff at which there was much laughter
 He scored the Democratic party on the tariff question as being composed of a 'disorganized, broken up, dismembered. helterskelter crowd" He. then got into an argument with MT. Clark (Mo) re- garding differences on the tariff question and said there was no difference of opin- lon as to true basis on which protection must stand. When the time comes to amend the tariff. he vehemently stated I've will amend it."
 Subject of Trusts.
 Taking up the subject of trusts MT Grosgenor declared that not one word oi praise or approval of the Sherman anti. trust law had come from Democratic sources. He defended the President fol his attitude concerning trusts, saying Tt is enough for MT roosevelt to show that he took a law that had been con demned by the Democratic party ant cast out as worthless and made it tn, most effective weapon and engine for tn, suppression of unlawful and injurious trusts than man has ever dreamed coulc ha nut ha atn pF try
 At the end of an eloquent panegyric or the benefits to come from the President. action in the canal situation. Mir. Fitz gerald (N. Y.) inquired of Mir Grosve nor: Haven't you forgotten some thing"
 MT. Grosvenor convulsed the Hous when he replied after hesltating a mo ment: "I have forgotten more than yo, know"
 Fitzgerald's Fire.
 Not perturbed by this retort, MT. Fitz gerald asked if there should be added t the i1scripton the fact that the Ameri can people were heartily ashamed of tn say they got the Panama canal route.
 e!r Grosvenor replied: Several littl .-,ple got that way and so did severa Gig people. but no one dared condemn the action of the President in that mat ter"
 He challenged the Democrats to conn forward now and fool with the yer, weapon that has destroyed number 0 the great men of your party already, and. he added amid laughter. there ar many others on their way to the gray yard"
 Returning to the subject of the Repub lican party and it's policy, MT. Grosveno said 1t was so united that there was no man on that side of the House wh could not in an hour draft a platform that would be unanimously adopted a the coming convention.
 Taunts the Democrats.
 Looking over to the Democratic sid he inquired. amid l; ughter, Don't vol wish you had a situation like that?'
 The bill then was passed withou amendment.
 A House joint resolution was passed