The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-27
THE STAND PAT" POLICY
Indiana Congressman Praises
 Dlngley and Roosevelt.
Statement That Bitterness No Longer Exists Between North and South A is Received With Cheers on
 Both Sides.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Mr. Bouteh (Rep., III. , addressed the House for near ly two hours to-day in reply to state ments made by Mir. Williams (Miss.l the minority leader. in his stand pat speech of a few days ago. MT Williams in turn, replied to MT. Bouteil. The House had under consideration at tAs time the urgent deficiency bill
 Mir Boutell received close attention of both sides of the chamber and when he spoke of the passing of the last trace of bitterness between the North and the South, he was loudly applauded on both sides. T
 When the House convened to-day Mr. Overstreet. Indiana, from the .committee on postofices and postroads. brought up a resolution calling on the postmaster general for information as to the number of ..orses, carriages and. automobiles maintained at the government expense for officials of the Postoface Department. MT. Overstreet said he had no authority to accept an amendment naming spe- cific time. as the resolution had been unanimously reported by the postcfEice committee. He moved the previous ques- tion and forty minutes debate was ai- lowed. St
 The minority appiauded the speakers ruling permitting debate. s.stts
 MT. Hitchcock said he was surprised at the confession of the chairman of the committee on appropriations that exy penditures for this purpose were bein2 made and that the coachmen and foot men were being employed and designated as laborers and that he had been unable to get information as to its extent.
 MT. Hemenway called attention to the fact that if all the recommendations to the committee were followed, the appro- priations will create a deficiency in the treasury of s42,000,Q00. In the bills thus far passed the estimates have been cut a little over s4,000.0oo and that ratio would reduce the estimates only &l2. .oo0.000, thus leaving 8 deficit of 80 900.
 Matter oe Mileage. Tn explaining the Item of 31l5.o0O for mileage for senators and representatives, being forty cents per mile to pay their expenses of attending the extra and pres- ent session, MT. Hemenway said that the committee simply had followed preced- ent established in the ffty-third and fif- ty-fifth Congresses. [. . T wish to say" continued MT. Hemen- way, that now 1t Is up to the House. !"
 Mir. Underwood (Ala.), a member of the subcommittee which prepared the bill, said there was, from testimony of heads of the departments heard before the conn mittee. much abuse of the contingent fund.-, Carriage hire was one of these abuses and he advised a specific regu- lation on this matter.
 MT. Underwood explained that the com mittee fixed the salary of the Minister at Panama at $10.000 because the testi- mony shows that it is an unhealthy post and that part of the $10,000 went for liv- ing expenses, and the balance for life insurance.
 MT. Underwood said he differed from his colleagues on the legal status Of the mileage question. He contended that there had been only one session, and that the members have received mileage for one session and that that Is all they are en- titled to receive.
 MT Boutell Qllinois), replying to state ments made by MT. Williams (Miss.), a few days ago on protection, evoked laugh ter by likening the Democratic party to characters in Biblical history, and, speaking of Mir. Bryan's trip to Europe, said he got an inspiration from MT. Croker and brought back an idea.
 Samson Bryan.
 You still have got William Jennings Bryan to reckon with" he declared, ad- dressing himself to the minority side. adding that he would again play the part of Nebuchadnezzer or the part of Sam son and charged the Democrats to see that he did not pull down the pillars of their house and again bring them into the position of idolaters.
 MT. Boutell reviewed a large number of extracts from Southern newspapers to show that prosperity has prevailed throughout the South. He said that 1t was a story of great prosperity with prospects of a still brighter year. He did not claim that this was due to pro lection. but said the DingIey act was the wisest and most beneficent measure ever placed on the statute books. He said he was glad he had lived to see the time when the last trace of bitterness be- tween the North and South had passed away. This statement was loudly ap- plauded on both sides of the House. In conclusion. MT. Boutell said the record of the Republican party wou.1 be it's plat form in the coming campaign.
 There. is no more doubt about our leader" he said, than there is about the platform" Applause on the Republi- can side.)
 Some on the other side criticized the President for being impetuous." he said. but the people prefer the President to be frank rather than of the subterranean character.
 All Know Roosevelt.
 '"The people know what Roosevelt ls," he said, adding that he was loved for the enemies he had made.
 Laughter on the Democratic side was evoked when Mir. Boutell asked if the President had forfeited esteem because he had enforced the law against illegal combinations. He had heard it said that a number of men were being groom ed for the Republican nomination, but that was nothing. hO said, as 1t was true back to Washington's time. He declared that Roosevelt would be nominated and that he would have as large a majority as Lincoln, Grant or Mckinley and if it were not for the "geographicaF' Democrats, 1t would be much larger.
 When MT. Boutell concluded Mir. Will Hams (Miss.) walked over and shook hands. MT. Boutell spoke for nearly two hours and received close attention from both side of the chamber.
 MT. Williams. the minority leader, re- ntga 4n alI ar,tA tok |.