Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Subject Of Discussion in the
House Today.
ROBINs0N'S CRITICISM
OBJECTS N EXPENDITURES By
WAADEPARTMENT.
Political Debate Of Yesterday Resumed
on Taking Up the Urgent
Deficiency Bill.

Mr.. Overstreet Qnd.l from the commit
tee on post offices and post roads, called up
in the House today a privileged resolution
reported by the committee calling on the
Postmaster General for statement giving
the serial number of all postal cars for
which the Post Office Department Is paying
rental in addition to the amount paid for
carrying the malls, the name of the rail-
| road company owning the car and the time
of service of each car from the date of the
original construction and first use, together
with information as to the condition of cars
on June 80, 1903. The resolution was
adopted.
Flying Machine Experiments.
Mr.. Hemenway Qnd.) from the committee
on appropriations reported the resolution
requesting the Secretary Of War for a
statement showing the amount of money
d1sbursed by his department in promotion
Of lying machine experiments and con-
struction, whether under direction Of Prof.
s. p. Langley or otherwise, with a recon-
mendation by the committee that 1t be laid
upon the table. The committee in it's report
said the information sought was fully given
In the report of the board of ordnance and
Notifications.
Mr.. Hemenway had re I'd the law concern
Ing the authorization for experiments under
the board Of ordnance and Notifications.
Mr.. Hitchcock (Neb.), auther of the reso-
luton, contended against extravaganza He
asked why modern Darius Green should
be established at national expense. and in
sisted that the information sought in his
resolution should be furnished the House.
Mr.. Robinson's Objections.
Mr.. Robinson Und) said: I'VE should
strike directly at that queer scheme of
aerial navigation whereby a scientific pro-
moter, encouraged by executive officers. IL
not by Congress- raised the high expecta
ton of the public, and his demands for
money, only to have the venture fall fiat"
He added: I'VE should stay the hand of
wasteful adventure and strike down such
costly bubbles as Langley's airships and
air castles and rescue the innocent public
from such dreams"
He declared that it was not an engine of
not conquer the Fill islanders, except. per-
haps, by soaring them to death" Continu-
ing, he said: We should frame our apprO-
priation bills SO that unsuspecting govern
ment officials, susceptible to hypnotic in
fiuences Of scientific dreams, may not be
led away"
Mr.. Hemenway said 1t was contended not
many years ago that it would never be pos
sible to talk by telephone with New York,
but, he said. this resolution had nothing to
do with the appropriation of money for
flying machines. but called for Information
which, he said, had been supplied
On motion the resolution was laid on the
HSiiticaI Debate Resumed.
The House went Into committee of the
whole with Mr.. Tawney (Minn), in the
chair and resumed consideration of the
urgent deficiency bill
/ Mr.. Burkett (Neb.l VI speaking on party Is
sues, said the democrats would not know
whether, they. will, talk free silver or the
gold standard until after their convention
at st. Louis and they learn who is to con-
troll the party-the gentleman from Nebras-
ka or the ,reorganiZers.i st
Asked, IL the republicans We're going to
stand for the prosecution of trusts Mr.
Bufkett declared that every antitrust law
the statute books had been enacted by
republicans and every prosecution conduct
ed under republican administration.
Asked how much of the $500, 600 had been
expended In the prosecution of trusts, Mr..
Burkett said all that was necessary.
c. B. Lands Qndiana) remarked that 1t
was S25,000 more than had been expended
by democrats for that purpose.
The paramount issue of the republican
party, declared Mr. Burkett. is and always
has been the development of the country
and the welfare of the people.
Mr.. Cochran (Mo.). in a brief reply to Mr..
Burkett, paid his respects to J. Pierpont
Morgan. The financial policy inaugurated
by President Cleveland, he said, emanated
from no political party. but from coterie
of gentlemen who then and since then had
been the advisers of Presidents, and who
had by their vicious financial legislation
of 1898 and up to 1896 brought upon this
great continent the desolation of a desert"