The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-15

tween the senator and Mr.. Tillman,
Dem., S. c. to the enjoyment of both
floor and galleries.
Mr.. Spooner resented the word pre-
! text used by the senator from South
Carolina in referring to the presidents
attitude in ignoring the reasonable
time clause of the International law.
There has been no pretext," shout
ed Mr.. Spooner. This is not no con-
ventional case; the law does not de-
fine what that term shall be"
What would the senator have done
had he been PRESIDENT asked Mr..
Spooner Would he have abandoned
treaty negotiations with Colombia
while the congress of the country had
reached no final decision? Would he
have turned his back on Panama?
IF | had been president" slowly re-
Iplied Mr.. Tillman I'D have tried to
get terms from Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. If they didn't suit and Colom-
bia rejected the treaty, | would have
said to that government: You're a
NANCY lot; get off the face of the
earth. III take the isthmus and build
the canal" Laughter).
Well" retorted Mr.. Spooner, II
thank God we had president who
wouldn't say anything of the kind or
in the same way"
Wouldn't the senator from Wiscon-
sin prefer man of my kind to one
who would get mixed up in dishonor-
able and disreputable muss with some
thing born somewhere by a bastard
process?" warmly retorted Mr.. Till
man.
Mr. Newlands (Dem. New frequent
ly interrupted Finally Mr.. Spooner,
with emphasis exclaimed:
The trouble with the senator from
Nevada is that he knows too many
things that are not true
. Mr.. Newlands--''Well I'll prove my
point, I'll read" but Mr.. Spooner
cut him off. No, the senator will
, not read III not permit any further
,, interruption"
, The senate adjourned at 5:15
, o'clock at the conclusion of Mr.
; Spooner's remarks.
2 HOUSE.
Washington, Jan, 13.-In the house
today after various preliminaries,
Representative Olmstead of the com
mittee on elections No. 2, asked for
permission on behalf of the commit
tee to employ a handwriting expert, to
help them out in various questions
arising in connection with the bal
lots submitted in the Boninge-Shaf-
roth election contest from the Den
n yer district of Colorado Permission
e was granted by the house.
I The house then went into commit
d tee of the whole to continue consid-
;. Grafton of the legislative, executive
< and judicial appropriation bill.
A Civil Service Commissioner Cooiey
S and Green were in the gallery to see
S what would be the result of Repre-
$ sentative Hepburn's effort to strike
s out the appropriation covering the eX.
: penses of the commission, an attempt
g made each year.
Mr.. Bartlett Dem, Ga,). attacking
the civil service, said that If men who
entered the government service
a through the civil service had not been
employed, the frauds recently un-
earthed in the postofice department
might not have been committed.
Mr.. Cooper (Rep., Wis), replying,
= said that every government employe
} indicted in the postal frauds with one
exception, had entered the service
through the spoils system and at the
: pull of politicians.
q After debate on the civil service
a question lasting nearly three hours,
e Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., la, offered an
d amendment striking out the provi-
d sions of the bill making an appropria-
n tion for the maintenance of the civil
h service commission. The amount
carried in the bill is s172.000, The
e amendment was first carried on viva
h voce vote; then on division, rs to
IS Sc, and again by tellers, 7S to 65.
't There was applause from both Dem
J. ocrats and Republicans when the vote
l. was announced
Representative Bingham (Rep, Pa
t. gave notice that he would ask yea
ot and nay vote on the bill when IL was
ID reported to the house.
E. Without finishing consideration OF
the bill, the committee arose and the
lie speaker laid before the house the re-
r ply of Attorney General Knox to the
resolution calling on him for a. re
AS port as to the manner in which the
Id 100000 to prosecute the antitrust
Il. laws had been expended q
O. The house adjourned at 5 o'clock.