The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-26
MANY BILLS PASSED
ALASKA DELEGATE MEASURE
 GOES THROUGH.
Gaines of Tennessee Assails Mfr. Grosvenor of Ohio for Lauding Roosevelt in the Con-
 gressional Record.

Washington, April 25--The House to- day passed a large number of bills, ,in- cluding the Alaska delegate bin The bill to authorize the construction of a light house and fog signal station at Diamond shol, N. C., occasioned long debate. but finally passed without divis- ion. An objection to a request by Mir. Grosvenor for leave to print brought a mild protest from him, which aroused Mir. Gaines CTenn.) who charged that MT. Grosvenor had printed everything in the Record about, President Roosevelt which the President did not do.
 Among the bills passed were the fol- lowing:
 Providing for second and additional homestead entries.
 To authorize the issuance of bonds by school districts in Oklahoma having q bona dde population Of E.0o0 to be slsed for the erection of school buildings, sfc
 The hiii autherinang the s5isssfaeticn of light house and a fog signal sta- ton at Diamond Shoals, N. C.. was taken up by Mir. Richardson. (Ala.) who in view of the opposition to the bill which de- veloped when 1t was previously con sidered. made lengthy explanation of Its provisions and purposes and urged It's passage.
 The bill was passed without division.
 The House insisted on It's disagree ment with the Senate on the amendments of that body to the emergency river and harbor bill and Messrs Burton (ohio), Dovenor (West vlrginia) and Bankhead (Ala.) were appointed conferees.
 The House then resumed consideration of the Alaskan delegate bill
 Mir. Hardwick (aa.) read a letter from Thomas Watson of Georgia repeating his charge that ex-President Cleveland had favored mixed schools; that he had ap- pointed a negro. c. H. J. Taylor, Minis ter to Bolivia. and that he had included Fred Douglass in the list of guests at reception closely following his wedding.
 MT. Watson in his letter said he wish ed it read In the interest of fair play. fin order that 1t shall be known upon what based statements which MT. Cleveland so insultingly denied"
 To offset this MT. Bartlett (Ga.) put into the record a published letter from MT. Watson. in which. according to Mir. Bartlett, he admitted that he was not Democrat He did this. he said. 50 that Watson would no longer masquerade before the people of Geofghia as a re- turned Democrat"
 Mir. Flood CVIrginia) made an earnest plea in behalf of the tobacco growers of the country.
 The circumstances leading up to the re- porting of the recent bill for the relief of tobacco growers as substitute for all bills on that subject was explained by Mir Dalzell Pennsylvania).
 Some amusement was created by the numerous requests for leave to print, most of which were granted amid ap- plause. although no remarks were de- lIvered. A request for such permission from Mir. Grosvenor was objected to by Mir Williams. the minority leader, and threw the House into some confusion.
 MT Grosvenor remarked that things had come to a pretty pass, because many Democrats had been given such permis- sion.
 we are trying to catch up with the gentlemen from Ohio" hotly interjected MT. Gaines (Tennessee). '+who printed everything on earth Roosevelt did not do."
 And plastered the present occupant if the White House." added Mir. Williams, with union labels in every position he has held for twenty years.'
 Mr. Grosvenor came back with the statement that MT. Williams is up-to- date, had contributed POS columns to the Congressional Record.
 Loud Democratic applause.
 Mir. Brick Qnd.) closed the debate.
 The bill was passed without division.
 Resolutions were adopted providing for the printing of 5000 copies of the re- port on diseases of cattle and HOOD copies of a special report on the bees sugar industry.
 Bills were passed prohibiting the selec- tion of timber land in lieu of land in forest reservations
 At $40 the House adjourned.