Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-06

zine minutes of his time TO Representative
De Almond of Missouri.
TT Is desired a perfected and enlarged
measure. one that contains many things
that this does not If we are permitted to
offer anything. why in the name of de-
Cency, why in the name of good legisla-
ton were We not permitted to offer 1t In
Il fair and open manner
Mr.. De Almond. continuing, said that
many people believed that the bill would
he sent over to the Senate, in order that
IL might he strangled 1t was not the
best measure that could be adopted, he
said.
1t lacked many of the essential things OF
good legislation. 1t was not even in con-
formity with the recommendations OF
President Roosevelt. the man chosen by
the republican party The democrats were
not following the President, MIR. De Ar
Tond said. but at the same time they de-
sired to offer amendments which wouid
bring the measure much more in line with
those recommendations and much more in
line with the principles of good legislation.
Under the rule brought in Mr. De Almond
said nothing was possible
De Almond Opposes Rule.
Mr. De Almond opposed the adoption OF
the rule He scored the action of the ma
torlty as being of partisan character. de-
signed in a narrow and proscriptive spirit.
But he went further and said that the ma
Jority not only intended to limit the MINOR
ity in amendment. but in fact set out TO
dictate what kind of substitute the MINOR
fly might offer. Mr.. De Almond declared
that the bill which was intended as the
substitute in the terms of the rule was the
Judgment of the minority or the committee
on Interstate and foreign commerce ana
was not the mature judgment OF the ueh-
ocrats in the House.
Gen. Grosvenor's Response.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio COM
mented sarcastically upon Mr. De Ar
mond's remarks
This bill will pass the House of Rep
resentatives," he said, and history Will
repeat itself. The democrats will urge
their own substitute, not that they think
1t is better, but because 1t has a better
brand on it in their opinion-the brand OF
the democratic minority. Failing In TINS
the whole democratic side, including the
gentleman from Missouri tMr. De Ar
mond). will vote for this bill without the
dotting of an Il or the crossing of t.
and il will not be six months before they
are out before the country swearing that
it was their own measure and that they
did everything in connection with IT.
During the course of his remarks Mr..
Grosvenor was interrupted by Representa-
tive John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee who
exclaimed in a loud voice "Oh. pshaw.'
That" said Mr.. Grosvenor, lis in exact
accord with the position occupied by the
gentleman in this after.
In answer to the charge by Mr.. De Ar
mond that the suggestions of President
Roosevelt were not included in the law.
Mr. GroSvenor said that every suggestion
made by the President was covered by the
provisions of the bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor also declared in answer
to questions by democratic members that
the bill reached private car lines and dealt
also with dscrimina ton in fixed charges,
with the distribution of freight charges and
with every other evil which it was pro-
posed to remedy.