The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-03
FAST MAILS ARE SAVED
HOUSE VOTES TO CONTINUE THE
 APPROPRIATIONS.
Mir. Baker ef New York Says That the Voting of Subsidies is the Way to XIII the Demo-
 cratic Party.

washington, Feb. 2.--The postoftice appropriation bill was still under con- sideration when the House adjourned today The provision for special mail facilities on trunk lines was retained in the bill. A mild sensation was cre- ated by Mir. Baker of New York, who said that the voting of mail subsidies was the way to kill the Democratic Party. Mir, Baker denounced certain members of his party for having foist- ed Judge Parker on them as their cam didate for the presidency providing the candidacy had been issued and ma nipulated by monopolists.
 When the House met today the pend ing proposition was the paragraph In the postoffice appropriation bill author izing appropriations for special mall facilities on trunk lines from Wash- ington to Atlanta and New Orleans and from Kansas City, Mo-. to Newton, Kas. Through an objection by MT. Esch (Wisconsin) unanimous consent was refused Mir. Williams (Mississip- uD, the minority leader, to withdraw the minority report on the bill to regu- late freight rates as we'll as to amend the bill presented by the minority in connection therewith so as to declare private car lines and refrigerator lines common carriers subject to the provt- sions of the Interstate Commerce act.
 Following the passage of a number of bills of minor importance the pst- office appropriation bill was taken up and discussion of tn esubject of special mail facilities was resumed. The proposition was warmly supported by Mir. Bankhead. of Alabama, who con- tended that the phenomenal develop ment of the South was attributable in large part to that provision of law.
 Quite the contrary view, however, was taken by Mir. Gaines of Tennessee, who charged that the people were pay ing the fiddler, while the railroads were doing the dancing. Tn his opinion, it was a subsidy and besides was not needed.
 In supporting the provision Mir. Richardson (Ala.l took issue with the statement of MT. Moon (Tenn.) that it was a Southern Railroad subsidy de- manded by those who wanted special mail facilities and inquired of MT. Moon if he by implication charged that those favoring the idea did so because 1t was a gift to the Southern Railroad.
 Mir. Moon disdained to answer, but instead yielded i've minutes to Mir. Hamlin (Missouri), who in denouncing- the appropriation said 1t meant simply the hurrying of patent medicine adver- tisements to the Southern States. Messrs Morris (Neb.) Finley (S. C.) and Macon (Ark.), spoke in similar vein, the former injecting some humor into the discussion by stating that If the Southern Railpoad was an eIeemosyna- ry institution the appropriation might be called philanthrophy; if 1t was a bankrupt it might be called charity; and if 1t was a religious corporation 1t might be called a contribution for mis- sionary purposes. But, he said, by whatever name 1t may be called. there was no necessity for it.
 Addressing himself particularly to Southern members. Mir. Macon charac- terized the appropriation as steal and told them that if their particular sec- tibns could not get along without special mail privileges they ought not to be allowed to get along
 MT. Overstreet (Ind.). in closing the debate declared that any, man who voted for the bill on it's passage was compelled to vote for subsidies because the bill was full of them. Gentle men," he said, cannot afford to take umbrage at the word subsidy"
 Then. turning to Mir. Norris (Neb.J who yesterday moved to strike out the provision for special facilities, MT. Qverstreet reminded him that every rural free delivery route was a sub sidy He insisted there was merit In the proposition for special facilities.
 The motion of Mir. Norris to strike out the provision was defeated 77 to 150.
 Mir. Baker (N. Y.). demanded telIers. He could muster only ten supporters, among them MT. Williams (Adiss.), the minority leader.
 Finding that tsIlers had been re. fused, MT. Baker, shaking his fist at those Democrats who had not voted with him and raising his voice to the highest pitch shouted:
 That is the way to kill the Demo- cratic party"
 His utterance provoked laughter.
 MT. Baker attacked the Democratic party and Judge Parker, it's candidate last year. He said the Republican party was showing today the shrewd- est politics it. ever showed. Tt is" he said amid a storm of Republican ap- plause, giving rope to the Southern Democrats and they are hanging them selves"
 He declared that the only reason the Southern Democrats were members of