The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10


 again developed to the proposition to hold the inaugural ball in the pension office. Mr. Samuel w. Smith of Michigan, in charge of the resolution was questioned as to the adequacy of fire protection dur ing the time the building is turned over to the inaugural committed.
 Critclses Washington People.
 Mir. Cowherd of Missouri, criticized the people of Washington for lack of civic pride and enough emery to build hall where such functions could be held, but said it was hardly the proper thing for the democrats at this time to express too pronounced views on the subject of where the ball should be held. that question be- ing ''up to the republicans"
 "Does not the gentleman think it is up to him." interjected Mir. Mccall. Massachusetts. ''to see that the public is rot invited into a fire trap?'
 MT. Cowherd said he was not prepared to admit that the pension office was "a fire trap"
 MT. Baker, New York, said it was pre- pcsterous for the republicans, "who say they are the soldiers friends" to delay action on their pension claims by giving up the pension building for week or ter days The city of Washington. he said. ought to commend itself to the Czar O. Russia, because it was where autoc- racy ruled. The benficiares of the gov ernment improvement in Washington were not the people of the city, "but those who own the land, values which you (facing the republican side) are mak- ing by your constant presents of public money" He intimated also that some of those beneficiaries are members of both houses of Congress-
 Declaring that 1t would be discourteous to the President of the United States now to shut the door In his face. after all arrangements hao been made for the presence of the governors of all the states and their wives, and the various organizations which would participate in the inauguration, Gaines, Tennessee, said he favored the pension building this time, but gave notice that never again would he vote for the proposition. Much Laughter Produced.
 Do you think a pay ball Is mat ter of courtesy?' inquired MT. Sims. Tennessee. Much laughter was produced by MT. Gaines replying: You never paid for one in your life," and added that if MT. Sims ever did dance, he paid the fiddler.
 MT. Gaines, continuing, said he favored the resolution because the President was trying to do right and give teeth to our interstate commerce commission that will haul up the railroads that have been rob ping the American people," He said he was with the President, and did not care how long the teeth were that were put into the law. He commended the President also for trying to ''unhorse the trusts" Referring to the White house conference on Saturday last, Mir. Gaines said the President might have called in few more and asked them If 1t was not right to tear down the robber tariff" He was with the President he said, on all matters in which he was right, and added, referring to violators of the law that he wanted the pnitentiaries so thick with "wanted the penitentiaries so thick with out of the front door and their feet out of the windows.
 The resolution was read for amendment. among those adopted being one by MT. Williams, requiring the inaugural commit tee to give bond to restore to it's former condition any public building or reserva- tion used for inaugural purposes. By ayes 54, noes 90, the resolution was laid aside with recommendation that 1t pass, but when on its passage in the House it must once more be passed to run the gauntlet of criticism.
 The House on rising vote refused to pass the resolution, but reconsdered when the yeas and nays were called, passing the resolution finally by 136 to 90.
 Political Lines Not Drawn.
 Political lines were not drawn in the voting several measures of a strictly To- cal character were passed, among them being a bill amending the act authorizing the construction of 0 bridge across the Tennessee river in Marion county, Ten nessee.
 On motion of MT. Jenkins of Wisconsin, chairman of the committee on judiciary, the House laid on the table the four resolutions recently introduced by MT. Baker of New York, on which the com mittee acted adversely today. MT. Will Hams of Mississippi demanded the yeas and nays on the resolution respecting Secretary of the Navy Morton and the vote sustained the committee, ayes IT, noes 9S, a strict party vote. Resolutions were passed calling on the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to direct the director of the census to fur nish to the House certain reports on cotton ginnings reports, and authorizing of Louis Bogran of Honduras and Fru- tos Tomas Plaza of Ecuador.
 The following bills were passed
 Authorizing Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, to construct bridge across the Ouachita river; providing for the construction and maintenance of roads. the establishment and maintenance of schools and the care and support of insane persons in Alaska. At 4:23 D. m. the House adjourned until tomorrow.