The news & observer., 1905-01-10
Twill Be Tripped in the
Pension Building.
ONE PHASE OF TEETH
Not TeddY's But Those Which He Would
Give to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, According to Mr..
Gaines. Statehood Bill
in Senate.
in Senate.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 9.-Thc House to-
viding among other things, for the
holding of the inaugural ball in the
Pension building. There has been 4
tendency to vote the proposition down,
on account of the danger of fire and
this feeling was heightened by letter
from Secretary Hitchcock, who called
attention TO the danger of life and
property which such a catastrophe
might entail. On a viva Voce vote the
resolution was lost, but roll call
enabled those favorable to the PEN
sion building proposition to muster
their strength and pass it by Il vote Of
1876 TO 80. 1t was a significant fact
that Speaer Cannon and several of the
Republican leaders recorded them
selves as being opposed to the idea Of
the employment of the Pension build
ing for the purpose of the inaugural
ban.
The following is the negative vote:
Ames, Baer. Bartlett Bates Beall
tTexas), Benton, Bonygne, Boutelle,
Bowie, Breazeale, Cassingham, Clark,
Clayton, Cousins, Cromer, Dalzell, De
Almond, Field. Fuller. Gibson, Gille-
spie\Goebel, Granger, Gregg (Texas),
Hamiin, Harrison, Henry (Texas).
Hermann, Hopkins, Johnson, Jones
(Fa), Kehoe. Kinkaid, William w.
Kitchin, knopf, Lamfar (Mo), Charles
B. Landis. Frederick Landis, Lester,
Little Lloyd. Lorimer, Mccall, Mann
Marshall Moon tTenu), Murdock,
Norris, Padgett, Page, Palmer, Pat
tcrson IN. c., Perkins, Pinckney, Pou,
Powers (Maine), Prince RandelI
(Texas), Reeder. Reid. Rhea, Rider,
Roberts, Robinson (Ark) Robinson
Gnd.), Rucker, Ryan, Shakleford,
Sheppard, Sheber, Shull Sims, Slay-
den, Smith Uowa), Smith (Texas),
Snapp, Shook Spalding, Stafford.
stephens (Texas). Tawney, Underwood,
Nandiver, Volstead. Weisse. Williams
Uilinois), woodward, Young. Zenor
and Speaker Cannon.
Mr.. Gaines CTennD said he favored
the Pension building this time, but
he gave notice that never again would
he vote for the proposition.
DO you think a pay bali is a mat
ter Of courtesy?" inquired Mr.. Sims
Much laughter was produced by Mir.
Gaines replying, You never paid for
one iii your life and he added that
if Mr.. Sims ever did dance he paid the
fiddler
Gems I'rHI Se> tnP EfcSIuent.
Mr. Gaines, continuing. said ne ia
vored the resolution because the
President was trying to do right and
merce commission that will haul up the
railroads that have been robbing the
American people" He said he was
with ti.e President and did not care
how long the teeth We're that were put
into the law. He said. too. that he
commended the President for trying
to unhorse the trusts. Referring TO
the White House conference on Sat
urday last Mr. Gaines SAID the Presi-
dent might have called in a few mo.e
and asked them ''if it was not right
to tear down the robber tariff.
He was with the President. ne
said, on ali matters in which he was
right, and he added, referring TO vio-
lators of the law, that he wanted the
penitentiaTies so thick with evil-doers
that their heads would stick out o1
the front doors and their feet out Of
the windows"
On motion of Mr.. Jenkins CWis.)
chairman Of the COMMITTEES on the Ju-
dietary the House laid on the table
the four resolutions recently intro
duced by Mr.. Baker (N. Y.) upon
which the committee acted adversely
today. Mr.. Williams (MIss.) demand
ed the yeas and nays OH the resoiu-
tion respecting Secretary 'of the Navy
Morton and the vote sustained the
committee, ayes III, noes 9S, strict
p2rjT "ote.
y resolution was passed calling on
the Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
to direct the director fthe Censuh To
furnish to the House certain reports
upon which the Census Bureau based
ITS recent cotton gining reports. The
House adjourned until tomorrow.