The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
1.-THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY ARE
 TIRED OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
 AND AFRAID OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY"
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 ways and means committee jurisdiction. MT. Hepburn said it is the opinion of great many men learned in the law that when the attention of the supreme court is called directly to the question of federal control of insurance, another view of the subject will be taken. He admitted present decisions contained the opinion that in- surance is not commerce, but said this view was collateral to the question before the court.
 MT. Hepburn maintained that the com merce clause of the constitution gave Congress power to control insurance.
 Debate Commences.
 Mir. Lamar of Florida. was recognized and reverted to the question of com mittee appointments he had referred to on Monday.
 MT. Williams the minority leader at once left his seat and took up a place near MT. Lamar. Speaking of the leader ship of MT. Williams, MT. Lamar said he would recognize him as the party leader, but not personally, until he relieves me Of an unjust charge on his part"
 He ste ed he did not agree with Mir. Willie that republicans would enjoy per between democrats. Empha- he referred to the personal
 last session between Mr.
 a Massachusetts, and MT.
 York. At that time he
 'aority leader had made
 are % the procedure.
 T reverted to the great inn
 of railroad legislation asd re-
 the action of the House at the
 session which included voting down ne Davey bill. proposed by the minority. The Davey bill, he said, had first been adopted by democratic caucus. The bill then contained but two sections. The com- mittee added five sections.
 Even after these sections had been add ed. he still thought and would continue to think the Hearst bill superior. The minority leader, he said, was forced to amend the Davey bill on the floor Of the house or see it go out to the country In an imperfect condition. If that caucus was binding then he challenged the minority leader to deny the fact that no one could have amended 1t. He conceded that the minority leader should have power to make committee removals as well as ap- pointments hut he must exercise that power in the of moral obligation and reasonablene vie the fact that he had voted ms as leader and sustalne party turned him down on lment.'
 MT. Lamar the state ment that he moval from the commerce act abso- lutely untenal srsion upon his private oh ecured the reading of cor, ear he matter between himsel u ms.
 MT Lamar \ to the country throug the mi nority leader W the fol- lowers of Hear MT. Will iiam with contr one mn ute to "democra #fas 7fiHN. than ne (Mr. Lamar) had ar admitted that on Monday an neat or anger and glad tl aA. stopped However his per- Tor MT Williams had cea
 Mr. Williams wa aE .Hosf ized to reply.
 Not Ma, aI 1el4e.
 "I ann he said, tg orm a very unpleasant du 10 the wisdom of which T iaa 1ubts. The gentleman take tno rious- ly. He thinks he tahe onal issue of committe -t at 1t he can't do 1t. He thin ae was Itn owed but he was not Tn NiH no ga mt tee.''
 Mir Williams asked | would In nave been lacking in nor enif zHa In every essential Of HHa fsasf hs had made up mino lfesstf oi the commerce commit ulu have been divided four -To aa n= es- tion of railroad rates.
 My brother would lr saa as lat committee under tn n- stances" said MT. Will saa aa l. cd that had the Hearst ie minority support in COT ch To ea have supported it in ca
 Comparing Mir. Lama "a sfeht uncle, l.. Q. c. Lamar, liaea gal the uncle possessed sup fsa Ai he also possessed, to ,t a.a E q superb intellect
 The conversion to the ara' .i4 he likened to the conversion or Saul on his way to Damascus It was inspired, he declared Long applause followed the statement of MT. Williams that he should ignore the personalities of Mir. Lamar. should he persist in his position. MT. Williams said he (Williams), would un- doubtedly continue to exist. Applause again followed MT Williams when he said he had not allowed personalities to influence his tranaction of public busi- ness. And what he had done. he said, had been approved by almost the unani- nnus opposition of members of the mil nority side of the House. Uaughter). He referred to the committee appointments of Mir, Hearst-labor and irrigation of arid lands and admitted he did not love Mr. Hearst Why should 1 love mill lionaire who owns many newspapers which he seems to be devoting to tearing me down?" he asked.
 MT. Lamar at once appealed for recog- hilton as did MT. Shackleford. Mir. La mar was recognized He spoke with feel ing and charged that the minority leader had called the rate bill caucus after the last session because he was angry at be- ing torn down by his colleagues on the Miles amendment "It was not caucus.