The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-10

Washington, Fcb. 9,-Aher Do1riy
four days lisog sion the hous today
by vote Of &c 10 II, pas "A iha
Esch-Towasonl bil p.3Fid ~ Tor req
nlation Of feeigl' ra es. TAe lagisls.
tive vote Was mace up Of elercn re
publicans and six DewcHnls. Tie
closing hours of the bate we're oc.
cupied by Mr.. Williamg of lissigsip-
pi. the minority leader. ald Mr. Hep,
burn of Iowa. clairman of .ha com
mitlee wh ch reno~ted the bill
Mr.. Williams Speech.
Mr., Williams. while supporting the
minority measure, even lnough he
said he knew Il could moi pass, com.
nlimented he Republicans for bring.
ing in a bill which was so much bet
ter that he expected would come from
them. euring .his address Mr.. VIII
liams said tle Republicans needed
nothing more than. marking out OF
the pathway 10 follow the president.
NOT because he is president or Re
publican, but because he was outlin-
ing the proper policy for American
people
ooh" he said among Democratic
laughter, Il know how non partisan
you are
He sail it might be true in some
things, as MIR. Grosyenor stated yes
terday, that the Democrats "camDed
ton ght where he camped last night
but ae loudly proclaimed. facing the
Republican side, that on this question
"it is you who are camping this year
where Democracy camped last year.
If" he said. the majority in the
house did not follow tho presidents
recommendations it proved the ne
cessity for an autocratic coupler be-
tween the white House and the house
of Representatives.
Calls RooteveIt Republican Dan
ieI."
"a Republican Daniel Is calling
yeu." he exclaimed, and he is at the
other end of the avenue; and le is
calling you to do iIentically the same
thing you refused to do because il
came out Of a Democratic Nazareth"
Discussing the merits of the b II MIR.
Williams said the country had wait
ed and gai-ed for tie railroads them
selves TO do it Justice. He agreed
in part with NJ Mccall of Massa
cnui e'ts who said the right to fix
rates was a dangerous power to con
fer on seven men. but he argued II
was a choice between evils, as only
about seven great railroad magma. es
act ng in conjunction with one an
other were directing tAe stream OF
American commerce in the channels
they wished and discriminating
wherever they saw ft. If fixing Of
rates was to be lodged in some hand
Mr.. Williams said ne preferred i1 10
be a government tribunal, weak and
ineffective as such tribunals are"
Compliments he Bill.
The Townsend bill. he said in con-
clusion. was a much better bill than
he ever thought would come from the
Republican side of the clamber. .
M. Hepburn's Speech.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa. chairman OF
tre committee on interstate com
meree. closed for the Republican,.
His speech was rather in defense
cf himself He said that his deeds
and acts were sufficient answer to
the lies and slanle-s" whlcn have
been heapej upon him.
Detsnds Himself.
He explained tIc difficulties Of pre-
pairing snch a measure as the bill re-
ported. saying no two men entertain
Cd the same opinion either as to what
was in the bill OF what ought to be in
it. Mr. Hepburn digFessed fCr a mo
ment and received sympathetic ap-
plause from both Democrats aad Re
publicans when he asked TO % ez-
cused for intruding a matter Of per
sonal interest into the proceedings,
which vas. the first time ne had done
so in 18 years of service.
'gf have hsen crisicizeI he said
with emotion. Z have borne It. Il I
have been slandersd and lied about,