The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-10
IN PENSION BUILDING
INAUGURAL BALL WILL BE HELD
 THERE.
Cannon and others Record Themselves as BeiuE Opposed to Further Use of the Structure for
 Such Purposes.

I
 Washington. Jan. 9.-The House to-
 day adopted the Senate resolution pro-
 vidfng among other things for the holding of the inaugural ball in the | pension building. On a viva voce vote
 the resolution was lost, but a roll call | enabled those favorable to the pension building proposition to muster their | strength and pass 1t. Speaker Can- I non and several of the Republican
 leaders recorded themselves as being 1 opposed to the idea of the employment
 of the pension building for the purpose of the inaugural ball.
 For the third time during the ses- sion the resolution granting temporary occupancy of a portion of the monu- | ment lot for an American Railway Ap- pliance exhibition, in connection with l the meeting of the International Rail-
 road Congress to be held in this city, was called up. Favorable action on it previously was prevented by the op- position of Mir. Mann. (Ills) The resolution was passed. The attention of the House then was directed again to the resolution pro- viding for the inaugural ceremonies. Opposition again developed to the proposition to hold the inaugural ball in the pension office. Samuel w. Smith (Mich.) in charge of the resolu-
 ton was questioned as to the adeQuacy of fire protection during the time the building Is turned over to the Inaugural Committee.
 MT. Cowherd (Mo.) criticized the peo- pie of Washington for lack of civic pride and enough energy to build a hall where such functions could be held, but saf dit was hardly the proper thing for the Democrats at this time to subject of where the ball should be held; that question being up to the Republicans"
 Does not the gentleman think it Is up to him." interjected Mir Mccall
 (Mass.) ito see that the public Is not invited into a fire trap?"
 Mir. Cowheid said he was not pre- pared to admit that the pension office was fire trap"
 Mir. Baker (N. Y.) said it was pre- posterous proposition for the Republi- cans who say they are the soldiers friends to delay action on their pen- sion claims by giving up the pension
 building for week or ten days. The city Of Washington, he said, ought to commend itself to the Czar of Russia becuse 1t was where autocracy ruled The benefciaries of the government improvement in Washington were not the people of the city, but those who own the land values. which you (fac- Ing the Republican side) are making by your constant presents of nnbIic money" He intimated that some oe those beneficiaries are members of both Houses of Congress.
 Declaring 1t would be dfscourteous to the President of the United Statea now 10 shut the door in his face. after all arrangements had been made for the various organizations which wouI5 participate in the inauguration. Mr Gaines. (Tenn.) said he favored the pension building this time, but gave notice that never again would he vote for the proposition.
 Do you think pay ball is a mat ter or courtesy" inquired MT. Sims, (Tenn.)
 Much laughter was produced by MT. Gaines replying, You never paid for one in your life" and addde that if MT. Sims ever did dance he paid the fid- dler.
 MT. Gaines continuing said he fav- ored the resolution because the Pres ident was frying to do right and give teeth to our interstate commerce commission that will haul up the rail- roads that, have been robbing the American people," He said that he was with the President and did noR care how long the teeth were that were put into the law. He commend ed the President also for trying to unhorse the trusts" Referring to the White House conference on Saturday last, Mr. Gaines said the President might have called in d few more and asked them "If it was not right to tear down the robber tariff" He was with" the President, he said. on aIr matters in which he was right. and added, referring to violaters of the law, that he wanted the penitentia- ries so thick with evil-doers that their heads would stick out of the frone door and their feet out of the win dows."
 The resolution was read for amend ment, among those adopted being one by MT. Williams. (Mss.) requrng the inaugural committee to give bond to restore to It's former condition any public building or reservation used for inaugural purposes. By ayes 54. noes 30. the resolution was laid aside with a recommendation that 1t pass, x... .,,Ln. o, ita massage in the Hausa