The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-27
THE CLAMOR
 HAS CEASED Roosevelt Quiet as to Campaign Gifts. PARKER's CHARGES PROVEN Lloyd of Missouri Makes Warm
 Speech in the House.
PARKER's CHARGES PROVEN
The Last of the Great Supply Bills IS Taken Up and Considered by Committee of the
 Whole.

Washington, June 26.---with the pas sage of the omnibus public building bill the House today in committee of the whole began the consideration Of the last great supply bill to carry the government to June 30. 1907-the gem eral deficiency bill.
 Although strong effort was made to put off general debate on the bill after Mir. Littauer had briefly explained its provisions, Mir Lloyd of Missouri was allowed an hour to discuss the tariff. He concluded with reference to campaign contributions In 1898 10 the Republican party from the insur- ance companies.
 With a cabinet officer at the head of the Republican National Committee receiving this fund end distributing it," he said. Ifs 1t any wonder that the President has ceased talking of pub- licity of campaign receipts and exDen- dituresp'
 He asserted that Mir. Parker's charge on this point had been proved by the Armstrong Investigating Committee. The President. he said. was reported to have said at first that every dol- lar contributed must be paid back to the insurance companies, but this has not been done and the President has long since ceased to discuss the aues- ton.
 General debate having been oonclud- ed, the bill was read under the five minutes rule.
 MT. webb. of North Carolina. made point of order against the appropria- tion of $20,0o0 In full settlement or the German claims for losses incurred in connection with the disturbance Of Samoa in 1899. He insisted that these particular claims had never been audit ad
 Mr. BurIeson. of Texas. said the claim was not only audited by King oscar, the arbitrator. but that the stamp of his approval had been placeo on the claims when he accepted the report of the agents.
 The point of order was overruleu ana inc item remained in the bill bs sulIiyan's point Sustained.
 vyha, the item was reached relating to thc lerfsiaticn of the import and exnort duties imposed by the authori- ties of rne United States or the pro vtsiopal government in the Philippines nrior to March 8, 1909, Mir. Sullivan Miss made a point of order against 1t.
 dor and if went out of the bill. It is understood that rule will be reported on the item.
 The rent of the old customs house in New York again showed itself in the general deficiency bill in provision for the current year Mir. Sulzer tN. Y) made a point of order against the item. which was overruled. MT Sulzer asked how much the Republicans expected to get out of the amount for the forth coming campaign.
 Not as much as you people VIII get out of it." replied MT Tawney.
 A provision was inserted In the bill directing the officials of the Territory of Oklahoma to continue the mainten- ance of all public institutions and ex- ecute all existing contracts until the new State government shall have been established.
 A long discussion ensued over the item appropriating s375.41s to rem- purse the State of Texas for moneys Sxpended between 1855 and 1860 In pay ment of State volunteers or rangers called into service Ly the Governor of Texas Mr Dalzell made a point of or- der against the item and 1t was dis cussed b!s Mr. Underwood (Ala MT. Burlesson (Texas), MT. Tawney (Aiinn) and MT. Livingston and Mir. Brundidge (Ark.)
 Without deciding the point of order the general deficiency bill was laid aside and the House at 6 o'clock took recess for two hours.