Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-16
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Representative Shackleford AS
sails the Speaker.
CALLS HIM DESP0Tlc
Declares That He Has Made Himself
Master.
OBJECTION BY MR.. TAWNEY
Attack Quickly Checked-Conside
ton Of Legislative BILL
Resumed.
BJEcTIoN BY Mr.. TAwNEY

During the consideration of bill per-
hitting the leasing of 5000 acres Of arid
land In La Plata county. Col. to the R. F.
y. Rubber Company for the purpose of the
cultivation Of the rubber plant in the House
this afternoon Mr.. Shackieford Of Missouri
created something OF q sensation by a vfo-
lent criticism of Speaker Cannon. He was
stopped before he had proceeded far and
the objection was fatal to further consid-
Grafton Of the bill. Before referring to the
statehood matter Mr.. Shackleford had this
to say about the manner In which Mr..
Brooks OF California got up his rubber bill:
Mr.. Speaker: How has this bill come
before the House for consideration? AS
the Record IL being made up 1t Will appear
that the gentleman from Colorado. on his
consideration Of this biiE In that respect
the Record will not reveal the truth The
gentleman was not recognized until he
had first surrendered his constitutional
and had crept into your private room. Mr..
Speaker. there to supplicate you to extend
to him your grace.
mo member can submit any matter to
q vote of the House until he shall have
first sought and found favor In your sight.
The CONSTITUTION contemplated that the
Speaker shall be the servant OF the House.
In defiance Of the Constitution you have
every committee so that no bill can be re-
ported without your consent. Unless you
are willing no member can move to dis
charge committee from the consideration
Of bill and take it up In the House You
are an enthroned despot. subtectfn8 the
rights and destinies of this great people TO
the dictates of your own unbridied Will.
Who stands today between a progressive
and enlightened people and the statehood
that they desire? You, sir, only you! You
crack your whip and a majority Of this
House covers at your feet. You turn your
thumb down and the House deals the DEATH
blow to PROSTATE, bleeding Oklahoma.
read IN the morning papers that Uncle joe
has given 1t out fiat-footed that he will not
permit the House to concur In the Senate
amendments to the statehood DILL nat
a horrible announcement TO De maoe III
free country!
The confusion in the House throughout
Mr. Shackleford's remarks was such that
very few members knew what he had said'
when Mr.. Tawney stopped MN with an op
lection.
Mr. Brooks (Colo) explained that there
was evidence of q rubber famine In tins
country; that last year 75,OOo 600 pounds OF
rubber we're imported and that the price
had increased 300 per cent In the past three
years The land in question: he said. was
unfit for agricultural purposes and had no
mineral value.
Mr.. Gaines Tenn.) proposed an amend
ment to prevent the rubber trust from
getting control of the enterprise.
Just before the legislative bill was taken
up the House agreed not to meet tomorrow.
Gen. Keifer Resumes.
When the appropriation bill was made the
order Mr.. Keifer Ohio resumed his speech
in favor of restricting southern representa-
ton.
In advocating the restriction Of immi-
grafton Mr.. Houston CTenn) asserted IL the
present ratio of acquisition Of population
continued, in $50 years the United States
would have as dense a population as China.