Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-05
DELEGATE FOR ALASKA
Senate Bill Passed by House
This Afternoon.
MORE NlCkELS AND CENTS
Amount Increased From $4,000 to
100000.
DENUNCIATION OF HOUSE RULES
Mr.. Shackleford Complains of the
Great Power Intrusted to Speaker
- Bills Passed by Senate.
NlCKELS AND CENTS
DENUNCIATIoN OF HOUSE RULES


| authorized printed in the Congressional
Record the memorial address of Georse n
Perkins at the funeral OF the late Speaker
David B. Henderson. The nemori,l was
presented by Mr.. Lacey Uowa) who char
acterized it as beautiful and historical in
| Character
BY unanimous consent. upon the request
of Mr.. Bonynge (Col). the bill to estab-
lisa a bureau of immigration and natural
ization and to provide for uniform rules
for the naturalization of aliens was made
privileged to the same extent apppro-
priatlon bills, so that a motion 20 consider
the bill will be in order at any time.
A bill was passed for the relief of GER
tain settlers upon land within the indemnity
limits of the st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba Railroad Company
Providing More Nickels and Pennies
On motion of Mr.. Bonynge (CoIJ the
House took up under suspension of the
rules a bill amending the Revised Statutes
in two respects relative to the coinage OF
nickeis and pennies: first. increasing from
s5o,Co9 to 100000 the amount of money to
be utilized in the purchase of metal for
nickels and pennies, and. second. providing
for the manufacture of these two coins at
the San Francisco. Denver and New Or
leans minis. as well as at the Philadelphia
mint, where the entire coinage s now
done.
Mr.. Adams CPa.) voiced a vigorous pro-
test against the measure He demand a
second" which, if ordered carried with
1t forty minutes debate. Mr.. Adams then
demanded a vote on ordering the second"
The vote was III to in favor of ordering
the second indicating overwhelming
sentiment in favor of the bill.
The benefits and necessity of the bill were
explained by Messrs. Bonynge Southland
tOhio), Hardwick CGa) and Kahn tCaID.
The need of the additional coins and the
economy of having them made In various
parts of the country thus saving trans
portation charges. was shown
Mr. Adams declareds the legislation TO lie
simply movement to provide work for
these mints. The Philadelphia mint needed
| the work, and. he maintained, was entitled
TO it. The idea that small coins were
needed in California was ridiculous
Why" he shouted TO the great amuse-
ment of members. you can't even buy a
drink out there and I have been there,
for less than two bits"
"Oh, we'll" retorted Mr.. Kahn. ''Phila-
delphia is so slow we never have been
able TO get small coins out there"
This turned the laugh on Mr.. Adams
The bill was declared passed at the close
of Mr.. Adams remarks on a viva voce
vote
Delegate From Alaska
Unanimous consent was given for the
consideration of a Senate bill providing for
an elective delegate to Congress from
Alaska. The bin was called up by Mr..
Lloyd (Mo) and was explained by Mr..
Cushman (Wash). He said its terms were
exactly the same as those of the bill which
passed the House at the last Congress
Mr.. Lacey spoke briefly for the bill after
which it was passed.
House Rules Denounced.
A bill was passed authorizing bridge
over the Mississippi river between st. Paul,
Mimi and Fort Smelling reservation. Pend
ing the passage of the bill the floor was
yielded to Mr.. Shackleford (Mo), who took
occasion to denounce the rules of the
House and the "despotic and absolute
power of the Speaker"
Mr.. Shackleford expressed great PEI sOnaI
admiration and affection for Speaker Cam
non. but there was he said. no man in
Europe more absolute in his jurisdiction.
He had read only the other day that The
Speaker had packed the ways and means
committee with ten who would stand
pat' men of stone against amy and
every attempt to amend the tariff.
This Mr.. Shackleford accepted true
and complained bitterly. II the standpst-
ters would come out in the open. ne de-
clared. it would be found they had not
corporaPs guard. Another instance of the
"absolutism of the Speaker was in the
passing of the statehood bill. On this point
he read long interview, purporting To be
by Mr. Adams tWis.), denouncfng the rules