Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-12
POSTAL BILL IN THE HOUSE
After Ten Days General Debate the
Measure Itself is Taken Up.
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS BEGINS
Eight Representatives speak on as
Many Different Subjects, only
Three of which Relate 90
Matter in Hand.

WASHINGTON, April 11-After nearly
ten days Of general debate with the post
office appropriation bill as the vehicle for
the discussion OF a wide range of subjects,
the house late today reached the considera-
ton Of the bill itself. an hour having been
given to the reading of the measure
Not in years has there been heard so
much talk on any one appropriation bill
under the fiction OF general debate" as
the house has listened to on the bill now
seriously taken up for amendment and
passage. There were a number OF lively
debates during the day, but little progress
was made with the bill under the five-min-
ute rule.
When Speaker Cannon called the house
to order today a senate bill ratifying an
agreement with the lower Brule band OF
the Sioux tribe of Indians in South Dakota
was passed.
The postofice appropriation bill was then
taken up.
The military record of General Jacob H.
Smith in the Philippines was the subject
of a speech by Mr.. Bannon 90. General
Woods achievements in the Philippines
were a complete vindication of the case Of
General Smith.
Mr.. Hayes (Cal) spoke in favor of in
creased salaries for postal clerks.
Mr.. Gronna IN. d. favored increased pay
for letter carriers.
"watch Trust" Again Comes Up.
The Watch trust" had further illumina-
ton through a speech by Mr.. Terrell
(Mass) who, in answering the address OF
Mr.. Rainey Ol) read a letter from the
president Of the Waltham Watch company
in which il was emphatically stated that
there was no watch trust. He admitted
that the Waltham company, in order to
compete with the Swiss watch manufacture"
ers, to compete with cheap labor of Eu-
rope and to establish his trade, was COM
PEELED to sell abroad cheaper than at
home.
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader. asked
why they sold the surplus abroad at less
price than at home.
Here at home, with a sheltered mar
ket," said Mr.. Williams, sheltered by the
tariff, for the planting, growth and con-
summation Of combinations between manu-
facturers-I will not use the word trust,
because it is red flag in the eyes of many
people-the moment he undertook to sell
the surplus here at less than cost he would
break the market price agreed upon by
the various factories entering into the COM
bination. The moment he did that the
hope which is held out by the friends of
protection that it would not ultimately in
crease the price of living. would be shown
to be illusory, because then each manu-
facturer would enter into competition with
the other members OF the trust; then there
would be real competition and PRICES would
be reduced"
Mr. Suzer IN. 70 made a strong plea
for congressional action in putting a stop
to the destruction of Niagara Falls.
IT'S a sacrilege.' Mr. Sulzer said. ito
this generation and an outrage on genera
lions yet unborn to devastste this wonder
full waterfall. We must protect Niagara
Falls" ".I@.i
Mr.. Finley Is, c. made a general speech
on the excellent character of the postal
service, which, The, said, was the best In
the world, He contended that the depart
ment seemed hostile to the rural service.
Amendments Taken Up.
+ Shortly before o'clock general debate
on the bill was concluded and the reading
of the bill for amendment begun.
Mr.. Sulzer IN. " took the floor in be-
half of Marcus Braun, who, he said, had
just resigned from his recent re-appoint-
ment as immigrant inspector The reason
for his resignation, he declared, was that
he had not been indicated properly by
the secretary OF state In replying to the
Sulzer resolution for all papers in the case,
he said the secretary had withheld one
letter from Consul Chichester at Budapest,
with no explanation as TO why the letter
had been suppressed. He criticised the
presidents dismissal of Ambas sador Storer
by cable an Sunprecedented occurrence"
A class of persons totally ignored by the