New-York tribune., 1906-03-17
FILIBUSTER In HOUSE.
ATTACK ON MR. CANNON.
Representative ShackIeford Not Al
lOzoed to Finish-Warm Session.


| Washington. March 16-The House spent three
| hours this afternoon trying to reach an agree
ment on the bill 10 abolish the grade OF lieu
tenant general in the army introduced by Rep
resentative Prince. OF Illinois. and favoraby re-
ported by the Committee on Military Affairs.
Republican members rallied TO support an
amendment offered by General Grosvenor. OF
Ohio which provides that the office shall not
be abolished until October u, 1906 thereby en-
abling Major Generals Corbin and Macarthur to
| become lieutenant generals before retiring. but
this amendment had the opposition of the en-
| tire Democratic side and was defeated by vote
of 100 to 10
Representative Williams. the minority leader,
made speech. in which he said that the amend
ment was offered merely in the interest of two
special individuals, and that to take care of
Generals Corbin and Macarthur would be self
qualification If the House really desired to do
away with the office of lieutenant general on
the ground that the discipline of the army de-
manded it. Motions were made to adjourn. and
a call of the House was necessary to determine
whether there was quorum present. A suffi-
cient number to make quorum barely resulted
from the call Of the House. but during the vote
| on the Grosvenor amendment a number OF men,
bers went home and another motion to ad-
jOurn the question Of a quorum forced another
rollcall. This procedure kept up until o'clock,
when a motion to adjourn at last prevailed. The
bill will not come up for consideration until the
next call of committees. This is the second time
| that it has failed Of consideration.
Previous to this, the first real hlibuster OF the
session, there had been four hours OF debate on
| the Legislative bill. Mr.. Shackleford Cdo)
| opened the programme with severe criticism
| OF Speaker Cannon. which he was not allowed to
| finish. Then followed a somewhat lively debate
on the Appropriation bill.
Before proceeding with the Legislative bill the
| House considered a bill permitting the leasing
of five thousand acres Of arid lands in La Plata
County. Col. to the P. F. U. Rubber Company
| for the cultivation Of the rubber plant.
Mr.. Brooks (Col) explained that there
| evidence of rubber famine in this country;
that last year 100000 pounds of rubber was
imported. and that the price had increased 800
/ per cent during the last three years. The land
! in question, he said unfit for agricultural
| purposes and had no mineral value
/ Mr.. Gaines CTenn) proposed an amendment TO
prevent the rubber trust from getting control
| of. the enterprise.
Mr.. Shackleford then began to criticise
/ Speaker Cannon regarding the statehood ques-
| ton He stopped before he had proceeded
| far, and the objection was fatal to further
sideraton Of the bill. Before referring to the
statehood matter Mr.. Shackleford had this to
| say about the manner in which Mr.. Brooks got
| his bill up:
The gentleman was not recognized until he
| had first surrendered his constitutional rights
a representative Of the people and crept into
your private room, Mr.. Speaker, there to suppl
| cate you to extend TO him your grace.
| No member can submit any matter to a vote
of the House until he shall have first sought and
| found favor in your sight. The Constitution
contemplates that the Speaker shall be the ser
want of the House. In defiance of the Constitu-
! tton you have made yourself its master. You
| have packed every committee so that no bill
| can be reported without your consent Unless
you are willing, no member can move to dis
| charge a committee from the consideration OF
| a bill and take it up in the House.
| You sit an enthroned despOt subjecting the
| dictates of your own unbridled will. Who stands
| to-day between progressive, enlightened people
| and the statehood 10 which they entitled?
| You, sir-only you You crack your whip and
| a majority of this House covers at your feet
| You turn your thumbs down and the House
| deals death blow to prostrate, bleeding Okla
| homa.
| Here Mr. Shackleford said he had read in the
morning papers that Uncle joe had given out
/ a hatfooted assertion that he would not permit
the House to concur in the Senate amendment
on the Statehood bill. and then proceeded:
| What horrible announcement to be made
| in a 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..
| Hot words between Mr.. Littlef1eld OF Maine
| and Mr.. Crumpacker Of Indiana, constituted the
climax in a general criticism Of growing appro-
priatiOns by the former.
Mr. Crumpacker bluntly objected to having
the impression go to the country that the ad-
ministration Of affairs in the departments was
| rotten What would the gentleman suggest as
a remedy" he demanded. Without some such
| purpose, he intimated. Mr.. Llttleheld doing
injury.
Seemingly nettled by this thrust, Mr. Little
| field hotly denied that he subject to such
| criticism. He had made a analysis OF increas-
| ing appropriations. not with the idea Of re-
decting on any one. but that the Importance Of
the subject might be realized and the proper
| steps taken to correct abuses.
| Has it reached this pass" said Mr.. Little
| field that a member cannot call attention to
| facts in order that we may act intengently. ex-
cept that he may be subjected to such criticism,
| which reaches the dignity of abuse. from man
| ordinarily mild and gentle as the gentleman
from Indiana"
| If he was chargeabIe in this direction. he said
the President must be equally censurable be-
cause he had appointed the Keep commission to
| investigate conditions in the departments.
Previous to this colloquy a running debate
| on the Republican side had thrown light on the
nine House committees on expenditures in the
various departments. The result ii was pointed
out by several members, showed that there
| should be a change in the rules, making II the
duty of these committees TO make inyestiga-
| ton each year of the manner in which the ap-
| preparations expended.
CASHIER HELD FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.