The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-06
TOWN ENDORSES
APPEAL [ Of: LABOR IN B.
lNot81actior,al But Representative
OF General Public, New York Il
Member Declares
PosToFFlcE BILL TAKEN UP
Earl and Lady Grey Hold Re-
ccption il Room Of Speaker
After Session.

~ Aasoclated I,ress.l

(By Associated press)
5WASTI1NGTON. April 5.--Whcn the
Itouso convened to-day Speaker Cannon
appointed the following committee to
participate IN the exercises attendant
upon tho second centenary Of Benjamin
A FranklIn's birth to be held ut Phiadcl-
phin April 18th: II;
Mcssrs. Olmstcad (PennsylvaniO. Ste
vcns (MnncsotiD, Cousins 0own), Wat
son undana) Fassctt (NcW York;, Hoar
y (Massachusctts) Smith (Marylund). Pou
(North Cnrolna) Ryan New York; and
Watkins (Louislanu)
II The bill making It obi gatory for the
Circuit and District Court OF tl1: Middle
District Of Alabana toEst SIX months
ntt Birmingham was passed.
i Mr.. Gaines tWcst Nirginia) secured
consent to have printed In the record
Judge Humphreys opinion In the beef
packers cases. the oral argument made
by tile Attorney General and the several
statutes relating to compulsory &tcsti-
ysand resulting from prosecutions.
Postoffice Bill.
The postoncc appropriation Bill was
then taken up. Mr.. Moon (Tcnnessce).
the ranking minority member Of the
postoncc and Post 1aonds Committee.
z In explanation OF the several provisions
OF the postolilcc appropriation bill. said
that the railroads commended that they
were not receiving sufficient pay TO carry
the mails, Notwithstanding the charges
made that the railroads were receiving
sums OF money far In excess Of the
value OF the services rendered lie in-4
sisted that II the appropriation for rail-.
WAY mail service was to be CIT down II
ought TO be after complete. invest Gation.l
After citing instances iuf special privt-
@lcgcs to certain Southern localities, Nh
Moon asked: It'll l3 \.
..Wha, does the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS de-
mand on this question? II repudiates, It
dcnounccs, it condemns every character.
of subsidy The Republican platform
does likewise. can.typ,,. say tof the spco :.
pie Eof tie United States standing upon
your platform and opposed to ship sub
sidy that you arc ready. becTusc OF little
Qpaltry benefit to your immediate section.
to violate the pledges of your party and
the great tcncts tllat5it has9hcld for a
century? II believe the Southern Demo-.
crrits ought TO appeal to their people and
not TO this railroad company which is
granted special privileges between WASH
einrton. Atlanta and New Orleans
Passing from decision Of the rail-
way mail scrice. Mr.. Moon said that
there was too much discretionary power
lodged in the postol!ce- !. department y! 49,,
Labor's Appeal.
MIR. Towne (New York;, followed Mr..
Moon. After a short dissertation on the
growth or the present rules now in force
In the House. he addressed himself to
The petition recently presented by labor
leaders to the President aud Congress.
asking favorable consideration of the
measures deemed OF Importance to
the men for whom they spoke. Arguing
that this petition was quite the most
significant utternnces OF the sort in recent
economic history, no said: '
u "Thc political PARTY Fin power, is, as
an organization, the agent OF the dolni-
rant economic force Of the age; these
forces tend to capitalistic combination
and consolidation: if&unrestrained and
sunrcgulated. they threaten the stability
Of the social order and working men OF
!hc county may justly feel an especial
interest in .curbing the capacity of these
organized appctites which exist either by
the warrant or a the permission of the
inv; In this Enterprise these petitioners
become allies OF all members Of society
not Immediately associated in.the scheme
OF spoliation and plumber When thus
engaged they cease3to be a faction but
become the representatives of the general
welfare. Instad ofamcrltinE tile appella-
ton of agitators and disturtars, they
range themselves among the conservative
elements Of our institutions In further
n,lcc Of what has become the great 'patrio
tic politcal.duty Of tho hOur--the rcstora-
ton In the republic of the ancient stan
dartls of justice and eduulyundcr the
law, the mingled safety and progress
that constitute the goal and the sanction
or the democratic Eovcrnment.',f
+ During tho late afternoon. Earl and
Lady Grey were interested spectators in