The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-11
MT. ksifsr rakes the Floor.


 House. and who las returned as mem Der after an absence of twenty years, took the floor. He was somewhat em- barrassed. he said, to take a position in opposition to that of both parties on the bill.
 "On this side," he said. "t'he claim is made that there is not enough of free trade in 1t to have it made secure, and on the other side that there Is ~o4 enough 'constitutionality in 1t to hurt.
 He quoted from the speech of MT. Payne to the effect that the bill would not do the Philippines much good, but there was sentiment in it. The F1lipinos thought 1t would encourage them, and then he declared:
 q am opposed to ---H"rag1ng anybody, but can't see my way clear to vote for this bill merely because the Filipinos are deceived in the belief that it will do them some good w..en 1t won't"
 About twenty-five years ago MT. Keller said he had made a prophecy in ten minute speech in the House which had come true. That was that the only way to get rid of the college professors theory of free trade was to have free trade We had had free trade and had gotten rid of the theories. He was opposed to join ing the free traders now He contrasted the present prosperity with the "soup
  follow with amusement in reviewing democratic declarations that God and not the republican party was responsible for prosperity for the better conditions which followed resumption and for the estab- lishment of the gold standard.
 "I say 1t reverently," he continued, ''that my party advocates the things that the Almighty sees fit to work ort and accomplish completely and that shauld l. ~-I1 txrrh Tor.
 And 1t may be said that the democratic party in the many things it has had on its banner and gone down to defeat has simply been unfortunate that the AL mighty was not with them
 po-NothIngs Prefer Free Trade.
 Every man in the United States who does nothing and produces nothing is a freetrader said MT. Keller, and his neigh bors want protection. The tariff revision demanded by Massachusetts, he noticed, did not include anything on the free list that was produced in that state.
 MT. Keller spoke for more than two hours and was warmly congratulated by members from both sides of the chamber Opposition to the bill was made in a twenty minute speech by MT. Dixon of Montana His assertion that republicans were uniting to further the democratic doctrine of free trade brought protest from Mr. Macon of Arkansas, who said the democratic party did not stand for free trade.
 How about the declarations of Champ Clark and Bourke Cochran in their asser- lions that all the custom houses should be torn down." asked Mir. Dixon.
 q have great respect for the gentle man from Missouri" responded MT Ma con, ''but not so-well, I have less re- spect for the opinions of the gentleman from New York
 The last remark was received with mer- riment.
 MT. williams, the minority leader, ex- plained that his party did not believe in free trade. and the declaration in its platform that .'all forms of protection are robbery to which attention was called by MT. Grosvenor did not mean free trade"
 White House Incident.
 The recent ejectment of Mrs. Minor Morris from the White House office building was made the subject of re- marks by Mir. Sheppard of Texas. MT. Sheppard has a resolution for an investi- gation of the incident pending before the rules committee MT. Grosvenor made the point of order that the discussion of a resolution pending before a committee was not proper.
 q object to Chinese w.sii around the White House, as well as around the United States" MT. Sheppard replied.
 'If the gentleman thinks 1t Is a proper subject matter to arraign the President and his household. why let him go ahead" !" said MT. Grosvenor.
 q will let the country judge of that" retorted MT. Sheppard. If the President had heard the howl of wolf or the growl of a bear in the adjoining room. he would have been on the scene immediately" he continued. characterizing the occurrence as an ''unwarrantable and unnecessary brutality" which demanded investigation and merited censure.
 If Congress" he continued. com posed of American fathers. husbands