Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
STATEMENT TO THE HOUSE
Would Not Have Accepted Chairman
ship on Appropriations.
HAS NOT CHANGED HIS VIEWS
Information as to New Battleships
Called for-Debate on the Philip
pine Tariff Bill Resumed.


Mr.. Babcock at once took the floor on a
question of personal privilege. He based
this on a statement in a local newspaper
entitled How Came Babcock to Rebel?"
and which gave as a reason for his oppo-
sition to joining Arizona and New Mexico
as one state his pique at not being made
chairman of the appropriations committee.
Mr.. Payne, the republican floor leader,
said while he should not object in this in
stance. he did not want a precedent made
of this case, as he did not regard the story
as raising a question of personal privilege.
IF / am not entitled to the floor on a
question of privilege. l do not want 1t. +"
replied Mr.. Babcock with some feeling.
IF when a member Is totally misrepre-
scented, that is not matter OF personal
privilege, / don't know what Is.
Speaker Cannon remarked that as no oD-
lection had been made he was not called
upon to pass upon whether the matter
presented was or was not one OF privilege.
The gentleman will proceed" he said.
The statement Mr.. Babcock repeated, TO-
tally misrepresented him and. he believed
also, the so-called "staiwarts' which, he
understood, meant the House organization.
He had, he said never been an applicant
for the craftsmanship of the appropriations
committee. He had not wanted that chair
manship, and had it been rendered him
should have declined ii, las / did not feel
that under the circumstances I could have
filed it to the satisfaction of the House..
Statehood and the Tariff.
AS 10 statehood. Mr.. Babcock said he had
always been opposed to joining Arizona and
New Mexico one state. At the last ses-
sion, he said. the opposition supported the
rules committee of the House, joining the
statehood question as the best means of
killing the bill
h;, ,IN Dat
cock said they had not changed. He pre-
scented a resolution adopted by the Wiscon-
sin delegation in Congress January IA, 1905,
in favor of revision, and said. while bowling
as party man to the party program, he
still adhered to the opinion that revision
should be had.
There was no reply to Mr.. Babcock' s
statement. and when he closed several of
his colleagues applauded.
Material for New Warships.
Before proceeding with the Philippine de-
bate two resolutions were agreed to call
ing on the Secretary of the Navy for GER
tain information regarding the construc-
ton of the battle ships Connecticut build
Ing IN the Brooklyn navy yard. and the
Louisiana. building in a private yard
The resolutions were reported by Mr.
ross OF the naval committee having been
introduced by Mr.. Fitzgerald IN ". The
nrst asks, If. since February l. 1905. there
has been any delay in delivering materials
ana ana armor TO either ship. and what action
10 obvlate this delay: the second resolution
cans FOR statement of any change of
pans which may have been made in either
snip and the cost of the same
Discussing the Philippine Bill.
MI Parker On. j. occupied fifteen min
utes in giving his reasons for favorine the
Philippine tariff bill. He would hermit
those Islands to maintain modest tariff
against the United States as protection and
encouragement to their own industries.
A hve-minute speech against the bill was
made by Mr.. Goebel (Ohio) on the ground
that We should be just before we are een-
erous.
a word picture of the prosperity of The
south was made by Mr.. Lamb CVa) who
will vote first for the minority substitute
and on its defeat, for the ma ioritv hiII
The tariff, he predicts, will cause tha
downfall of the republican party in the
next presidential campaign
In opposing the bill Mr.. Davis (Minn !
asserted that the recent expedition of mem
bers to the Philippines was arranged for
the purpose OF passing the pending bill He
said the beneficiary of the legislation would
be the so-called sugar trust and the
Spreckles people, who were the only pur-
chasers or raw sugar in this country
Warning to Republicans.
Announcing himself in favor of tariff re-
vision. Mr.. Davis closed with a warning to
republican representatives of manufacture
ing districts: You had better be wise in
time he said. you had better retain the
friendship and cooperation Of the farmer
and thus secure and retain his vote-be-
cause, my friends. there may be time
when. If the gentle zephyr does not afsect
you a cyclone will
In my judgment the great middle uest
the great northwest, and In fact ALI over
mat country the people are clamoring for
if" INC tai
The "sacredness" of the schedules of the
Dingley tariff was made the subject of
speech of castigation against republican
tnaction regarding tariff revision by Mr.
De Almond MOI. With an overwhelming
majority in the House and Senate and a
decidedly overwhelming majority in the
White House. he said the republican party
had no excuse for inaction. He suggested
that the differential on refined sugar might
well be sacrificed, In some measure at least
TO Germany as a consideration for conces-
sions on her part to our exports.