Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
5eTH CONGRESS.
(Continued from Page One.)

Williams, Miss, called the attention
of the House to the letters passing pc
tween Mccall, Mass, and Payne, y. T.,
in relation to the tariff which he asked
might be printed in the record. Com
mentIng on those letters Williams re-
marked that the historic old state or
Masss chusetts which has been calling
for a revision of the tariff for years
had gone to the floor leader of the ma
iority asking for bread and he had CIV
en- it d stone He said it was peculiarly
appropriate at this time to discuss the
tariff question because of the appropri-
alton asked for in the bill relative to
the Congress at Rio Janeiro.
Tine man who made the first Pan
American Congress possible, James G..
Blaine, is dead and forgotten by the
Republicans and Mckinley is almost
forgotten" said Williams, "and reci-
procity is also dead. The Senate refuses
to pass reciprocal treaties and it is on
ly at the threat of the German Emper-
or to inaugurate tariff war that reci-
procity trlumphs." He wanted to know
if the gentleman from New York.
Payne) was going to stand pat on the
and whether the Republican party was
going to stand pat against the desire of
Massachusetts for trade relief.
Payne, n. ", in replying TO Williams
said that the committee on ways and
means was not acting on misinformation
and it would continue to act intclligcntly
notwithstanding the structures of the mi-
nority leader.
PAYNE said that the question Of hides
had been mentioned by the gentleman
from Mississippi and he pledged the votes
OF the Democratic side for free hides
! but he Paync) was convinced now that
the calm and judicial temper of the Dem
ocrats from states where hides are raised
would still cause them to vote for a duty
Notwithstanding the pledge of the minor
| ity leader"
| Shackleford, with trembling voice. then
read a prepared statement regarding the
language he intended to use when taken
off the floor last week by Tawney, Mimi
who objected to the tenor of his words
as they seemed to reflect upon the
Speaker
Shackleford said that the bill introduced
by his colleague Rhod"s) to pension ths
/ Missouri volunteers should pass.
| Take your heavy hand off the old sol
dier, Mr. Speaker, and let us vote foi
this bill." he said
AS he sat down with this utterance still
| ringing through the hall. Speaker Can
non arose. Republicans gathered in front
of the Speakers desk and Democrat t
crowded the aisles. The Speaker showed
deep feeling as he replied:
Mr.. Chairman. Just a second. and =
second only. I have listened to the gen
tleman from Missouri (Shackleford. II
it affords him any consolation to make
me n stalking horse on account Of tt.
quarrel with the minority leader. wei
and good" (applause).
| Shacklcford with deep feeling replied
in the midst of the confusion which en-,
sued owing to the Speakers unusual ap
pearance:
| Il deny, Mr.. Speaker. that my quarre
with YOU has any such foundation"
Fitzgerald. n. Y. offered an amend
ment providing that no part of the sun
appropriated shall be expended unless th'
program for the South American confer
ence shall contain a provision for thu
discussion of reciprocal trade relations
between the countries participating in thu
conference. 1t was lost, AZ to 9S. TIL,
bill was then completed and passed.
On motion of Tawney. Mimi, the legis
lative. executive and judicial bill wa
taken up when Prince. ILL.,. and Hardwick
Ca, resumed the tactics inaugurated las
week by raising a point Of order agains
. every paragraph in which there was
, departure from existing law
The committee then arose and TIL
House at so adjourned.