The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-12
Statesmen Say Hard
 Things in House.
MAIL SUBSIDY FOR SOUTHERN
It is a Matter Over Which is
 Much Debate.
Ar. Bannon of Ohio Defends "Hell Roaring Jake" Smith and Says
 Wood Killed Women and
 Children in Philippines.

Washington, April 11.--After nearly ten days of general debate with the postoffice appropriation bill as the ve- hicle for the discussion of wide range of subjects. the House late to- day reached the consideration of the bill itself, an hour having been given to the reading of the measure.
 Not in years has there been heard 90 much talk on any one appropria- tion bill under the fiction of general debate" as the House has listened to on the bill now seriously taken up for amendment and passage. There were a number of lively debates during the day but little progress was made with the bill under the five minute rule.
 When Speaker Cannon called the House to order at II o'clock today, the chaplain protem Rev. E. Hez Swem. of the Second Baptist church of this city, prayed for the stricken and dead from the eruption of Vesuvius and asked divine blessing on the King and Queen of Italy in their efforts to all leviate the sufferings of their sub Jects. The postofice appropriation bill was. then taken up.
 The military record of General Ja- cob H. Smith in the Philippines was the subject of speech by MT. Ban- non (Ohio), who defended the actions of General Smith. stating that Gen
  jppines were complete vindication of the case of General Smith.
 He quoted liberally from tho dis patches sent Smith by Generals Wheat on and Chaffee which to Mir. Bannon's mind completely justified the language told him (Smith), ito make the island a wilderness" while the other told him Not to only kill. but to extermi- nate" Speaking of the engagement on Mount Daio. MT. Ramon said General Wood admitted that a number of wo- men and children had been killed. ada ing'
 Wood and sv,ith.
 smith killed neither women nor chill dren.s Wood did. Wood Is warmly praised and commended by the Pres- ident. His cemufendation is General Smiths vindfcation."
 The watch trust had further illumi- nation through speech by, MT. Tir- rell (Mass.), who in answering the ad- dress of MT. Rainey Ull.). read a lot ter from the President of the Waltham Watch Company in which it was em- phatically stated that there was no watch trust. Mir. Tirroll said that comparatively very few children were employed In the watch factories of the country. The average wage of women who worked in the factories was $40o per year, while the average wage or men was $1O0.
 He told how manufacturers were compelled to send the surplus output abroad; otherwise manufacturers at home would be compelled to shut down their factories. He admitted that the Waltham Company. in order to compete with the Swiss watch manufacturers. was compelled to sell cheaper abroad than at home.
 Mr. Williams, the minority leader, said that Mir. Tirrells speech was one of the most important speeches made during the present session, because It had fearlessly confessed that the sur plus products of factories were sold abroad at prices less than sold here. He then asked why they sold the sur plus abroad at less price than at home
 Here at home with sheltered mar ket," said MT. Williams, sheltered by the tariff. for the planting, growth and consummation of combination be- tween manufactures--I will not use the word trust because it's a red flag in the eyes of many people-the mo ment he undertook to sell the surplus here at less than cost, he would break the market prices agreed on by the various factories entering into the com bination.
 "The moment he did that, the hope which has been held out by friends of protection that it would not ultimately increase the price of living would be shown to be illusory, because then each manufacturer would enter into compe- tition with the other members of the trust; then there would be real com petition and prices would be reduced"
 Railway Mail Subsidy.
 Another defense of appropriation for railway mail was made by r. Meyer Ga.) who said that if the subsidy was voted out of the bill, 1t would do vast harm to the business interests of New Orleans and the South in the way of 1essening mail facilities.
 Mir Page (S. CD opposed the appro- priation for special railway facilities on the ground that the section which he represents did not need the appro- priation. Incident to the discussion of the special appropriation, MT. Page spoke about the revelations in regard to the weighing of the mails. He said the very moment the Republican party became ''the beneficiary of the pilfer- ings of these men," then the edict went North that the writers of articles showing up the situation have become men with the muck rake" and in fu- ture, you will find that the magazines will not any more have the privilege of the penny postage"
 An issue of the dispute between Mir Small (N. O and MT. Macon (Ark.) which attracted much attention yester- Ns riation for the Southern Railway, broke forth when MT. Macon arose to a ques- tion of personal privilege. He said that the newspapers had given MT Small's side of the controversy in which he (Macon) had been accused of libell- ing the President of the Southern Rail way but they had made no mention of the libel which MT. Small had put on him.
 MT. Small sought to interrupt. but Mir. Macon waived him aside, saying that as he (SmalD had refused to be interrupted. he in turn would not per init an interruption now. But with all the force al my command" he said ''I want to resent to the teeth the charge that I have libelled anyone"
 MT. Small again sought to interrupt. the gavel fell as MT. Macon uttered the entence You are no gentleman"
 "I guess I am. and will be able to lrvive your imputation" was all MT.