The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-28
CANNON IS WROTH
SPEAKER DEFENDS HIMSELF
 AGAINST SHACKLEFORD.
Alleges That the Member From Mis- sOuri Uses Him (CannOn) as Stalking Horse in His Fight
 Against Williams.

Washington, March, 27. The House today witnessed. a most unusual scene, the speaker rising on the floor in the midst of a spirited discussion on reciprocity and tariff revision and dis claiming responsibility for differences between minority members. It was toward the close of debate on the urgent deficiency bill which appropriat- ed among other things for the forth coming congress of American Re- publics at Rio Janerio when MT Shackelford of Missouri, rose to ex- plain what he intendedt saying las week in relation to the Missouri volunteers bill when he was taken from the floor by MT. Tawney who objected to the personal character of the re- marks.
 MT. Shackelford reac his remarks, which charged the speaker with hold ing up the bill referred to. The speak CT instantly rose on the completion of MT. Shackelfords statement There was buzz of expectancy all over the house. Republicans gathered about their chief. Democrats crowded the aisles and it was highly dramatic moment when the speaker, himself pale. but carrying a look of grim determination, said in a voice that
 
 If it affords him (Shackelford) any consolation to make me stalking horse on account of the quarrel with the minority leader, well and good"
 Applause ran through the hall, which was hushed by the chairman's deter mined effort not to let the house get away from the point at issue. The major portion of the day was taken up with discussions on reciprocity and far f-fa f,.a of the urgency deficiency bill, the House refusing to instruct the dele gates to the Pan American Confress for reciprocity in conjunction with the Monroe Doctrine.
 Obstruction Tactics Continued.
 A few paragraphs of the legislative appropriation bill were considered and the tactics heretofore resorted to by Messrs. Prince and Hardwick in de- feating provisions by point of order were resumed.
 Passing to the consideration of the second paragraph of the urgent defi- ciency bill, MT Littauer said that the appropriation was needed to carry out the joint resolution passed by Con gress directing the interstate com merce commission to make examina- ton into railroad discriminations in coal and oil. He said the amount was
  stenographers. etc.
 MT. Olmsted. (Pa) wanted to know what the lawyers were to do
 ITO aid the commission in the legal problems that might arise" replied MT. Littauer.
 And you propose to pay the legal assistants of the commission S20,0OO?" asked MT. Smith (Ky1
 Yes" replied MT Littauer "and the clerks and Stenographers will he taken care of through the civil service com mission"
 MT. Williams (MissD called the at tention of the House to two letters passing between Mir Mccall (MassD and MT Payne (N Y.) in relation to the tariff which he asked might be printed in the Record
 Commenting on these letters Mir. Williams remarked that the historic old State of Massachusetts, which has been calling for a revision of the tariff for the majority asking for bread and he had given it a stone.
 He said it was peculiarly appropriate at this time to discuss the tariff ques- ton because of the appropriation ask ed for in the bill relative to the Con gress of American Republics at Rio Janeiro.
 The 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 Mir Williams, and reciprocity is also dead The Senate refuses to pass reciprocal treaties and it is only a t the threat of the German Emperor to inaugurate a tariff war that reciprocity triumphs."
 He wanted to know If the gentleman