The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-27
THE MAKING ! OF MEDICINE" Congressman Discuss
 Campaign Issues. B0UTELL'S ANSWER TO RAINEY Former Denies the Existence of a
 Watch Trust. Hepburn of Iowa. Says Next Battle win Be Fought Over Tari6 Revis- ion and Protection.--Galleries
 Are Crowded.
B0UTELL'S ANSWER TO RAINEY

Washington, April 26.-The agricult- ural appropriation bill again furnished the theme for discussion in the House today. although but few references were made to the subject matter or the hill.
 Under the latitude of general de- hate the leaders on both sides began medicine making" for the approaching Congressional campaign, MT. Hepburn. (Iuya,) predicting that tariff revision and protection would furinsh the main issues of the campaign.
 MT, Boutell. ull) referred to the watch trust speech of Mir. Rainey tnl) while MT. Sulzer. (N. Y) talked on the American merchant marine and MT. Sims. (Ten) on free rural deliv- cry boxes.
 It was . field day, the attendance on the floor being exceedingly large. while the galleries were crowded with n- terested listeners who greatly enjoyed the wordy combats.
 Mr. Boutsll paid high tribute to Mfr Williams (Miss) as one of the leading Democrats of the nation and spoke of Mir. Sultzer tN. Y.o as repre- senting in his life the sturdy hon esty of Andrew Jackson. but as for Mir. Keene. known as the builder or the watch trust he was not Demo- crat, but a "humbug."
 MT. Bou,e1I called attention to Mir. Rainey's eloquent tribute to the Dem ocratic party which he likened to the Roman soldier who had been stand ing for 2,000 years with dust in his eyes" Mir. Boutell said he did not know the Democratic party had been posing that long, but he did Know that 1t had had dust in its eyes TOT quite a length of time. He read let inc in 1905. addressed to President of the waltham Watch Company. asking 1T there was a combination among the watch manufacturers. To the query the President of the company replied that there was no combination. and at slenssh told the editor of The Com snonar the situation as 1t existed. E sSf,fce that day said Mir. Bouteli' 'fhe paper edited by the peerless lead CT has had no editorial reference 10 the so-called watch trust, notwlth- standing my friend from Illinois ehr. Rainey) has had his speech largely printed in that paper
 Misconceived by Rainey.
 Mir. BouteII in explaining the con- tracts entered into between the Elgin and waltham companies and the deal- CTS said that MT Rainey had wholly misconceived the purpose of these con- tracts, the Elgin Companys contract be- ing a protection on patent rights, the waItham Company's on trade mark and secret processes.
 Mir. Boutell said that the waltham and Elgin companies had occasion to examine their, records as to the watches which the New York dealer said were sold abroad and that not one of the watches MT. Rainey mentioned had been sold abroad.
 MT. Rainey asked whether the Wal tham Company denied that it had held up 2.400 watches in New York on the ground that the watches had been pro- yided with Swiss dials at small cost.
 MT. BouteIl said he did not know whether the company had or had not but he did know that the law provided the course taken.
 MT. Rainey replied that the waltham Company dared not on oath deny the charge.
 MT. BoutelI said there was none un- der oath but he thought the presidents of the companies named would re- ceive as much credence in the country as the New York dealer
 Neither the Elgin National Watch Company nor the American Waltham Watch Company Is a party to any trust" concluded Mir Boutell. neither of them owns stock in any other watch or watch case company in the United States. nor is any of the stock of either held b any other company named by MT. Rainey in his speech. Neither of the companies has any watered stock nor does either company pay ex- cessive dividends.
 The merchant marine was the subject of a speech by MT. Sulzbacher (N. Y.)
 T know. and every man who has investigated this subject knows. that nf Is dnp entirely to our own fault and our in iuuitous legislation and short-sighted policies." he said
 MT Sims (Tenn) inveighed against the Postoffice Department compelling the farmers of the United states to purchase trust made rural free deliv- cry boxes" instead of permitting tho farmer to make his own rural box
 When MT. Hepburn uowa). rose to address the House on the subject of protection to American industries, both floor and galleries were filled MT. Hepburn said he had no doubt that the newt grand political contest would be over the question of protection and he desired to show by platforms of the Democrati~ Party before and after the war that they are absolute free trad ars."
 Did not the gentleman from Iowa make a speech in the 57th Congress in favor of free lumber" asked Mir, Gilbert (Ky)
 "oh, yes" replied MT. Hepburn. T think you will find that speech was predicated on the assumption that the denuding of the forests on our north ern boundary made it absolutely neces- sary that something should be done toward free lumber
 MT. Hepburn took ur the charge made by MT. Rainey Glls) that steel rails made in the United States were sold cheaper abroad than in this coun- try and challenged him to furnish the proof.
 Mir. Rainey was instantly on his feet asserting that James J. Hill, pres ident of the Northern Pacific had tes- tiled to the fact before a senate sub committee investigating the subject of trusts several years ago.
 MT. williams (Miss.) said that the late Daniel Lamont had told him the same thing in so many words and he was authorized to use his name and he would produce the evidence in due season.
 'I challenge it's truth heatedly re plied Mir Hepburn Its bold, base less charge, its very audacity lending