The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
THE MAIL SUBSIDY
BITTER WORDS IN DEBATE IN THE
 HOUSE.
Humorous Speech Made by J. Adam Bede, and Charles A. Towne Discusses the Jamestown
 Exposition.

Washington, April 10.-For seven hours today the House had under con- sideration the postoffice appropriation bill, but only In a few instances were the provisions considered. During the debate on the special appropriation | for railway mall pay, bitter words were exchanged between Representatives from North Carolina, Arkansas and I Kentucky. but all were within the rules of the House.
 A humorous speech was made by J.. Adam Bede (Minn.). and Charles A. Towne (N. Y.) spoke in behalf of the Jamestown Exposition. Both Mir. Bede and MT. Towne represented the Duluth district fin other Congresses. They i were warmly congratulated on their speeches.
 Small Defends Subsidy. MT. Small (N. O defended the mail | subsidy which the bill carries for Southern railroads. He said his Con- gressional district was not affected by the subsidy in question, but knowing | as he did the 'inestimable service fur nished by the Southern Railway" the "anathemas" which were hurled at this corporation came with bad grace. During the discussion on the part of MT. Small, MT. Hay (Va.) had read | letter from the First vice-President
 
 Andrews, stating that if the special appropriation was not voted by the House the mail train in question would be discontinued, as the railway com pany could not maintain the train and the schedule.
 Mir. Macon (Ark.) asked what kind of a reply would be expected from a company. MT Small replying said: T understand that the gentleman in fers that Vice-President Andrews has uttered a falsehood. If he chooses to draw that conclusion, he is entitled to do it. I am not surprised that he should libel the man who wrote tho letter to Mr. Hay"
 MT. Macon interrupted, saying that he had libeled no one. He persisted in speaking and the chair called him to order.
 MT. Small was challenged by MT. Stanley (Ky ), who asked if he had not said that the appropriation was ex- clusively for the benefit of the people along the Southern Railway.
 MT. Small denied this. .
 MT. Stanley-It Is true.
 MT. Small-I guess the gentleman is looking for the word subsidy.
 Mir. Stanley,-''A rose by any other name would small as sweet" would call 1t a steal.
 Mir. small-All right. if it will fit the gentleman's idea of the dignity of debate
 MT. stanIey-A debate never becomes too dignified to denounce a wrong.
 Richardson Speaks.
 Mir. Richardson (Ala.) spoke in be- half of the interests of his State for continuation of the special mail facil- ities between Washington and New Or leans, with especial regard for better railway service for Alabama.
 Marcus A. Smith delegate from Arizonal rose not to make speech, he said, on the Statehood situation, but to read a poem by an Arizona woman, Charlotte M Hall. entitled Arizona" in favor of Statehood for Arizona.
 While repudiating the charge that his district showed a greater percen- tage of illiteracy than New York city. MT. Hopkins of the tenth Kentucky dis trict. charged MT Bennett (N. Y.) with stating what was not true. MT. Ben nett at once objected to the language, but after an interruption of five min utes during which both sides took part in identifying the objectionable lan- guage 1t was finally ruled that no violation of parliamentary procedure had been made and Mir. Hopkins con- .inued his reply in detail to MT. Ben nett's former speech.
 without regard to the merits of the bi1l MT. Bede (Minn) arranged text for a speech brilliant in Its humor by having read the northern newspapers at the earliest possible moment and he would continue to vote for the ap- propriation that the Southern people might have the benefit Speaking of his resolution he said; ;,
 "Texas has In a single century paid allegiance to five flags-Spain, Mexico, the republic of Texas, the confederacy and now the United States" Bede Praises Texas. He said the state had its own con stitution. She came to us With a ms tory of her own. She came singing her