Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-11
LEADS 10 4 POLITICAL OtBsTE
Floor Leader Payne Asks a Question
Or Two and Receives Aoswerp rha,
Must Have Been Satisfactory =
House Gets Down to Business and
Has Lively Session.
CBy Assoclatcd press.l

The House of representatives ,odnv
assumed its old time activity Tor over
1--WE hours anu transacted much bns-
mess. Material progress was made
with the bill to codify. revise and
amend the criminal laws of the United
Staes, which IL will take up after
some routine business has been dis
nosed Of. An attempt by MIR. Little
Held of Maine, to amend the bill 80
ms TO AFFORD protection 10 aliens I'm
me matter of civil rights. failed by
decisive vote after considerable lis
cusson
The feature of the session was n
brief address by MIR. Burloson Of
Texas. who credited Senator Foraker
ana other Republicans with having
chnrged the President with the rc-
sponsibiliiy for the recent financial
panic
Tie Fosi lNSrf ma bc9ii on tho t,p,uo
OF expectancy. he said, for n remedy.
iioth Senators Aldrich and Culber
hon had offered measures, which he
cnImcd reflected In the first in
stance the will Of the Republican,
party and In the second Instance
The Democratic view" of the meas
| uifS which should he enacted into
law. 1t was Il matter OF particular
concern. he maintained. whether eth
or of those bills legislatcd for n
special class or whether they were
In the interest OF all tho people. liz
sent to the desk and had read M
editorial from the New York World
OF Yesterday. containing criticisms OF
ne Aldrich bill. ana In doing so pre-
raced his action with the remark thnt
The World had been Democratic
paper. but was now independent.
lively coiloqny ensued between
Mr. hnrleson and Mr. PAYNE of New
York the Republican floor leader.
VINO inquired II Mr.. Burleson was
reading out of the Democratic marty
all papers and Democrats who have
sneaking notion that there NAV no
more than one man in the Democratic
party of sufficient character anil
ability to be its candidate for tho
presidency at the next election
Loyal to Bryan.
Not By any means" shouted Mr..
buticson. He said 1t did not rest
with him TO read metropolItan or
weekly journals out of the Demo-
cratic party. On the contrary there
mad been disposition By the Repub
mean leaders To read ont of the Re-
phohcan party papers and men who
istd not approved of the Republican
platform and policies advanced by
President Roosevelt.
Isn't 1t the leading oifense that tho
New YORK World proclaims daily ana
boldly that there are other gentlemen
N the Democratic party than the one
peerless leader who are competent
and able to fill the Presidents
CHAIR" Mr.. Payne inquired.
III it does" replied MIR. Burleson.
1t only states fact"
Mr.. Bugleson declared that ALREADY
numerous senators had shown dis.
satisfaction with the Aldrich bill and
mad offered many amendments. Then
raising his voice to a high pitch and
facing the Republican side. he said
You are directly responsible to
the people. You are the direct rem
resentatives OF the people and will
be amenablc to them for your con-
duct in connection with these meas
urcs in the fall elections
He predicted that ii would deyel
op that opposition in the House to
me Aidr;ch bill is greater than in
he Senate. The incident was then
closed.
Mr.. Stevens of Minnesota nresonted
petition from the Army and Navy
Union. praying for the enactment OF
me Dick Capron army and navy pay
increase bills. which proposes increas
es Of from 10 to % per cent. In the
nay OF the Officers and men of the
army navy. marine corps ana revenue
cutter service.
To codify Penal Code.
In an exhaustive explanation Of the
bill to codlfy, revise and amend the
penal laws. Mr.. Moon of Pennsyl.
vania, chairman of the committee on