Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-25
IN THE HOUSE.

| Washington, March 24-Determina-
ton to conduct a filibuster on all occa-
| sions where opportunity presented it
| self in order to force the Republicans
| to action on an employers liability bill
| and other measures deemed necessary
| of enactment. was announced by Mr..
| Williams of Mississippi. in the House
| of Representatives today during the
consideration of the agricultural bill.
He said he had waited until today to
see some evidence of an intention to
| transact business which the people
| were demanding, but finding none, had
reached the conclusion the time was
ripe to force the hand of the Republic
| can party.
The Democrats cheered the an
| announcement.
General debate on the agricultural
| appropriation bill continued through
| out the day, except for a brief interval
| when Mr.. Sulzer of New York by way
! of retaliation for the action of the
| House yesterday in eliminating from
| the record his speech of Saturday last,
sought to have eXpunged some re-
marks of Mr.. DalZell of Pennsylvania
regarding the rules In that, however,
he was unsuccessful. Many Demo-
Gratis refrane from supporting his
| proposition.
| Washington, March Ply way of get
ting even with the Republicans who yes
| terday Ivy 4 party vote ordered his speech
of Saturday last expunged from the Con-
gressional Record. Mr.. Sulzer of New
/ York today offered resolution to strike
out of the record of today the speech of
Mr.. Dalzcll of Pennsylvania of March
| is on the subject Of the rules of the
| House. The resolution also provided that
as a substitute 1.-The speech actually de-
| livered by the gentleman from Pennsyl-
yania" be printed. Loud Democratic ap-
| plausc and Republican laughter greeted
| the reading of the resolution.
| Nj. Sulzer declared that the speech
never was delivered. What happened
he said. was that Mr. Dalzell on March
| IS got up and asked permission to extend
| his remarks.
What remarks" he inquired. mo re-
marks" he declared, answering his own
question
Dalzell's remarks. Sulzer declared,
were reflection on the House and on
pointed to the press gallery well filled
and referred to the recent action of the
correspondents in the German Reich
stag who went on a strike because of
| derogatory statement regarding the
press. Nothing regarding the doings
! of the Reichstag he declared was now
appearing in the public press. and re-
| ferrng to the American CORE
spondents sitting in the press gallery,
| said that IF the gentlemen don't go on
strike to rebuke the gentleman from
| Pennsylvania, l am very sorry in
| deed"
Sulzer gave notice that hereafter no
speech would appear in the record
that had not been actually delivered.
Now" he said. amid laughter and
much to Mr. Dalzells embarra ssment,
| II yield to the gentleman from Penn
sylNania.''
Dalzell was prompt to accept five
minutes. With respect to portion of
what Sulzer had said, DalZell said he
agreed. Il agree" said Dalzell that the
practice of the printing of speeches not
delivered is bad practice and | shall
agree to cooperate with the gentle
man in suppressing that sort of lit
erature"
Dalzell referred to his remarks in
the record as my purported speech
but declared that it had appeared in
pursuance to leave granted by the
| House. II reflected on nobody. he said
and contains, as the House will OBJ
serve. in no little interspersed places
(applause) either on the Democratic or
! pnnilhIinan side ~ With that
statement Dalzelf resumed his seat
The resolution was lost Il to 1871
many Democrats refusing to vote.
Consideration of the agricultural APP
preparation bill was begun in the House
today. The amount carried by the meas
IRE is 81, t3l ,346.
Continuing his filibuster begun yester
day. Mr. Sulzer IN W forced the first
reading of the bill. several pages hat
objection. No limit was placed on gen
eral debate on the bill.
Lamb. Virginia. said he did not believ.
it possible for the Senate to improve thu
bill. He regretted that it made no pro
vision for the Appalachian forest reserve
thus robbing the people OF this country
of the benefits that must accrue there
from"
Lover. South Carolina, declared tha
there was disposition to criticizs ant
find fault with the bill because the in
creases carried by it were unusually
large in the financial unrest. 1t was no
the farmer panic, however, he declared
He had not heard of any farmer reducin,
wages or dismissng employees The farm
ers' productions last year were the great
est in the life of the nation. mo frien'
Of agriculture" he exclaimed, "can JUST
fy vote to curtail and hamper tn
farmers department of the government
because, forsooth, the spectators an,
stock gamblers of Wall street are hav
ing a row and are now engaged In thei