Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-27
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| One of the first subjects to occupy
the attention of the House of Repre-
| sentatives today was the speech made
yesterday by Cook Colo, attacking
the President. Tawney. Mimi. Offered
a resolution calling for the appoint
ment of a committee of five to lnVes-
| tiSate ard report as to the advisa-
| bility Of expunging the words from
| the Record. FitZge raid. N. Y, ami
| Clark, Mo-. argued that the resolution
| was not privileged. Clark charged that
| the resolution was simply the estab-
| fishing of q press censorship in the
| House. The resolution was adopted by
| a viva vocc vote and the Speaker ar
| nounced the following as the commit
| tee to conduct the investigation
! Mann. Ills. Perkins, n. Y, Foster, vt,
| Clayton, Ala. and Howard, Ga.
Chairman Tawney of the appropria-
| ton committee renewed his attempt to
secure the passage of the sundry civil
| appropriation bill, which ne hoped to
get through before recess was taken
| ,arly this morning. The Democratic
lilbuster inauguratcd last night great
iy irritated Mr.. Tawney and the re-
| suit was frequent clashes between him
| md members on the opposite side of
| the chamber.
| AS the hours dragged on the tree!
| lawmakers lost some of their self re-
! straint and bitter personalities We're
| 1duIged in. " hen Mr.. TaWncyS tenn
| GER was referred to by Mr.. Beal, Tex,
| Mr.. Mann. Ills suggested that Mr.
| Tawney's temper might be improve
| il the gentleman from Texas would i'm
| rove his manners
| ITO copy those of the gentleman from
Illinois, was the hot retort, would
make of myself a clown
sharp passage occurred late in the
night between Mr.. Tawney and John
| Sharp Williams, Mississippi, former mi
| nority leader when the former declared
| that he was not trying to prevent the
gentleman from making speech but an
| exhibition of himself. Mr.. Williams re-
torted that if he was making as great
| an exhibition of himself as the gentle
| man from Minnesota normally and nat
| urally does of himself, he would feel
| safer for himself that he did. Mr.. Will
| liams was about to state THAT he had
been proceeding NJ the best Of good hui
NOR when demand for the regular or
Ger cut him off.
| The records of the official stenosra-
piers show that the aggregate of the re-
marks made during the days session eX-
| ceeded those of any during the last quar-
| ter of Il century
| Various increases in salaries provided
for officers of the board of managers OF
| National Soldiers Homes We're stricken
out on points of order by Mr.. Macon
| Arkansas
The House overwhelmingly voted down
| an amendment by Mr.. Fitzgerald New
York, striking out the provision prohibit
| ing canteens at National Soldiers Homes
| On the ground that it was new legisla-
| ton. the Chair sustained a point of order
| against the provision admitting to Ma
/ tional Soldiers Homes all honorably dis
| charged soldiers or sailors who have seen
| service in the Philippines, Cuba and Alas
| "a and it was stricken out.
| In speaking to his amendment
| Hitchcock declared that the absorption
| E tire Tennessee Coal & Iron Co.
hich was a Gigantic merger, spec
ocular and far-reacling in its char
| :. ter which practically accomplishe;'
| ne purpose of creating a monopoly il,
| he steel interests of the United
| ;tatt&."
| All assertion by Tawney that the
| ,mendmcnt was offered simply to pro-
| ,iGc opportunity for political speeches
! roueht Il reply from Sherley. Ky. He
| aid that if there was any politics in
| he proposition THE politics gets in
| it by virturc of the action of an Exc
| ,itivc without warrant on law
| Mann. His. denied that the depart
| mont Of Justice had discriminate
| igainst the rich or the poor in its pros
| cutiuns He praised the President.
| The provision to pay the Catholic
| :hurci, in Porto Rico $4,000 in set
| lcmcnt of all property matters in dis
| ,utc between tie church and the Unit
| q States was stricken out on Il point
| i order by Garrett, Tenn.
| On q similar point by Douglas, Ohio.
| he paragraph authorizing proposals
| or raising tic battlcship Maine in H,
| ana harbor was stricken out against
| he appeals of SuZcr. \. Y. Sulzei
aid it vas Il national disgrace to con-
| inue to allow the wreck to remain anG
| not to take out the 60 bodies still in
| ne hulk.
| we would better qui; remembering
| he Maine exclaimed Douglas. The
| odiGS that were taken out, he said,
| ere not now bodies but food for fish
| $. TO bring these remains home, he
| aid would simply be to reopen the
| l"arts of their families 4 sore. which,
| Thank God, is now substantially 70
| hOvcd."
| When the provision relating to tho
| ts:hmian Canal Commission was
| cached an amendment by Fitzgerald,
| y. Y, cutting down the salary of Sec.
| Bishop from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum
| vas adopted Fitzgerald advised the
| House that Mr.. Bishop was provided
| With a $1,000 home, a horse and car
| 'iagc and a coachman and said that
| 5000 salary was enough.
| The clause authorizing an increase
| in the amount of Panama bonds from
| s135, 100000 to S160O0O.O00 under the act
Of June %. 1892. went out on a point
of order by Fitzgerald. ~ Y. The pro ;
| hiDition in the hill against further pay
| ment of allowances for long service