The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-28
.HEFL|N ATTACKS
CANNON S POLICY
Rules Of the House Are De-
scribsd As TyTaR]ica|
| POWERFUL SPEECH is MADE
Congressman ollie James Praises Hef-
Inns Words and Calls Him An
Able Champion Of the Man
Who Tolls.
POWERFUL SPEECH IS MADE
BY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

BY Wal EhSON EALE1.
Washington, January 27.--( Especially
Representative Hefiin of Alabama spoke
in the House today. He discussed the
agricultural bill, cotton and speculat-
ing exch anges. He arraigned Speaker
Cannon and characterized the rules of
of the House as arbitrary and tyranni-
cal" He laid the distress caused by
the meat trust at the coor Of the re-
publican party. He also discussed crop
report matter left out of the bill.
Republicans gave him marked atten-
tion while the democrats applauded his
telling points and at the conclusion OF
his speech of an hour he was loudly
democrats.
Representative Ollie M. James of
Kentucky today said: Representative
Thomas J. Hefiin of Alabama made the
most powerful and eloquent arraign-
ment of the cotton gamblers exchange
of New York in his speech in the House
today 1 have ever heard. His defense
of the cotton grower of the south was
not only convincing. but absolutely un-
| answerable. The farmers of the coun-
try have no truer friend and no abler
champion upon the floor Of the House
than Helm His removal from the
| committee on agriculture by Cannon
was an outrage and direct affront to
| every ti1ler of the soil in America. Can
mons enmity to him Is the highest COM
pliment not only to his integrity but
to his ability to battle for the man who
lives by his toll"
Senator Johnston has received many
| kilograms from personal friends urging
| the confirmation of Walker as marshal.
| The senator says that the Judiciary
committed, to whom the nomination was
sent meets only on Monday. that no
doubt ley win report this nomination
| favorably on Monday next to the Sem
ate. 1t will, under the ruies, go to the
calender andwalker viii be confirmed
| on Tuesday. Both he and Senator Bank
head have advised the committee that
whilst they personally preferred Judg-
kins. they would make no objection to
| the confirmation. Unless the senators
do object the committee always re-
ports favorably. Senators Bankhead
and Johnston have received kilograms
from the following citizens of Mont
| gomery in favor OF the confirmation of
| B. z. Walker for marshal: TIL omas H.
Lipscomb. c. p. stoors, Mike Moore.
| Hal T. Walker, Jesse Wadsworth,
Greil Grocery company. Warren Brown.
r. H. Parker, vandiver Grocery COM
| pany, ]. Loeb & Co., d. Fleming, w. l..
| Parks, L. Bernheimer. w. H. Sanford,
II. s. Prince. w. H. Th omas, J. Dreyfus,
| James Brame.
| IF reports are true Representative La
| fean of Pennsylvania touched upon a
| very sore congressional spot in the in
terror department Expenditures committee
today. He said he could not make such
| a charge on the floor of the House. be-
/ cause 1t came to him only by rumor and
added: Il have heard there are mem
| bers of Congress who do not employ
| clerks, but who put their hands into
| the United States treasury for the $500
| which they are allowed for clerk hire
| What Mr.. Lafean says is notoriously
! true. NThere are said to be comparative
ly few members who pay their clerks the
| full 1880 to which they are entitled In
| stead of $125 month many Of tho ''sec-
| retaries'' receive one-half of this amount,
often less. The congressman receive 1880
| a year and 20 cents mile travelling OK
| penses to and from washington.
| Senator Johnston got up his bill for the
| observation Of Sunday as day of rest,
| prohibiting all secular work. theatres.
| saloons, merchandise, eto. Yesterday
when the senator moved to take the bill
up the vote was against it. but the SEN
| stor demanded the ayes and noes and the
| vote stood b2 to Q. Every democrat voted
for It, The senator gave notice that he
would press the consideration OF the bill
until a final vote was taken, and declared
that the ayes and noes would be had in
It, So the opposition, gave up and the
bill was passed unanimously today, some
few senators not voting.
President Morris of the Farmers union
Of Alabama and ]. ]. Robinson. Jr.. OF
LAFAYETTE, are here. There will be a
conference Of the Farmers union of the
: country in this city for the purpose OF
suppressing gambling In food products
and cotton, which they will attend.
At the request of Representative Craig
the department Of agriculture will send
one of Its experts to Selma In about
two weeks to deliver an address on the
cotton boil weevil.
Greek Fatally Wounded.
Roanoke, Va.,s January 2Z-Michael Fe-
kete, a Greek restaurant proprietor. early
-o. eno+ ap1 fatally uuoup1ad