The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-27

rcachiES measure. thcro should have
been az least week for debate. with
tlic unlimited right OF amendment.
surely there IL nothing sacred about
the Sis,s bill. and there Is no reason
Tor thh' mad rush VIII not be a
party TO rammihs such rule down
the throats OF members"
Statements in Reply.
Champ Clark'a statement aroused
widespread discussion among both
Immediately issued statement in re-
ply. Representative Shcrley, OF Ken
There is nothing in the rule that
IS unusual il provides for three
hours debate OF, The rule, and twenty
hours on ,6 The 'iil na body the ,n, s,ss
coming before it. /, is absolutely essen
tia T. have rule clo,ure;
Tie nature OF the rule has been
say the least that the Speaker should
have seen III 10 attack the rule only.
after it was offered, and the lines Of
ing = Democratic President and y
pemoGratic admits tratson n uphold
deferred 10y any eleventh hour assault
hy The Speaker, particularly when for
tho GrsJ time lie has seen III ~ show
his true colors in opposition 10 the
measure and TO the Democratic party"
Representative Henry, OF Texas.
ohairman of the Rules Committee. Is
Speaker for opposing the rule a; this
late hour He said: "pt course. amy
sensible man knows that he is fixing
O. jump squarely into the camp Of the
Presidents enemies. Instead Of op-
posing rules. noncsseuials in this
greet conflict he should reveal his
real svmpathies and march boldly over
- The standard Of the railroad and
I'rcsident Wilson was at tho exc:
cutivc Offices for an hour tonight \
copy of 10, Speakers statement was
shown 70 him, but he made no com
mcut for publication
Debate L. Limited.
Ey .agroemeni debate on the rule
was limited 10 three hours, ono half
ouo-half under control OF Representa-
tive Campbell. ranking Republican of
VI" Rules Committee. forty minutes of
the time TO be allotted 10, The Progress
Iepresentatiye Henry opened the
"rsament for the rule IL declared
ihat The free tolls plant; OF The Bai.
democratic sentiment, and pointed out
that WHOM the Panama Canal act was
passed only seventy two Democrats in
ninety four voted against the proVi-
Z propose" he said 10 aid in the
correction OF a blundcr that has been
Committed by the American Congress.
This free toll provision violates a
treaty ana contract we have with Eng
land and other nations The President
~ TIE United states has come to he
HouS. and has summoned VS. TO his
H. fnlio,y hin,
Mr HemrH asserted that tho Amer
caM people secured no benefit from
s,is thai w@u 5 proiit from MT the '' exem5-
iio, ~ o,yT.d iy t,a @S,eal ,i;r,!s,t,
tIc Staudard OH trust. the soutHsrn
halfway iGe NV Hay~n Eailwa, ma
th, Scaboard Air Linz
These are tn. i~opla" he said
.,,5o A., MI, 81 n.o non 49,,
gHeas@ 81 If hi. ~. iT on 4 Ee'r
III. quoted IRON tn,, r,nort az ,br
Slipping trust investi-ating commit
H., IL shnw maj r,tlrc,Gs contr"iied
most of tn, American Shins wi,icb
would use tho canal
TrIhutr 10 President
Reprcs.r;ufiye Heri.V naiJ n .rlbu..
TO HI" President as hayii,r Tho .iiacts
soulan courage - call on Conrrcss 10
der
REPRESENTATIVE Car--beN ~ E-e.s
Ecpublirsn oi,frad III. ar-i,,,,nnt -
the opponen.s Of the r.!c
m grr,a-.io- -i.
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