Show MAJORITY IS ON THE DEFENSIVE Republicans Forced to Approve of Record of Hell Roar Roaring Roaring Roaring ing Jake Smith DEBATE ON O WATCH TRUST CAUSTIC REMARKS BY LEADER WILLIAMS Washington April 11 When Speaker Cannon called the house to order today a senate bill ratifying an agreement with the Lower Brule band of oC the Sioux tribe of Indians In South Dakota was passed The postoffice appropriation bill was then th n taken up The military record of General Jacob JacobH H Smith was the subject of a speech by Mr Bannon Ohio who defended the actions of General Smith in the Philip Philippines Philippines pines stating that General Woods achievements were a complete vindication vindication tion of the case of General Smith Mr Hayes Cal spoke in lh favor of an in increased increased increased creased salary for postal clerks Mr Gronna N D favored increased pay for br letter carriers The Watch Trust The watch trust had further illumination illumination tion through a speech by Mr Terrell Mass who In answering the address addres of ot Mr Rainey Ill read a letter from the president l of the Waltham Watch Vatch company in which it was emphatically stated that there was no watch trust He admitted that the Waltham company in order to compete with the Swiss watchmakers to compete with cheap labor of Europe and to establish his trade was compelled to sell abroad cheaper than at home Mr Williams the minority leader asked why they sold the surplus abroad at less price than at home Here at home with a sheltered mar market m market r ket said Mr Williams sheltered by bythe bythe bythe the tariff for the planting growth and consummation of combinations between manufacturers I will not use the word trust because it is a red flag in the thee eyes es of many man people the moment we under undertook undertook undertook took to sell the surplus here at less than cost he would break the market price agreed upon by the various factories en entering entering entering into the combination Illusion Would Be Apparent The moment he did that the hope which had been held out by b the founders of protection that it would not ultimate ultimately ly Iy increase the price of living would be shown to be illusory because each cach manu manufacturer manufacturer would enter into competition with the other members of the trust then there would be real competition and prices would be reduced Mr Sulzer N Y made a strong plea for congressional action in putting a stop to the destruction of Niagara Falls Its a sacrilege Mr Sulzer said to this generation and an outrage on gen generations generations generations yet et unborn to devastate this wonderful waterfall We Ve must protect Falls Shortly before 4 general debate on the bill was concluded and the read readIng reading readIng Ing of the bill for amendment begun Defense of Braun Mr Sulzer of New Kew York took the floor in behalf of Marcus Braun who he said had just resigned from his recent ap appointment appointment appointment as immigrant inspector The rhe reason for his resignation he declared was that he had bad not been vindicated properly by the secretary of state In replying to the Sulzer resolution for all papers in the case he said the secretary had withheld one letter from Consul Chi Chichester Chichester Chichester chester at Budapest with no explanation as to why WIlY the letter had been suppressed He criticised the presidents dismissal of Ambassador Storer by cable as an un unprecedented unprecedented Unprecedented occurrence A class of persons totally ignored b by bythe bythe the bill Mr Rixey of Virginia remarked were the referees on postmasters in the southern states He lie insisted that when the people of his district wanted a certain certain tain tam person as postmaster he had a right to go to the postoffice department and make their wishes known but he object objected ed as did his constituents to the sug suggestion suggestion of the department to see the referee in the particular district At 4 O the postoffice appropriation tion bill was laid aside Bills Passed The following bills were passed To 10 amend an act entitled An net act to amend and codify the laws relating to municipal corporations in the district of Alaska Granting to the city cit of Durango Colo Colorado Colorado rado certain lands for reservoir pur purposes purposes purposes poses The house at p m adjourned a l until I noon Thursday S |