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Show SPEECHES INTENDED FOR COMING CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON, April 27. In the presence of crowded galleries and of almost a full membership, Messrs. Ijlttlelleld of Maine and Williams of Mississippi, In the Houso today, made speeches Intended for the coming Presidential Presi-dential campaign. The two speakers were wildly applauded by their respective respec-tive sides, but there was an absence of personalities, such as characterized the clash between Messrs. DaJzell and Cockran. Indeed, the best of humor prevailed. Mr, Llttlelleld continually taunted tho Democrats with the utterances of Mr. Cockran, and by name called on several of the prominent members of that party in the House to answer "yes" or "no" whether they approved Mr. Cockran's tariff viewy, and whether they Intended going beforo the people on tho Issue of free trade. Ho defended tho protective tariff system from every point of view. Mr. Williams, adopting the tactics of Mr. Llttlefleld,- endeavored to force from the Republicans, and from Mr. Llttlcfield In particular, categorical answers to several questions which ho deemed pertinent. Mr. Llttlefleld answered "yes" when asked If he approved ap-proved of everything In tho McKInley administration, which enabled Mr. Williams Wil-liams to remind him that ho (Llttlefleld) (Llttle-fleld) and Williams had stood together in opposition of colonial establishment. Mr. Williams asserted that the Republicans Repub-licans were going "before the people "on tho issue borrowed from the gamblers, table of standing pat." The Houso sat until late In tho afternoon, after-noon, and then recessed until 9 o'clock at night. The House disagreed to the Senate appropriation bill and asked for a conference. con-ference. Many conference reports on bills of a minor character were disposed of. Mr. Hemenway called up tho conference confer-ence report on the general deilclency bill. . The report was unanimously adopted, and the House then proceeded to tho consideration of tho conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill. Following a brief explanation of the bill by Mr. Hemenway, in chargo of It, Mr. Do Armond. (Mo.), attacked the provision of the proposed new building build-ing for the use of Senators, which, he said, when, completed, would be simply "a Senatorial Hat, luxuriously furnished." He favored a more modest building, with modest furnishings, "and yet not lacking In those evidences of taste by a devotion to art so dear to the Senatorial heart, and so expensive to the public purse." Mr. Hemenway explained that the conferees were compelled to" accept the I Senate provision, because the Senate I Insisted that its present ofllce building had been found to be unsafe. On a rising vote the report was adopted, 110 to 92. The Democrats demanded de-manded the yeas nnd nays, and the roll was called. The report was adopted, 13S to 129. Mr. Overstreet called up the conference con-ference report on the postofTlcc appropriation ap-propriation bill and explained that it was a- complete agreement of the con-fedces. con-fedces. The report, said Mr. Moon, (Tenn.). the ranking minority member mem-ber of the postofllce committee, was in the spirit of compromise. He declared, however, that the appropriation, $45,- 000, to the Oceanic Steamship company for carrying the malls to Tahiti, was a pure gift, because of tho fnct that It cost the Government 56.50 for every pound of mail carried to that Island. When the conference report of the bill to ratify an agreement with the Shoshone or Wind river Indians in Wyoming Wy-oming was called up by Mr. Mondell, (Ropublican, Wyoming), Mr. Fitzgerald, (Democrat, New York), raised a question ques-tion of consideration and at the same time made the point of no quorum. The speaker counted a quorum, but tho Democrats demanded tho yeas and nays and the roll was called for the fourth time during the evening. The vote disclosed the presence of a quorum and that the House had agreed to consider con-sider the report. Mr. Mondell explained its provisions. Mr. Fitzgerald asserted that the reservation res-ervation was rich In gas and oil and that the Indian Inspector had wired the Secretary of the Interior that he desired to come to Washington and consult con-sult with him before the bill was passed Somebody, he charged, was anxious to have the bill rushed through in defiance of all decency. Mr. Mor.dell declared he had never heard of such riches. The previous question was ordered but without a vote on the passage of the bill, the House, at 1 o'clock this morning took a recess until 10:30 o'clock today. |