Show ju ff 3 SI TS i williams speech caused a lengthy discussion of the aldrich bill washington feb 4 president Roosevel ts recent message to congress on the relations of capital and labor and of corporations and the pub lice again was the theme of discussion in tha bouse ot representatives today so great was the demand tor time that general debate on the indian appropriation bill which Is the pending business was extended to tomorrow tor four hours interest in proceedings ce centered in a speech by john sharp williams the minority leader who while flauding lauding tha president tor some of his expressed the belief that others were dangerous mr williams saoko for nearly two hours his on the financial question prompted a lengthy discussion of that subject by mr hill of connecticut in which he opposed the aldrich financial bill after briefly discussing the financial question mr bonynge of colorado called attention to what ho said was the absolute insincerity and hypocrisy of the democratic party as an organization in its present attitude toward the president of the united states he quoted several passages from the last democratic campaign book antagonistic to president roosevelt and inquired it they accorded with the present democratic commendation of the president ho charged that theae utterances itte rances of democrats made at this time are simply made for political purposes the democrats ho said had heretofore shown the discretion to withhold their commendation of republican statesmen aart a republican administration until the statesman had passed to the great beyond and the administration had passed into history but this time they were catching up with the procession and were endorsing while the administration was still in power do you mean to say inquired mr james of kentucky that wo must wait for roosevelt to die before we applaud his message if you desire to pursue the course you always have responded mr bonynge that would bo the proper thing to do A remark that Mr cockran biad endorsed the administration brought a denial from that gentleman who said that endorsement of a single message was distinct from an endorsement of the administration republican applause and laughter greeted mr Bony oges reply that hp could well understand the democratic change of heart which had taken place over night after agreeing to extend the general debate for four houra tomorrow the house at 4 57 p m adjourned |