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Sir, there is another side to the question of how the people of the 
District of Columbia are treated by Congress. In many respects they 
have been treated well, but in some other respects the record is dark 
and disgraceful. The construction of the Aqueduct is an instance. 
Over in yonder ridge back of the city lie buried a round million of 
their dollars, useless—stolen. 
[Here the hammer fell. | 
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired. 
The pending question is the motion of the gentleman from Maryland. 
Mr. Cannon. I yield five minutes to the gentleman from Georgia 
[Mr. Clements], and if he wants more I will try to give it. Mr. 
Speaker, how much time have I remaining? 
The SprakerR pro tempore. The Chair under stands that the gentle- 
man has eleven minutes remaining. 
Mr. Cannon. I believe the Chair has made a mistake, if I had an 
hour in the first instance. 
Mr. Ciements. There must be some mistake about that. 
The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is the information the Chair has. 
Mr. Cannon. That is on the theory that I had an hour or half an 
hour ? 
The SprakeER pro tempore. The gentleman had an hour. 
Mr. Cannon. There has not been any of my time taken up except 
what I took myself, and I am sure I only took about ten minutes. 
Mr. Buount. The gentleman yielded ten minutes to me. 
The SpEaKER pro tempore. The Chair is informed that the gentle- 
man yielded ten minutes to the gentleman from Georgia. 
Mr. Cannon. Then how much did I usé myself ? 
The Speaker pro tempore. The Chair is not advised as to that. 
The gentleman has now twenty-one minutes remaining. 
Mr. Cannon. I hope the Chair will inquire about the matter. I 
will now yield five minutes to my colleague on the committee [Mr. 
Clements]. 
Mr. Ciements. I am very much obliged to the gentleman from 
Illinois [Mr. Cannon]. I think there must be some mistake about the 
time consumed by him. In the little time allotted to me I would be glad 
to have the attention of the House. I do not propose to be drawn by 
the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Morse] into the question 
as to whether this is a nation, or a union of States, or both, nor will I 
now discuss the former tendency of Massachusetts toward secession. 
I want to talk about this as a business question. It seems to me that 
there has been a good deal of confusion about the matter. In the 
discussion the point is made that this appropriation will create a 
partnership between the District and the General Government in 
the management of this park. The tendency of courts as well as 
of legislators in our time is to drive to the. substance of questions 
