Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-15
House of Representatives


WASHINGTON, June 14.-Thc house went
into committee on legislative, executive and
judicial appropriations.
During the debate in the house to-day Mr..
White said the statement had been made
before the Window committee that the chair
man of the ways and means committee had
made bargain to help the whisky men if they
would help the tariff men.
Mr.. Kelly denounced the statement as being
the rawlings of maniac or deliberate lie, and
added that the gentleman might be scoundrel
enough to make that statement.
Instantly a dozen members arose and de-
manded the words be taken down, and this
was done and the words were reported to the
house
Mr.. Springer was ready with resolution
instructipg the speaker to- eensure both gen
tlemen.
Here Mr.. White announced he understood
that Mr.. Kelly did not personally refer to
him but to the statement of Mr.. Miller. Mr..
Kelly at once said that he referred to Mr..
White and Mr.. White only.
There seemed nothing to do but to admins
ter rebuke Mr.. Kelly in a brief speech
apologized to the house. !but added that the
proyocation was great to defend his honor for
his own and his family's sake. He reminded
the house that in twenty-five years service
that was the first time he had been rebuked.
He spoke with great emotion and his speech
was SO pathetic that dozen men moved that
his name be stricken from the resolution of
censure. Before this was done Mr.. White
apologized, stating that he, too, had labOred
under great provocation and especially as Mr..
Kelly had in recent speech alluded to him
as lunatic.
Mr. Kelly said that at the time he referred to
Mr.. White as lunatlc, he did not know that
he had family affliction ;of that sort.
Mr.. Whites apology was then accepted and
| the resolution of censure withdrawn.
The house then again went into committee.
Mr.. White offered several amendments to
the internal revenue clause, but they were all
ruled out on the point of order. In debating
then he criticized severely the official conduct
of the commissioner of internal revenue,
whom he declared to be a 'sscheming politi-
| cian,n and he asserted that the whisky ring
was now at work with view IT, the election
| of congressman, who would after the 4th of
March next help 1t to get schemes through
the house and senate.
| Both Mr.. Holman and Cox offered several
amendments prohibiting political assessments
but they were ruled out on points OF order
raised by Mr.. Cannon.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Springer offered
| an amendment, which was adopted, fixing the
salary of the reporter of the United States
supreme court at S., 600, and providing here
after that supreme court reports shall be
printed at the government printing office and
sold at cost of publication and 10 per cent. ad.
ditional
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment providing
that no part of the contingent fund appropri-
ated by this bill shall be expended in the pay
ment of clerks employed by senators and
members of congress. Adopted.
The committee then rose and the bill hav
ing been reported to the house was passed
Yeas, 125; nays, IS.
Mr.. Miller reported resolution recon-
mending the committee on appropriations te
provide for payment to George Q. Cannon, Of
Utah, his salary and mileage up to April 19
1882, the day when his seat was declared va
cant. Adopted
Mr.. O'Neill, from the committee on appro
priations, reported that invalid pensions ap
propriation bill be referred to committee o.