Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-14

pools to throw filth at gentlemen. He haC
not in his remarks intended any personal
application to any of the five gentlemen
| to whom he had referred. He simply In
tended to inform the country of the facl
which he derived from statements of Re-
publican organs that the committee had
been surrounded and crowded by hired
agents of the tariff monopolists, and il
was the influence they had exerted-he
would not say corruption the members
of this committee that had brought forth
this bill. He had not any personal
luminosity toward the gentleman from
Kansas. He had been surprised at the
ability and information which the gentle
man had displayed in the management of
his bill, for he was the only one on the
other side who had shown acquaintance
with it. He was surprised, because he had
never before known the gentleman to show
any ability or knowledge worth consider
ing OH any subject he had ever discussed.
Derisive laughter on the Republican
side. lie (TOwnshend) did not know
whether the gentleman had intended to
hurl at him the epithet of being guilty of
uttering a falsehood or not. II want to
know" he continued, turning toward
Haskell, whether the gentleman charges
me personally with falsehood.'
Mr.. Haskell-Answer me d question and
L viii answer yours. Iwant you to answer
whether or not you said that this bill
was not made under the rules of the house,
but was the creation of q corrupt lobby.
Did you say that?
Mr. Townshend-I said then and say
now, that this bill was sired by hired
agents OF monopoly. did not say, or in
tend TO say at the time, that the gentleman
himself was the tool of a monopolist.
SIN " intended to assert what I repeat
here, that this bill was made
by hired agents of monopolists and
ican caucus embraced it. I wish to know
before I say what 1 may desire to say,
whether the gentleman desires to charge
me with personal falsehood?
Mr.. Haskell-What said was that the
statement made was false statement, and
I repeat it is.
"What want to know" persisted Town
shend, amid derisive laughter on the Re-
publican side, sis, whether the gentleman
draws a distinction between a statement
and personal honor of gentleman who
makes the statement?"
Before Mr.. Haskell could reply Mr.. Hen
derson endeavored to bring about peace
by appealing to the committee to proceed
with business and not turn the hall into
beer garden, but Townshend persisted for
an explanation.
"The statement 1 made" he said, ''has
been matter Of public notoriety. Lead
ing Republican papers have made it. If
the gentleman simply desires to brand the
statement which has been spread through
out this land, have no personal issue with
him, but if he here shelters himself be-
hind the privileges of debate on this floor
for the purpose of insulting me in public,
I want to know it." Laughter on the
Republican side.
Mr.. Kasson-I want to say in the inter-
ests Of the house that distinction has al
ways been drawn between a personal
charge and charge of misstatements in
the facts alleged. The gentleman must
remember that the charge was of corrup-
ton. Every member of the committee
knows the charge to be false.
Mr. Townshend-L the gentleman
from Kansas make that statement. l will
be content.
Mr.. Kasson-He has already made that
statement.
Mr.. Townshend-I again ask the gentle
man from Kansas whether the gentleman
from Iowa has properly stated his feelings
on this question.
Mr.. Haskell deigned no reply, and Town
shend's persistence was cut off by a motion
limiting the debate to half minute.
Mr. Dunn's amendment prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Carlisle, the duty on
nickel was reduced from 25 to Is cents
per pound.
On motion of Mr.. Page, daty of %
per cent. ad valorem was imposed upon
quicksilver.
On motion of Mr. Morrison, the duty on
bronze powder was reduced from % to 20
per cent. ad valorem.
On motion of Mr.. Tucker, goldleaf, per
package of 500 leaves, was reduced from
81 to $3.50.
On motion OF Mr.. Kelly the duty on
shot guns was reduced to 30 per cent. ad
valorem, but the duty on pistols was re-
tanned at 80 per cent ad valorem.
On motion of Mr.. Mckinley the duty on
metallic pens was changed from 45 per
cent. ad valorem to twelve cents per gross.
On having concluded the consideration
of the metal schedule with the exception
of one clause, the committee rose and the