Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-24
A COLD DAY FOR RANDALL
KASSON AND DDORSHEINTER BOTH
FLOOR HIM.

FLOUR HIM.
The Latter's Attitude Very Threatening
The Senate's Increased Naval Ap-
prOpriatiOns at the Bottom of the
TrOuble-Messrs. Rollins and Pike
Also Indulge in Tilt.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mr. Randall
continues to do good service as a dis
! turbance maker in the House. He has
made good day of it to-day. He began
early this morning, when he moved that
the House non-concur in the Senate
amendments to the naval appropriation
/ bill providing for steel cruisers. This he
/ asked the House TO do as a matter of
/ course and without asking any questions,
when Mr.. KassOn, of Iowa, inquired if
| there was to be no debate. Mr.. Randall
1 refused to answer, Whereupon Mr.. Kas-
! son remarked that the matter of con-
/ structing steel cruisers and building
1 up the navy was one of great I'M
/ pOrtance, and he did not propose that
/ it should be refused merely upon the wish
of any one man, and the majority of the
! Appropriations Committee, so far as that
was concerned. Mr.. Randall was mad
| He had his war paint on. 1t is said that
while in his twenties he was one of the
most clever shoulder hitters in his neigh
bOrhood and that no one cared to stand
up before him. Looking over to Mr.. Kas-
| son, who is a spare built man. he an
swered savagely, "YOu may discuss the
bill if you want to-" and then moved that
the House go into committee of the whole
| for the purpose of discussing the
bill and that the debate be
| limited to half a minute. This was moth
ing short of a direct insult to Mr.. Kasson,
and the members looked aghast at the
| Pennsylvanian's effrOntery. Mr.. Kasson
is a modest man, but he has the courage
to express his convictions. 1t took him
but moment to rally. He sprang to his
feet and made point of order against the
bill. He SAID that when the conference
committee reported non-concurrence or
disagreement such a report dissolved that
committee, and that the measure went
| back to the House in committee of the
whole without a motion. He proposed to
speak upon it. He did not wish to do so
at once, but he could do so now if driven
to it. The Speaker sustained Mr.. KassOn's
point of order This fiOored Mr.. Randall.
He had met his match. Luckily Mr.. Tur-
ner, of Georgia, called up the Peters
| Wood contested election case from
Kansas, and the row was for the time
being averted. Mr.. Randall retired with
gore in his eyes. About 4 O'Clock the
election case was disposed of, and he re-
appeared and renewed his motion to nOn-
concur in the Senate amendments to the
naval appropriation bill. Mr.. Ka asson
was in his seat. He anticipated this,
but Mr.. Randall did not anticipate Mr..
KassOn. 81 shall insist upon some debate
on this matter" said Mr.. KassOn. in a
tone that impressed Mr.. Randall with his
earnestness.
"Well," replied Mr. Randall, after some
running remarks. 81 will cOncede an
| hours debate"
Then Messrs. KassOn, Reed of Maine,
| CalkinS of Indiana and others spoke in
favor of the cruisers, pointing out the
false economy Of refusing to provide for
them now when everything was favorable.
Their arguments irritated Mr.. Randall.
Finally Mr.. DOrsheimer, of New York,
one of the weightiest Democrats in the
House, arose. He is an enormously
large-framed man. He opened his bate
ries upon Mr.. Randall and harpoOned him
"from the word co." Before he began
talking Mr.. Randall gave him five minutes
of his own time. At the end of the five
minutes, 'whack" went the Speakers
gavel.
''Why do you call me to order?" de-
manded Mr.. DOrsheimer, in stentorian
tones, of the Speaker.
''YOur time is up" replied the gavel
wielder.
''But l have ten minutes additional
time granted me by Mr.. Randall" re-
marked the New Yorker.
Everybody looked at Mr.. Randall, who
answered slowly:
''You are mistaken; / yielded you five
minutes time only"
"YOu yielded me fifteen minutes re-
tOrted Mr.. DOrsheimer, with warmth.
''NO, sir; but five minutes" persisted
the Pennsylvania, who is a man of great
nerve.
'Iwant to say to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania that my word is as good
on this floor used before the country as is
his, and l say further that he yielded me
fifteen minutes"
AS. Mr.. DOrsheimer uttered the flat con-
tradictiOn he raised both hands closely
clinched high up before him. His eyes
flashed fire, and his face blanched with
excitement. Moving from his seat he
took steps in the direction of Mr.. Ran
dali as if to threaten him. A friend of
Mr.. RandalPs arose to corrobOrate the
latter's statement, and in doing so quieted
matters for the moment and
held the floor till ) O'Clock,
the time to take recess to the evening
session so there was no vote ON MIR. Ran
dalPs report. The friends of the gentle
men from New York and Pennsylvania
are trying to bring about a reconciliation
tonight. A good deal of bad feeling was
engendered, and some think it is but the