National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-07-21
HATCH REPLIES TO INGALLS,.
He Says ingalls, Uttered "the Greatest
FaIsehood of His Life"

FaIBehOod OF HIS LIFE"
In the House yesterday Mr.. Hatch, Of Mis-
souri,, rising to question Of privilege, sent
TO the clerks desk and had read the follow
ing extract from speech made in the Sem
ate Monday by Senator Ingalls,;
say that moro shameful spectacle was
never presented to the American people than
this measure supported in the other house
under the leadership Of the chairman of COM
mittee, who Is himself engaged In the dairy
business, who has herd and farm whose
products he sells in the market and upon which
he relies for his support, aud REINFORCED in this
body by the chairman OF the committee on ag-
rioulture, who ia engaged In the same business
and who Is to profit II this bill cau by any
means whatever, be passed through this body
directly by the legislation he isseeking here TO
promote.
Mr.. Ingalls, then refers to members OF
Congress acting as railroad attorne US, and
continues:
But, SIR If that Is improper how much more
improper Is II, how much more indetcnslble Is
II, for the chairmen OF the committees OF the
TWO houses TO present measures here in which
they have direct personal interest aud when
ever any argument is made against them TO
descend into the arena Of vulgar personality
Of the measure less obnoxious.
In reply, Mr.. Hatch said
Mr.. Speaker, every gentleman on the floor
Will agree with me that that reference to mo
as chairman of the committee on agriculture
OF the House of Representatives by senator in
q discussion OF a bill that passed this House Is
in violation ofevery parliamentary rule, aud
in violation Of every manly and decent in
stinct that ought 70 actuatea member ofeither
Of these houses. The respect which have
for this House and Its members alone deters
me from charactcrizing this attack MS II ought
to BIO characterized. / desire 10 state that
when this gentleman connects my name with
that of the senator from New York (Mr. Mil
ler)-who was present had the rights aud
privileges OF the floor, and could defend him.
self-in the statement that l am personally
interested in the passage of the oleomargarlno
bill, and that derive my support or any part
farm, 1t is simply a complete and gratuitous
lalsehood. There Is no truth in It, and no
foundation for It. As farmer, am the
owner of a little herd Of Jersey cows, which
crease c@S 'GF would be rI proud Of ' Owning
a dairy farm and being dairy farmer of Mis-.
souri,. l wish had the good fortune to have
saved enough in my past life TO be classed
among the dairy farmers of Missouri; but when
the gentleman attempts TO insinuate In my alb.
sence, ana In forum where have no rights,
that have any more personal interest In the
passage of that bill than the 100000 farmers
and 60,QO0,OO0 consumers of butter in the United
States, he simply utters q falsehood And
when that gentleman goes further and says
that have In any part of the discussion de-
scended into the arena of vulgar personality
and denunclntOn, he utters the greatest false.
hood of his life, and that is the hardest thing
can say about him. am not in the habit of
descending to vulgarities and personalities.
ator Of Kansas-that womb Of SANDER and dc.
traction.