Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-07
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Very Lively Times in the
House.
MeSSrS. Bryce and humm Get Up Con-
siderable Excitement.
Woodburn Pays His Respects to the
Golden Club and by SO Doing
Stirs Up Trouble.
WAsHIsGToS, May ).
House.

other side for not having yirllity and man
hood enough to present battling of any
character. As an illustration of the love of
thr republicans for prVfecto1, he said that
II food and raimeut should be showered
down on the sky, the gentlemen On the other
side wouli fall down on their knees aud pray
10 their h, ayehly Father for protectloa
against the pauper labor III heaven.
Mr.. Wooiburn of Nevada MAZE a speech
bitterly denunciatory of the policy, which,
he said. Was outlined by the Mills bill, ui
surrenderlHg American markets and Ameri-
can labor 10 the free traders of Great Britain.
Turning has attention To the Golden club Mr..
Woodburn said that 1t was AN association OF
British manufacturers for the avowed pur
poseof destroying the protective tariff system
OF America and to facilitate the sale of Brit
ish goods in American markets. Ii had es-
tabhshed agencies IN New York and Chicago
for the distribution of British free trade doc
uments in the political canvasses of thi.
country. On the roll of membership ap-
peafed the names of dukes and earls mar
quises and lor Is, peers aud counts, and
princes. He held in his had list of mem
bers of the Golden Club on the lst of Jan
uary, 1888, and on the back of the book ot
record was the motto of the club, Free
God Save the Queen" He proceeded to
read the list of members and caused much
amusement by sandwiching the names OF
untitled members between those of earls and
dukes. The essential qualification of mem
bershp was, he said, that the applicant for
admission should be either a manufacturer
or Dobleman. Ia the list of members he
found the names of Senators Beck and
Vance.
William Endicott, Jr, cabinet officer of
the republic, was admitted in 1876. This
ought 10 create 10 surprise, for. if commo.
rumor reported him Alright, he permitted no
visitor to escape without intiIcting Oh him All
essay on the antiquity of his Anglo-Saxon
ancestry and the arlstocrauc color of his
puritanical blood. Thomas F. Bay ard was
on the roll of American noblemen. Recent
ly, when Mr.. Chamberlain, in speech IL
England, mentioned the name of Bayard.
,he cheers of the multitude drowned the
voice of the orator. From his (Bayard'sJ
acts and utterances, stranger unacqualuieu
with our forms of government wouli be us
uied III concluding that he WAS acting in the
dual capacity of American secretary of stat
and Brush envoy extraordinary. William
H. Morrison was member of the club
Was it "A wonder that he was continually
al IHt tdIiH III lllt lHltItst Ol urea
.}rltain that resulted always in stasnat.on OF
business, that engineered strlkes, besot v.o-
iehce and deprived him of his seat IN Con-
gress! Last, but not least, on the roll was
that able and impartial parl,amentarian WIN
possessed the almost goIltke power of shap
my the legislation |, of Tins country-the pres
eut speaker OF this House, John Griffin Car
lisle-who was comparatively a young mem
ber, haviug been ettc,ed i'll 1888. These
" ere II few of the names of the members
" no had conbned 10 conquer and subuue
American energy and tcrprlse. They
shuue out on the British Golden Club llst |
like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Mr. Bynum .quired whethe Mr. Garfield
had not been IA nj, mber ot the club
MIR. Woudburn replied iii the negative.
Mr., Byuum-ls not Murat Hal>tead, the |
friend OF Senator sherman, member of it!
Mr. Woodburn (hol ing up the hsD-
| here is not a republican today in pubic |
life on the roll of membership OF the Cob
den club. Applause,
Mr.. Bynum deuied that the list was true
Mr.. Woodburn replie that it was a true
list, the last one published.
Mr.. BY hum-l hen those names have been
removed
MIR. Farquhar of New York-By what au-
thority do YOU make that statement.
Mr. ByAum-Halsted is a member because
1 have 1t from a member OF the CLUB.
Mr. Woodburn-Here is the record.
Continuing Mr.. Woolburn said that it was
strange that the roll of American noblemen
,iJ tot contain the name of democratic
secretary OF the treasury, who, by stroke /
of his pen had permitted a Canadian railway
IL la, IN the /
extent of -, 900 200, TO carry freight and |
across American territory, and To !
with American subsidized lines
thereby Gripping their ability to pay their |
lust bts to the government
After taunt ny the democrats with incon- |
sstcnc, Mr.. Woodburn SAID he would be |
if Collins of Massachusetts did /
not denouuce the Mills bill he was few
wears ago president of II national orgauiza-
tiou that over his signature issued a mann /
festo ordering its members TO boycott every
article of British manufacture Applause |
aud laughter. Could adopted citizens OF |
Irish birth support Grover Cleveland when |
the surplus fund of the Cobden club was
to be used 10 control American markets and |
aud turn them over to British tralerst Could /
they stlll cliug to party that pointed with
pride to his prime minlster-Thomas f.
Ba> arl-and that held out AS a shining ex-
ample of its confidence, patriotism and iib-
crafty an ex member of the House who base
ly apologized to the British minister at Wash
inyton for his contemplate duplictty in in
resolution of inquiry as to the le-
galty of trial of an American condemned
and executed by British jury and British
court He referred to A. ). Hewitt. the
democratic mayor of the democratic city of
New York.
As MIR woodburn concluded Mr. Byrce
of New YorA crossed the main aisle and eN-
ctedly denouu ced as misrepresentation Mr..
Woodbury. allusiou to Hewitt
Mr.. Woodburn-I have said nothing but
what can prove
II say it is false exclaimed Mr.. Byrce.
That is what democrat always does"
suggested Mr. Houk of Tennessee, amid
laughter,
Several republicans stated that what Mr..
Woodburn hal said was matter of record
and matter of n toriety.
Mr. Brumm OF Pennsylvania who was
seated near MIR. Byrce, suddenly plunged in
10 the controversy shaking his finger IN Mr..
Byrce's face.
...Hewitt acknowledged it on floor of the
Hou,e and apologized for. 1 offered the
resolution TO investigate il. So when you
saw thus man referring to Mr. WoodburnI
saws an untruth, you say what is false.
In moment the House was in state of
great confusion aud members crowded
around the two gentlemen, who facing each
other continued an angry colloquy, which
was not ineligible.
ais this the Senate of the United Sta,es!'
oueried Mr. Hopkins of Illinois in an lnf5r-
mation-seeking tone which set the House IN
roar, and which poured oil on the troubled
waters. for in few moments the two gen-
,,rmen were seated together and talking ami
cably.
MIR Boutelle asked if President Garfield
had not publicly and repeatedly repuiia'ed
any connection with the Coblen club. and
that his election was compliment paid 10
him without his knowledge. and that he re-
peatedl. refused to become member
Mr.. Bynum-lt was compliment TO MN