The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-22
.DOCTORBD THE RECORD.
Mr.. Scott Suppressed a Portion
Of the Tariff Debate
TO SUIT HIS OWN PURPOSE,
And ia Called to Time for it-Mr
Blalr's Extraordinary Bill in the
senatc-A New Sunday Law.
Congressional Matters.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2l.-Mr.
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, in the House
to-day, rising to a question of privilege,
charged that the Thursday record had
been altered by the omission of an i'm
portant part of the colloquy between
Messrs. Scott, Brumm and himself, and
the insertion OF matter not spoken on
the floor. He had applied to the official
reporters and had been furnished with
an exact report OF what Mr.. Scott really
did say, which he would ask to have in
serted in the record. Mr.. Dalzell then
read from Mr.. Scott's remarks as given
in the record and compared them with
the reporters notes. One important
change, he said, was the omission from
the record OF Mr.. Scott's statement that
at Scott Haven, the men were paid in
cash and tri-weekly. Again, it was not
manly for the gentleman in the quiet OF
his room to speak of himself (DalzelD
specifically as representative OF the
trust interest when even in the heat OF
debate, he had not dared to make It d.
rectly. He (Scott) had also changed his
declaration that he had never contribu,
ted to the coal and iron police fund and
had omitted his reply to Mr.. Brumm's
charge that he employed detectives, that
"it is false us hell itself"
Mr.. Scott inquired OF the Speaker
whether the extracts from his speech
read by Mr.. Dalzell would appear in to-
morrow's Record, and received an aiiir-
native answer. That, he said, left him
little to say. During his absence from
the House some time ago his colleague,
Brumm, had charged him with employ
ing Pinkerton detectives. Continuing,
Mr.. Scott said that his colleague MIR:
Dalzell) now tried to show that he had
been misrepresenting the charge that
Mr.. Brumm had made against him. In
response to telegram asking whether
Pinkerton detectives had ever been en-
ployed at his mines, he had received the
following telegram from the Superin-
tendent OF his mines at Shamokin, Pa:
"No; never had any occasion to employ
detectives" That was all he had to say
on the question. Il
Mr.. Dalzell said that his colleague had
only replied to Mr.. Rrumm, who was
able to take care OF himself on the ques-
ton involved in the telegram. As to the
employment Of detectives he, Dalzell,
had on his table evidence, the reading OF
which would occupy the whole day, to
show the gentleman's attitude in regard
to "pluCk me" stores, the employment
OF detectives and the rates OF wages to |
labor. He refrained now from offering
this evidence, simply because the state |
ments made by the gentleman had rela-
ton to Mr.. Brumm and not to him.
Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri, from the
Committee on Agriculture, moved that
the rules be suspended and the billpass.
ed to enlarge the powers and duties OF
the Department OF Agriculture, and to
create an executive department to be
known MS the department OF agriculture.
After brief discussion the motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill was
agreed to. Yeas, 233; nays, l3.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole on the Diplomatic bill.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, explained
that the bill rs presented was identical
with the bill OF last year, with the ex-
ception that an appropriation OF $4,000
contained in that bill for the expenses
OF the Venezuelan and Haitian Com
missioners was not contained in the
pending measure. No amendments
OF consequence were offered to the
bill and after a short time spent in
the consideration the committee rose
and the bill was passed.
The District OF Columbia Appropria-
ton bill was then considered in Com
mittee OF the Whole and passed by the
House. The House then adjourned.