Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
A PICNIC.
Most Stirring of All Scenes in the
House this Session.
G. o. P. Quarrel-A Double Fight-Vul-
gar Epithets Exchanged, the Lie
Given, Followed by Blows.
Prize Ring Rules Needed-Cannon and Mason
Illinois; Wilson, Washington; Beck
with, New Jersey, Principals.
HOUSE

| WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-There were
but eighty-fve members present when
the house was called TO order this morn
ing, but quorum was obtained after
about ten minutes delay. The oppo-
neuts of the lard bill led By Mr.. Mason Of
Illinois at once began flibustering.
| After an hour spent mostly in roll
| calls the previous question on motion TO
approve the journal was ordered. Yeas,
| LOG; nays, So.
Turner of New York then set out on
| his task of consuming time, taking as his
| text the Cannon resolution of yesterday.
| In approving the journal containing that
resolution the house would be holding up
| the men mentioned therein TO the eXecra-
| ton and contumely of mankind.
| Laughter Though he proclaimed him.
| self to be in good voice he was unable to
! proceed for more than ten minutes in
! deunnciation of the resolution when he
| ceased and yielded to McAdoo of New
| Jersey.
| That gentleman said that the Cannon
resolution not only stated facts of record /,
but questioned the motives of the MEM
| bers, many members leaving the hall so
| ent. That gentleman had not done him
| the honor of including him in his list.
He had left the hall yesterday, not TO
| eyade responsibility, but TO attend to
some business IN the senate. II the gen.
tlemaD had put him on the list, as he
might have done, he would have been
| stating false conclusion. The gentle
man from Illinois was an apt scholar in
orb
gen tleman TO indict his colleagues and
hold them up to the country as leaving
the hall for the purpose or evading re-
sponsibility. After ridiculing Cannon S
craftsmanship and historical knowledge
he cast his store of ridicule upon Can
non g love for the farmer. Then ensued
the stormiest scenes OF the session.
Cannon rose to reply. He admitted he
was not great statesman, and also ad-
mitted the superiority of the gentleman
from New Jersey in that respect. His
friend abounded in one thing and that
was wind, and under pressure it went
out. Loud laughter.
There was instantly great confusion
and disorder in the hall. McAdoo shouted
out he wanted the words to go upon
record as specimens of Cannor's vul-
garity.
Caruth of Kentucky suggested the
propriety of clearing the galleries of
ladies, while Euloe was clamoring for
recognition on the question of order.
Again MoAdoo shouted out to Can
non: elf you can afford to let that go
on record as e specimen of your stable
jockey wit can afford TO have it there.
cannot indulge in blackguardism with
you. You ought 10 argue with q stable
jockey; that is your size. -
Finally Enloe was recognized on his
point of order and demanded that the
words be taken down.
Cannon-Oh, if it annoys the GENTLE
man 1 will withdraw it.
After a brief discussion the speaker
overruled the point of order on the
ground that Enloe IS proper course would
have been to call the gentlemen to order
and raise point or order.
Enloe appealed from the decision and
the clerk proceeded to call the roll on
sustaining the decision of the speaker
but storm was brewing. Its mutterings
were heard when Mason coming down
he aisle near W hich Cannon was sitting
in tone audibl. only to those who were
in the vicinity began to denounce that
gentleman in no measured words. He
IL SduuOu hSTc III
the gallery he would not have uttered
the words he had. His (Mason 81 family
were in the gallery and ne would not sit
tamely by and hear them insulted.
Some gentlemen in the vicinity say the
lie passed, but before anything more
serious occurred the storm broke out in
another quarter.
Wilson of Washington, taking occasion
to defend Cannou's action, aroused the
ire of Beckwith of New Jersey. Hot
words were exchanged, the lie passed
and blow was given. Friends seized
both men and finally quieted them.
While every Democrat was on his feet
thoroughly enjoying the spectacle
of the family quarrel, Enloe
suggested that the house should
adopt the London prize ring rules.
II was many minutes before order was
restored, aud it required vigorous WELD
ing of the speakers gavel before the |
clerk could proceed with the roll call. |
The decision of the chair was sustained |
yeas, 1903; nays, rs.
Mr.. Cannon then rose and said: crave |
for q moment the attention of the house. |
A few moments ago the gentleman from |
New Jersey denounced my action as a |
member of the house yesterday as iu- |
famous. l have had long service in the |
house and L do not pay as much atten-
ton to words as others do, yet l suppose |
1 am as easily touched by character
ization that seems TO me to be unjust as |
any man in the house. think that the |
will bear me out that in my |
years of service have attempted to keep |
within the rules and usages of the house, |
and not to offend the mind and |
taste of anybody, in or out of |
the house. certainly have no
intention of doing so. Smart
ing perhaps under the Characterization
of the gentleman from New Jersey who
comes, when he does come, with force, |
that 1 thought it legitimate
10 criticise his actions since he has been
q member of the house. bearing in mind
that during the last congress he made
speech against the Mills bill and voted
for it, and thinking that he was some-
what noted for talking one way and vot-
ng another, made the remark.
think that remark from that standpoint
was apt. did not think il could offend
anybody unless forced and Improvised |
and vulgar construction was placed upon
{. l had no desire to have such a con-
truction placed upon it, and did not
rave it IN my mind, and II
uch construction was placed upon
t, beg il will not be; and If any mem
h. |