The Portland daily press., 1890-09-25
MR.. KENNEDY MAKES ANOTHER SPEECH
Before His First Famous Effort Is
Stricken From the Record.
The Presidents Signature VIII Give
Jessie Fremont Her Pension.
General Hyde's Name In the Place
of That of Colonel Farnham.

WASHINGTON, September "a. - In the
House today, the resolution to expunge the
speech Of Mr.. Kennedy of Ohio, concerning
Senator Quay, from the record. was reported
and Mr. Kennedy made long speech in de-
fence of his action. He said he was willing
to stand before the people of America on
that speech. believing that in their first
Judgment and in their sober second judg-
ment they would approve the words he ut
tered. If the people of the United States
were not to be- heard on this floor, on what
aoor could they be heard? 1t had been
charged br few persons that he had given
aid and comfort to the Democratic party.
He held clippings from newspapers through
out all America, and In that list not one sim
gle Democratic paper had approved his
speech. HSndfeds and hundreds OF clip
pings from Republican papers, with one or
two exceptions, approved his words. He al
SO held letters from every section
G. Gaiforna 1ns aeG Endorsing from tbs Maine Uors t.
letter and spirit of his speech. He was will
ling to stand before the people of the country
and wait for their endorsement. The party
to which he belonged had pledged itself in
It's platform and during the campaign to per-
form certain duties and fulfil certain prom
ises. One Of these pledges. the first and
greatest pledge, was that the Republican
party would put on the statute books of the
land law for the protection of every citizen,
high or low, rich or poor, white or black. so
that he could go to the ballot box, deposit
his vote and have it counted, Because his
party had failed to do that he stood up
on this floor and spoke of broken pledges
and broken promises. The House had per-
formed its pledges and, as the Speaker said
in Maine the other day, had redeemed every
nr0misa tn the na0nlQ Ha had the rioht fo
say this here and elsewhere. If for that he
was to be judged, then he was ready to be
judged by this assembly and the people of
the country. he had made one speech on
that floor that the people had heard. The
House might blot 1t from the records, sweep
1t from existence, but it could not blot it
from the Quickened consciences of sixty mil
lion people in America.
Mr.. Stewart said the gentleman from Ohio
had not uttered one word touching the real
question. Nobody questioned the gentle
mans fidelity to the principles Of liberty;
nobody challenged the record he had made
in defence of that principle. The question
was not as to the accuracy of what the gen.
tleman had said; not as to whether it was
true or false. The question was whether, in
speech which was in spirit and substance
bitter and savage arraignment of the cO-ordi-
nate branch, there was violation Of parlia-
mentary law and of the privileges of the
House. Ii, as the gentleman said, the people
that this sort of assault had been correctly
made, the unanimous judgment of the House
ought to correct that impression.
In response to question by Mr.. B0utelle
of Maine, Mr.. Stewart said it was proposed
to expunge the entire speech, which called
forth ret0rt from Mr. Boutelle that, in ex-
punging the entire speech, the gentleman
was expunging part Of the Republican plat
form.
Mr.. Stewart demanded the previous ques-
ton, despite Mr.. B0utele's protest that the
House could not afford to have gag law.
The previous question was ordered-yeas,
141; nays, 66-and the resolution adopted
yeas, 100; nays, Sc.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the Senate amendments to the de-
fciency bill. The French spoliati0n claims
amendment was advocated by Messrs. Nc
Comas, Morrow, Hit, DQnnell, Milliken ana
Cogswell, and attacked by Messrs. Payson
and Henderson of Iowa. The committee
rose and the French spoliation claims amend
81. A conference was ordered and Messrs.
Henderson Of Iowa, Cannon and Breckin-
ridge were appointed cOnferrees.
The Senate bill granting pension of $1,000
year to Jessie Benton Fremont was passed.
The bill now goes to the President for his
signature. The Senate bill granting a SINH
lar pension to the widow Of Gen. Crook was
passed. The House bill granting "a pension
of 500 month to the widow of Brigadier
General Roger Jones was re-committed.
On motion of Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, the
Senate bill was passed providing that Eaval
vessels Of the first rate shall be named after
the states Of the Union second rate, after
cities; third rate, after important events or
names connected with the naval history of
the United States; fourth rate, after lakes
and rivers.
The House at go adjourned