Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-28
THE HOUSE GAINED DOWN.
Explanations After the Big Row-Re-
marks Of Mr. Cannon and Meade.

There was no more fighting In the House
yesterday after that of which an account was
given in The STAR. At the hour of adjourn
ment no progress had been made with the lard
bill, and q call Of the House was in progress.
After the confusion caused by Mr.. Cannons
remarks and the fight between Messrs. Beck
with and Wilson had subsidized under tho infiu-
ence Of roll CALL Mr. Cannon explaine d to
the House that he did not mean what his lam
guage implied.
Mr.. CANYONS EXPLANATION.
He said: II crave for moment the attention
Of the House. A few moments ago the gentle
man from New Jersey denounced my action as
a member of the House yesterday as infamous
j have had long service in the House and / do
not pay as much attention to words as others
do, vet suppose / am as easily touched by
characterizations that seem to me to be unjust
as any man in the House. think that gentle
men will bear me out that in my years Of
service i have attempted to keep within the
rules and usages of the House and not 70
offend the mind and taste of anybody in or out
of the House. i certainly have no intention
of so doing. Smarting. perhaps, under the
characterization of the gentleman from New
Jersey (who comes, when he does come, with
fOrce)- recollecting that / thought it legitimate
to eriticlse his action since he has been a men,
Der OF the House, having in mind that during
the last Congress he made a speech against the
Mills bill and voted for il, and thinking that he
was somewhat noted for talking one way and
voting another, made the remark did. And
think that the remark from that standpoint
was apt. / did not think it could offend any
body, unless a forced and improper and vulgar
construction were placed upon it. had no
desire to have such a construction placed upon
il. and did not have il in my mind and if
such construction was placed upon beg il will
not be. And if any member of the House feels
that the privileges or the taste of the House
have been violated will be glad to make any
modification or withdrawal in nv power"
ME- II ADoo NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ExPLASA-
TON.
Later Mr.. McAdoo took the floor to a ques-
tion of privilege and said that he would yield
to no man in this House or out of it in love for
manliness and fair play. He had the generosity
to meet an opponent moro than half way, no
matter what the offense might be. When the
gentleman from Illinois rose to make his state
ment, he MIR. McAdool had more concern for
the gentleman than he had for himself He had
hoped that the gentleman, by q frank and
manly statement, would have purged himself
of the suspicion of having injected vulgarity
into the debate. But he had not done so. This
was not his Mr.. McAdoos] judgment alone. 1t
was the Judgment of the most conservative men
that the so-called explanation was ingenious
and not ingenious. And when the gentleman
went beyond the original onslaught and made
al additional charge to his inconsistency it
explanation to the House. A gentleman was
justified under NO circumstances in ever de-
seending to vulgar, indecent and BLACKBOARD
remarks, or remarks that could be construed
as such.
Mr. Funston of Kansas-He didn't do it.
Mr.. Hayes Of Iowa-That is a question Of
taste.
Continuing. Mr.. McAdoo said, when a man
did that he had by the simple Law of gravity,
but sought his own level He could have no
controversy with such n man
MR.. CANSoNs PARTING WORDS.
Mr.. Cannon said that he could add nothing
to what he had said. He had disclaimed the
intention Of saying anything that would wound
the feelings or propriety of the most delicate.
He had stated what he had to state in good
faith. He could state nothing further. He
was willing that the matter should rest there
and If after that any man in the House or out
of the House insisted against his protest in
making a remark that could be found anywhere
in polite literature and had been before made
without criticism on the floor Of the House he
could only say. ''evil to him that evil thinks"
MIR. Enloe of Tennessee-In what polite liter
allure isyour language found? ILaughter.l