The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-09-12
AMOS STRIKES BACK.
Attalgns Cannon and til. Bloekli.


WAsliISaTof, Sept, Sin the house
yesterday Mr. Cummings Of New York,
rising to d question Of privilege, pro-
tested against the ''blacklisting" by the
Cannon resolution. He said the gentle
man who had offered the resolution had
made unjust imputatiors, and in making
these imputationsshe had falsified the
record and blacklisted himself. He.
then proceeded to make an attack upon
Mr.. Cannon, comparing him to the noted
Tinnville of the French revolution. In
support of the resolution the gentle
man from Illinois, Mr.. Cannon, had APP
'pealed TO the record. Tho gentleman
from Iowa, Mi. Henderson, had
seconded the gentleman from illinois
and had used the word ''sneak." There
had been some sneaklng done,
as the record indicated. The record
showed that the speaker had refused TO
the house the list of the names of tho
absentees. lie then proceeded to ar
raign the speaker and the majority of
committee on rules. This majority, he
said, composed n triumviate almost as
powerful as the one which sprang into
life after the assassination of julius
Caesar. All the Legislative tilent was
cut and dried and distributed accord
ing to prearrangeI program.
Mr. Cummings was frequently inter.
rupted by Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, and MIR.
Rowell. of Illinois, arising to the point
of order that he was not contining him
self to the question of personal privi-
lege.
Mr. Cummings proceeded with his ar
raignment Of the speaker, but after fre,
quent interruptions he asked unaoi-
nous consent to print the remainder of
his remarks in the record.
But this consent was refused by
Messrs. Kerr and Dunnell.
Mr.. Cannon remarked that the gentle
man was printing speech under the
false pretense Of making personal ex-
planation.
Mr.. eummings-That pretense is not
as false as the pretense by which you
suggested my name into that black list.
Another Interruption was made by
Mr.. Kerr.
THIS interruption was protested
against by Mr.. Blount, of Georgia
Not twcnty-four hours ago." he said,
ia gentleman of the other side was per-
mitted to arraign senator of the
United States.
Mr.. Cannon call the gentleman to
order. Laughter. The gentleman
from Georgia cannot take the gentle
man from New York of the floor.
Mr.. Blount-Yes, a gentleman on the
other side was permitted, in violation
of the rules, to arraign a senator as a
felon and to arraign his colleagues for
associating with felon.
Mr.. Cannon-Thc gentleman has no
right to state n question Of personal
privilege during the time of the gentle
man from New York.
Mr.. Blount--1 am only stating ques-
ton Of personal privilege. But there
has heen continued interruption of the
gentleman from New York and an effort
| to suppress him that | have never seen
! attempted before, and even in the light
of the transactions of yesterday is ex-
ceedingly Oppressive.
! MIR. Cummings then proceeded with
his speech, and at the end Of an hour he
was stopped by the speaker pro TEN.
Mt. Bland, of Missouri, made the
point of order that in speaking 70 a
| question of privilege the gentleman
was not governed by the hour rule.
| The speaker pro TEN. overruled the
point, and Mr.. Bland appealed.
| Mr.. Cannon moved to lay the appeal
on the table, and on this motion de-
Bland protested that he was entitled to
the floor
Amid applause on the democratic side
I hn +ap
1 Bland's rights to the floor.
Mr. Bland yielded to Mr.. Cummings,
and, notwithstanding protest from
Mr.. Kerr, the speaker pro tom. recog,
nized the gentleman from New York,
who proceeded with his speech.
He was called to order by the speaker
pro TEN. as not speaking to the point ot
| order.
Mr.. Cummings may be muzzled
temporarily, but all the machinery Of
| the house cannot muzzlc me ctcrnally
After further debate the appeal was
withdrawn.
| Mr.. Cannon said SO far as Mr. Cum
mings had referred to him he would say
it was the habit of some persons on tn,
other side to impute falsehocds against
members on his (Cannon's) side. Wher
he made statement of fact it was jus
titled by the record. Sometimes he
thought the censure of the gentleman
from New York was praise, and his
praise really censure.
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, then called W
the Breckenridge election case. Tho
| previous question will be called at
o'clock tomorrow
J. Mr.. McRae. of Arkansas, made an at
tack upon Powell Clayton, and the CASE
then went over.
The senate bin was passed authorizing
the secretary of the interior TO surve,
the- 9Th standard parallel betweei
the states Of North and South Dakota.
Ihn house then adinurnnn