The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-28

| wanted the words to go upon the record
as specimen of Mr.. Caupon's vulgarity;
| Mr.. Caruth (Ky.) suggested the propriety
OF clearing the galleries of ladies; while
| Mr.. Enloe was clamoring for recognition
| on question of order
Again Mr.. McAdoo shouted out to Mr.
| Cannon:--"If you can afford to let that 20
| on the record as specimen ofyour stable
| Jockey wit, can afford to have it there.
| cannot indulge in blackguardism with
yog. Yog ought to argue, with stable
| Jockey. That is your size" Finally, Mr.
Enloe was recognized on his point of or
| der, and demanded that the words be
| taken down.
Mr.. Cannon:-"Oh, ifit annoys the gem
leman will withdraw it,"
/, After brief discussion the Speaker
overrnled the point of order, on the
groun that Mr.. Enloe's proper course
| Wtuld have been to call the gentleman
| to ord n and not TO raise point of
| orc er.
DEMOCRATIC WRATH.
Mr.. E Hoe appealed from the decision,
| and TIE Clerk proceeded to call the
roll Oh sustaining the decision of the
| Speaker.
| But storm was brewing. Its mutter-
| ings were heard when Mr. Mason, COM
| ing down the aisle near which Mr.. Can
non was sitting, in q tone audible only
| to those who were in the Immediate
man in unmeasured words. He declared
| that if Mr.. Cannon's family were in the
| gallery he would not have uttered the
words he had. His (Mason's) family was
in the gallery, and he would not sit
| tamely by and hear them insulted.
Then followed the scene described
above. 1t was many minutes before order
| WAS restored, and it required a vigorous
welding of the Speakers gravel before
the clerk could proceed with the roll
call.
The decision Of the chair was sustained
yeas, 1Q3; nays, rs.
Mr.. Cannon then rose and said;-"I
crave for moment the attention of the
House. A few moments ago the gentle
| man from New Jersey denounced my ac-
| uion as q member Of the House yesterday
as infamous. have had long service in
the House. and l do notl pay as much
attention to words as others do, yet sup
pose am as easily touched by character
iZationS that seem to me to be unjust as
any man in the House.
II think that gentlemen will bear me
out that in my year of service have at
tempted to keep within the rules and
usages of the House, and not to offend the
mind and taste of anybody in or out of
this House, certainly have no intention
of so doing. Smarting perhaps under the
Characterization of the gentleman from
New Jersey who comes, when he does
COHle, WIFI LOTCe-FSCOlleCIllR Uudt 4
thought 1t legitimate to criticise his action
since he has been q member of the House,
having in mind that during the last Con-
gresS he made a speech against the Mills
bill and voted for it, ana thinking that
he was somewhat noted for talking one
way and voting another, l made the re-
mark did. And / think that the remark
from that standpoint was apt. / did not
think it could offend anybody unless a
forced and improper and vulgar con-
structlon was placed upon it. l had no
desire to have such construction placed
upon it and l did not have it in my mind;
and if such construction was placed upon
it beg it will not be. And if any mem
Der of the House feels that the privileges
or the taste of the House has been vio-
lated will be glad to make any modifi-
cation OF withdrawal in my power"
BUSINESS PROCEEDS.
Mr.. Cannon then proceeded to argue in
favor of the speedy passage of the Lard
bill. One thing he felt rested upon every
member, and that was to keep quorum
here. The bill was in such parliament
ary position thai without unanimous
consent no other business could be done
during the rest of the Congress until it
we're passed or defeated. And under the
grace of God. so far as his vote ana voice
were concerned, as one member, no busi-
ness would be done until this bill was
killed or passed by the vote Of the House.
Applause on Republican side.)
the journal was then approved-yeas,
109; nays, So.
The Speaker then stated that the vote
recurred upon the question of sustain
ing the decision of the Speaker, holding
that the Lard bill was unfinished busI-
ness.
Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey. rose to a
question of privilege. The gentleman
from Illinois (Cannon) had made what he
called an explanation, but what he (Mr.
McAdoo) and those around him construed
rs an additional attack upon him. He
asked TWO minutes in which to reply.
Consent was given, but at the Speakers
request Mr.. McAdoo Withheld his remarks
for the present.
On sustaining the division, the House
was once more left without quorum.
M'ADoo'S PROTEST.
The two minutes granted to Mr.. Nc
Adoo were then accorded him.
He said that he would yield to no man
in this House or out of il i'll love for man
liness or fair play. He had the generosity
to meet an opponent more than half way,
no matter what the offense might be.
When the gentleman from Illinois rose to
make his statement, he (Mr. McAdoo)
had had more concern for the gentle
man than he had for himself. He had
hoped that the gentleman by a frank
and manly statement would have
purged himself OF the suspicion of hav-
ing injected vulgarity into the debate
But he had not done SO. This was not his
(Mr. McAdoo's) judgement alone. 1t was
the Judgement 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 an additional charge
as to his inconsistency. it took away all
suspicion that he was making an explain
alton TO the House. A gentleman was
justified under no circumstances in ever
descending to vulgar, indecent and
blackguard remarks, or remarks that
could be construed as such.
Mr. Funston, of Kansas:--"He did not
do it,"
Mr. Hayes, Of Iowa.-"TLat is ques-
tion 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
man.
NO SENSE OF DECENCY.
Mr.. Cannon said 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. lie
could state nothing further. He was
willing that the matter should rest there;
and il, after that, any man in the House
or out of the House insisted against his
protest in making remark that could
be found anywhere in polite literature,
and had been before made without criti-
cism on the floor of the House, he could
Il.