The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-05
CANNON AGAIN In A ROW
HE AND AMOS CUMMINGS NEARLY
COME TO BLOWS.

OT1tlCdk FOluC ana 6OLn Iurn away
Laughing-The Journalist Spends the
Day Raking Cannon Over the Goals.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4-Representative
Cannon came near making another scene in
the House to-day. While the discussion
over the Cummings question of privilege
was on, Mr.. Cannon walked down to the
front Of the republican side and made ap-
parently some disagreeable remarks across
at Mr.. Cummings, who sat in the front Of
the democra ic side. Mr.. Cummings got
up and walked right over to him, and for a
minute or two they talked so vigorously.
and with so much gesticulation at one
another that everybody looked for a blow.
Levears Z. Payne came down to the front
prepared to interpose his big body between
peacemaker. but before worst came 70
worst Mr.. Cummings said something which
made them both laugh, and they broke
away to their respective places.
RAKING HIM OVER THE GOALS.
CBy the associated Ress)
WASHINGTON, Sept. An the House
this morning Mr.. Cummings Of New York
rising to question of privilege protested
against his blacklisting by the famous
Cannon resolution. The gentleman who had
offered the resolution had made unjust i'm
putations, and In making these imputatIons
he had falsified the record and blackltsted
himself. He then proceeded to make an
attack upon Mr.. Cannon. comparing him to
the noted Quinville Of the French revolution.
In support of his resolution the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Cannon had appealed to
the Record. The gentleman from Iowa
(Mr. Henderson, had seconded the gentleman
from Illinois and had used the word
''sneak." There had been some sneaking
done, as the Record indicated.
STEALING TIE NAMES.
The Record showed that the speaker had
refused to the House list of the names of
the absentees. Fancy the great chairman
Of the great committee on appropriations
the successor of Samuel J. Randall-sneak-
ing TO the clerks desk and obtaining surrep-
titiously list of the members that had
been refused to the House, and upon this
list basing a false accusation against his
fellow members Was not that an act
worthy of Quinnville? He then proceeded
to arraign the speaker and the
majority of the committee on rules.
This majority composed a triumvirate
almost as powerful as the one which sprang
into life after the assassination of Julius
Caesar. When the House met in the
morning, Mark Anthony recognized
Lepidus or Octavius and nobody else. All
the legislative meat was cut and dried and
distributed according to prearranged pro-
gramme.
Mr.. Cummings was frequently inter-
rupted by Mr.. Kerr Of Iowa and Mr.. Row
ell of Illinois with the point of order that he
was not combining himself to question of
personal privilege.
LEAVE TO PRINT REFUSED.
Mr.. Cummings proceeded with his
arraignment of the speaker but after fire.
quent Interruptions asked unanimous con-
sent to print the remainder in the Record,
but this consent was refused by Messrs.
Kerr and Dunnell.
Mr.. Cannon remarked that the gentle
man was printing the speech under the
false pretense of making a personal expla-
nation.
Mr.. Cummings-That pretense is not as
false as the pretense by which you struggled
| my name into that blacklist.
Another interruption was made by Mr..
Kerr. This interruption was protested
against by Mr. Blount, of Georgia Not
| twenty-four hours ago. said he, a gentleman
on the other side was permitted to arraign a
senator of the United States.
Mr.. Cannon call the gentleman to
/ order. [Laughter.] The gentleman from
| Georgia cannot take the gentleman from
| New York Off the floor.
Mr. Blount- Yesterday a gentleman on
the other side was permitted, in violation
of the rules of the House, to arraign a
| senator as a felon and to arraign his col
leagues for associating with felon.
CANNON REITERATES HIS OBJECTION.
Mr. Cannon-The gentleman has no right
to state question of personal privilege dur
iI1u ia n Ia Ma
York.
Mr.. Blount-I am not stating question
Of personal privilege. But there has been
continued interruption Of the gentlem an
from New York, and an effort to suppress
him that l have never seen attempted be-
fore, and which in the light of the transac-
tions of yesterday is exceedingly oppressive.
Mr.. Cummings then proceeded with his
speech, and at the end of an hour was
stopped by the gavel of the speaker pro
tenn. (Mr. Burrows).
Mr.. Bland made the point of order that
in speaking to a question of privilege the
gentleman was not governed by the hour
| rule.
The speaker pro tenn. overruled the point,
and Mr.. Bland appealed.
Mr.. Cannon moved to lay the appeal on
the table, and on this motion demanded the
previous question. But Mr.. Bland protested
that he was entitled to the floor, amid ap-
plause on the democratic side.
Mr.. Bland was recognized by the speaker
| pro tenn.
Mr.. Bland yielded to Mr.. Cummings, and,
| Notwithstanding protest from Mr.. Kerr,
the speaker pro TEN recognized the gentle
man from New York, who proceeded with
his speech. Finally MIR. Cummings con-
cluded his speech.
THK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CASE.
The points of order and appeals were
withdrawn, and Mr.. Lacey Of Iowa called
up the MISUNDERSTANDING election case.
| After some parley Mr.. Lacey gave notice
that he would call the previous question at
| l o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. O'Ferrall of Virginia argued in favor
| of the contestee, and delivered high euolo-
| GUM upon the character of the sitting
| member.
Mr.. Mccarthy of New York reviewed the
testimony in support of his view that Mr..
Breckenridge was duly elected. he criti-
cized the action OF the subcommittee which
had been sent to Arkansas, declaring that
the majority members had gone to that
state with the sole purpose of unSeating the
sitting member.
Mr.. Tracy, of New York, also spoke in
favor of Mr.. Breckenridge, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, who
made an earnest attack upon Powell Clay
ton, in which he declared that that state
would send Clayton to the Senate, peniten-
| tary ar auvwbara also tn 0at him mt nj its