Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-28
TIA previous question was ordered
ioS nays, Sc, The Clerk noting quorum


Mr.. Turner. OF New York, again set out
on his tax of consuming time. taking as
his text the Cannon resolution OF yester-
day. Though he proclaimed himself TO be
in good voice he was unable TO proceed Tor
more than ten minutes in denunciation OF
the resolution, when he ceased and yielded
| to Mr.. McAdoo, OF New Jersey, who hesped
denuncIation aud ridicule upon Nh; Can
mons statesmanship and historical KNOW
ledge and his love for the farmer.
STORMY SCENE.
Then cnsued the stormiest scene OF the
session. MIR. Cannon rose to reply. ne
admitted that he was not great states.
man, and also admitted the superiority OF
the gentleman from New Jersey IN that
respeck His friend abounded IN one
thing and that was wind. and. under
pressure. IL went out. Loud laughterI
There was instantly great confusion and
disorder in the hall.
Mr.. McAdoo shouted out that he wanted
the words to 90 upon the Record as speci-
men of Mr.. Cannon's vulgarity.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF LADIES SUGGESTED.
Mr.. Caruth. of Kentucky, suggested the
propriety of clearing the galleries of la
dies, while Mr.. Enloe was clamoring for re-
cognition on question OF order. .
Again Mr. McAdoo shouted out TO MI.
Cannon IF you can AFFORD to let that so
on record as q specimen of your stable
Jockey STYLE can afford to leave it there.
/ cannot indulge in blackguardism with
you.
"ouGHr TO ARGUE WITH sTABIE-BoYs."
"You ought to argue with stable-jock-
eys. That is your SIZE"
Finally Mr.. Enloe was recognized on his
poipt OF order. and demanded that the
words be taken down. 81,
Mr.. Cannon: Oh, il it annoys you ! will
withdraw it.
After brief discussion the Speaker over;
ruled the point of order on the ground
| that Mr.. Enloe's proper course would have
been TO call the gentleman to order, and
not to raise point of order.
Mr.. EnIoe appealed from the decision,
| and the Clerk proceeded TO call the roll on
sustaining the decision Of the Speaker,
but the storm was brewing.
MR.. CANNON BITTERLY DENOUNCED.
It's mutterings were heard when Mr..
Mason, coming down the aisle near which
| Mr.. Cannon was sitting, in tone audible
| only to those who were in his immediate
vicinity BEGAN TO denounce that gentle
| man in no measured 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 were
| in the gallery and he would not sit tamely
by and hear them insulted.
THE LIE PASSED, 1T rs SAID.
Some gentlemen in the vicinity say that
| the lie was passed. but before anything
more serious occurred the storm broke out
in another quarter.
THE LIE passed. BLOW GIVEN.
Mr.. Wilson. of Washington, taking occa-
sion to defend Mr.. Cannon's action.
aroused the ire of Mr.. Beckwith. of New
| Jersey. Hot words were exchanged. the
| lie was passed, and blow was gwen.
Friends seized both men and finally quiet
ed them. while every Democrat was on his
feet thoroughly enjoying the spectacle OF
the family quarrel.
PRIzE-RISG RULES SUGGESTED.
Mr.. Enloe suggested that the House
should adopt the London prize-ring rules.
| II was many minutes before order was
restored. and it required vigorous welding
| of the Speakers gavel before the Clerk
could proceed with the roll-call. The de-
cision of the Chair was sustained-yeas.
1903; nays, 70.
MIR. CANNON APOLOGIES.
| Mr.. Cannon then rose and briefly apollo
| gized for the remark which he had made
| while smarting under the Characterization
| of Mr.. McAdoo, and which he had not in
! tended in the sense which had been placed
upon it. But he had thought II legitimate
| TO criticise the action of the New Jersey
gentleman since he has been member or
| the House, having in mind that during the
| last Congress he made speech against the
| Mills bill and had voted for it. and think
| ing that he was somewhat noted for talking
| one way and voting another, he Cannon
made the remark he did and he thought
| the remark from that standpoint was apt.
FOR SPEEDY PASSAGE OF THE LAND BILL.
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. This bill was in such parliamentary
| portion that without unanimous consent
| no other business could be done during
| the rest of Congress until IL was PaSsen or
| defeated. and under the grace of God; so
| far as his vote and voice were concerned as
one member. no business would be done
until this bill was killed or passed by a
vote of the House. Applause ON the he-
| publican side.
The Journal was then approved-yeas,
1909; nays, So.
THE SPEAKERS LARD-BILL DECISION.
| The Speaker then stated that the vote
| required upon the question OF sustaining
| the decision of the Speaker holding that
| the lard bill was unfinished business.
| Mr., McAdoo rose to question of prlvi-
leee. The gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Cannon) has made what he called an ex-
PLANTATION. hut what he (McAdoo) and
| those around him construed as an addi-
tional attack upon him. He asked two
minutes in which to reply. Consent was
given. but at the Speakers request MIR.
| McAdoo withheld his remarks for the
present. On sustaining the decision the
House was once more lett without quo
| rum. -,
were then accorded him.
Mr.. M'ADoo SCORES NIB. CANNON.
Mr.. McAdoo said that in the judgment
| of himself and the most conservative meI
around him Mr.. Cannon had not purgec
himself of the suspicion of having injected
yulearity into the debate. That so-calleC
| explanation was ingenious and not lngenu
ous. and when the gentleman went beyond
his original onslaught and made an add.
tional charge as TO his inconsistency. II
took away all suspicion that he was making
an explanation to the House. gentle
man was justified under no circumstance,
in ever descending to vulgar. indecent, ant
BLACKBOARD remarks, or remarks that could
be construed as such.
MATTER OF TASTE.
Mr.. Funston, of Kansas: He did moi
do il.
Mr.. Hayes, of Iowa: That is question
of taste.
Continuing, Mr.. McAdoo said when @
man did that he had by the simple law o.
gravity but sought his own level. He
could have no controversy with such
man.
AT THE END OF HIS TETHER.
Mr.. Cannon said that he could ado
nothing to what he had said. He had dis
claimed the intention of saying anything
that would wound the feelings or .proprie
ty of the most delicate. He had stated
what he had to state IN good faith. He coulC
state nothing further. He. was wiliins
that the matter should rest there, and II
after that, any man IN the House or out O
the House insisted against his protest IL
making a remark that could be found any
where In polite literature and had beer
before made without criticism on thu
floor of the House he could only say
EVIL to him that evil thinks"
Mr.. Enloe: In what polite literature
your coinage foundY tLaughter.l
ANorHUR CALL.
call of the House was ordered and dis
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