The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-28
In the House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-When the House
met this morning, the opponents of the lard
bill, led by Mason, of Illinois, at once began
filibustering. The ill-feeling developed led
to a personal ARRAY this afternoon between
Representative Beckwith of New jersey
and Represen 5ative Wilson, of Washington.
The roll was being called upon ruling
by Speaker Reed respecting the calling to
order of Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
by Representative Enloe, of Tennessee, for
words spoken in debate.
Representative Mason was criticising
Cannon for the tone of his remarks. to which
Enloe objected. Between them sat Repre-
sentative Beckwith, and Wilson on the
other side of Representative Lehlbach.
They all took part, sotto voce, in the con-
trover5y, when suddenly Wilson and Beck
with were seen to rise and the former
struck at the latter lightly touching him
on the breast. Lehlbach sprang be
tween them, and Wilson was
unable to reach around him.
Representative Williams, of Ohio, anxious
to stop the ARRAY, seized Beckwith from
behind and forced him to his seat with con
siderable vigor. At this Beckwith turned
his attention to his supposed assailant in
the rear and it required the efforts of two
or three Republicans to prevent collision
Williams succeeded in assuring Beckwith
that he had no hostile intentions and the
latter resumed his seat. The incident was
over in a few seconds and added but little
to the excitement then existing on the
floor, but it was the occasion for jeering
and laughter among the Democrats who
witnessed it. The eagle and mace of the
sergeant alarms were hurriedly borne to
the scene of conflict and at its appearance
all was quiet Wilson said afterwards, in
explanation of the difficulty, that Beck
with had applied most offensive epithet to
him and on the spur of the moment he had
struck him.
McAdoo attacked Cannon's resolutions
bitterly. What right has the latter to in
dict his peers and hold them up to the
country as leaving the hall for the purpose
of evading responsibility. After ridicul-
ing Cannon's craftsmanship and historical
knowledge, he cast his store of ridicule
upon Cannon's love for the farmer.
Cannon rose to reply. He admitted he
was not a great statesman and aso ad-
mitted the superiority of the gentlen al
from New Jersey. His friend abounded In
one thing, and that was wind, and under
pressure 1t went out. Loud laughter |
There was instantly great confusion and
disorder. McAdoo shouted out that he
wanted the words to go upon the record as
a specimen of Cannon's vulgarity Caruth.
OF Kentucky, suggested the propriety of
clearing the galleries of ladies.
Again McAdoo shouted out to Cannon :
''lf you can afford to let that go on record
as specimen of your stable jockey wit, |
can afford to have it there can not in
dulge in blackguardism with YOU. You
ought to argue with stable Jockeys That's
your SIZE"
Later in the day Cannon apologized for
his statement, saying he hoped vulgar
construction would not be put upon it.
The speaker then stated that the vote re-
Cured upon the question of sustaining the
decision OF the speaker holding lard I'M
finished business
McAdoo rose tooa question of privilege
The gentleman from Illinois (Cannon) had
made what he called an explanation, but
what he (McAdoo) and those around him
construed as an additional attack upon him.
He asked two minutes in which to reply,
but at the speakers request, withdrew his
remarks for the present. On sustaining
the decision, the House was once more left
without quorum. The two minutes
granted to McAdoo were then accorded
him.. He said he had hoped the gentleman
from Illinois by frank ane manly state
ment would have purged himself of the
suspicion of having injected vulgarity
into the debate. But he had not
cone so. A gentleman was
justified under no circumstance in ever
descending to vulgar, indecent, and black
guard remarks, or remarks that could be
construed as such.
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.
A call of the House was ordered. and dis
closed the presence of 19S members A
to dispense with further proceedings was
lost
Brosius offered a resolution for the ar
rest of absentees, directing the sergeant It
arms to telegraph for absent members and
revoking all leaves of absence, except those
granted on account of illness. Agreed to-
and the House adjourned