Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-28
LIKE OLD TIMES.
The House Enjoys a Character
istic Mepagerie.
TWO MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE LIE,

And in One Case a Rough-and-Tu BILE
Fight Is Barely Averted-Cannon Fires
the Shot That Starts the Unpleasant
Old Time - Secretary Tracy Makes
Some Robust Remarks Regarding Kit
terry Navy Yard-Ohicial Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. est was
like old times in the house yesterday The
circus was started by the opponents
clustering as soon as the clerk began read
ing the journal The first move was 20
insist that the journal be read in full,
and this with all the roll-calls, etc, con-
sumed more than an hour 1t was not,
however, until near adjournment that the
vote on approval was finally put and car
ried. Cannon's resolution naming mem
bers who left the house to avoid voting or
being counted in quorum came up in
the meantime, and Turner of New York
made long speech with no other object
In view except to kill time, and was fol-
lowed by McAdoo of New Jersey with a
similar speech, aimed at Cannon, whose
love for the farmer was ridiculed.
Cannon Makes a Shady Remark.
An expression used by Cannon in his re-
ply was interpreted by the house as vul-
gar, and was received with some applause.
but there was instantly great confusion
and disorder in the hall McAdoo shout,
ed out that he wanted the words to 20
upon the record as a specimen of Cannon
on leya rif Of Il
| the propriety of clearing the galleries OF
ladies, while Enloe was clamoring for rec
ognition on question OF order. McAdoc
| shouted out to Cannon: "If you can afford
| to let that go on the record as a specimen
| of your stable jockey wit can afford to
leave it there. | cannot indulge in black
guardism with you. You ought to argue
| with II stable jockey. That is your size "
The Objectionable Remark withdrawn.
Finally Enloe was recognized on his
point of order, and demanded that the
words be taken down.
Cannon-Oh, if that annoys the gentle
man 1 will withdraw it.
After a brief discussion the speaker
overruled the point of order on the ground
that Enloe's proper course would have
been to call the gentleman to order. and
not to raise point of order Enloe ap-
pealed from the decision, and the clerk
proceeded to call the roll on sustaining
the decision of the speaker
Came Near Having a Scrap.
During the roll-call Mason. coming
down the aisle near which Cannon was
sitting declared that if Cannon's family
were in the gallery he would not have ut,
tered the words he had. His Mason s.
family were in the gallery, and he would
not sit tamely by and hear them insulted.
Some gentlemen in the vicinity say that
the lie was passed; but before anything
more serious occurred the storm broke
out in another quarter.
Wilson of Washington, taking occasion
to defend Cannon's action, aroused the
ire of Beckwith of New Jersey. Hot words
were exchanged, the lie was given, and a
blow was passed. Friends seized both
men and finally quieted them.
Enloe's Pertinent Suggestion.
Enloe suggested that the house should
adopt the London prize-ring rules Ii was
many minutes before order was restor ed.
and it required vigorous welding of the
speakers gavel before the clerk could pro-
| coed with the roli-cail The decision of
the chair was sustained. Cannon made a
long explanation to show that his re-
mark had not been made in a vulgar
sense, and that the vulgar construction
put upon il was forced and unnatural.
He then made an elaborate argument in
favor OF the passage of the lard bill. He
said the bill was in such position that
unless it was laid aside by unanimous
consent no other business could be taken
up and so far as he was concerned nc
other business should be done until this
bill had been killed or passed by the
house.