Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-08

intended to affect the primaries in his dis
trict Laughter.] He denied that he had
ever drunk intoxicants within the Capitol,
produced the affidavit of the proprietor oi
the House restaurant to that effect, and de-
nounced the correspondent of the Voice as q
| liar
Mr.. Cummings, of New York, whose name
was also published, said that at the time the
article was written he was sick in his room.
Undoubtedly at some time the correspond
ent had seen him drinking a decoction
knows as ''cold tea, to which he had been
introduced by Senator Edmunds.
| Mr.. Scott, of Illinois, whose name was
on the blacklist, denounced the author OF
the article as an unmitigated and malicious
liar.
Some of the Members Confess.
Mr.. Fellows, of New York; wish to say
on behalf of the correspondent of the Voice
| that he is right in one instance. I am
Mr. Fitch-I declare myself guilty with
| Colonel Fellows
Mr. Millikin-So far as am concerned,
| it is absolutely false.
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, thought 1t was
due to the House that the names of the
Senators and the Representatives men
toned who were not present, or had not
spoken, should be expunged from the
Record.
Mr.. Cochran, of New York. who was one
of the gentlemen alluded to, regretted that
the motion had been made. 1t was not his
practice to pay any attention to articles of
this kind. or to dignity them by referring to
them. Enough had been said on the sub
ject, and the matter should be allowed to
drop into the oblivion to which it belonged.
MI. Burrows, of Michigan, moved to ex-
punge the whole letter from the Record, and,
despite Mr.. Funston's protest, this motion
was carried. Then Mr.. Funston, rising to a
question of privilege, said that this action
of the House left his remarks without any
thing to rest upon. In immeasurable terms,
and in language more forcible than polite,
he denounced the correspondent of the
Voice, and called upon decent correspondents
to kick him out of town.
Sex Not Mt All an Excuse.
Mr. Lewis, of Mississippi, suggested that
the correspondent was a woman.
Mr. Funston-It makes no difference
whether she is lady or street walker.
am standing here in nv own defense.
[Hisses in the gallery.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, made the point
of order that the gentleman should not use
such language on the floor of this House.
Mr.. Funston said that he was informed
that the correspondent was not a woman.
He had been told the name of the man who
wrote the article Mr. Funston then took
his seat amid more hisses
The House then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, in the
chair, on the Turner cotton bagging bill
After short debate the committee rose.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, rising to
question of privilege, offered resolution,
declaring that it was due to the dignity and
good name of the House of Representatives
that the remarks made by Mr. Funston to-
day relative to a woman should be ex-
plunged from the Record
Mr.. Burrows asked the gentleman to with
hold his resolution. He was assured by the
gentleman from Kansas that anything that
could be criticised would be eliminated
from the Record
Mr. Wheeler said that with that assur-
ance he would allow the resolution to lie |
upon the table for the present. The House |
then adjourned.
Stewart Rises to an Explanation.
After the routine morning business in the |
Senate to-day, a resolution was offered BY |
Mr.. Teller, and agreed to, calling on the |
Secretary of the Treasury for statement as
to the amount of silver offered to the Gov |
ernment each month since the passage of |
the act of July IA, 1890; by whom and at
what prices the amount OF silver bullion |
purchased each month of that time; from
whom and what prices and the number of davs
given the sellers in which to deliver the
silver. The Senate then proceeded
TO the consideration of the bill max
ing appropriations for the expenses of |
he government of the District Of Columbia
While the bill was under consideration Mr.
Stewart made a personal explanation on the
ubject of an article in yesterdays New
York Evening Post, containing a list of
mortgages made to him in Alameda, Cal,
Thereon there was an obligation that pay
RACES, he said, had resulted from sales of
property at auction through a firm of
brokers' in San Francisco. The mortgages,
lie presumed, were drawn up in the usual
blanks, which contained an obligation to
,ay in gold. He had never seen them, but
lie had no doubt that that was the case 1t
rose from what was known as the Pacific
contract law" passed in 1868, which was
till in force there and under which the
,old standard had been maintained there
Turing the war.
Won't Do Anything of the Kind Again.
Mr.. Hale hoped the Senator would see to
that no such thing should take place in
he future. Mr.. Stewart promised to do so,
nd added that he would be glad to be paid
n any kind of money. He had always been
pposed to the Pacific contract law, which
e thought had operated to the great detri.
lent of the Pacific coast He repeated that
is brokers had drawn up the mortgages in .
be usual way, and that he was not respon-
ible for that
The bill to place wool on the free list, and
0 reduce the duty on woolen goods, was
eceived from the House; the wool bill was
aid before the Senate by the Vice Presi-
ent, and was referred to the Finance Com
,ittee. The Senate, after a short executive
ession, adjourned