Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-08
FUN IN THE HOUSE.
LITTLE ARTICLE ON "coLp TEA"
MAKES TROUBLE.
Mr.. Fupston Excited beyond the Limits
Of Prepristv by Reason Of IT.
Other siunera
lBy telegraph TO the Di.pa,ch.l


WASHINGTON, April TIN the House to-
day Mr.. Funston, Of Kansas (Republican).
rising to question of privilege, sent to
the Clerks desk and had read an article
published In the New York Voice, which
for ten minutes kept the House In whirl-
wind of laughter and merrment. Tho ar
ticle, which is headed "A Few Of the Con-
eressional Tipplers." goes on to mention
the names of dozen or more senators and
an equal number of representatives who.
at the Senate and House restaurants, have
been seen ipdulging in Intoxicating Ii
auors. His (Nfr. Fupston's) name was one
OF those mentioned. and he believed that
the article was intended to affect the pri-
maries in his district. tIAughter.l He
denied that he had ever drank int0xicants
within the Capitol. produced the affidavit
of the proprietor of the House restaurant
to that effect. and denounced the cor
respondent of the Voice rs liar.
MIR. Cummings, OF New fork CDemo,,
craft, whose name was also published, said
that at the time the article was written he
was sick in bis room. Undoubtedly at
some time tho correspondent bad seen
him drinking decoction known as cold
tea" to which be had been introduced by
Senator Edmunds.
Mr. Scott, of Illinois Oemocrat), whose
name was in the blacklist. denounced the
author of the article as an unmitigated
and malicious liar.
PLEA OF GUILTY.
Mr.. Fellows, Of New York, Democrat) !:
wish to say on behalf of the correspon.
dent Of the Voice that be is right in one
instance. / am guilty. tLaughter.I -,
Mr. Fitch (DemocraC: declare myself
nat n<,InnaI Eo1lnWa
Mr.. Milliken Republican): So far as
am concerned. lit is absolutely false.
MIR. Hatch. of Missouri Oemocrat.
thought that it was due to the House that
the names Of the Senators and OF the Rep
resentatives mentioned who were not
present or had not spoken should be ex-
plunged from the Record.
Mr.. Cochran, of New York Oemocrat,
who was one of the gentlemen alluded to.
regretted that the motion bad been made.
1t was not his practice TO pay any atten-
ton TO articles of this kind. or to dignity
them by referring to them. Enough had
been said on the subject. and the matter
should be allowed to drop into the oblivion
to which it belonged.
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan Republican,.
moved to expunge the whole letter from
the Record; and, despite MIR. Funston's
protest. this motion was carried. 1hen
Mr.. Funston, rising to question OF privi-
lege, said that this action OF the House
left his remarks without anything, TO rest
upon. In unmeasured terms and In Ian
guage more forcible than polite, he de-
nounced the correspondent OF the voice,
and called upon decent correspondents to
kick him out of town.
: MIR. Lewis, of Mississippi Oemocrat),
suggested that the correspondent was
woman.
MR.. FUNSTON KISSED.
Mr.. Funston: 1t makes no difference
whether she is O lady or a.. am stand
ing here in my own defence. lHisses in
the gallery.l
Mir. Wheeler, of Alabama DemocraD,
made the point of order that the gentle
man should not use such language on the
floor of the House.
Mr.. Funston SAID that he was informed
that the correspondent was not woman.
He had been told the name OF the man
who wrote the article.
Mr.. Funston then took bis seat amid
more Kisses.
Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, rising to a
question of privilege. offered q resolution
declaring that it was due to the dignity
and good name of the House OF Repre-
sentatives that the remarks made by Mr..
Funston to-day relative to woman should
be expunged from the Record.
Mr.. Burrows asked the gentleman to
withhold his resolution. He was assured
by the gentleman from Kansas that any
thing that could be criticised would be
eliminated from the Record.
Mr.. Wheeler said that with that as
surance he would allow the resolution to
lie upon the table for the present.