The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-03
NO BREAK IN THE HOUSE
All Leaves of Absence to Be
Revoked.
oomMlTTEEApPorNrED TO CONFER
The Homestead Matter Considered In the
senate--Judge Cobb appears Before
the Investigating Committee aud Denies
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w ANHINGiON, Aug. o. ne hlINhllou IN
the House has not changed All alb
sentees win be notified to return and all
leaves of absence are to be revoked II
any absent members shall fail to return
or notify the Speaker that they are en-
route to the Capitol within the ensuing
two days the Sergeant-at-Arms is to en-
force their attendance
Three recesses were taken yesterday for
the purpose of effecting some satisfactory
solution of the question, but nothing was
accomplished, although a conference was
held, attended 10y about 10 members, Mr.
Dockery (Dem.), Of Missouri, presiding
Several propositions were submitted,
but not entertained, and committee of
ten was appointed, five for and five
against the Worlds Fair appropriation,
to consider the matter and report at a
future meeting
The committee is composed of Messsrs.
Bankhead (Ala), Mcmillan (Tenn.), Nc
Creary (Ky), Cummings On. W, and
Culberson (Tex), who are opposed to the
appropriation, and Messrs. Durborrow
Gli1, Williams Qll9, Fellows IN. ",
Reilly (Pa.) and Shively Qnd), who
favor IT,
In the absence of any other businesslthe
Senate yesterday discussed the Home
stead affair with some warmth and per-
sonality Mr.. Hawley Comm in the
course Of the debate taking occasion to
remark that Mr.. Palmer Qll.) needed a
guardian"
At the close of the discussion a much
modified resolution of investigation was
adopted providing for special committee
of seven to inv estigate the employment
for private purposes of armed bodies of
men in connection with differences be-
tween workmen and employer"-the res
olution not mentioning either Homestead
or the Pinkertons by name.
The special committee investigating the
charges made by Representative Watson,
of Georgia. that members had been seen
on the floor OF the House to stagger and
reel from Drunkenness, resumed its labors
yesterday
Representative Clark, of Alabama, tes-
| titled that the only instance of drunken
ness of members that came within his OBJ
servation was during the night of the sill
yer debate in the House, when there was,
according to his idea, one case.
Representative Cobb took the stand to
make a statement in defense of the
charges brought against him.
Chairman Boatner called the attention
of Mr.. Cobb to the charge in Representa-
tive Watson's book, which, in effect, re
ferred to the witness, Cobb, as being in a
state of maudlin intoXication while max
ing an address to the House, and said the
committee was ready to hear what the
] witness had to say in the matter
Mr.. Cobb said that at the very outset
| of his speech during the debate on the
! Noyes- Rockwell contested election case he
! appealed to the House not to interrupt
him, as it was an exciting time in the
| House, and Interruptions of previous
! speakers had been numerous. He made
] the remark that it was difficult to answer
| a multiplicity of questions.
! Mr.. Cobb laid before the committee the
| official stenographer's manuscript of the
address he made on the occasion men
| toned, and pointed out in it the many in
| terruptions which he had to contend with
! during the course of his speech He also
| read from the manuscript long colloquy
which took place between himself and
/ Representative Watson, and then passed
over the pages of the manuscript until he
reached the point where, according to
/ Mr. Watson, he made use of the words;
! "Mr. Speaker, where am l atl'
AS the stenographer transcribed the
! phrase it made Mr.. Cobb say; "Alr
/ Speaker, where am in my argumentl"
Mr. Cobb continued reading his re-
| marks from the manuscript, and when he
/ had concluded said he would submit his
| speech to any fair minded man to judge
/ if it was a maudlin one
| He did not intend to deny that his Ian
! guage could be criticised; he was not par
| ticular as to that. He had been continu-
| ously interrupted, and probably the adj
! dress was at times disconnected.
In regard to the liquor matter, Mr.. Cobb
! said he would not claim any indulgence
/ on the ground of being a weakling as he
was not He admitted, however, that he
| was not as strong as some men. The
/ Noyes-Rockwell contest, continued Mr..
/ Cobb, was an exciting and, TO some extent,
a bitter one
''For three days preceding the debate, "
| said Mr.. Cobb, Il was engaged in ex-
| haustive labor on the case, in addition to
my other duties so that | had
| but little rest, and, when l entered the ar
| gument l was not in my usual health.
! Mr.. Cobb also explained that he had
! had an attack of the grip, which had af-
/ fected his throat, and, in order to relieve
/ it, he had told an employe to send to his
/ warm liquid.
This was done and, from time to time as
! he proceeded with his argument, he sent a
! page to have the cold liquid changed to
warm, "and from that circumstance, "
added Mr.. Cobb, "has grown a great deal
OF trouble"
Mr.. Cobb took exception TO the testi-
mony of Representative Butler given on
| Saturday last, which was in substance
1 that Mr.. Butler had heard Mr.. Cobb say:
"Send me more whiskey."
"That is not true, said Mr. Cobb em-
| phaucally. "1here was brought to me
| during the argument a little whiskey,
and l used it as / would have done under
the hand of physician.
Il slipped it,, and if it affected my voice
and manner was not aware of it, as ]
was as as sober as i ever was.
In conclusion Mr.. Cobb said he was not
responsible for the investigation, and had
nothing TO do with it, lie hoped that
when the affair was looked at from first
10 last it would be seen that it was moth
! ing more than a repetition Of the story of