The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-02

influence Of liquor. He sat so near Mr..
Cobb that he Thought be would have de-
tected the odor had Mr.. Cobb been drink
ing. He saw Mr.. Cobb sip from cup, but
its contents could not have been strong.
He remembered one speech on pension
night which he Thought erratic, but he did
not attribute it TO liquor.
FELLOWS SURE HE wAsS'T DRUNK.
Representative Fellows Of New York
testified and gave general absolution TO the
members OF the House al 20 drunkenness.
He saw q telegram I'm a New York paper
charging that Mr.. Cobb was drunk during
it that be sent long Telegram of denial TO
the paper. He knew we'll that Mr.. Cobb's
condition was due 20 exhaustion.
Representative Mubchler Of Pennsylvania
testified in denial OF the truth of Mr.. Wat
sons charges, and so did Mr.. Tracey Of New
York. The members of this House, MIR.
Mutohler said, were particularly free from
the habits Of intoxIcation and were as sober
q set of men as he ever saw in his life He
would net say that he had never seen a
member on the floor OF the House under the
influences OF liquor, but he never saw a
member drunk there this session.
EXoNERATED BY THE CORRESPONDENT.
O'Brien Moore, correspondent of the st.
Louis Republic, testified that he talked
with Mr.. Cobb Immediately before and
after his argument, TO which he had lis
tened, and he knew Mr.. Cobb was not un-
der the in1uence OF liquor.
Andrew Devine, one of the official stenog-
raphers of the House, produced a manu-
script of tho official report OF Mr.. Coob's
argument and testified that he saw nothing
in Mr.. Cobb's conduct to justify the charges
made.
THE DEBATE TIRESoME.
The examination of congressional wit
nesses, TO prove by the cumulative evidence
of his audience that Mr.. Cobb was not
under the influence of liquor when he de-
hvered his Noy es-Rockwell speech, grew
tiresome from the long array of congress
ston of Kansas, Cummings and Rockwell of
New York, Wheeler of Michigan, Duncan
of Ohio, Wise and Meredith OF Virginia,
Byrnes of Missouri, Kyle Of Mississippi,
Sperry Of Connecticut and Stump OF Mary
land added their testimony TO that
OF the previous witnesses who had testified
that they listened to Cobb's argument and
were surprised at the charge that he was
under the influence OF liquor. Mr.. Cum
mings said that when the charge arst ap-
peared in a New York newspaper he
telegraphed the editor that the statement
was untrue aud that he Mr. Cummings)
sat within three feet of Mr.. Cobb all the
time.
LOOKED LIKE WHISKY.
Mr. Wise Of Virginia said that he sa W
what was in the cup. It looked Ike
whisky and he supposed there was no dis
pute that is was whisky; but Mr.. Cobb
took very little Of it and the witness knew
he was not intoxicated.
The determination OF the committee is tc
close the case tomorrow after Representa-
tive Cobb Of Alabama has been permitted
to make statement The reports will be
made tomorrow if possible 1t is very
likely that two reports will be presented and
and that Mr. Simpon OF Kansas will file
minority report on behalf of his fellow al
lance member, Mr.. Watson, it being prac-
tically assured that the majority will at
least make some structures on Mr.. Watson