New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24
GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS SQUEICHED.
MR. WALKER MAKES A SPEECH MORE CAUSTC
THAN THE ONE WHICH RECENTLY AN
GERED HIS YOUTHFUL COLLEAGUE.

GERED Ills YOUTHFUL COLLEAGUE.
Washington, April % (speciaD.-The Democratic
majority III the House is In another dilemma Of It's
own creation and would give something II II coma
retrace M steps without making itself more ridiculous
than More than month ago George frea
williams took exception to a part OF speech which
was printed In The Record" by his colleague, Mr.
Walker under general leave to print" This part
Of the speech contained severe remarks about
Mugw,imps in general and George Fred Williams In
particular The gravamcn of Mr.. Walkers offence
was that he had published tile remarks rehectlng on
his colleague without having first spoken them IN the
House Mr. walker replied that he had tTict re
pcatedly obtain opportunity to free his mind
but had been unable to do Nobody who Knows
him will doubt that ne would rather have spoken the
words before printing them, for, whatever he may
lack it Is not the courage to speak his sentiments.
George Fred Williams brought his grievance TO the
House and demanded that the speech should be ex
MINCED from The Record" forthwith, but prefaced his
demand with remarks which shocked "decorum OF de
hate quite as severely anything that his colleague
had said lie probably did not know that Mr.. Walker
WAS present for he seems TO have written him note,
after he had made the attack that he intended to make
It,
The House happened to be in a virtuous mood when
George Fred Williams made his demand and referred II
TO the Committee Printing, which, in the short space
Of two DAYS decided that all of the part of Mr. Walkers
speech to which exception had been taken ought to DC
e1punged from "The Record" and 80 reported TO the
House two DAYS before the expiration of the four days
within which the speech under the control of Mr.
Walker for revision. That report was made on March
o. and was not taken up for action until to-day In
the meantime six Democratic members Of the House
consped together to rpubllsh in "The Record
Copyrighted work OF Henry George advocating free
tradc and a single tax. The chairman OF the Com-
mttee on Printing privy TO this conspiracy ana
paye il the of his advice and approval
II was successfully carried out and the grossest
breach of the privilege TO print that had ever been
known In the history Of Congress A motion oHereu
nv Mr. Burrows, 10 have this matter also rfefIed 10
the Committee on Printing promptly tabled by the
Democratic majority, after scant half-hour OF de
hate In which the chairman OF that committee protest
cd against the reference Of the subject The Demo
cratic majority OF the House subsequently sneaked out
OF the difficulty By yacating all oiuerS giving eaVe 10
print The chairman Of the Committee on Printing
apparently believing that the Henry George episode
had been forgotten and that he would meet no serious
opposition his effort TO pass the resolution TO ex
pungc Mr.. Walkers speech, called 1t up today lie
had reckoncd without his host.
The Massachusetts Representative was prepared for
the emergency and for than two hours he enter
tanned the House with speech which completely over
shadowcd the which the Democrats have decided To
cxpunge. There attempt to choke him OIL Mt
the end Of an hour but he held his ground and the
Republicans backed him TO Il man. god many Dem
ocrats also quietly sympathized with him, and were
inclined to see fair play. To say that Mr.. Walker
roasted" the MuGwumps Is u describe the hrst iia
OF his speech but fcebly. The definition II Mug
wump as a man educated beyond his intellect -
which he credited TO Joseph ii. Choate-provoSen
round after round OF applause and shouts OF Iahghtcr
on both sides of the House This part Of the speech
was as highly relished by Democrats as by kepubh-
cans-the former evidently not knowing what was IN
store for them III order 10 show how mid ana IN
offensive comparatively had been his own language
Mr. Walker had compiled and collatcd n large number
of extracts The Record" 81 the last Congress. as
we'll as the present one in which speaker Rcd had
been denounced by Democrats "tyiant.' lbs de-
coLs as corrupt" etc. and speaker Crisp bad been
denounced as a "tyTnt' by number OF his own
party and in which the President and members OF h
Cabinet, we'll senators, had been denounced oy
name and accused Of corrupt acts and motives; inc
best that Chairman Richardson could do. In reply was
10 say that, because others mad zone Wrohg' MI
Walker was not justified In 50 doing
george Fred Williams alsO attempted reply:
but II wa feeble. and he would have done better II
he had kept quiet. Mr.. Walker made boots and shoes
when he was Young; but II was hardly the thihg ioi
the fresh Young Dcdham lawmaker to sheer at shVp
manners for all that. lie seemed - want u max,
IL aDlsr that IN Walkers reflections upon hiInSeIt
the good name Of the Commonwealth OF Massh.
chnsettsp was involved and he lugged In the names OF
Webster sumner, Wilson. Winthrop and Banks as inc
names OF eminent men besides himself who have de-
Tended IT, a, --o,.,o.
through the House to-day was not successful, owing
b the lack of quorum.