Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-04

In the House Yesterday Mr. Watson. OF
Georgia. the Alliance leader, rising TO
question Of personal privilege, sent 10 tne
Clerks desk aud had read special dispatcn 70
the Atlanta Constitution from Washington cilll,
cising hls vote upon the Craig-Stewart contested
election case. and intimating that m young ior
Stewart lie was playing INTO tne hahoS =. ero
Republicans in order that no higns se0. 10
ilnancial aid from them In his campaign LOT
Congress. ~, 800
That communication, said Mr.. Watson, was
written by one Of the clerks OF the h0ose anu
charged him with having voted cOrruPtiy III ,ho
elec ion Gaze. IL was not long since That bis
good name was all the properly ne hhd on eatIb,
when u was hls house ana nome, "heh ~ We
his personally and his realty ana the tiiio lai
not yet come, and never Nould come, nhon nc
possessed anything that was desrer 20 nllil,
the article which he had read chhsou
him ia the cOwar1ly language OF in-
situation having acted VV.luPsE
a. a sworn Juror. Ills answer to TINS
charge would be made as plainly and
as promptly az honor and courage requlred tnas
IL should be made. u one OF tho reaalhH clelAs
should denOunce as corrupt one OF me iheinpsls
oil the House, the House would DC stafue1 anu
replv would DO made But when the clerk 70
tis Speaker Of the House denounced through
the public prints a gentleman Nhom ne AneN "
be a political opponent Of the Speaker, lne lrs.l-
ncation for Isply was still more complete. Inc
statement In the newspaper, ia 30 lar as u pre-
tended 10 stete facts, was false. Inc opehAV.
knew il 10 be false, the gentleman VINO "tOto II
knew II 70 be false, and every Ineih-
ber of the House knew II to be talse. ahh!
woman, fair and beautiful, many
man bright and ambitious, had soid themselves
for honurs, place, and lame, BAT only inc fhes'
Of men and women sold themselves Tor money
since ne had been in the House nc had attempt
"a to establish n character for opehness anu
mauliness aud fairness Eyer since ne han Deen
here the clerk 10 the speaker had thousht " nus
duty to disparage him, To ridlcule hln' anu 70
misreprcsent IN. The climax had now peeh
reached. and patience was no longer virtue.
| lie denounced the lnsinuatiOn, co"ardly as IL
! WIS as a base and Infamous iSsehoOd- ,
In the morning hour which began ABOUT
O'clock the House resumed consideration OF inc
bul Allowing railroad companies to give special
rates 10 comm ercial travellers, aud, Ia speaklIs
| 10 the bill. Mr. Simpson, OF Kansas, reteIred 10
the author of the interstate commerce hct tocua-
| tor CullOm) as an iniquitou- rAliroha Attorney
when he was promptly called 10 order oy MI
| Lind QIepublican), Of Ninnesosa. MI simpson
expressed his willingness 10 wlthlsaW .ne ~, IN
| iqIitOus, but this would not satisfy mr. LinI'
| VINO inglsted that Mr.. simpsons remarks were
| clearly out OF order. MIR. simpson tneh "4lh-
| drew tho entire expression.
| In the senate Yesterday Mr.. Morgan gave no
| tice OF substitute which ne proposed 70 o,is'
| for the pending DnbOie-tlaggett cOntestei-eier-
| ton resolutions. The substitute declared WHAT
| should be tho course OF procedure mat rhonu
| constitute a choice OF senator Oh INC 1hi Nc.
| States aud asserted that IN the case OF MI. Du-
| bols such a course had not been ioilo"ed' asf'
| Mitchell made a point Of order against IL on the
ground that it was merely declaration oil
| principles. s - L. -.
| enc Vice President: As the point OF order - 2
complicated one, tho Chair Will submit II 10 me
| Senate Tor It's decision. 4.
Mr. Morgan's substitute was declared mol 10
| order-yeGs, nays, OIL. .,,.
| Mr. allps irst vote In the Senate was on tnis
| occasion, when be voted aye. iho Democrats
| who voted tue other way were hessrs blodsett
| Can, Carlisle, Chiffon. Daniel. Gibson OF Mary
land, Eenna, Palmer, Pasco, Pugn, Iurpie' vest
| Villas, and Voorhees, .,.-,.,
| The question was then taken on tho minority
resolutions in favor OF Mr. Clagsetts ght 70 tht
| seat, ana IL was decided In the negatiYe-yeas
| Z; nays, 90. On this vote Mr.. tlil voted NO.
| The affirmative votes were given py MessIe
George, German, Harris. Kyle, Morgan fssco
| and stewart. -. 49,
| the vote was then taken on tho majority reso
! lutions Affirming the right OF Mr.. DUBOIS W re
tain his seat, aud it was decided In the ahirlia
| tIye-yeas, 90; nays, D. The negative voIe'
| were given by Messrs. George, harris' hyle
Pasco. and Stewart. The Democratic senaIor
| who voted in the affirmative were: Messfs. pate :,
Berry Call Carlisle, Chiffon, Cockrell, coke, Nol
| ouitt, Gibson of Maryland, Hin. kenna, McPner
! son, Morgan, Palmer, Pngh, Iurpie, 'est' Was
| Voorhees,, Walthall, and White