The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-30
DRINKING IN THE HOUSE.
mArsONs BOOK STIRs UP A
wHIRLWIND OF WORDS.

c-sst Indignation Expressed at the
Assartion That Drunken Members
e.aorer Through the Aisles and De-
,s,a on Momentous Issues Watson
c.a,ds by His Words-An Investiga-
zion to Be Made.
WASHINGTON, July 29.--In the House Co
s.v Mr.. Wheeler Of Alabama. rising to
-nsstion OF personal privilege, cent to the
s,ork,s desk book written by Representa-
.;va Watson Of Georgia. entitled mot @
povolt: Il is Revolution" In this book
W. wheeler is recorded as having voted for
tbe mail subsidy bill. There were loud de-
nsnds for the regular order" but MIR.
Ubeeler insisted upon being beard. he
had not voted that way.
Mr. Reed of Maine (Sotto vOce)-We
,,iu rste your word for little thing like
that
Rut Mr.. Wheeler would not down and
.,tbonqh the speaker decided that no ques-
Ion of privilege had been presented, In
sisfed upon being heard. In spite of oOjec-
tion on all sides, Mr.. Wheeler held his
eyround. and in order to secure the floor had
Tead an extract from the book in W hich it Is
asserted that in the present congress
drunken members reeled about the aisles to
tba disgrace of the republic and drunken
sneakers debated grave Issues. This un-
doubtedly presented q question OF privilege
and MIR. Whesler was recognized. He
denounced the publication as the most
ridiculous falsehood ever uttered
on the American continent [Applause.l
History did not show an instance of a viler
attack on the republican body than this.
[Applsusel Every member was tainted
with the charge. Mr.. Wheeler then pro-
ceeded to answer the speech made by Mr.
Watson on Wednesday,. and he was fire.
uuently called to order by Mr.. Burrows of
Michigan and repeatedly requested by the
sneaker TO oontlne himself to the question
Of privilege. But Mr.. Wheeler declined to
do so and was permitted to proceed for q
quarter OF an hour longer, when a remark
about ths organization of the Society OF the
Sons and Daughters of the Revolution
called forth another point Of order from
Mr.. Burrows, who requested information as
to what the organization of that society had
TO do with the question Of privilege.
The chair again appealed TO Mr. Wheeler
to conine his remarks DO the question.
MIR. Reed-Cannot the chair suggest some
remedy for this inf1ictionl
The speakers patience was now we'll nigh
exhausted, and with firmness he directed
himself to the question before the House or
take his seat. The chair would not allow
gentlemen willfully 20 violate the rules of
the House. Mr.. Wheeler said that he did
not wish to embarrass the chair In any man
ner; he would, therefore, resume his seat.
WATSON MAKES REPLY
Mr. Watson then rose to reply to Mr..
Wheeler, but at first did not confine him-
self TO the question Of privilege, and he was
called 20 order by Mr.. Coombs Of New
York. This interruption Mr.. Watson re-
sented, aud he exclaimed defiantly: "No
New York representative can bulldoze a
representative Of the state Of Georgia in
the exercise Of his rights. You understand
that, will your Continuing his remarks,
Mr.. Watson said that the gentleman from
Alabama had stated that he mr. Wat
som had threatened him with per-
sonal violence. That charge was un
founded. He had gone to the gentleman
to assure him that he intended no discour.
tesy to him and to say that If that gentle
man would allow him the privilege Of max
ing preliminary statement he would make
q full explanation of the words In his speech
which the gentleman objected to yesterday
The gentleman had denied him the privi-
lege that gentlemen Of the south had always
allowed each other, the privilege of making 6
voluntary retraction to the gentleman who
hdu UeSu akRIlcN6u. Ll0 keIlblokD6u ITOu
Alabama had quoted from his tMr. Wat
sons book He assured the House that be
had not entered into partnership with tht
gentleman to advertise the volume laugh
teri, but the gentleman in attempting K
harm the book had helped 1t. He Mr.. Wat
SON stood here to defend
every line in the hook anC
he would do so before all scomers, north OF
south. II say,n be continued, with EN-
khuN fr kAaA 49, I
literally true, and all men that have beer
here keeping their eyes open and wanting *
admit facts, will admit that these facts ar
literally true"
This declaration, made in a NEST vigorous
manner, was the signal for general Kissing
THE HOUSE EXCITED.
Great excitement ensued, the general feel
Ing being adverse to Mr.. Watson for reiter
anng, as he did by his declaration, the gen
eral charge of drunkenness made In hi
book.
Mr.. Funston of Kansas protested tha
nlSlng was disgrace TO the House, whel
he was waved down by Mr.. Watson, VIII,
announced his ability to take care of him
Mr.. Tracey of New York, In a voice full
mt m Indignation, called the gentleman from
ueTga to order, That gentleman hat
asserted that every word in the book wa
Lue; Ihat book contained a general charg
u.unkennees against the members. h
oalieu the gentleman to order for making
sueh au assertion on the floor Of the House
Applause
mr Watson quietly resumed his seat.
ht; Tracey appealed to the House to say
"ueVner Mr. Watson should be permittel
!" proceed or NOT
Wr' simpson of Kansas came to the res
,Se. ae VI his party colleague with motion
uas she gentleman be permitted to explain
10y ne believed the charge to be true. Thi
greed to by vote of 139 to 25.
..L Mr watson prefaced his explanation By
t;nR the speaker whether be must confln
ii-ie7li TO the words In the book COM
tban tla,nea OF, to the whole paragraph in whic
~ we're contained, or to the entire book
r le speaker stated that the gentleman
,bS. conhne himself to an explanation o
Nords charging drunkenness
- " atson then read the preface Of th,
- oS, 9E III which it is stated that It was ful
~ orlm with facts. He bad stated tina
sue iaets set forth in the book were correc
tbo1aL. as his knowledge extended. Il
co1tss.V tnat the whole paragraph whic
resS 80 30 the words objected to should b.
cbe-,,sl ne beginning of that paragraph
nIeJsS9u Ihe House with having broken Ii
NJ NJ Oh economy and reform.
tba -. McAlIlin Of Tennessee insisted tha
gentleman should address himself to tn
gsrtis." s which charged drunkenness. Tn
ibst lslleh had made the Kravest charg
On thiSo ever been made against member