The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-30
WATSON WANTS NOTORIETY,
Re Charges Democratic COHsreSSmsn
With Drunkenness
SENATOR CARLISLE ON THE TARIFF.
He Makes Mastery Reply TO Aidrieh.
tiiihustering on the Fair Appropria-
tion-Weshingtoa News.


himself to-day He recently issued a cam
paign book for the Third party. composed
almost wholly Of abuse and denunoiation
OF tho Democratic party He accuses the
Democratic majority Of all sorts Of oiTenses
against good government and good morals.
one paragraph Of his book charges that
drunken members were frequently seen
reeling through the aisles and that
drunken speakers had attempted to
discuss grave subjects and in their rnaudlin
lncapaclty had suddenly asked the Speaker
o. the House where they were at 1t was
this paragraph which offended the Demo-
Gratis anu General Wheeler had 1t read IN
the House. Watson, who is an incessant
seeker after notOrlety. declared that every
charge ln las book was true and he reiter-
ated them all Tracey (N. y called him TO
order ana on motion of Jerry Simpson he
was permitted TO explain He took
advantage of the leniency of the House 10
indulge IN a wild TRADE against the
Democratic majority. Though the charges
IN hls book made no exception in favor OF
the Republicans, the latter rallied % Wat
son q support to-day Tom Reed became
NatsOus chief defender. The Speaker.
when he came 70 rule upon the point raised
against watson, commanded the diminutlYe
Georgia cracker 90 sit down. as the rules
require. Several Republicans around him
advised HIM not 90 take his seat. whereupon
the Speaker ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms
% seat the member from Georgia by force If
necessary. Watson dropped into his seat
very promptly lt was apparent that ne was
seeking TO provoke the Democrats into dis
clplinlng him. hoping thereby TO pose as q
martyr and but tor the calm judgment of
Speaker Crisp he probably would have
been disciplined The Speaker OWNED
Watson's little game in defying the 'des-
potlc tyranny of the Democratic majority
and 81 directed the matter as 20 stop the
proceedings, when Watson was refused fur
ther time and forced 10 take his seat
subsequently Mr.. Boatner offered q resO-
luton, which was adopted authorizing the
appointment of a select committee of FIVE
e. investigate the charges against members
contained IN WatsOns book, aud if found
70 be true 20 lay the responsibility where 10
belongs. The committee will summon
w atson and require him TO furnish the
names of members seen reelinR drunk on
the tOOr. He cannot name a single In
stance of that kind. 10 is due to the present
House TO say that there has been less in
toMcation among the members than IN any
OF It's predecessors.
When 10 shall develop. as it must, that
Watson has published a foul slander upon
his fellow members he may become subject
20 expulsion should the committee SO decide.
SfB. cARLIs1E's GREAT SPEECH.
Senator Carlisle delivered bis tariff speech
to-day and 10 was an effort worthy the man.
10 was a speech that makes votes for the
Democracy iu the canvass this year. IL was
q complete answer, a thorough refutatiOn Of
tho assertions made by Senator AlQuch IN
mis- recent labored effort.
Senator Carlisle demonstrated from the
testimony taken by the Sub-Finsnce Com
f.Hr fafr - OBJ
the Mckinley act had increased the prices
of imported goods TO consumers, and had
not raised wages. Mr.. Ca1heie had scores
of samples of various kinds Of wooden and
wOTsted goods with the prices where manu-
featured abroad attached. and with them he
proceeded 20 show that the Mckinley act
had robbed the consumers Of this country
solely for the benefit of the manufacturers.
HABMsoN's ABUSE OF POWER.
President Harrison notoriously and
shameessly used his executive power and
Federal patronage to procure denomination.
and now he is going 10 even greater ex-
tremes in his attempt to obtain reelection.
He has done what no one OF his predeces-
sOTs ever dared used the veto power Ia his
own selfish interest
Some days ago Congress passed an act
referring tho long pending hoGarrahan
claim 60 tho court Of private land claims
al act which met almost universal ap-
proYal. The sense Of public justice spon-
taneOusly mdOrsed the act of Congress.
The thirty-tve years McGArrBhan had !
been appealing 10 Congress TO correct /
great wrong done him. He was
the bona tde purchaser of an |
old Spanish land grant in California !
valuable quicksilver deposits were found |
on the land and in those days of compare !
Awe lawlessness in CALIFORNIA squatteTs |
seized upon tho land A company known |
as the New ldria Mining Company got pos /
session Of the property and has held 1t con- /
tuuously mainly through bribery and cor |
Tupu0n. Az least o dozen times MoGarra- |
han has been prevented from obtaining |
justice through the interpOsitiOn Of corrupt |
means. The New ldria Mining Company /
is "a wealthy corporation and 1t has |
paid agents, lobbyists and attor- |
news here for years. Finally after many |
= g.eissitudes. after a score OF favorable re- |
ports had been made upon the claim. and
after 10 had passed one house or the other
in a dozen different congresses the bill 10 /
refer it to the court Of private land claims
went through both houses this session. 1t
was the first time concurrent action bad
ever been obtained by the same Congress.
The public and press with one accord APP
plauded the act as one of lOng-delayed JUS
tice Nobody seemed to think tor mo
ment that the President would set bls lndl- /
vdual Judgment up IN case OF this
kind against the combined opinion
Of Congress, particularly as the latter was
based upon Investigations and reports or |
-enate and House committees. But Mr..
Harrison has vetoed the BILL unfortu-
aately for him and 20 the shame of the
country. Harrison's real motive IS well
luOWn.
D. o. Mills. the father-in-aw Of White
aw Reid. is one OF the principal stock
FOLDERS and directors Of the New Idrla
Mining Company lie derived his great
wealth chiefly from property that belongs
~ McGauahan. Mr. Mills realizes that ms
itlo would soon cease II the question were
unlimited 10 any honest court. President
harrison is also aware that the courts
Judgment would. no doubt be IN favor OF
dc6auahan. Mr.. Mills has promised a Dig
.outrbutiOn 90 the slush fund for the cleo
ION " Harrison and Reid, and II IS openly
iated that he prodered to add
10000 % his contribution 10 be re-
ieved Of the apprehension caused by
ne passage OF the NcGa,rahan bill IL is a
'ery generally expressed opinion here that
iarrisou vetoed the bill 10 oblige Mills and
us son-iu-law Reid. and 10 assure himself
4 another $4,000 for use in the coming
ampalgn.
wAsHIN0TON NOTES.
In order that Quartevmaster Field may
I0t seek 10 hide behind technicality and
laim that ne was not literally or accurately
uoted IN the interview teiegraphed from
Washington 70 THE TINES 10 may be well
d royranf q tvpograpbfcai orror In the Dnb ,