Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-08-06
CALLED TO ACCOUNT.

fair matter was delayed in the house IN
by question of privilege raised by lIHl
Mr. Wheeler (Ala) relative to .tflI HIN
certain statements contained in q (. .tiO llIl
a campaign book recently pub . l III
lshed by Representative Watson iii.
(Ga) reviewing the action of the f. fI.H iii
present congress and the positions iii
taken by its members in the past The it FfAf4 HUI
house plunged into q state of great ,. l s# IN
confusion by assertion by Mr. Wat ilI
that every word written in the ~ fE IlU.
book to which Mr. Wheeler alluded llIl
literally true and that he stood f' IIl
ready to defend every word. The as lII
sertion greeted with prolonged ift ft llNl
Kisses the book charges that drunken llNI
members reel through the aises of the HILL
house and drunken members speak iIN
upon grave issues. IIN
The excitement over Mr.. Watson's
language grew more intense and he -' HN III.
called to order by Mr.. Tracy IN. W Ili
who indignant the wholesale
charges against the house "" III
Mr. Watson was permitted to explain lIW
his language The final chapter of the lIH
book summing up of the abuses N., S lIN
of the day Every line, he said, t#F llN
distinct point in the indictment tN| III
and he had a right to read the W MI
entire paragraph explaining w
the language objected to- The @ N
Indictment should stand as it had been III
written. There nothing in it, MI
There not a charge ir the Mt
book which had not been made F2 III
by the gentleman from Indian. (Nir III
Holman) respecting the failure of t9
gress to keep its pledges. Members ...t. II
had been seen in a state of intoXication II"
and every member knew it; the Ill.
| try knew it-through the representa- III
| tvcs of the press. Because he had Il
made the charge this democratic house II
wanted to make him scapegoat. t.t EEt II
| (IIisses.) s =" .a-ss D... ~ N- IN
The speaker here interrupted the i|
| gentleman from Georgia and said he III
had been accorded the floor not En-
matter of right, but matter of #.
| grace q ....
| Mr.. Watson testify retorted: II do
not want any thing from this house
matter of grace. Applause on the tN3 81 W II
| publican side will appeal from any N
| decision it may make to the fair
| of justice which abides in the hearts of Iii
| the American people. scorn your W
| teses and graces. You will hear me in iii
| my own right" .H t.lI
The house was now in complete up Eli
roar and Kisses heard from all I'll
sides, The speaker said that if the gem Ell
| tleman from Georgia did not proceed Ell
| in order he would call upon the III
| geant to compel him to do n
| The gentleman permitted to
| plain his remarks by vote of the Fl
| house and he must respect the rights of 4
| the body. Ii
| Mr.. Watson then proceeded to read II
| from his book, hut again inter- E.
rupted by Mr.. McMillin, who said that
| Mr. Watson must confne himself to ., .IyIr, Il
| the question involving the charge of EEHN 4
| drunkenness which a fragrant vio-
| laton of all the obligations of a
ber--a scandal upon TIE house of the
| gravest character.
Mr. Watson said that undoubtedly ....t
the charge hurt some members because
it They had planted the Z. .t Ef Il
| tree; why wonder at its fruits? This
house could do what it liked about that
paragraph and could deal with him
| (Watson it pleased He detied
tradiction of the charges
Mr. Boatner LA introduced n reso-
| luton calling for the appointment of
| committee to investigate the truth of
| Mr.. Watson's charge relative to drunk
| enness of members of the house, and
| to recommend what should be
| taken with respect to the member (NIr
Watsou) if the charges found to be
| untrue. Mr.. Boatner asked for inn
| mediate action and after some debate
| the resolution ruled to be privi-
| legged and adopted without di-
vision.
| The speaker appointed Boatner of
| louisiana chairman Wolverton, of
| Pennsylvania; buchanan, of Virginia; .s
Grant, of Vermont. and Simpson, of tsHf
Kansas. Mr. Grant is the only re- .ts
publican member of the committee.
The committee held a preliminary
session in the afternoon and agreed
to hold its Investigations with closed
DOORS
The book which contains the extract
objected to and which gave rise to the
sensational in the house is a
| peoples party book entitled Not
Revolt; 1t Is Revolution edited by
Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia.
There is nothing singular he
fatuation of system which has been weighed
and found wanting and over which hangs the
| sentence of doom. BelshaZzar repeated al
every epoch, mady
king reaches his evening on earth
his is Rev
ery wine within; the
tread OF Cyrus his Persians
pampercd arisocrats will listen o warning
until Daniel strides into laugh
OF the voluptuary freezes the lips of tho
quaking
THE congress sitting is illustration. I.
Pledged to reform they have reformed. Z Eg
Pledged TO economy, they have economical.
Pledged 10 legsate they have leglslated
Extravaganza has been the order he
day. Abseneeism so pro-
nounced Lack OF purpose never so !. feH
clear. Lack business pru. IA
dence garing Drunken men,
bers have reeled about the aisles-a disgrace to