The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-03
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CALLED FOR BEEF TEA.

CALLED FOR BEEF Tea.
For several days before the night in ques-
ton, Mr.. Cobb said, he was engaged IN the
lAborious work Of gathering material and
preparing his argument. He had worked
late and early, and as a result when be be-
gan his argument on the floor he was not in
his usual physical condition. His throat,
he said, was particularly weak, aud in
order TO relieve the soreness In it and allie
viate the annoyance Of the tickling, he hal
requested an employe of the House, before
beginning his remarks, Co bring him cup
Of beef tea. "Surely, beef tea is a mild and
Notwithstanding liquid" said MIR. Cobb,
for members to refresh themselves with it
during speech He had called for beef
tea because it was warm and soothing 10 the
throat From time to time he had a cup
sent back and replenished in order TO ex-
change cold tea for hot tea, aud from that
circumstance he thought all the trouble
had grown. 1t was not true, as had been
asserted by Mr.. Watson, that he had said to
page Bring me some more whisky"
WHISKY BROUGHT.
"The point is this" said Mr. Cobb, ''no
one could have heard me ask the page to
bring me some whisky, for l never said it. "
Whether whisky was brought by the page
and placed on his desk for beef tea he did
not know. He was too much engaged at
the time in his argument to notice who
plnced it ON his desk. Whether the page
or a "friendn whom he had requested
TO get him some stimulaut had brought 1t
he was not prepared to say. Mr.. Cobb &C
knowledged that some whisky was brought
to him during the course Of the evening
and placed on bis desk Ithad been brought
by a friend and he had used it only to re-
lieve his throat. If it affected him in voice
or manner he was not conscious OF it, He
fhaF ha
true he had drank little beer during the
day.
FINALLY ASKED FOR WHISKY.
Mr. Watson at this point interrupted the
proceedings by asking Judge Cobb how he
indicated that the beverage was out and
that he wished the cup replenished, to
which the answer was that 50 for as he
(hr. Cobb remembered he had said TO a
friend that he wanted little whisky or
some stimulant. BE hardly thought though
that his remark was loud enough to be
heard any distance. ANY one who said he
had asked q page to get him whisky was
mistaken. When the whisky was put before
him he had slipped 1t two or three times
and when he concluded his remarks he
took another sip, but he was not made
drunk by 1t. nor did his state approach ia
toxication. He was fully persuaded that it
10 his remarks there was anything unusual
1t resulted from one of two causes, either
from his anxiety TO put before the House
every legal point in the case or because he
had occupied the floor too long and was
anxious to complete his remarks.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Continuing Mr.. Cobb said his manner Of
speaking was nervous. He liked freedom
OF action he liked to be free from his desk,
ETC., thatshe might .gesticulate aud empha-
size his assertions. Summing up, MIR. Cobb
stated that he was In nowise responsible for
the Investigation, aud he had not wanted it
but as the House had ordered It, he courted
the fullest inquiry. In fact, he thought
that it was nothing more than a repetition
Of the story OF three black crows