The record-union., 1892-08-02
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
COBB DRANK ONLY s.BEEF TEA,
DURING HIS ARGUMENT.
Spicy Debate in the House Over the
Subject of the Worlds Fair
Appropriation.
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1oN.


WASHINGTON, August 1.-The special
committee appointed to investigate the
charges of drunkenness of members of
the House resumed its session this morn
ing, and many witnesses testified that in
their opinion Representative Cobb OF
Alabama was not drunk when he de
llvered his argument in the Noyes- Rock
well election contest, the witnesses gener-
ally testifying that Cobb was suffering
from exhaustion incident to the delivery
when in poor health. The long speech
was marked by many Interruptions and
much badgering.
Bynum testified that it was not an I'M
common practice for members to take
bOuillOn, beef tea, coffee and other stimu-
Tents out Of a cup during ong-continued
arguments, and from his knowledge of
CObb's physical condition he was salts
fed that the gentleman could not speak
continuous for two hours without taking
some Stimulant.
Andrew Devine, one of the official
stenographers of the House. produced
the manuscript Of the official report Of
Cobb'S argument, and testified that he
saw nothing in Cobb's conduct to Justify
the charges made.
1t is likely Simpson of Kansas will file
minority in behalf of his fellow-alliance
menoer,, Watson OF Georgia, it being
practically assured that the majority will
at least make some structures on Watson.
SPICY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Holman moved
III the House to-day to suspend the rules
and pass joint resolution extending un-
I'll August 4th the appropriations of the
Sundry Civil Act of last year.
Before the passage of the resolution
there was spicy debate. Holman made
a speech of some length, declaring that he
had been acting in harmony with the
action.of the House; that the gentleman
from Illinois (Hopkins) had objected.
Hopkins was willing, said Holman. to
stop the wheels of legislation in order to
compel the House to give S., 200, 600 20 a
corporation in Chicago.
Reed OF Maine replied to Holman. He
SAID he mad offered an example of IN
exampled courage. With Democratic
majority Of more than $40, of which he
was a factional leader, the House had
stopped the business of the Government,
and now Holman was endeavoring to
charge this Stoppage on somebody else.
He (Holman) had deliberately blocked
the wheels OF business. The Worlds
Fair legislation had received the
sanction of the Senate without regard to
party. Further than that, it had the
sanction of the Democratic House, and
there was nothing against it but q rniser-
able technicality: that some gentlemen
thought the Worlds Fair matter ought
not to be on the appropriation bill Yet
the gentleman from Indiana had the
courage to stand before the House and the
country and charge the result of his own
action TO another member, to charge in a
House of 40 Democratic majority the
stopping of public business by a member
of the minority. He did not wonder that
the gentleman from Indiana had had a
{ long career. Courage like that carried a
man through Indiana.
Cummings of New York declared that
the wheels Of Government had been
stopped by Hopkins.
The latter retorted that next to Holman
Cummings was most responsible for the
condition in which the House found itself
to-day.
Mcmillan of Tennessee said that the
gentleman from Illinois had virtually
said to the House, you either give that
S5.000,GG0 to the Worlds Fair or Won
don't get your sundry civil BILL
The joint resolution was then agreed to
without division.
Holman moved to suspend the rules
and pass the resolution appropriating
$4,000 for the relief of the Mississippi
flood sufferers.
Kilgore raised the point of no quorum,
and but los members responding, the
House adjourned.