The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-21
CONGRESSMEN DRINK.
Some Frequenters of tho Capitol Tipping
Room.

WASHINGTON, April TN the
House today Mr.. Funston, of Kansas,
rising to question of privilege sent to
the clerks desk and had read an article
published in The New York Voice,
which for ten minutes kept the House in
whirlwind of laughter and merlment.
The article which is headed "a few of
the congressional tipplers" goes on to
mention the names Of a dozen or more
Senators, and an equal number Of Re-
presentatives, who at the Senate and
House restaurants have been seen in
dulging In intoxicating liquors. His,
tunStOn'S name was one of those men
toned, and he believed that the article
| was intended to effect primaries in his
district. Laughter.] lie denied that
he had ever drank Intoxicants within
the Capitol, produced an affidavit of the
proprietor of the House restaurant to
that effect, and denounced the CORES
pondent Of The Voice as a liar.
Mr. Cummings, of New York, whose
name was also published, said that at
the time the article was written he was
SICK in his room. Undoubtedly at some
time the correspondent had seen him
drinking decoctiOn known as "cold
tea." to which he had been introduced
by Senator Edmunds.
MIR. Scott, of Illinois, whose name
was on the blacklist, denounced the
| author of the article as an unmitigated
and malicious liar.
MIR. Fellows, of New York; wish to
say, on behalf of the correspondent of
The Voice, that he is right in one in .
stance; am guilty, Laughter.l
Mr. Fltch-1 declare myself guilty
with Col. Fellows.
MIR. Milliken-So far as | am con-
cerned 1t is absolutely false.
| Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, thought that
| 1t was due to the House that the names
| OF the senators and representatives men
toned who were not present or had not
spoken should be eXpunged from the
record.
Mr.. Cochran, of New York, who was
one Of the gentlemen alluded to, regret
ted that tho motion had been made,
1t was not his practice to pay any atten
tlon to articles Of this kind or to dignity
them by referring to them. Enough
mad been said on the subject, and the
matter should be allowed to drop into
the oblivion to which it belonged.
MIR. Burrows, of Michigan, moved to
expunge, the whole letter from, the re-
| DEOJCSl
this motion was carried.
| Then Mr.. Funston, rising to ques-
tion of privilege, said that this action
OF tho House left his remarks without
anything to rest upon. In unmeasur.
aDle terms, and In language more fOrci
bic than polite, he denounced the cor
respondent of The Voice and called
upon the decent correspondents to kick
him out of the town.
Mr.. Lewis, of Mississippi, suggested
that the correspondent was woman.
| MIR. Funston-It makes no difference
whether she Is lady or a street walker
L am standing here in my own defence
Kisses in the galleryl
| Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, made q
point OF order, that the gentleman
Snould not use such language on the
| floor Of this House.
MIR. Funston said that he was in
formed that the correspondent was not
woman. He had been told the name
OF the man who wrote the article. Mr..
| Funston then took his seat amid more
Kisses.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, rising to a
question of privilege, offered a resolu-
tion declaring that it was due to the
dignity and good name of the House of
Representative that the remarks made
by MIR. Funston today. relative to wo-
man, should be expunged from the re-
cord.
MIR, Burrows asked the gentleman to
withhold his resolution. He was as
sured by the gentleman from Kansas
that anything that could be criticized
would be eliminated from the record.
Mr.. Wheeler said that with that as
surance he would allow his resolution
to lie upon the table for the present.