The record-union., 1893-09-29
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Wordy War in the Rouse Between
Morse and Fithian.

Wordy War in the Rouse Between
Morse and Fithian.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-The lie was
passed at the opening of the session OF
the House this morning between Morse
of Massachusetts and Fithian of Illinois.
Morse in a speech attempted to justify
his course i'll filibustering yesterday, and
charged Fithian with being solely re-
sponsible for the refusal of the House to
permit him to print in the Record news
paper extracts attack Pc nsion Commits
sloner Lochran.
Fithian, replying, said Morse had en-
deavored to induce him (Fithian) to with
draw his objection to printing by coming
to him and imagining that he (Morse)
would, as member of the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds, help Fithian get
through any public-building bill in
! which he might be Interested.
"That is absolutely false" shouted
| Morse, striding menacingly toward
Fithian.
''If the gentleman from Massachusetts
denies the statement, l have proof that
will satisfy any member OF the House.
! My colleague, Goldzier, heard the con-
versation," retorted Fithian.
Morse backed against the rails and re-
| y,
! has the color of truth laughterl. but the
construction he placed on it is unquali-
! fiedly false"
'If the gentleman denies my state
ment," yelled Fithian, shaking his fist
angrily at the Massachusetts man, she is
wlllfully lying himself"
The House was then in an uproar. The
| Speaker pounded vigorously for order,
declaring both out of order. This closed
the incident.
The debate on the bill to repeal the Fed
eral election laws was resumed.
General John G. Black of Illinois, ex-
Commissioner OF Pensions, spoke in sup
port of the bill.
AT the conclusion of Blacks address
Johnson spoke in opposition to repeal
Johnson arraigned the Democratic parts
in most bitter manner.
Breckenridge, the silver-tongued Ken
lucky orator, followed. He hurled de-
fiance at the Indianan. IF the gentle
man is fair type" he said, ''of the peo-
ple of his district, then they cannot be
criticised for sending here man who de-
nounces as infamous majority of the
people of this country. l have profound
pity for man who could make such a
speech, who does not believe his country
men to be trusted. With this 1 dismiss
him from my mind and from my speech"
"There are other things" shouted
Johnson, (which the gentleman from
Kentucky would like to dismlss.n
At this direct allusion to the famous
Pollard d-Breckinridge breach of promise
suit some Republicans laughed. but the
laughter was drowned by storm of
Democratic Misses.
''Such remark" replied Breckenridge
bitterly, "only shows that the gentleman
has no sense of propriety and decency of
public life"
Breckinridge's speech was devoted
largely to the constitutional phase of the
question.
At the conclusion of Breckenridge
speech the House adjourned. g
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-In the Senate
the resolution offered yesterday by Teller
asking for information as to the anticipa-
ton of interest on Government bonds
since 1850 was taken up.
Voorhees, said compliance with the res
olution would involve great labor, and
ask ed Teller to define the scope of that
part of the resolution asking under
what circumstances interest had been
paid in anticipation.'
Teller said the new Administration was
installed largely because its party found
fault with the financial policy of the Re-
publicans. He assumed il meant radi-
cal reconstruction of the financial policy
of the country.
The resolution was adopted.
The repeal bill was taken up.
I Hoar read an editorial from the Peoria,
/ Ill.,. Journal, relative to the controversy
over the part taken by Ernest Seyd of
England in the legislation OF 1873. The
! journal printed what purported TO be a
! quotation from Hoeper's speech in the
House to contradict the letter of Seyd's
son. In this quotation the words, re-