The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-09
CHAMP CLARK'S SALLlB
DELIVERS ONE or HIS CHARACTER
LSTIO SPEECHES IN THE HOUSE
In Opposition to the Bill Providing
Retired List for the Revenue Cutter
Service-Ths Pooling Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. S.-Less
| than one hundred members we're In their
| seats when Speaker Crisp called the House
! to order at noon to-day.
| The bill reported last session by the
| Committee On Interstate and Foreign
| Commerce, to provide a retired list LOT
| the revenue-cutter service and thereby
| promote its efficiency, was taken up In
| committee of the whole.
| Mr.. Mallory Fla) advocated the pas
| sage Of the bill, and stated that the OIL
! GERS in the cutter service were appointed
| by the President for life, and when In
| capacitated by age or iniirmity from dis-
| charging their duties there was no way
under the present law OF providing for
them save by placing them on waiting
orders at three-quarter pay. At present
| thirty of the 220 officers In the service
| were on waiting orders. Such course
prevented promotion to the active oflcers'
| who were sometimes compelled TO per
| form the duties Of officers Of higher
| rank without receiving commensurate pay
| therefor Every consideration that I'M
| PEELED the establishment of a retired list
| for the army or navy was an argument
in favor of the passage Of this bill.
CHAMP CLARK AT HIS B,sT.
The bill was further advocated by
| Messrs English Dem., n. j. and Covert
| Dem, N Y.) and then Mr.. Clark Oem.,
| Mo- entertained the House with one OF
| his characteristic speeches in opposition
| to IL.
| Openly avowing his purpose TO talk the
| bill to death IL he could, he said that
| the last half Of the well-known quatrain-
Truth, crushed 10 earth will rise again;
The eternal years Of God are hers
! But error wounded writhes in pain,
| And dies amid her worshippers'-
| was a lie. and that the history Of the
bill demonstrated it. II thought twice
last summer" continued Mr.. Clark, that
| l had killed IT, | rejoiced in the thought
| that had been enabled TO Kill one steal
| in my one session in Congress; and did
| not believe il would be my last, and, to
| give YOU a pointer. I do not think it Will
| be the last one yet daughter and ap-
| pIause.) / would like to take the Ameri-
| can people into my confidence, and TO
| state to them honestly, patriotically, as
! a man, a representative and citizen
that a more dangerous, a more venal,
| more vicious a more far-reaching bill of
| evil was never introduced in this House
than this is. l am a Democrat. Cries
| Of Glad to hear it! Good" and great
| laughter)
I am not the sort of a Democrat of
| the man who first uttered that declara-
! ton He ought to amend his using OF II.
| | am Democrat now.
| Mr.. Dalzell Rep., Pa.)-Are you sureE
| Mr.. Clark-The gentleman who repre-
sents the Pittsburg district ought to keep
| pretty still. Democracy does not mean
the spoils Of office. Qerisive laughter
| from Repuhlicans).
That sounds ridiculous, / suppose.
Mr.. Cameron Rep., Ul0-The gentle
man is a humorst as well as Demo-
! crat.
REPUBLICANS FOR MONOPOLY.
Mr.. Clark-It does not sound humorous,
either. 1t means that the people of
this country arc going to rule this coun-
try. Qepubican applausel
Yes, you clap. l understand exactly
what you are for. And you clap for the
declaration of the distinguished orator
from New York yesterday-the Repubh-
cans did, not the Democrats-when he
was fighting for the principles OF the
corporations and monopolies against the
principles of the people. applause on
the Democratic side.
! Deny IT. ] give you a fair chance 10
deny 1t. When Mr.. Bryan stood up here.
the most eloquent tribune that the people
have had in this hail daughter on the
Republican side) for the last thirty
years
Mr.. Boutelle Rep.. Me)-"The last of
the Tribunes."
Mr.. Clark-You Keep your mouth SMUT
| Oaughter).
When MIR. Bryan, the most eloquent
| tribune of the people that ever stood IN
| this Congress, stood up here and lalu
down the principles Of Democracy ana
the principles Of the people, as against
the rule OF corporations, railroad attor-
| new that had not even seat on this noor'
except by courtesy, sat and smirked and
| grinned, and pulled his spectacles OH ana
| mt them on and rubbed his torso, and
The corporation butterfiys of the coming
Congress sat around him and grinned
and smrked in hope Of favors yet to come
IL looked pretty hard for Democratic
| principles. But / am here TO assert them'
| and one is this-that a man who does not
earn his paw has got no right to il. This
is my view, and that is Democracy. These
peoI,le can go, the hired tools of the cor
porations of this House can jeer, as far
as / am concerned; they can go TO the
everlasting deuce. Naughter).
WHY HE WAS NOT A soLDIEB.
Continuing, Mr. Clark said: There has
| been so much internal demagoguery on
this floor on both sides of the iouse about
soldiers-'R Rebels, 'Federals'-that l have
got sick of it, ! was just about six months
| or a wear too young TO get into the army.
I tried my very best TO get INTO both
of them. All that ! wanted WAS chance
| 10 fight. OF course, l have got better
| serse now If any man that served In
| the Federal army faithfully and got hurt
wanted a pension | would vote to give IL
TO him, although my heart was with
| Morgan and that gang OF rough riders
| Q.aughter) If one of Morgan's men should
rise up out of the ground and ask for a
| pension, l would vote TO give ii to him.
not because he deserved il for serving the
Government, but because Of his spirit as
an American citizen. But when fellow
gees around, sails up and down the coast,
eats oysters and canvas back ducks,
drinks wine. and has the entree TO Wash
ington society, whatever that may be-
0aughter)
Here the gavel fell and, the hour having
| expired, the committee rose, Chairman
Dockery declining to entertain q request
for unanimous consent that Mr.. Clark
might proceed, and the bill went over.
THE wILLIAMs-sETTLE CASE.
Mr.. Brown Dem, Ind gave notice that
he would on Thursday next ask the House
to consider and dispose OF the contested
election case Of Williams against Settle,
from the Fifth district of North Caro-
, lima.
Under the special order the House took
up the bill TO so amend the interstate
commerce law so as to permit railroad
companies to pool their earnings.
At the close Of the debate Mr.. Patter-
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