Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-27
CANNON BOOMING.
A REFERENCE 70 ANCIENT HISTORY

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warmth In Dsbaee-CoeAr.a and Cum
aiaes Alss navo . ''TaSkle" and Gear
Asks sens Q.euaSoas asla Cochran Re.
plles via ChasasteristSe trsaptness.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.ATwo Illinois
member, Cannon and Hunter had live
ly verbal Aght "a Tie. Aoor Of the houss
during The cousid k.tioa q motion oe
Wilson to reduce the duty on precious
stones, cut but n6t set, to 10 per cent.
Payne Of New York wantedto know IL this
was not in the interest of cheap diamonds
for poor people, and Cannon said that il
the amendment carried it. would destroy
% speech Of Hunter Of thirty years stand
ing. Hunter was ''riled'' ut the remark
and getting the floor few moments later
concluding by saying that In the house he
aever had been and never would be guilty
sf the vulearity and indecency which had
for two years driven that gentleman Can
non) into political exile.
Canpen CeDes Rack q Hunter.
Kisses and jeers from the Republican
side greeted the reference to the incident,
and in moment Cannon was on his feet
with q burning flush on his cheek He had
been in congress twenty years, he said.
His colleague was serving his first term.
His reference to that gentleman's speech
had been entirely gOod-natured. For
twenty five years upon the hustings he had
seen his colleague wrap his coat around
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of Hunter drew himselfsup in mock
solemnity) and begin by saying he stood
before the common people whose clothes
taxed % yer cent, while the diamonds Of
the rich were taxed only 10 per cent
That Reuaark Mlsrepreseated.
With that text for twenty five years hs
had stumped Illinois, concluding with up-
lifted eyes . glowing peroration by saying
that not all the blood Of the crucified
Christ on Calvary could wipe out such in
fanny. [Laughter.l And now" contin-
ued Cannon, ''the gentleman comes hero
and drags in a reference 70 a remark
made in the Fifty-first congress in the
hurry Of running debate; a remark that
was misreprcseuted all over the country.
He does this with the true instinct of an
unfair debRter. l will not characterize
this subterfuge Of weak man." PRO
longed Republican applause.
Hunter withdrew his offending remark
Canpaine~ JurmPs ON Cochran.
The excitement produced by this incl
dent had hardly subsided before the house
was startled and astonishcA by an impas-
stoned speech from Cummings rejecting
severely upon his colleague Cochran. Cum
mings said he would addIAs himself to
the influences ut work behind the diamond
schedule. After q few minutes debate
Cochran got recognition to reply to Cum
Rings. There was one feature of the sys-
tenn o. taxation that had governed in the
preparation Of the bill for which he was
glad to avow q responsibility. 1t was to
Look neither to the oppression nor to the
benefit of class in making up schedules.
Colloquy Between Gear and Cochran.
Are you for this bills" asked Gear, as
Cochran was about to take his seat.
II am
with the income taxi"
"The income tax is not in the bill," ~
lpl;ed Cochran, land it won't be if YOU on
that side don't help to put it in" [Dem-
ocratic applause from opponents of the in
come taxi Upon that proposition he
added, 'the majority is about to surrender
to the minority who are helping to frame
this bill in order to eventually defeat it,"
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