The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-01-28
COCHRAN AS A FILlBUsTERER.
The Tammany orator Bolts the Demo
cratic Caucus.

The Tammany orator Bolts tho Demo
cratic Caucus.
WAsHtNGToN. Jan.2T-That the New
York Democrats do not consider them
selves bound by the action
of Thursday nights caucus
was evident as o O asthe journal
was read in the house yesterday
morning. for Mr.. Cochran continued
the hlibustering movement Inaugural
ted yesterday by making a point of no
quorum. This compelled q roll call.
out before it was completed Mr.. Cock
AN changed his mind and withdrew
the point.
After Mr.. Bailey had reported his
bond issue resolution, consideration of
the tariff bill was resumed, the
pending amendment being to fix Octo-
Der / as the date on which the doll and
toy schedule should 60 into effect.
This was agreed to after Mr.. Lock-
wood, Democrat Of New York, had
tried to have the duty increased.
Mr.. Wilson then offered az amend
ment TO reduce the duty on precious
stones cut but not set from fifteen to
ten per cent advalorem. lie said that
this was to correct a mis-print in the
bill.
Mr.. Cannon, Republican of Illinois,
iokingly said that he desired to call
the attention of his colleague (Mr.
Hunter) TO the fact that if this amend
ment carried his (Mr. Iluntcr'slspcech
of thirty years standing would be de-
stroycd.
After Mr.. Holman of Indiana had
moved as an amendment to the
amendment TO increase the duty on
precious stones To 30 per cent, Mr..
Hunter made "A bitter reply to Mr..
Cannon's remarks and concluded by
saving that in this house lac never had
been and meyer would be guilty Of the
vulgarity and iudcceucy which had
for two years driven that member into
political exile. Kisses and jeers from
the Republican side greeted this.
In moment Mr.. Cannon was on his
| feet, "A burning flush upon his check.
lie had been in congress for twelve
years. he said, while his colleague was
serving his first term. Ills reference
to that g~cntlcmau's speech had hccu
entirely good natured. For twenty
five years upon the hustings he had
seen his colleague wrap his coat
around him las he said this Mr.. Can
non in imitation of Mr.. Hunter drew
! himself up in mock solemnity) and
heard him say that he stood
for the c0mmon people whose
clothes were tnScd eighty pen
cent and whose shelter was taxed
fifty per cent while the bonds of the
rich were taxed only ten per cent.
And for the past twenty-five years ht
had stumped Illinois on hat plea, con
GLIDING his peroration by saying.
"Not all the blood of the cruciied
Christ on Calvary could wipe ont such
3nfdmy.' And now continued Mr.,
Cannon, the gentleman here
and drags Ia . reference to a remark
made ia the Fifty-frst congress in the
hurry Of running debate, . Remark
that was misreprcsonted all over the
country. lie does this with tho true
instinct of an unfair debater. will
not characterize thisas the subtertuge
of a weak raj
Mr.. Hunter Withdrew bis offending
remark and Mr.. Cummings, Democrat.
Of New York. made "A very sensational
speech ~JcuQuncing his colleague, Mr..
Cochran. for his position on the dia-
mond schedules and alleging TINT the
latter WIS acting IN the interest Of
diamond importers after having prom
Used 10 stand by the diamond cutters.