Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-20

a5per5iouS. The language was unJ u5t and insulting, and incorrect. He did not think the gen tleman should set himself upas a criterion as to what legislation should be passed; the house should be the judge and the gentleman should submit to it's judg- ment. and had framed the bill during recess. He thought the bill meant in all it's essentials the particular views of the committees. He then followed it's course. He finally char acterized the protest as base siander upon the committee and house. He disciaimed any disgruntled ambition-he had done his duty.
 Mir. Manning did not regret his cohrse with reference to the bill; he did not agree with it's provisions and voted against it. He defended inc "pops'' against alleged aspersions of Mir. John with reference 10 the lobbyist influencing populists.
 Mir. Brown of Russell remarked that Mir. John was quiet in his seat under such words as were being uttered. "Let him alone; he has committed Ruicide.''
 Mir. Screws said if the charges in the pro- test were true then members of the house had perjured themselves. The charges were appalling in effect, iDlmeasrrable in denunciation and terrific in their charge. He thought it was sad, here on the eve of final adjournment, to throw the body in such state.
 Mir. Kyle thought the question was a judicial one, and addressed itself to the 
 proper one he should refuse to let it go on the journal. If not, refer it to committee and let that committee report. Even if the charges may or may not be true, no one has a right to submit a protest insulting ia it's nature.
 The chair thought the point of order was not well taken, for the protest was in or der unless the house shall declare it in con tempt. He held he would entertain a mo- tion to strike from the journal, because in contempt.
 MT. Mayfield had hoped the gentleman would withdraw his protest. He recog- nizsd MT. John's ability, his labor was faithful and diligent, and thought yet he would withdraw-he was too good a lawyer to ask it to be spread upon the journal Mr. John did not withdraw it.
 Mir. Mayfield then continued, ing he didn't believe it was protest. He tn ought it was an indictment, for it indicts this body of grave offenses, high crimes aud misdemeanors. He then showed whore the protest was incorrect in several instance The house should never allow such a pro- test upon it's journal.
 MT. Wilet recognized every mans right are not true and amount to an indictment the members have a right to refuse to spread it upon the journal.
 Mir. John concluded the discussion. He said time was when men too foul to be de- cent occupied this hall They would not allow protests to e filed because they would show the people what transpired in the hall. The honorable people of the state put down such corruption. He had heard but one objection 10 that guarantee of protest since then. They say the protest is not true. If he had stepographer he could furnish ample proof of his statements. He said he had modified one or two parts of the pro- test, because his honored and much be. loved colleague, MT. O. Brien, had said 10 him thpy hRreh
 Mir. John had the protest Amended and proceeded to read, but was interrupted by MT. Clark, who asked what right the gen. tleman had 10 changea documentin in the chair, remarked that the gentleman had the right to change the protest.
 Messrs. Kelly of Calhoun and Robinson of Mobile strenuously opposed the strikin out of one 'sjot or tittle'' of the protest. MT. Robinson insisted on forcing Mir. oh n to say what he meant by charging that members of the house or ways and means committee had been trucking to money gra bbers and sknlkers.
 MT. John-I'li tell you, sir. I'll read from tho auditors report for your infor- nation. Listen, Mir. Speaker [readsI: The great county of Mobile, sir, the richest D the state, returned for taxation last year the muniticent sum of $28, GOO money hoarded, while the piney woods county of Clarke-and mean no offeuse by calling it by that name-returned over S200 COG. This rich county, sir, returned but S2o, 1000 of bonds for taxation, while it appears that the county of Sumter returned over s400, ,C00. Now, Mir. Speaker, was there trucking to the money lenders when those sharks who have been defraudip g the state out of thousands of dollars yearl y came like buZZarde to a carcass and blocked the rooms of the committee on ways and means nightly? An! oh! MT. Speaker, the oft-re peeted expression of Sam Jones will apply to the gentleman from Mobile: 'oIis the hit dog that hollers.'
 Here MT. John was interrupted in vio- MT. Robinson of Mobile. There was great excitement, when MT. O'Brien, who had been quietly seated by his colleagues side during the entire discussion, ca me to his seat and was recognized by the speaker. st
 Amongst the din of voices he cried out h an appealing tone: "Mr. Speaker, ,tis a n outrage that the gentleman from Jefferson n be not given the same medium to meet an d repei the charges made against him by many gentlemen on the floor of this house on account of his demand that his constitu- tional right be guaranteed him, that of placing his protest on the journal ofthis house. I demand, MT. Speaker, that my colleague be given a fair hearing and that he be permitted to defend himself against tbe assaults made upon him. Here he sat during the tirade hurled at him. Not one time did he interrupt a single speaker, !, and MT. Speaker, protest and hold that fair play should be guaranteed him.
 As Mir. O'Brien took his seat the ap- plauss was great from floor and gallery. From that moment Mir. John was not in terrupted and the bark flew as he gave in detail the amount of taxes the money changers had been defrauding the state of.
 Continuing, Mir. John said: ssWhen 1 finish shall ask unanimous consent to strike out what desire.u He proceeded at length to prove his alleged charges and explain his strong language. If the the. assembly thought be had erred then he could not have the protest spread upon the journal. He plead his alle- glance to the stete and asked that he be not denied the right the constitution gave him in this matter-s' ont break the co nstitu- tion. If erred, it was from no improper