The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-10
DREAMER NOT MAN OF PEACE
VAN vOORHis DID NOT MEAN TO
INSULT HIN.

He Claims That He Only Asked Hin,
a Few Direct Questions Pertain
ins 20 the Proposed AnsIo-Amer-
ieon Arbitration Asreement-He
: Has Written the En=Iishman "a
/ Letter Explaining the lIattcr-The
Clerks 20 lie Made Annual En-
plOyes.
/ Washington. Feb. 9-The proceedings
! Of the house to-day were devoid Of any
I exciting episode. or the transaction of any
/ business OF general interest or importance.
Some progrcSs was made with the consid-
Grafton CT the legislative. executive and
/ Judicial appropriation bills. The amend
/ ment OF ar. Bartlett. dem. Of New York.
I TO make the personal clerks Of members OF
I the House annual employees instead Of ses-
sional which was the pending question.
/ was agreed TO ia committee OF the whole,
by "a vote OF l2i to 30.
/ Nlr. McMmn. DEM. Of Tennessee. gave
notice that he would demand a vote by
/ yeas and nays in the House upon the
/ adoption OF the amendment.
a joint resolution reported from the com
mittee ON ways and means. 10y Mr.. Wilson.
/ dem. of West Virginia. was agreed to.
extending for this year only the time
/ within which returns may be made under
I the income tax law from March 1 TO April
/ l5
Mr.. VanVoorhis, rep. Of New York.
made a personal statement that attracted
the interest and attention Of nearly every
member, relating to the visit OF the Hon
W. r. Creamer, N. T.. OF England to the
! House committee on foreign affairs. He
said; Mr.. Speaker, rise to a question
/ Of privilege. 1t is well known that this
country has been recently visited by a
missionary His name Is the Hon. W
/ Randall Creamer. and his mission was q
/ mission OF peace. He came from Eng
/ land-we all know how poace-loVing, how
/ aNelSe to territorial enCrouChments, how
modest and moderate are her pretensions.
ana how easy 20 get along with iu hel
/ relations with foreign powers Great Brit
Z am is. The mission Of this gentleman
/ was TO establish an International treaty OF
/ arbitration between tho United States
and Great Britain. IL was limited TO these
two powers. lie came over in the leu
/ tonic and reached our shores on Jan 6
[ last. He soon thereafter came to Wash
/ ington with petition to the President
| ana TO congress, gigned by 3Jf mcmbers
OF the Brfish parliament He solicited
| permission to appear before the commit
| tee ON foreign affairs of the House Of
/ Representatives.. As every member of ia,
House, / believe is against war. If il can
be avoided. and IS in favor of settling
all disputes between nations by arbitra-
/ ton and resorting to the arbitrament OF
war only when no other honorable course
I Is LETT OPEN the request of the Hon. Mr..
| Dreamer was granted unanimously, and
he appeared before the committee. tie
/ invited the members OF the committee to
put questions to him. This was done
Il Joined in the questioning. The cross
| examination was not lengthy or severe
1t seems. however that the temper Of this
missionary became ruttied, and after he
left the committee, he charged In high
quarters that ! had insulted him. OF
course, this charge was unfounded.
had no thought OF insulting him. / only
I put a very few direct questions 20 him
and if he could not answer them TO his
own satisfaction I can't see how the
fault was mine. ! did not learn that
he made the charge til after Mr.. Dreamer
had sailed to England.
"TO insult Il distinguished Englshman
when addressing committee Of this
house, would, in my judgment, be
breach OF the privileges Of the House
In order that the House may know that
the charge made by this missionary of
peace has no foundation to rest upon, ]
send to the clerks desk to read a COPY
Of letter I have sent to Mr. Dreamer.
which states the case, from my point of
observation, exactly as It is. With that
! dismiss the subject"
About 8 O'Clock the business of the
Huose was suspended, and the members
listened to eulogies upon the life and
Y HE|Hs.ar 80 -
representative from the Fifteenth district
of Pennsylvania. Addresses were made
by Messrs. Scranton, c. W. Stone, ". A.
Stone, Wanger, Hicks and Grow Of Penn
sylvania, Smith of Arizona and Covert of
! New York.
At their termination the House adjourn
cd until Monday.