The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-01-09
JUDGE GIBSON.
Distinguishes Himself In HE Maid
en- Speech In Congress.

r. is not usual for new member
!. igfsss to say much, or 10 re-
t@uch notice during his first
-. But our representative,
Hon. IIApry r. Gibson, has sprung
10 the front at a bound before the
end of the first month OF his ser.
vice. Last Friday during the con-
sideratioii vi the bond bill he Sc
cured the floor for ten minutes and
made "a national reputation for
himself.
The following extracts from u
Washington special gives an out
Hue of the matter.
"The opening weeks Of the fifty
fourth congress have brought three
o. the new members very promi-
emily forward in the f0Orwork Of
the house. Whom subsequent en-
vironments may bring forward to
public notice is, of course, matter
Of merely speculative interest at
present; but Barrett of Massachu-
sets; Johnson OF California and
Gibson, of Tennessee, have already
won their spurs and are:now mark
ed men.
Mr.. Barrett, as all newspaper
readers know, found his opp0rtu-
nifty in the Bayard incident.and 1t
was of such dramatic nature that
it was quickly wired around the
globe. Messrs Johnson and Gibson
found theirs In the bond bill and
while they have acquired less news
paper notoriety they have brought
themselves to the notice of men,
bers of congress and hereafter
when they rise to speak they will
receive the attention of the lhouse
and to win that prominence in less
than a month is o feat not often
performed.
Judge Gibson secured the floor at
$50 near the close of the evening
session.. The debate was proceed
ing almost peifunctorily and was
as dull as your correspondents ra-
zor-and he has no more pow,
erful simiie at hand. The
judge had mapped out an argu-
ment that he intended to develope
that might have had for its text
"This Is an American bill for an
American emergency" divided in
to two heads, one to prevent secret
sales OF bonds by an American
president to foreign bankers, and
second to provide for a deficiency
If the Monroe doctrine is defended
Early in his remarks he aroused
the ire of Col. Livingston the great
Georgia democrat, greatest next tc
Crisp. The Georgian arose snd in
ali angry, impassioned manner ask.
cd If he "might ask the gentleman
from Tennessee question"
II an equally impassioned man.
ner and In a voice that rang out
over the usual house-din, Judge
Gibson said, "N0, sir, you cannot
The answer caught the house and
was received with applause from
the republican side and caused
close attention from the whole
honse.
proceeding with his arguments,
addressed to the republican side, he
told them the Tennessee rule
"When you see democrats take one
road take another.n This was loud.
ly applauded. GAS for me" continu-
ed he, Il want no applause from the
democratic side of the house for !
consider 1t a very dangerous COM
pliment."
Mr.. Miles, of Maryland inter.
iected, "Don't be alarmed you will
not get any"
'"The failure to get democratic
applause is what caused my consti-
tuents to send me here" replied
Judge Gibson amid tumuItuous
laughter and applause on the re
publican side.n
After tine address he was most
warmly congratulated not only by
many Republicans but by leading
Democrats as we'll.
The result says the special, was
to bring him at'once to the front
among new members and to give
him a standing almost from the
very 15sinn,ng. Such rapid ad-
vanosment has not been anticinst-
ed'even by his most ardent :
MIXERS. Everybody who knows
!, y expected him to win a place,
IN y was thought it would come
n his work in the COM
Ems where his habits of
gary of4, 4 wonderful ability to
me ave an opportunity to
! rfNlr-ns Ennurn A HI.