The herald., 1896-03-06
IN THE HOUSE
Hartman OF nontana Relieves the nonotony
OF the Wrarxiing

IN THE HOUSE
Hartman OF nontana Relieve the nonotony
OF the WrarSiing
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The house to-
day wrangled about four hours over the
salaries of United States marshals and the
other features of the amendment to the
legislative appropriation bill to abolish the
fee system in the cases of United States at
torneys and marshals. Interest in the de-
bate, however, was completely overshad-
owed by a sensational att sck made upon
President Cleveland by Mr.. HarGmau, Re-
publican, of Montana, who felt himself
personally aggrieved by Mr.. Cleveland's
utterances at the Presbyterian home mis-
sion meeting in New York on Tu ssday, and
who seized the opportunity allowed by the
latitude of debate on appropriation bills to
repel the idea that the western states were
the home of evil influences.
MIR. Hartman sent to the clerks desk
and had read the following extracts from
Mr.. Cieveland's address:
1.-The liberation of evils and indifference
to Christianizing and elevating influences
in the states in the west, which, if un-
checked, develops into badly regulated
municipalities, corrupt and uns afe terrific
tories and undesirable states"
sWhatever may be my individual opinion
Of the president" said Mr.. Hart man, ''mat-
ters not. It would not be prop er for me to
state it here. For tho high Office of the
president of the United States have a su-
preme regard. The legitimate functions
of that office are limited to tho se enumer-
ated in our constitution. Un,ier the con-
stitution and laws deny the right of the
chief executive to willfully and wantonly,
in public address or otherwise, insult any
of the citizens or any state OF Il ne republic
over whom he has been called to preside.
deny the constitutional auth ority of the
dresses to sentiments favorabl or adverse
to proposed legislation pending in our
houses of congress. When the president
made the foregoing remark he knew there
was pending in congress bills for the adj
mission of certain territories INFO the union
of states. He had been advised, that a ma
jority of the citizens of those teri itorles were
antagonistic to his financial and economic
views, and under the cloak of supposed
religious address, before a religious organ
ization. and with gross improperly, and
for the purposes of preventing the achieve
ment of the rights of statehood to which
they aspire and are entitled, he gave utter
ance, as chief executive. to this unfounded
slander against those citizens and states of
the republic, whose interests he is sworn
TO protect and uphold
Mr.. Powers, Republican of Vermont,
jumped to his feet and called Mr. Hartman
to order. "1f there is nobody on this floor"
said he, addressing the Democratic side,
"who is related to the president by ties of
affinity or consanguinity, social or polti-
cal ---''
Estate your point,' demanded Mr.. Hart.
man, interrupting him.
1.-THE point of order, Mr.. Chairman"
continued Mr.. Powers, 'sis that it is not
possible here to reflect upon q coordinate
branch of government
II am not rejecting on the president
said Mr.. Hartman. II am refiecting upon
the sentiments which the president utters
and have right to do so."
Mr.. Hepburn, Republican of Iowa, who
WAS in the chair. said that he did not feel
called upon to say whether the remarks
came within the rule, ,whereul,on Mr.. Miles,
Democrat of Maryland, came to the sup
port of the president, but was promptly
overruled, whereupon he appealed from
the decision of the chair. adding that Mr..
Hartman had taken liberty which had
never been countenanced in the American
congress before. The chair, however. was
sustained and Mr.. Hartman proceeded.
1.-THE percentage of crime in those states
and territories will not exceed that found
in the state of New York, where the presi-
dent seems to think all virtue resides. The
per capita of wealth of the citizens of our
state exceeds that of any state in the
union, save one. Our educational facili-
ties are equal to those of any section of the
union. and if some of the patriotism of the
people of the west had been possessed by
the president and his friends, the citizens
of this republic would not have been called
on to witness the national humiliation of
hauling down the American flag at Homo
lulu. of begging the bankers of Wall street
and Great Britain to save us from finaIl-
cial ruin. and under the behests of the
powers behind the throne, of denying to
xl,r nit ~ Ctvh
milton which the dictates of humanity and
common right demand. (Applause.)
ut is true we do not get our patriotism
from Wall street, where the president gets
his. Naughter.)
SIT is true none Of our citizens have pos
sessed that particular style of patriotism
which would enable them to save by thrift
and strict economy five times as much as
their entire income amounts to, and it is
also true that the patriotism of these cor
rupt and unsafe territories and undesirable
states has never yet been able to rise t }
that lofty plane of supreme wisdom and
virtue.'
At this point Mr.. Hartman's five min
utes expired and Mr.. Grosvener (Republi-
can of Ohio) undertook to help him out by
the parliamentary eXpedent of securing
recognition and yielding his time back to
Mr.. Hartman.
~ think" said Mr.. Grosvenor, "tha. my
important fact. When we get on our feet
in a deep religious frame of mind, it is a
new field; then we are ploughing in virgin
soil, as it were."
II raise the point of order that the gen.
tleman is out of order,7 broke in Mr.. Sui
ger, "because the other day he (Grosvenor)
said on this floor that he had no religion.
Laughter. Having no religion himself,
submit that he is incompetent to discuss
the question of the religion of any other
man."
II never said that had no religion" re-
piled Mr.. Grosvenor, "but would rather
be without a very large modicum of re-
ligion than without the slightest indication
of common sense" Laughter
81 am sorry for a gentleman who has
neither" retorted Sulzer.
ut is always unfortunate" returned Mr..
GrOsvenor, ''when a gentleman is pos
sessed of such a knowledge of his own
failures that he constantly advertises them
to the public.n Laughter.
"Now. Mr.. Chairman, have been di-
verted from the serious argument that |
was about to present laughter and
yield the balance Of my time to the gentle
man from Montana
ut is also true continued Hartman, re-
Stunning. that the patriotism of these cor
rupt and unsafe territories and undesifa-
BILE states has never yet been able to rise
to that lofty plane of supreme wisdom ard
virtue which enables those who claim to
occupy it to justify the sale of thirty.year
when that very day ten!year bonds were
selling to LOG. On behalf of the citizens
of the states and territories thus slanderetl
and Tualipnat bv tho ot,af oxoo,,t;,,o T