The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-08
WILLING TO SECEDE.
Mr.. Talbcrt's Words Caused an Ex-
citing Incident.
RESOLUTION OF CENSuRE PROPOSED.
Introduced and Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
ALLEN on DAVIS RESOLUTION.
Tho Country Neither wants Nor Relieves
In war, hut this Monroe Doctrine
should lie Upheld. 9


Washington. February THE debate on
the free silver substitute for the bond Dill
proceeded steadily in tho house today. The
house met at 1880 o'clock with less than
thirty members prcscnt and only few
strangers In the gallery.
Mr. Newlands' tsIlvcrilc, Nov.l awoke
the empty echoes of the vast hall with
vigorous argument In favor of the free
and independent coinage of silver. He as
serted that not a single debtor nation In
the world had maintained the gold stan
dard except the United Statcs, and we
had done 50 at the price of continuous
bond issues
Mr. Hartman Rep.. MOI and Mr.. kein'
Qop., NebD followed III favor OF con-
| currence, and MIR, Tucker u'cp.' kyD IN
favor of non-concurrence.
MIR. Talbert Uem" $. CO roso TO
question Of personal privilege to correct
what he said was an unintenttonal mis-
representation of himself in the pupilc
Prints. This led to most stirring Incl
dent. lie said that MI. Pearson mad made
an unwarranted attack on the loyalty OF
| his State, which lie declared was MS
! loyal as any state in the Union. Mr..
| Pearson had said that North Carolina had
followed South Carolina out OF tho Union
! and had gotten whipped along with tho
| Palmetto state.
an a jocular way. Mr. Speaker" con-
| tinucd Mr.. Tdbcrt. II declared that We
were not whipped, but had worn our
| selves out trying TO whip the other fei-
lows. In the heat OF the moment" he
continued "and impulsively, l said that
| South Carolina was no, ashamed of tho
mart Tint she took In 1t; that she was
| nroud of Il and that /. for one, Endorsed
seccsslon. that I thought we were right !.
| think SO vet and that under the same
circumstances. surrounded by the same
| conditions. that would do the same
tbinp arain. Now. Mr.. Speaker, l re-
rc,t r."
Mr. barrett (Rcp. Mass) Jumped up n,
.hcso words and asked that the words be
| ,al,o, doyvp Several marnbers appenled
| TO him not to do so, and the speaker asked
| Air Horrett If he insisted ,rpon his de-
mnnd
| Nj, p,rrott scomod TO hesitate. when
| AIR Talbcr, again got ON his feet and dc.
| ci,ro1 In n loud voic, that he was willing
| "a have his words taken down.
| 81 ,vuI stand by them" said he. These
words seemed TO clinch Mr. Barrctt's re-
| sol,e and Mr. Barrett replied to the sneak
err with feeling: Eyes, insist / want 10
see if member can violate his oath IN
! this manner
",rbo chair understood that the gentle
r,,t, cror, south C,rolIno was onlv re-
'',,,t,,,. ,,.,,, no had said an a FORMER ne.
| ic"t'"s ""'e Nv ''' 90" V'' " '''
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MI. Barrett fepl'ed mat IN that case ne
| had point of order to submit.
| Mir. Crisp the democratic leader. how
| ever at this point crowded into the arena
and moved that Mr.. Talbert be permitted
n ox,,Iain and h,a words ynrn rcad Mt
| a. go a,s, A.. ,,'',ro,, .,,o, ,,,o',a
Nv
inc point OF otuer 'n"V Wheh u statement
by II memher had been called IN question
| ana he deliberately reiterated IT. II const'-
| tuted a new statement and "a new ofieusc.
''Ho has said and has repeated the
statement that under certain circumstance
| a. h,,t,,.o, -, snceseio,, 7 rr,,,es, ,,o,,. g.,
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'',ei % ,.
| 10y TINS '''''e INC eNoi'e'neht on the ho9F
| was intense
Mr. Crisp said that he had never known
an instance when Il member was called
! TO order and a motion was made TINT hc
| be allowed to exulain his uttcroncc thai
| .,,t ,,,t.,,, ,,.,s ,,,, o,,.,i.,
M ,r i'o''e w. $3.50, ,'D' ISL,
''''o NJ '''' 'opieu '''"t "e "'u
! no objection to the gentleman from South
| Carolina EXPLAINING at the proper time his
| statement, that the gentleman having
taken an oath 10 sustain the constitution
| Of tn United States. said he would under
J certain circumstances ATTEMPT 10 over
throw and humiiatc the government.
There wns more parliamentary sparrlng
between AIR. Girls, I'd Mir Rtrrott during
which the house nll,d raDidlv. with cX,ifc.
in.nt constantly rising.
/ q,j,e an,sl,er finally cut tho p,,,tc, sbort
a.. -, ,,it =, mat If ne bI,,,so ,,as M, s,tis-
d. I'D, Nj, ,raiher,,s (,',i,,,,,,,, ,n,
,'-s't,,,'',, ,,iti IN. nfferSI
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