Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-06

ritCries Seeking Admission to the
Union.
Washington. March 5.-The House
to-day wrangled for four hours over
the salaries of United States marshals
and the other features of the amend
me1t to the legislative appropriation
bill to abolish the fee system in the
cases Of United states attorneys ana
marshals.
Interest in that debate was complete
ly oVershado0ed 10y a sensational at
tack made upon President Cleveland
by Mr.. Hartman rep, Mont), who felt
/ himself personally aggrieved by Mr..
/ Cleyelands S utterancCs at the Pre5Dy-
Jerian Home Mission meeting in New
Ork on Tuesday, and VINO seized The
opportunity allowed by the latitude OF
debate on appropriation bills to repel
the idea Jhat the Western States were
the home oi evil Influences.
Mr. Hartman sent TO the clerks desk
/ and had read the following extracts
from Mr.. Cleyeland's address:
THE toleration Of evils and indifler-
ence 10 Christianizing and eleyating
agencies in the new sections of the
West which, if unchecked develops
into badly regulated municipalities,
corrupt and unsafe territories and un-
desirable States
Whatever may be my individual
opinion O. Ule President. said Ir.
Hartman. matters not. Il would not he
proper for me to state it here. For tho
nigh Office of President OF the United
States ] have a supreme regard. The
legitimate functions of that Office are
| limited TO those enumerated in our
constitution. Under the constitution
and laws. l deny the right OF the chief
executive to wilfully and wantOnly.
in public address or otherwise, insult
any of the citizens of any State of the
republic over whom he has been called
to preside. I deny the
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY
of the president TO give utterance in
public address to sentiments favorable
or adverse to proposed legislation pend
ing i'm either House or Congress. When
the President made the foregoing re-
marks he knew there were pending in
Congress bills for the admission of GER
tain territories into the Union Of
States. He had been advised that a
majority of the citizens Of those terri
tories were antag0nistic to his peculiar
financial and economic views and under
the cloak of a supposed religious ad-
dress before a religious organization
and with gross impunity and for the
purpose Of preventing the achievement
of the rights of statehood to which
they aspire and are entitled, he gave
utterance as chief executive. to this
unfounded SANDER against those citi-
zens and States of the Republic. whose
interests he is sworn to protect and
uphold.
MIR. Powers (Rep., Vt) jumped to his
feet and called Mr.. Hartman 10 order.
"lf there is nobody on the floor" said
he. addressing the Democratic side.
who is related to the President by ties
OF affinity or consanguinity, social or
political"
state your point" demanded Mr..
Hartman, interrupting him.
The point of order Mr.. Chairman"
continued Mr.. Powers. lis that it is
not permissible here to reflect upon
coordinate branch of the Govern
mcnt.'
IF am not rejecting upon the Presi-
dent, said Mr. Hartman Il am re-
iecting upon the sentiments which the
President utters, and l have a right to
do So"
Sir. Hepburn, (Rep.. Iowa) who was
in The chair, said that he did not feel
called upon TO say whether the remarks
came within the rule. whereupon Mr..
Miles Dem, Md came to the support
of the President, but he
WAS AS PROMPTLY OVERRULED.
Whereupon he appealed from the decis-
ion OF The chair, adding the Mr. Hart
man had taken a liberty which had
never been countenanced in the Amer
lean Congress before.
Ihe chair, however, was sustained,
and Mr.. Hartman proceeded.
The percentage of crime in those
States viii no, exceed that found in the
S.a,e Of New York, where the President
seems 10 think all virtue resides. The
per capita of wealth Of the citizens Of
our State exceeds that of any State i'm
The Union save one Our educational
facilities are equal TO these of any sec
zion c. The Union, and If some of the pa
r0iusm of th people of the West had
been possessed by be President and his
friends the citizens of this republic
would not have been called up0n TO
with SIS the national humiliation of
hauling down the American flag at
Honolulu. OF begging the bankers Of
Wall street and Great Britain TO save
us from financial ruin. and under the
behests of he powers behind the throne.
of denying to the oppressed citizens Of
Cuba The recognition which the die
tctes of humanity and common right
demand. Applause) Ii is true We 90
not get our patriotism from Wall sire II,
where the President gets his. O8ugh-
Jer) IT is true none of our citizens
have possessed that particular style of
patriotism which would enable them 10
save. by thrift and strict economy. five
times as much as their income amour
to. and il is also true that the palri-
C-ism Of these Corrupt and unsafe Ter
riI0riss and undesirable States" has
never yet been able 10 raise TO that
/ lofty plane of supreme wisdom and vir-
/ tue
At this point Mr.. Hartman's five min
utes expired, and Mr. Grosvenor CReD.
Ohio undertook TO help him out by
the parliamentary eXpedient Of securing
recognition and yielding his time back
to Mr Hartman.
'I think said Mr Crosvenor. that
my friend from Montana overlo0ks one
very important fact When we get
p 1~-u Ou~ feet in 2 deem