The record-union., 1896-03-06

the chief executive officer of your Gov
ernment, that 1 desire to speak, for
am entirely certain that / serve well oui
entire people, whose servant / am wher
here testify TO the benefit our countr,
has received through home missionary
effort. and when I join you in an at
tempt to extend and strengthen tina.
effort 1t must also b.
confessed that removal from old home:
and associations to new and more
primitive home has tendency among
honest and respectable settlers tt
smother scruples and to breed tolera-
tion of evils and indifference to Chris.
Etianizing and elevating agencies. These
conditions, if unchecked and incorrect.
ed, fix upon the new community by
their growth and expansion a character
and disposition which, while dangerous
tc peace and order in the early stages oi
settlement, develop into badly regu-
lated municipalities, corrupt and unsafe
Territories and undesirable States
Mr.. Chairman, whatever may be my
individual opinion of the President OF
the United States matters not, and il
would not be proper for me to state ii
here. For the high Office of President
have a supreme regard. The legitimate
function Of that officer is limited in ouI
Constitution and laws. Under the Con
stitution and laws I deny the right OF
the chief executive to willfully and
wantonly, in public address or other
wise, insult any of the citizens or any
State of the Republic over whom he has
been called to preside. He has been ad-
I viz hat Of 0f
certain Territories were antagonistic tC
his peculiar financial and economic
views, and under the cloak of a sup
posed religious address, before a relig-
iCus organization and with gross inn
propriety, and for the purpose of pre-
venting the right of Statehood to which
they aspire and are entitled, give utter
ance as chief executive to this unfound-
ed slander against those citizens and
States of the Republic whose interests
i he is sworn to protect and uphold. The
percentage of crime in these States and
Territories, continued Hartman, ''will
not exceed that found in the State of
| New York, where the President seems
to think all virtue resides.
'Mr. Chairman" said Hartman, ION
behalf of the citizens of the States and
Territories thus slandered and ma
ligned by the Chief Executive, I here
and now repel the insult, and respect
fully suggest that the greatest need in
! this country for the work of the mis-
! siOnary, the schoolmaster and the
| statesman will be found at the White
/ House" daughter and applause)
! Hartman, however, was not permitted
to conclude without interruption. He
| had spoken but two or three minutes,
/ when Powers (Rep) of Vermont, in a
/ halting, inquiring fashion, looking
/ toward the Democratic side, rose to a
point of order, saying: IF there is no.
/ body on this floor related to the Presi-
dent by ties of affinity or eonsanguinity,
personal or political
Hartman Gmpatiently)-Mr. Chair
man, I want the point of order stated.
I do not propose that my time shall be
consumed in this way
Powers-The point of order, Mr.
Chairman, is that it is not permissible
to reflect upon a coordinate branch of
the Government. The President is q
coordinate branch of this Government,
and / think the language of the gentle
man from Montana is not only
Hartmann am not rejecting upon
the President, Mr.. Chairman. l am re-
fiecting upon the sentiments which tt
President utters and fave right to
do that
Powers-I want a ruling on the point
of order, Mr. Chairman
The Chairman-The Chair does not
feel that he is called upon to rule on
that point; that is to say, that the re-
marks of the gentleman from Montana
come within the rule applause.
Powers-I do not propo<.-, !sowever, to
be classed as an Administration man.
Qaughter)
Miles Oem) of Maryland-Mr. Chair
man, make the point that the remarks
of the gentleman from Montana are not
relevant to the mater before this com
mittee, and I call for the reading Of the
rule on that subject.
The Chairman-The Chair will state
to the gentleman from Maryland that,
in the minutes debate, the largest
liberty is accorded to gentlemen to dis
cuss questions, and they are not held
rigidly to the rule which he invokes.
There was much confusion at this
point, Republicans cfowding about
Hartman, and some OF the Democrats
sustaining Miles, who appealed from
the decision of the Chair.
The question being taken, the decision
of the Chair was sustained.
Hartman concluded, and soon after
the consideration of the salary amend
ments of the bill were finished The
amendments, however, to change the
provision fixing the compensation Of
sphcial Deputy Marshals at a per diem
for the time employed to salary defin-
ite in amount were unsuccessful.
Dingley (Rep) of Maine proposed an
amendment reducing the maximum
compensation to be allowed these field
deputies from $500 to 81 800. except
in certain special cases, where it may be
81, 500, but shall not in any event exceed
three fourths of the fees received. This
was agreed to after some debate over
the opposition of the members of the
Judiciary Committee.
The committee, without having com
pleted the bill, rose.
Cannon (Rep.) of Illinois presented
from the Committee OF. Appropriations
bill making an appropriation of S96, :.
600 to reconstruct the bridge over the
Mississippi River at Rock Island, H.,
and it was passed.
The House, at 5:20 o'clock, adjourned
until tomorrow.
FIRE AT NEW YORK