The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-13

Qdy. IQo1r WOrQy Quol grew out or
the publication in the Record, as a part
of Mr. Maguire's remarks, comments
on some matters in the early life Of
Johnson, when he resided in Syracuse,
N. Y. Mr.. Johnson got the floor on a
question of privilege. He denounced
Mr.. Maguire's attack on him as wan
ton and cowardly, and told the story of
his indictment thirty-four years ago in
New York for forgery, and how he
had gone out to California to rear a
new home and make new name. Then
with bitter invective he paid his re-
spects to Mr.. Mcguire and Mr.. Cooper
of Wisconsin, who last week charac-
terized his attack on Mr.. Hearst as
cowardly. Mr.. Mcguire replied to Mr..
Johnson in sarcastic vein. He sneered
at Mr.. Johnson for whining because
his attack went home to him, and said
he should have thought of the grief
and anguish that he was bringing to
another before he assailed Mr.. Hearst.
Mr.. Poole, of New York, who represents
the Syracuse district, made a brief
statement in vindication of Mr.. John
son. His motion to expunge Mr.. Ma
guireS remarks from the Record was
adopted, but a similar motion to eX-
punge Mr.. JOhnsons remarks about Mr.
Hearst was defeated. This incident
overshadoWed interest in the house pro-
ceedings. Just before the adjournment
however, Speaker Reed announced the
committee appointments made vacant
by the death of eX-Speaker Crisp, which
have caused so much speculation. Mr.
Bailey, of Texas, was appointed to the
vacancy on the rules committee, and
Mr.. Boatner da.) to that on the ways
and means
Little interest was manifested this
morning in the speakers decision of
the point of order made yesterday by
Mr.. Dockery Dem., Mo- against Mr..
Powers motion to recommit the Pacific
railroads funding bill made yesterday
after the defeat of the measure I'm
medialtely after the reading of the
journal the speaker sustained the point
Of order and the bill will not be recon-
mitted.
While the house was devoting itself
to routine business, it was apparent
that q storm was brewing. Mr. Mcguire
Oem., Cal) printed in the Record this
morning, in connection with his re-
marks on the Pacific bill, on Friday
some very caustic comments on Mr..
JobnSon's speech, and the latter who
had been awaiting Mr.. Maguire's ap-
pearance in the hail. as soon as he saw
him, arose and asked the speaker If
it would be in order for him to rise to
a question Of personal privilege Being
Informed that he could do so as soon
as the pending bill Ga civil service
measure) was out of the way, he bided
his time.
AS soon as the bill was passed, the
California member arose. He began
calmly to recite his grievances, but
1t was apparent he was keyed up to
a high tension He had seen fit, he
said, during the debate on the funding
bill to point out some "underlying
facts" behind the opposition to the bill,
but he had done so Openly and boldly"
He had spoken Of what he knew and
he had been responsible for what he
had said. He had heard the attack Of
Mr.. Cooper (Rep., Wis.), but he said he
had been unable to get the floor to
reply to it. Today he had noticed in
the Record a personal attack on him
self by the gentleman from California
(Mr. Maguire) printed under the privi-
lege granted to members of extending
their remarks. He was not familiar
with the privileges of the house in this
regard, but he would assume that the
privilege only gave a member an op-
portunity to amplify his remarks on the
pending measure. He had been inform
ed that he was to be personally as
sailed by Mr.. Mcguire, not for what
he had said Of him (Maguire) but Of
another. He had waited all day In
anticipation of the attack, but none
had come, and this morning, instead
of the open attack, he had found this
bitter personal assault in the Record.
He desired now TO say a few words
about the matters touched upon in the
printed assault, because he wanted the
"antidote to go with the poison" He
went on to denounce Mr. Maguire's
statement as a wanton and malicious
disregard Of the rights Of members. He