The record-union., 1897-01-13
Rules That the Motion to Recommit
Was Not in Order.
The Bill to Better Define Rights of
Aliens Passed-JOhnsOn of Cali
fOrnia Makes an Address in Reply
gressional Record" by Mcguire of
California Under Leave to Print.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-The hope
of those members of the House who are
anxious to secure some legislation with
reference to the Pacific railroads this
session was quenched to-day by a de-
cision of Speaker Reed
Yesterday Powers (R.) of Vermont
moved that the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Pacific Railroads, but
objection was made that this was not in
order as other business had interviewed
Speaker Reed asked until to-day to
render a decision, and soon after the
House met he stated his opinion that
the motion of the gentleman from Yer
mont to recomnit the bill was not in
order. The motion, he said could have
been made if the House had passed the
bill to a third reading, or if other bust
ness had not interviewed.
No demonstration followed the an
nouncenent
The bill to better define the rights of
aliens in the Territories, which was
passed over temporarily yesterday, was
taken up under call of committees, and
was passed by rising vote-ayes 50.
nays %
A bill allowing applicants for mineral
land patents to appear before clerks Of
courts and notaries public instead of
before the land office officials in making
the preliminary affidavit, was also pass
ed.
Brosius R) of Pennsylvania called
UP House bill Increasing the classes to
which preference shall be given in APP
pointments in the civil service. 1t pro-
ba nj -bo J.
abled, Union soldiers and sailors of the
late war, and hOnorab1y discharged
Union soldiers and sailors and widows
and orphans of Union soldiers and sail
ors. The present law gives preference
to those Union soldiers and sailors who
We're discharged by reason of wounds or
sickness contracted in service.
After some discussion as to whether
State troops might not be included UNI
der the provisions of the BILL it was
modified SO as to read that preference
would be given to soldiers and sailors
of the United States in the war of the
rebellion. The bill was passed.
Johnson R.) Of California then took
the floor on question of personal privi-
lege and made an imprisoned address
In reply to remarks inserted in the Con-
gressional Record of this morning by
Mcguire Cd of California, under leave
to print. He said that last Friday. dur
ing the debate on the Pacific railroad
funding bill, the gentleman from Wis
consin Cooper had made some bitter
personal remarks with reference to him
self. He had endeavOred to reply to
Cooper, but refrained from doing so in
the absence of that gentleman. In the
meantime he had been informed that
Mcguire had intended to assail him
personally on the floor with reference to
his Johnson's) remarks about another
person, and he had waited for Mcguire
to do so, without being gratified This
morning, said Johnson, he found in the
Congressional Record" one whole col
umn devoted to a bitter personal attack
on himself That speech was not de-
AVered. He did not know whether that
was a violation of the rules of the
House, but he believed it malicious
disregard of the rights of members of
the House to publish a wanton and bit
ter attack on brother member.
Telegraphic information from Cali
fornia had come to him that the San
Francisco Examiner had published
the speech alleged to have been deliver
ed by Mcguire on the floor of the House
when 1T was not 50 delivered. He made
a coWardly insinuation against me-
said Johnson, land had not the courag
to make a manly attack"
Johnson explained that it was true
that thirty-four years ago he had been
lndlcted IN Syracuse, n. Y. 1t was true
that he went to California to create a
new nome. But it was not true that
he went there under new name.
In a voice chol1ed with emotion john
son SAID that by the blessing of God
and the help of his Wife he had been
able to pay back every dollar he owed
Ill the city of Syracuse.
Here a round of applause came from
the galleries.
No one. continued Johnson had suf-
fered pecuniary loss at his exnensa He
had paid back all he owed and had
visited Syracuse a number of times
since his Indictment. He had made q
clean breast of his early life to the
convention at Sacramento that NOM
mated him for the Legislature and he
had been nominated by three-fourtbs
majority and elected During his Con-
people that he was the same Grove l.. |
Johnson Who had been Indicted. and
lie had been nominated and elected. He
had not tried to conceal his Youthful
fault. Il did wrong" he said: Il know
it But l have made up for it as we'll
as any man could" (Here Johnson's
voice broke)
The people of the city and county of |
Sacramento, where he lived. knew his
whole life, and yet despite the fact that
Bryan had received some 300 majority
in Sacramento County, he, a Republi-
can, carried every district in that coun- |
ty. (Applause) He said that Irish in |
formers and Russian police spies would |
have scorned to do what the gentle |
man from California tMaguire) had |
done in thus attacking him in a speech
not delivered, but inserted in the Off
cial record.
Johnson sat down amid applause and
then Mcguire rose. He said he was |
not afraid to speak out He referred |
to Johnson's attack on Mr. Hearst as
the most bitter and malicious assault |