The news & observer., 1897-02-21
McMlllin Violently Attacks the
Patent Reversible Judge.
BARTLETT TO DEFEND HIM
Young CRISP DEFENDS A RUL-
ING OF HIS FATHER.
WHICH MR.. HOPKINS ATTACKED
McMillin as a Representative Will Crit
icize Any Public Servant andis Glad
the Thick Ride of Shiras is
Pierced at Last.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 20.-The
House spent the day in discussion OF the
General Deficiency bill, which was not
finished. There was warm debate
ever an amendment by Mr.. Hopkins
Rep., Illinois,, to take out the item OIL
$4,000 to pay members of the 03rd Con
gross for amounts withheld from thelf
salaries for absences in accordance Wllh
q rule adopted by that Congress.
Mr.. Hopkins declared that TINS was
= plan to have a Republican Congress
wash the dirty linen of Democrituc
Congress A Democratic Speaker
Crisp, supported by Democratic ma
iority. had made these reductions III or
Der to hold a quorum, and IL Democrats
desired to reverse their policy they should
not apply to Republican House at \
time when they are complaining OF oil
Eon dollar" appropriations.
In the course of the long discussion,
Mr.. Crisp, Democrat, Georgia., son ana
suecessor in Congress to Speaker Crlsp'
exnlained the course of his father as oe-
ing in accordance with the Interpretation
Of the law as given by the Judlclary
committee.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Rich
ardson Dem., Tennessee), for the pay
nent of Southern war claims under the
Bowman act amounting to $5OO,U0u was
ruled out on point of order.
Mr. BARTLETT Dem., New York;, an
.ouneed that he would defend the Su-
.reme Court and Justice Sniras against
attacks recently made by Messrs. De-
IN in
Incidentally he served notice on the
Democracy of the South and the West
that they never could expect TO win so
long az they persisted in advocating an
income fax that fell upon the East ana
Nortb ard in attacking the Federal ju-
dietary.
Mr.. McMillin made reply to Mr..
Bartlett which created something of a
sensation. Referring to his previous re-
marks on Justice Shiras, he said: i
intended it as an attack and if it was not
sufficient. am ready to renew it at any
time" Continuing, he said: Il hold that
there is nothing in the American govern
ment so sacred that |, as a representative
of the American people, am not at lib
erty to attack it when it goes wrong.
Turning to Mr.. Bartlett. he said: at
Ill becomes VUe iAOni AN1N
York who has taken his bag and baggage
out of the Democratic party to dictate
to me what policies | should pursue. /
am at the old camping ground, fighting
the old battle. Democratic applause)
He referred to Justice Shiras as a
distinguished individual" and said:
''No man ever attacked the Federal ju-
dietary more strongly than did Thomas
jefferson, and the American people made
him President. When a President sends
a veto message to Congress he neces
sarilly eriticizes a coordinate branch of
the government. What | said of JUS
tice Shiras was that he was the man
who tore down the Federal constitution
and who took away from the American
people the right of one hundred years to
tax the wealth of this country, and / re-
peat it to-day, and | am glad that have
got through his thick hide at last"
Mr.. Dalzeli gave notice that at some
future time he would speak on the part
taken by Justice Shiras in the income
case.
The House at 4:25 o'clock adjourned.