The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-13
responsible for as a citizen personally

responsible for as a citizen personally
and financially.
In a dramatic way Mr.. Johnson ap-
pealed to the chivalry Of the members
from the south, whether their constltu-
ents would not tell them TO repudiate
such attacks on a brother MEMBER
Then, in an equally dramatic manner, he
turned to the Republican side and APP
pealed to those from the north. He ap-
pealed to the patriarch OF the house, Mr..
Grow of Pennsylvania, to know whether,
in all his experience, he had known a
man to be attacked in such an indecent,
unjust, unmanly way.
READY TO PROVE THINGS.
Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin had attacked
him and accused him of being coWardly
because he had assailed a man behind
mis- back, yet Mr.. Hearst, safely en-
>sconced in New York, sent orders to Cali
fornia, $500 miles away to have him
caricartured and abused.
If either the gentleman from Wiscon-
sin Cooper or the gentleman from Cali
fornia (Afagure) thinks / am coward,
let them repeat to me outside this cham
her the charges made inside and his
curiosity will be appeased.
In conclusion he said, there IS q
statute Of limitation in every civilized ma
ton against crime Is 1t right TO go
back tbirty-four years and unlock the
secret chambers and bring out the
skeletons of the past and shake them be-
fore people-to forever throw at man
the folIies of youth? Should there not be
a statute of limita ton against this? On,
NAV the day come in this nation when
men will be judged solely by their acts
in the present, and no man, no newspa-
per. will delve into his past and bring
sorrow to his wife, his children and TO
the gray hairs he has earned in building
UP a good name"
MAGUIRE REPLIES.
There was q deep silence when Mr..
Mcguire rose to reply. He began, Il
never printed anything, l never asked
any man to print anything, 1 never said
anything anywhere, that L am not Will
ing to repeat before any man, myself.
Last week one of the most remarkable,
indecent, malicious speeches L ever
heard anywhere was made here against
a man absent from this place, not even
able to lift up his voice to say nay in
this presence"
He related that he had prepared the
| addition TO his speech to which Mr..
Johnson objected, had endeavored to get
| recognition Friday and sat to deliver t
and on Monday had asked the speaker
if he could not deliver it as matter or
personal privilege, but had been refused.
| He had no other way to make q
! defense of the man who had been so IN
| Justly attacked The only difference be-
! tween the speech made on the floor and
the one in the record was that the latter
| was mild in comparison. In the part or
| the speech to which Mr.. Johnson OBJ
| iected no one could find anything un-
parliamentary, but the description fitted
| Mr.. Johnson as the man who had so
cowardly attacked the boyhood OF an
| other.
HE whines," Mr.. Mcguire continued
sarcastically, Eat this attack on himself.
He thinks only of himself. He does not
| think of the grief and anguish until 1t
strikes himself. Why did not he think
| of those things when he made the at
| tack on another who was not present
and who was not member OF tnls
body. The man who makes this plea
| ing, weeping appeal to you here TO-DAY
used this language with reference to
| Mr.. Hearst"
Mr.. Mcguire then read the charges
made by Johnson against Mr.. Hearst
CHOSE charges said Mr.. Mcguire
| emphatically, when he conciudeu the
reading. ARE false and it i'll becomes the
| author of those charges to whine be-
| cause L reply" This was greeted with
scattering burst of applause.
Mr.. Mcguire went on to say that the
| gentleman from California need not con-
| Germ himself with my courage or that OF
| Mr.. Cooper.
| With regard 10 the attack on Mr..
Hearst, ne said that gentleman needed
no defense in California, but mere, where
| the assault was made part or the per-
-. -rxtzN ,yalx-
to make reply Mir. Mcguire, continu-
ing. said some very complimentary
things of Mr.. Hearst's newspaper III
New York. characteriZing it as the great
est newspaper on earth. This part OF
| his speech evoked a chorus of groans
from the house and amidst much laugh
ter Mr.. Mcguire concluded.
POOLE TAKES PART.
The house was still buzzing with ex-
element when Mr. Poole (Rep., y. ",
| the member from Syracuse, Mr.. john
! sons old home moved to eXpunge Mr..
Maguires remarks from the record. Mr..
Poole explained that he and Mr.. John
| son had been schoolmateS fifty years ago.
| He described Mr.. Johnson as a man of
excellent family and a bright scholar as
a boy. and he also alluded briefly to his
trouble when he was indicted for forg-
cry.
But" said he, I'VE knew he would re-
| deem himself. and he did" He conclud-
| ed by saving that ne did not think the
| house could afford 10 have Maguire's re-
marks go into the permanent record.
Mr.. Perkins (Rep., la, chairman Of
| the printing committee. was forced int5
the action. He said that il AR. johnson 5
| remarks were 10 be stricken out they
should have been objected to at the time
! -R,-,x- 40 NOT for -
lay. He said he was in favor of expung-
ing Mr.. Msguire's remarks from the
records.
MOTIONS TO STRIKE OUT.
Mr. Towne CRep.. Minn) made anotheg
effort 10 secure an amendment so as &c
strike out the speech OF Mr.. johnson. as
well as that of Mr.. Mcguire. but il wa
also ruled out. Thersupon MI McMillin
moved 10 refer the whole question TO the
committee on rules. The house evidently
was not in any temper for deisy. am
Mr.. NeMillin's motion was defeated. 6:
70 12S Mr. Poole's motion was Their
agreed 70 without division.
Mr.. TOvne (Rep-, Minn) Immediately
presented. as a privileged matter. mo-
ton 10 strike out that portion OF Mr.
Johnson's remarks constituting the at.
tack on Mr.. Hearst
The motion was defeated. So 20 81
/ The speaker counted four members a
present and not voting. 10 make q quo
rum This closed the incident and IN.
house proceeded with the cali OF com
mittees
4 resolution was passed "a pay tn
! widow Of the late Speaker Crisp N.lsi
: the expenses OF his last Illness an
| funeral
] The speaker announced the foIiowin:
committee appointments: Agriculture
Stokes (Defn.. : c.. postoftices and pos
roadss Crisp Dem. Ga.e, ways an,
means: BoaIner lDeal., L-a-). rules. ans