The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-13

H@&eFFlag 70 rs attack On Mr. Hearst.
be SID
REoas. ( % aet shelter myself behind con
S.2Eai.qna& privileges Every Ghsnx Z say as
MEMBER ef congress. 7 am responsible
citizen, personally and hnAa-
In dramatte way ssr. johnson appealed
e the cAiyairy % ne members from the
SoasA. Whether their cous sstuen1s woal3
not tell them 70 repuGia.e sszeh attacks
"a a brother member. Then IN an equally
dramatic manner he 1arned 70 the Repna-
Ae@n side and appealed 70 those from the
North Re appealed 80 tae pasrisTch 81
tGe aoGse. Ar. Grew. OF Pennsylvania. 20
sEo~ whether u al his experience ne had
Sao~n a Isa % De attacked IN such an
ia1ecsnt, unjust. uannanly way.
AooSer or Wisconsin had attacked HIN
&ad accused ain of being cowardly be-
cause ae hsld assazle8 a nan behind bis
aaek Yet, Mr. Hearst. safely ensconcsd
n New York. sant orders % California.
S.a.1 niles away. 10 have him caEicatGred
and ABUSED.
II eitheF the gentleman from wiscon-
81 sCoageT) or the gsRzleaaan from Cali
-oTnf& eMaguiTse taiak am a coward. leg
tasEn repent &c ms outside this chamber
tae charges wsde inside and thetr curl
cSity viii oe appeaSed."
IN conclusion he said:
There q a statute OF limitations n
every civilized nation against crime Ts
= rsgnt % 80 back 5hirty-foHr years and
Qnsock the secret chambers and bring out
the SKELETONS of ny past aud shake them
before tle people. 70 forever throw al a
Nan ne soalies ard crimes OF his youshe
sa9nlG there rot oe statute Of iinita-
tions against this Oh. may the glay come
II this nation when men win be Judged
soiely oy their acts IN the present: when
no man no newspaper. win 9elye into his
past and bring sorrow to his wife, his
children and 20 the gray hairs he has
earned in building up a good name"
Mcguire Defends Hearst.
There was deep silence when Mcguire
rose to reply. He began:
4 never printed anything. I never
asked any man 10 print anything I never
said anything anywhere that / am not
wiling 20 repeat before any man myself
LAST week one OF the most remarkable
indecent, malicious speeches I ever heard
Any ywnere was made here agaIns; a man
absent from this place. not even able TO
ence"
He related that he had prepared the ad-
dltion 20 his speech which johnson OBJ
tecisd 20. had endeavored TO get recogni-
ton Friday and Saturday TO deliver II.
and on Monday had asked the speaker IL
ne could not deliver II as a matter of per-
sonai privilege. but had been refused. He
had no other way 10 mako a defense OF
the man who had been so unjustiy at
speech on the floor and the one in the
Record was that the latter was mild In
comparison. In the part OF the speech 10
which Mr.. Johnson objected none could
una anything unpariiamenfary but the
description fitted Johnson as the man
who had so eowardly attacked the man
hood OF another.
lie whines Mcguire continued. sar-
caStlcaHy, "at this attack on himself Ua
thinks only OF himself. He does not thfnk
or the grief and anguish until il strikes
hLmsef Nhy did not he think OF these.
things when he made the attack on an-
other who was not present and was not n
member OF this body? The man who
makes nal this pleading; weeping appeal TO
reference to Mr. Hearst"
Mcguire then read the charges nade bv
Johnson against Mr.. Hearst.
Those charges said Mcguire. ernphst
icauy. when he concluded the readirq
are false. and IL III becomes the author
OF them 70 whine because I reply"
This was greeted with a scattering
burst OF applause.
Mcguire went on TO say that 'the uen-
teTnan from California need not con-
cern himself with my course or that OF
Mr.. Cooper" With regard to the attack
on Mr.. Hearst he said that gentleman
needed no defense in California bat hero
where the assault was made a part OF
the permanent record. he thought II only
proper 10 make a reply. Mcguire said
some very complimentary things OF Mr..
Hearsts newspaper In New York. char
acterizinS Il as the greatest newspaper
on earth. This part OF his speech evoked
a chorus Of groans from the house and
amid much laughter Mr.. Mcguire con-
cluded.
The House stands by Johnson
Tae house was still buzzing with ex-
element when Poole or New York, the
member from Syracuse Johnson.s old
home, moved 10 expunge Magulre's re-
marks from the record. Poole explained
that he and Johnson had been school
mates ffty years ago. He described john
son as a nan of excellent family and a
bright scholar as bov. and be also al
}uded briefly 20 his trouble when he was
indicted for forgery; but" said he I'VE
knew he would redeem himself. and he
did" He concluded by saying he did
not think the house could aTord 70 have
Magulre's remarks go in the permanent
record
Perkins OF Iowa. chairman OF the print
ing committee. was forced into action.
He said ~ Johnson's remarks we're to be
stricken out they should have beeg> object
ed 20 at the time they were spoken. He
was not for delay he said he was in fav-
or of expunging Aaguire's remarks from
the records.
Towne Of Minnesota made another ef-
fort 70 secure an amendment 40 as 20
strike out the speech OF Johnson as weli
as that OF Mcguire. bat it was also ruled
out
Thereupon McNillin moved 20 refer the
whole question 20 the committee on rules
The house vas evidently not IN any tenn
per for delay. ard McMItn's motion was
defeated g 20 10
FooIe's motion was then agreed 90 with
cut division.
Towns Immediately presented as prfvi-
le1a1 matter a motion 70 strike out that
portion OF Johns3n's remarks coustitgt-
ing the attack On SIR Heart The mo-
ton vas defeated " 20 g. The speaker
counted four rne.nbers as present and not
voting 20 make a quorum This closed
the incident and ths house proceeded with
the cal og committees
a resolution was passed 70 pay the
widow ~ the late Speaker Crisp 8 As4
the expenses Of his last Illness ard IL
neral
TIE speaker announced the following
committee appoint tments: Agriculture.
Stokes Democrat. % south Carolina.
rssxtofHces and post roads crisp. Defuo-
craf. Georgia. ways and means. Boatner.
uesnoerat of Louisiana. rules. Bailey.
Democrat. ~ Texas
AS q m the house adjourned.
POLITICS ~ THE SENATE.
villa. end Allen Lock Hern. over the
Democratic Platform.