The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-02-21
FAMILY ROW IN THE HOUSE.
Caused by am Hem TO Refund Sam s
Withheld From Absentees.

Caused by am Hem TO Refund Sums
Withheld From Absentees.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 20.-A little
family affair occurred in the House when
it met to-day. a notion had been made
TO strike out in the general deficiency bill
an item Of 1902 to enable the Sergeant
alarms to refund the amounts withheld
from the salaries OF mem bers on account
of absence.
Savers Cd of Texas. a member of the
Appropriations Committee, e Explained how
tie committee came TO allow the amount
Sayers showed how the committee had
decided that the money could not be de-
Quoted. He did not believe in refunding
it, however, and would vote against the
item, He referred to the attack made
yesterday on the item by Hopkins (R.) of
Illinois and the statement showing how
many times Hopkins had not responded
TO rollcalls.
Hopkins contended in reply that this
was an attempt to get the Republican
House to wash the dirty linen of the Dem
ccratic Fifty-third Congress. He said
that Savers could have put the Item in
deficiency bill while chairman of the APP
preparations Com mittee, bu; had waited to
unload it upon Republican Congress
During the debate Johnson (R.) OF In
diana and the chairman of the committee
of the whole payne of New York; had
lively interchange of words and consider
able confusion ensued. Finally, however,
the chairman ordered Johnson to sit
down, and ne complied.
When the debate had ended Bartlett
CD OF New York caused some astonish-
ment by making the point of order
that memb ers individually interested
financially in any question were not per-
mitted to vote on that question under the
rules providing that no mem Der can vote
on question If he has direct personal or
pecuniary interest in it.
The chair expressed the opinion that
each gentleman might decide the question
of his interest for himself, and on a rising
vote the item was retained in the bill-I13
10 So.
The bill had been disposed of, with the
exception OF the item TO pay 81, 310, AT to
the Southern Pacific Company on judg-
ments found by the Court OF Claims
bate should be given to that paragraph
Bartlett Cd of New York occupied
twenty minutes IN defending the Supreme
I Court and answering attacks made on the
court by DeArmOnd CD of Missouri and
McMillin Cd OF Tennessee, who last
week criticized Justice Shiras
Replying to Bartlett McMillin said that
be intended his remarks to be an attack
on Justice Shiras, and if it was not he was
willing and ready now, or at any other
time, 10 renew it and make il so.
Replying to Bsrtlett's remarks referring
to him as a Democrat, he said he did not
recogni re the right of the gentleman from
New York TO dictate to him what he
should say or how be should act. He had
been able TO conduct himself properly
and did not intend to be lectured by any
one who had taken his bag and baggage
and left the Democratic party.
II have said" continued McMilin.
rights of the people OF the United States
was named Shiras. l propose TO saw
something later about that individual. 7
am glad I have got through his thick hide
al last"
Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania informed
the House that he intended to reply to the
criticisms OF Justice Shiras by Messrs. Nc
Millin and DeArmond.
The committee then rose and at 4:22
o clock adjourned.