The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-01-23


cause OF the belief that nothing will
be done at this session.
Senator Allison says he doesn't
know whether the report that ex-
Representative Wilson, OF Iowa,
would be next Secretary Of Ayr
culture is true or not, but that he
hopes 1t Is, as he thinks Mr.. Wilson
especially well qualified for the
position and had SO informed Msj.
Mckinley when he saw him the
other day.
The most dramatic episode ofthe
session was the reply to an attack
made by representative Mcguire.
OF California, in "leave-io print"
speech in the Congressional Record
on Representative Johnson, Of. ih'
same stat 1t was all in connect n
with the Pac fc Railroad funding
bill, which to the surprise Of man!
was so badly defeated by the Iiou-
In speech favoring that bill Mr.
johnson made very bitter person.
al attack upon w. r. Hearst, ar-
cusing him Of imprint able language
Representative Cooper, of WISE, =
the time accused Mr.. johnson
cowardice for attaching a man ~ h,
was not present, and Mr. MaguiI,
seconded the accusation in hi
printed speech and added slur
about Mr.. Johnson's having a Grim
inal record ut his old Syracuse IN.
W home. When Mr.. -Jchhson
arsse in the House to reply to Ma
guire it was easy to see that he wa
excited terribly. He began b
saying: at is just as well for me- l.
face this matter now as later, an,
meet the cowrrdly insinuation
made against me at the directaii'h.
of " lillian r. Hearst. 1t is tru
that thirty years ago l was
in trouble in New York; thai
/ was indicted; that L went t.
California to rear new home and
live down the past, but it is untru
that l went under an assumed
name" Nothing could have been
more pathetic than the story of hi,
s ruggles IT, regain good name,
told in voice shaking with emo
ton, but there was a RAG of tri-
umph in his voice whe he told OF
the victory won and how "by the
blessings of God and the help of my
good wife ! was ut last al TO, pay
back every dollar oweSr tNtd the
House gave him a spontaneous
round applause. OF his charg s
against Hearst he said: every
charge / made is capable of proof.
do not shelter mYself.behind my
constitutional privilege. Every
thing I say as member Of Con-
gress l am responsible for as u citi-
zen, personally aud financially" Oh
the charge Of cowardice against
him he said: "If either the gentle
man from Wisconsin Cooper or
tho gentleman from California Ma
guire) thinks I am cowardly, let
either repeat to me outside this
chamber what he has said inside,
and his curiosity will be appeased
The House showed where its sym
pathy was by ordering Maguire's
speech stricken from tie Record
and by refusing to strike out John.
sons speech.
Whether Speaker Reed intended
to stir up the democrats Of the
House by his selections to fill the
vacancies on the House commit.
tees 1 cannot say, but that his
action has stirred them mp il
certain, especially his putting
Bailey, of Texas, on the committt G
on Rules and Boatner, of La. on
the committee on Ways and Means
A very interesting question is
raised by the petition Of Col
Henry A. Dupont and eleven
members of the Delaware legisla.
ture who voted for Col. Dupon
for Senator, which was presented
and by Senator Chandler
referred to the Senator Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
The petition asks that the Senator
reconsider its decision, made at Il {
last session, that Col. Dupont
was not entitled to a sent in the
Senator, and sent forth reasons
why the petition was made.
If the Senate fails to ratify the
treaty providing for arbitrating al
disputes between this country and
England at this session, it will be
more because the Senators desire
to rebuke Olney than because OF
actual opposition to the treaty
The treaty Is in no danger Of