The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-13
SINGULAR CONFESSION
REPREsENTATfyE JOHNSON "h-
PLIES TO ATTACKS NJ INQUIRE.
Consisting of - Column OF fersona'''''
Inserted In the Record tnher 'e"'o"
Observation-Disclosures the charge.

nrOtnCf mtDlDtlS CIV
that no had been guilty OF a No'"'o"
The criminal law, and had been indicted
for a, WAS the remarkable spectacle pre-
scn,ed under the Capitol dome to-day.
Tho circumstances connected with me
aoair followed in natural sequence inc
bitter debate Of last Friday whiic inc
Pacific rcfunding bill was DendinE'
n, maj day Mr.. Johnson. Of Caliior-
MIA. made an attack on MI. Wnl"",
n. Hearst. Of the New YORK 'o"im"'
and the san Francisco EXAMINE
day he found in the ConsIesSio""' "
ord "A column Of print devoted W
sonal references TO himself '"''' ~
Mir. Maguire. OF California unoer io"F0
to print.
"A HUMAN HYENA.
p,s,nc IN make a personal explanation
h,s voice frequently breaking WIN pas
sion Mr.. Johnson criticised MI va
,ulre severely for attacking MN III '""'
manner. and not on the moor ne ~"
rt,,oa tbat he had been indicted III
s-y,acusc as charged by Mr.. Mcguire
hut had atoncd for his offence nc
said that his fun record was hho"" "
Tho people. Of his congrcssloh"i 80
and that they had shown inc" -,
i'm him By sending him TO Consi'ss, VI
Iohnson's remarks were applaudcn H'N-
",a1 ,,mcs Concerning Mr.. Mcguire.
his colleague called INN " ""''.'
,Yora " and other such terms. ana he
10 b,f,erlv denounced Mr.. Hearst.
or,,e ne vigorous was Mr.. Masui'
rosnonsc Nj. defended Mr.. Hearst ana
biuself. and did not spare MI 'o"'9v"'
A,,cr scncray roll-calls. the House as
poses of tho matter by oXpunsihE MI
Masuire's remarks from the h'oo'"'
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
rho hone OF those members OF the
uouse who are anxious TO secure some
son Win reference to the Pacinc
raiIroa,k this session was qucnchcd ny
docisi,n of Speaker Reed. Yesterday
A. pov,crs moved that the bill DE re-
connitto a TO the Committee on racine
Railroads. but objection was maze 'ha'
This was not in order ,as oihcr business
had insc,vened. Speaker Reed asked
until to-day TO render a decision an"
soon afcr the House met ne Stdleu MS
ouinion thft the motion OF the gentleman"
from Vermont to recommit the Dill was
no, In on1er. The motion, he says. could
have been made If the House had passed
The bin Ia a third reading. or II other
bus,ress had not interviewed. No DEM
onstration followed the announcement
The hill to better define tho rights OF
.t,ons In TIC territories which was passed
over tempo rarily yesterday. was taken
nm under tie call of committees. MT.
NcFwan said hat with the exception OF
one section this was the same bill mat
nod been defeated In the House I'm De
cember 10th. but he made no ponit OF
order on thai ground and the biil was
nassed bv a Gising ~vote-ayes. 50. nays.
resolution providing for tho payment
of the expense of tho last illness ana
funeral of ex-Speakor Crisp amounting
10 81. $50 was PASSED.
hill was passed providing for q
hr,dqe over The reservoir at Alexandria.
Jouisiana. by .hc Kansas city, watkins
and Duluth Railpoad Company.
Al < O'Clock the, House adjourned until
tomorrow.
Senate Proceedings.
After the transaction of some routine
sorning business. the Senate, AT lz:l3.
on motion of Mr.. Sherman CRep. OF
Ohio). proceeded To the consideration OF
executive business.
The doors were rcOpened at 1880 and
legislative business was resumed.
A bin was introduced by Mr.. Hill, ana
was referred TO the POstofhce Committee
proposing TO fix the term of fourth-class
postmasters at four years except IN the
case Of appointments 10 fill vacancies
when they are to be FOR the uneNpircd
norton of the term. lie explained and
advocated the measure as one which
would start political bookkeeping on cor
rect principles and which would be fair
TO all parties.
Mr.. Hi alluded in passing 10 the whole
sale removal of fourth-class postmastcrs.
The resolution on which Mr.. Proctor
spoke yesterday. fixing the presidential
term at six years and prohibiting rc-clec-
,iop xrara taken I'M IN give an .gDnDTfunffN
10 Mr.. Stewart pop. of Nevada 10 cX-
press his views upon them. He favored
the prohibition Of reelection. but he con-
sidered the extension of the term 10 six
years most Objectionable. He would
much rather prefer 10 have the term linn
tied to two years. The strain Of a four
years election was about all that the
country could stand. If the President
were elected for two years he would come
into power I'm harmony with the Congress
elected at the same time. The resolutions
were referred TO the Committee ON Privi-
leges and Elections.
MR.. DUPONT'S CLAIM.
a petition from Henry a. Dupont was
presented claiming TO have been elected
10 a seat In the United States Senate
on May 9. 1895. ana urging the re-opening
Of the question. The memorial was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
The House bill for free homestead and
public lands acquired from Indian tribes
was taken up as unfinished business. II
was advocated by Mr.. Allen. who declared
that the existing reign OF bankruptcy
and suicide was the logical consequence
the financial policy adopted by tho gov
ernment. II was opposed by Mr.. Villas.
because It would give rise 10 claims for
the rcfunding OF the money heretofore
received by the Government from settlers
on Indian lands.
In the course Of this discussion there
was an amusing Interchange Of thrusts
and parties between Senators Villas and
Allen I'm relation 70 which was the real
Democratic platform. that adopted at
Chicago or that adopted az indianapolis
Mr.. Villas asserting that tho former was
against the best interests Of the United
states. and that the latter was founded
throughout on Democracy.
The bill went over without action. and
~ I. NJ the Senate adjourned until
neon tomorrow.
CREFDON DEFEITS UIILIIMS.