The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-13
Mcguire Denounced by johnson, OF
California, for Attempting to Dis
grace the Latter and His Family.
YOUTHFUL CRIME RAKED UP
FOR PURPOSE OF BLASTING A REPU-
TATION AND "GETTING EVEN,
Sarcastic Reply by Mcguire, Whose
"Leave-tO-Print" speech Was Later
Expunged from the Record.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The House to-
day witnessed a sensational sequel to the
remarkable attack made by Mr.. Johnson
of California, on Editor Hearst. Mr.. John
son and Mr.. Mcguire Dem, CALI were the
antagonists to-day. Their wordy duel grew
out of the publication in the Record, as a
part of Mr.. Maguire's remarks of COM
ments on the formers speech last week in
which Mr.. Mcguire defended Mr.. Hearst.
and. without the mention of Mr.. Johnson's
name. detailed some matters in the early
life of the latter when he resided i'm SYRIA
cuse, y. Y. Mr.. Johnson got the floor on
a question of privilege. He was at times
dramatic. He denounced Mr.. Maguire's at
tack on him as wanton and cowardly, and
told the story of his indictment thirty -four
years ago in New York for forgery and
how he had gone out to California to rear
a new home and make a new name. He
described his success and how ne had been
able to pay back every dollar he owed. He
then explained that all this was an old
story in California, where he had always
aVowed ii when he ran for Office. Then
with bitter invective, he paid his respects
to Mr.. Mcguire and Mr.. Cooper of Wis
cOnsin, who last week characterized his
attack OH Mr.. Hearst as cowardly. Mr..
Mcguire replied 10 Mr. Johnson in a sarcas-
tic vein. He told how he had attempted
TO secure time in which to reply to Mr..
Johnson during the debate and had been
unable to do so, and how he had printed
his defense of a man unable to secure a
hearing for himself. He sneered at Mr.
Johnson for whining because his attack
went home to him and said he should have
thought of the grief and anguish he was
bringing to another before he assailed Mr.
Hearst. Mr.. Poole, of New York, who rep
resents the Syracuse district, made a brief
statement in vindication of Mr.. Johnson.
His motion to expunge Mr.. Maguires re-
marks from the Record was adopted after
Mr.. McMilin had Intellectually attempted
TO delay action, but similar motion TO
expunge Mr.. Johnsons remarks about Mr.
Hearst was defeated. This incident over
shadowed interest in the House proceed
ings.
Immediately after the reao of the
Journal at noon the speaker sustained the
point of order made yesterday by Mr.
Dockery against Mr.. Powers's motion to
recommit the Pacific Railroad bill, and the
bill will not be recommitted.
A bill to better define and regulate the
rights of aliens to own real estate in the
territories was passed.
on motion of Mr.. Hartman n bill was
passed TO amend the law relative to the
making of affidavits in the entry of public
lands, so as to permit applicants to appear
before the Land Office registers by deposi-
ton and also to place the burden of proof
in disputed questions as to the classifca-
tion of mineral and agricultural lands upon
the agricultural claimant.
Mr.. Brosius, from the committee on re-
form in the civil service, called up a bill
to amend the law giving preference in the
matter OF appointments to Union soldiers
discharged on account of wounds or sick
ness contracted in the service so as to
create another preference class to include
ex-Cnion soldiers and sailors. and their
widows After some debate the bill was
THE STORM BREAKS.
While the bill was being debated a storm
was brewing. 1t was apparent that there
was to be an echo of the funding-bill de-
bate in the shape of sequel TO the sensa-
tional attack made by Mr.. Johnson on
Editor Hearst last Friday. Mr.. Mcguire
printed in the Record this morning in con-
nection with his remarks on the bill, some
very caustic comments on Mr. Johnson
speech, and the latter, who had been await
ing Mr.. Maguire's appearance in the hall,
as soon he saw him enter arose and
for him to rise TO a question of personal
privilege. Being Informed that he could do
so as the pending bill was out of
the way, he bided his time. AS soon as the
bill was passed the California member i'm
petuously arose. The House Immediately
squared itself around He began calmly TO
recite his grievances. but IL was apparent
he was keyed up to a high tension. He
had seen fit, he said, during the debate on
the funding bill, 10 point out some under
lying facts behind the opposition TO the
d T21lt q no pOIN
and boldly" He had spoken of what he
knew, and he had been responsible for what
he had said. He had heard the attack of
Mr. Cooper CRep., wisconsin,. but, he said,
he had been unable 10 get the floor to reply
to il. To-day he had noticed in the Rec
ord n personal attack on himself by the.
gentleman from California (Air. Maguire),
printed under the privilege granted To MEM
bers of extending their remarks He was
not familiar with the privileges OF the
House in this regard but he would assume
that the privilege only gave member an
opportunity to amplify his remarks on the
pending measure. Yesterday. he said, he
sonaIly assaiIed by Mr.. Mcguire. not for
what he had said of him (Maguire), but of
another. He had waited all day in antici-
patton of the attack, but none had come.
and this morning. instead of the open at
tack he had found this bitter personal as
sault in the Record
the matter touched upon in that printed as
sault because he wanted the antdote to
90 with the poison. lie went on TO de-
nounce Maguires statements as a wan
TON and malicious" disregard of the rights
of members. He also referred TO the fact
that a St Louis correspondent had tele-
sraphed to his paper that Mr.. Mcguire was
going to expose the skeletons in his
closet TO show that this was no sudden
hurst of wrath on the part of Mr.. Mcguire.
He further said that he had received
telegram saying that Mr.. Hearst's paper
tn S,n Francisco had already printed Mr..
Maguire's remarks and the charges made.
A FRANK CONFESSION.
1T is" Mr.. Johnson said. just as well
for me TO face this matter now as later.
and meet the cowardly insinuations made
against me at the dictation of William r.
Hearst. IL is true that thirty years ago /
was in trouble i'm New York; that 1 was
indicted; that / went 10 California 10 rear
a new home and live down the past; but
II is untrue that l went under an assumed
name" lie went on 10 describe how he
had worked in Sacramento TO make
amends for the past. His voice shook as
he told how. by the blessings OF God and
the help OF his good wife. he had at last
been able TO pay back every dollar of what
he owed CThe House greeted him with
hearty applause.) Continuing he told how
ever since 1870. he had returned each year
TO Syracuse. and had been received there
at the scene of his youthful indiscretion.
He told NJ the hguorS ne had beeD acrarfgad