The herald., 1897-01-13
IN THE HOUSE.
johnson Objects to Magures Pulling
the Record on Him.

johnson Objects to Maguire's Pulling
the Record on Him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The house
today witnessed a sensational sequel to
the remarkable attack made by Johnson
of California on Editor Hearst. John
son and Mcguire of California We're the
antagonists today. Their wordy duel
grew out of the publication in the Rec
ord, as part of Mr. Maguires remarks.
of comments on the formers speech last
week, in which Mcguire defended Mr..
Hearst, and. without the mSntion of Mr.
Johnson's name. detailed some matters
in the early life of the latter. when he
resided in Syracuse. n. Y. Mr. johnson
got the floor on a question of privilege.
He was at times dramatic. He de-
nounced Mr. Maguires attack 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 new name. He
described his success and how he had
been able to pay back every dollar he
owed. He then explained that this was
. an old story in California; he had al
ways avowed it when he ran for office
Then, with bitter inVectives, he paid his
respects to Mcguire and Cooper of Wis
consin, who last week characterized his
attack on Mr. Hearst as coWardly
Mr.. Mcguire replied to Mr.. Johnson in
a sarcastic vein. He told how he had at
tempted to secure time in which to re
ply to Mr.. Johnson during the debate
and had been unable to do so, and how
he had printed his defense of man un-
able to secure hearing for himself. He
Sneered a Mr.. Johnson for whining be
cause his attack went home to him. and
said he should have thought of the grief
and anguish he was brir rgins to a moth
er before he assailed Mr.. Hearst.
Mr. Poole of New York, who repre-
sents the Syracuse district, made brief
statement in vindication of Mr. John
son. His motion to eXpunge Maguire's
remarks from the Record was adopted
after Mr. McMillin had Intellectually at
tempted to delay actioS, but similar
motion to eXpunge Johnsons remarks
about Hearst was defeated S2-94 This
incident overshadowed interest in the
house proceedings. Just before adjourn
ment however Speaker Reed announced
the committee appointments made va
cant by the death of eX-Speaker Crisp
Bailey of Texas was appointed to the
vacancy on the rules committee. ana
Boatner to that on the ways and means
Early in the day the speaker sustained
the point of order against the motion
to recommit the Pacific railroads fund
ing bill
Little interest was manifested in the
house in the speakers decision of the
point of order made yesterday by Dock
cry, Democrat of Missouri against the
Powers motion to recommot the Pacific
funding bill. made after the defeat of the
bill. Immediately after reading the
Journal the speaker sustained the point
of order and the bill will not be recon-
mftted.
The bill to better define and regulate
the rights of aliens to own real estate in
the territories was passed
On motion of Hartman of Montana. a
Dill was passed to amendthe law relative
TO making atfidavits in the entry of pub
Tic lands so as to permit applicants to
appear before the land Office registers
by deposition; also to place the burden
OF proof in disputed questions as TO class
1f1cation of mineral and agricultural
lands upon the agricultural claimant.
Brosius, Republican of Pennsylvania.
from the committee on reform of the
civil service, called up a bill to amend
the law, giving preference in the matter
or appointment to union soldiers dis
charged on account of wounds or sick
ness contracted in the service. so as to
create another preference class to in
clude ex-union soldiers and sailors or
their widows. After some debate the
bill was passed.
While the bill was being debated
storm was breaking 1t was apparent
that there would be an echo of the Pa
cii1c railroad funding bill debate as n
sequence to the sensational attack made
by johnson on Editor Hearst last Fri
day. Mcguire of California printed in
the Record this morning, in connection
with his remarks on the bill some caus-
tic comments on Johnson s speech When
Maguire entered Johnson asked the
speaker if 1t would be in order for him
to rise to a question of personal privfl-
ege. Being informed that he could do
so as soon as the pending bill was out OF
the way, he bided his time When the
Dill passed the California member i'm
petuously arose
johnson replied to the attack made
on him by Mcguire in a sensational. pa
thetic speech, in which he admitted he
had been indicted in New York CITY
thirty years ago, but had gone to Cali
fornla and paid back every dollar he
owed his voice shook as he told his |
early troubles and he got a hearty |
round of applause.
He began calmly to recite his griev |
ahceS' out II was apparent that he was |
Keyed up TO high tension. He had |
soon felt he said, during the debate on |
the funding bill, to point out some nm |
derlying facts" behind the opnosition |
to the bill. But, he said. he had done !
so 'openly ard boldly" He had spoken |
OF What he knew and had been respon- |
slple for what he said lie had heard |
the attack of Mr. Cooper of Wisconein
Republican but he said he had been un-
able to get the floor to reply to it. To-
day he had noticed in the Record a per
sonal attack on himself by the gentle
man from California (Mr. Maguire)
printed under the privilege granted to
members 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 n
member an opportunity to modify his re
marks IN pending measures Yester-
day, he said. he had been Informed that
ne was TO be personally assailed bv Mr.
Mcguire, rot for what he had said Of
him (Maguire), but of another. lie had
waited all day in anticipation of tho
attack but none had come, and this
morning, instead Of an open attack. he
in the Record
he desired now TO say a few words