The age-herald., 1898-05-20
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington May 19-The adjournment of the house to Monday postpones until next week any possible consideration of the Hawaiian resolutions.
 After passing the labor arbitration bill as amended by the senate and a brief po- litical tilt precipitated by personal politi- cal explanation from MT. Tongue. (rep.) of Oregon, the house adjourned until Mon- day.
 On the opening of the days session Chap lain Couden referred feelngy to the late William B. Gladstone. Tn the death of this Grand Old Man" the chaplain said, tour hearts go out in gratitude to Thee for his great character as writer, statesman and Christian which has been felt through out the world.''
 MT. Grosvenor, (rep) of Ohio, called up the labor arbitration bill as amended and passed by the senate. He explained the amendments as being either salutary or unnecessary, saying they had been approv- ed by the friends of the bill outside of con- gross. He moved to concur in the senate amendments.
 MT. McEwan, (rep) of New Jersey, filed his protest against the measure, declaring he considered it vicious and dangerous.
 In reply to @ question from Livingston, Of Georgia, intimating that he wanted the bill to make arbitration compulsory in- stead of discretionary. as provided, MT. Grosvenor said:
 ''If the gentleman has declared his will 1ingness to vote to make arbitration of labor disputes compulsory, and will put himself in the line of fire of the labor or- ganizations, want to say he will need a search warrant to hold funeral over his political ambitions"
 Desire Its Passage.
 MT. Walker (rep.) of Massachusetts from the committee on labor supported the bill emphasizing the declaration that all labor organizations desired its passage. After debate confined to the proposition to send the bill to conference, a roll call upon agreeing to the senate's amendments thereby effecting the bills passage, was or dered, resulting yeas 129; nays 4.
 The rising of MT. Tongue (rep.) of Ore gon to a question of personal privilege to answer a circular now being sent around in his district injected life into the interest of the proceedings. The circular in ques- ton, he said, was an anonymous docu- ment attacking his record the present con- l gress, and contained no state ment that was not wholly in part false. | He read from the circular and replied to | the charges that were being used for the | alleged purpose of accomplishing his de- l feat. MT. Tongue asserted that the circular was being sent out with the apparent sane ton of the democratic congressional com- mittee and he supposed it was therefore, the deliberate work of senators and mem- bers of the house. He was proceeding to criticise sharply Senator White of Cali fornia, chairman of the committee when the speaker called him to order. Case of Confession When Mr. Tongue concluded, MT. Handy | (dem.) of Delaware and MT. Brucker (dem.) | of Michigan were upon their feet. Being | members of the committee in question, | they made an effort to have the circular read in full, in order to get 1t in the Rec- ord and that an opportunity to reply might be secured. A point of order against the reading was made and sustained, MT. Handy remarkng in the meantime that the gentleman's (Mr. Tongues) statement l seemed like "a clear case of confession and avoidance"
 At this juncture the efforts of the dem- ocrats to make adequate reply to MT. Tongue was interrupted by MT. Sherman (rep.) of New York with motion agreeing to a conference on right of way bill. Immediately afterwards MT. Payne (rep.) of New York moved to adjourn. The demo- crats united in a chorus of ''noes," and upon the announcement of the motion be- 1 ing carried, MT. Bailey of Texas vigorously demanded the ayes and noes, remarking to l those about him: fWe don't propose to be l cut off without registering our protest"
 The roll call proceeded and the house, at 2:53 o'clock, adjourned, yeas 116, nays s5.