Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-09
HAVE A FINAL SCRAP.
Members Of the House signalizs
adjournment with an Il.
legant" Diversion.
CANNON AND BALL GROW VERY HOT
Would Certainly Have "Fit" If It
Hadn't Been for Other States
men and the Mace.

Lie Direct Is Given by the Illinois Man
Session Closes with a Remarkable Dis
play of Patriotic observation-disclosures
Gather Round the Speakers Desk, Cheer
the President, Speaker, and Naval and
Military Heroes and Sing America, Dixie
and Yankee Doodle.
Washington, July 9.-The end of this
session of congress in the house was
marked by two notable incidents. One
was sensationally partisan, well-nigh
resulting in personal conflicts upon the
floor of the house: the other was nota-
bly, patriotic and swept away all signs
of the former. In the former Ray (Rep)
Of New York, Handy Oem.) of Della
ware, Cannon of Illinois and Ball Dem)
of Texas were the principal participants.
In the latter all the members Joined.
irrespective of party affiliations After
the rather stormy session of two hours
the house, when adjournment was an
nounced Joined in cheers for the presi-
dent and war heroes, and the singing of
patriotic songs, making perhaps the
most notable ending to a session since
the civil war. The only measure of i'm
portance passed was a bill to reim-
burse states for expenses incurred in
aiding the organization of the volunteer
army.
Handy Precipitates the Eow.
Handy of Delaware by moving to
strike from the record a part of the
"a nfV Il
New York precipitated the dispute
which brought on the closing incident
Of sensational nature. Handy declared
that the part in question was not ut
tered upon the floor of the house and he
read from reporters notes tocorroborate
his assertion. Ray declared that he had
uttered every word. Mr.. Speaker" re-
sumed Handy, "a question Of veracity
has arisen here. If the gentleman from
New York says he uttered the words in
question I declare upon my honor he
Cid not. and hold here the reporters
notes which show that he did not. and
rely upon the memory Of members to
substantiate what l say"
Cannon of Illinois Opens Fire.
vote, vote" came from members all
that hteir bills might be passed within
the remaining hour of the session and
were in haste to have the Ray Handy
incident closed. A vote was taken. The
house declined to strike out the speech.
A division was called for and the mega
tive vote again prevailed. Cannon was
standing just across the center isle, face
flushed and eyes fixed upon the minor
ity. growing apparently indignant.
II call for teHers." said Handy, and
with that the evteran member from Illi-
nois stepped into the aisle.
You are deliberately obstructing
public business in which the whole coun-
try is interested" the rest of his re-
marks were lost in the jeers of the mi
nority, calls for the regular order and
the resulting confusion as Cannon
charged up the aisle, pouring out flood
of vigorous denunciation.
Collides with a Ball from Texas.
He had reached point opposite
Ball of Texas. Cannon had called for
the yeas and nays, saying it was mani
fest the Democrats would call for them,
and had repeated his charge Of obstruc-
ton when Ball, addressing the Repub-
lican side, as it subsequently developed,
declared: THE record is false and you
knew it was false when you voted
against correcting it,"
THAT is lie," cried Cannon, and in
an instant the beIligerent members were
struggling to reach cath other, while many
others were pulling and struggling to
control them. The house was upon its
feet. Marsh Of Illinois seized Cannon
and thrust him aside and when Ball
asked Cannon to come outside and
the latter was moving to comply Lewis
OF Washington took charge of the ILL
nois member and restrained him.