The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-07-09

Ing % strike from the record a part OF
the speech which appeared as that Of Ray.
republican OF New York. precipitated the
dispute which brought out the incident
Of sensational nature. HanAY declared
the part In question was never uttered
upon the foor OF the house. Ray declared
he had uttered every word OF Il.
"Mr. Speaker" resumed Handy, "a
question OF veraclty has arisen here. II
the gentleman from New York says he
uttered the words In question. / declare
upon my honor he did not. and hold here
the reporters notes which show that he
did not"
Vote. vote" came from members all
over the house, who 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 negative vote prevailed.
Cannon was standing Just aoross the
center aisle. with face flushed and eyes
aXed upon the minority. growing appar-
emily Indignant.
Il called for tellers," said Handy. and
with that the veteran member itom III
nols stepped into the aisle.
you are deliberately obstructing puo-
l.c business in which the whole country
Is interested"
Cannon had repeated his charge OF OBJ
s,rucuon. when Ball. addressing the
house the republicans say. as &c subse-
Quently developed, declared "the record
is false and you knew Il was false when
y0n y.,ed against correcting It."
THAT Is al," cried Cannon. and in an
ins,an, the belligerent members were
struggling TO get at one another Marsh
republican of Illinois. seized Cannon and
thrus, him aside, and when Ball asked
Cannon Ito come outside" and the lat
ter Was moving to comply Lewis demo-
crat OF Washington, took charge Of the
Illinois member and restrained him.
Later In the session Cannon explained
that Ban had addressed his remarks not
TO him personally, and therefore he de-
sired 90 withdraw his offensive state
ment
A. o'clock, when Speaker Reed an
nounced this second session OF this con-
grcss is adjourned without day great
cheer arose and then began a scene which
far surpassed in enthusiasm and mani
fest good feeling any similar episode in
the memory OF the oldest member Of the
house The occupants Of the packed gall
leries who had risen 70 go. paused as
they heard several Of the members be-
gin singing America"
Other members hurriedly crowded
around the speaker stand and joined
the singers, and Il was not long until the
members and spectators were all singing
the patriotic hymn.
The scene was a marked transit from
the many partisan demonstrations which
had been Witnessed. Republicans and
democrats were now singing in accord
the national anthem.
when the song ceased some member
proposed three cheers for the nations
president and the roar of sound that
followed came from united house.
"The north, soutn. east and west-a
united country" was proposed and then
In turn came the heroes Of the war,
Dewey, Schley, Hobson, Sampson, and
finally former Representative Joseph
Wheeler, VINO is now cllnging, though ILL.,
to his command, with cheers OF thrilling
strength, Then the singing proceeded,
Meantime Sergeant-at-Arms Russell had
brought in 800 small American flags and
every member was now waving one.
"The Star Spangled Banner" was sung
while the flags waved and the galleries
eheered.
Later followed Yankee Doodle" and
pixie" the latter, perhaps, for the first
time in the house by the members.
Cheers for the speaker were given and
then the members began leaving, saying
farewell to their colleagues, Home, Sweet
Home" and "Auld Lang syne" supplanted
the patriotic airs and impressed more
strongly upon the hearers that another
session was ended.