Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
Angry Words in House Over Ken.
lucky Election.
Mr.. WHEELER CONTRADICTS Mr.. BERRY
Incident OF the Debate on the
Currency.
SHORT SESSION OF SENATE

This was the closing day of the general
debate on the financial bill in the House of
Representatives., but that fact failed to
arouse more than languid interest in the
proceedings. During the early hours there
was less than score of republican mem
bers on the floor, and the democratic rep
resentation was similarly thin and scat
tered.
Mr.. Jones (Va) opened the debate in op-
position to the bill.
After Messrs. Rhea (Ky) and Williams
(lH) had spoken against the bill the seren-
ity OF the debate was Unexpectedly inter-
rupted by a rather sensational personal
clash between Mr. Berry and Mr.. Wheeler
both democrats, Of Kentucky. Mr. Wheeler
secured recognition to question statements
made by Mr.. Berry yesterday to corrup-
ton in the recent Kentucky campaign
I regret the necessity of having to wash
our dirty linen of Kentucky on the floor of
the House.. said Mr.. Wheeler. but | do
not propose that our people shall be ma
hgned and slandered without a word of
protest"
Mr.. Berry sat few seats ahead of Mr.
Wheeler. and the latter addressed himself
personally - his colleague
He declared that Mr.. Berry represented
neither Kentucky nor her people, and that
the people Of his district would speedily re-
The election of Taylor, he asserted, had
been bought and paid for, with a railroad
on one side and the plain people on the
other But despite this, he said governor
Goeoef would yet be seated
Yes. use the word adyisedly," pro-
ceeded Mr.. Wheeler, referring to his char
acterizauon of Mr.. Goebei as governor,
for before the buds burst on anv tree in
Kentucky he will be its chief executive and
we Will have routed that nefarious gang
who won their certificate of election by
corruption, fraud and rascaiity"
Glowing Tribute to GoebeI.
The speaker paid a glowing tribute to
Goebel as a gallant gentleman and
tribune of the people, and denounced the
reports set afioat against him
They We're afraid of him." interiected
Mr.. Sulzer On. ".
What does New York know ahout i+p,,
shouted Mr.. Berry
New York likes Goebel because he is a
fighter, responded Sulzer
Mr.. Wheeler closed by declaring emphat-
icaiiy that Taylor had not been elected:
that ne had secured by irregular methods a
ceTtlicate OF election, but that when the
calcium light of the courts was turned ON
TINS procedure. as it would be- William
chair. -
Col. Berry was quickly on his feet as Mr.
Wheeler closed and responded sayageIy.
personally and with much feelings
he said the speech just heard was typ
lcal OF the Intolerance of that Kentucky
cement which would not brook any free
dom OF opinion. 1t cams with ill grace
Iiom one who represented a district which
for years was not true to democracy He
did not iced the influence of the gentleman
or his hackers. -Four times he had been
sent here, and he would return again
Shaking his finger at Mr.. Wheeler, Mr.
berry exclaimed: You are cringing at
the feet of Goebel, and tell YOU that your
scalp is taken bV (soahal
When reference was made to the irregu-
iafity OF the Louisville convention Mr.
Wheeler sought to interrupt, but Mr. Berry
waved him off, declaring that the gentle
man had participated in the disorder, and
had stood up and yelled down opposition
with policemen about him.
Mr.. Wheeler interjected fiat contradic-
ton of this, but not needing Interruptions
Col. Berry proceeded in his fiery response
declaring that Mr.. Wheeler was as bad as
Goebei himself
defending the regularity of the Louisville
convention, and saying that only a few
thugs and toughs were excluded.
Dispute Ends with a Laugh.
The tension over the affair was relieved
at this point by point of order from Rep
resentative Cox (Tenn)
What is the point of order?' asked the
chairman.
Il object to having this Kentucky side
show thrust into a financial debate" said
Mr.. Cox, gravely, Ito the edification of the
republican side"
This caused a laugh and the heat of the
exchange between the two Kentucky gen.
temen was dispelled.
Mr.. Brosius (Pa.) spoke in favor of the
bill.
Mr.. Brosius declared that no page in
American history would shine with greater
splend9r through the centuries than that
which tells how this nation preserved it's
honor, maintained its credit and kept its
money good.
Mr.. Cooper CreXas) spoke against the bill.
Mr.. Williams (Mss.) arraigned the repub-
lfcan side for inconsistency and urged that
it possible by legislative enactment to
maintain a ratio between the metals.