Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21
CAUSTIC FUN
AT WASHINGTON
representative Grosvenor Of Ohio
the Butt Of a Witty Speech.
Is CALLED DOWN BY LEWIS.
Crossing of the swords of Two
Representatives


Washington. Ian. 2o--The proceed
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ings IN the House were ehuNeheu ;"
wordy debate between Mt urosNenot
~ ohio. and Mr. Lewis. the picturesque
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discussion OF private pil !" ''ic' :"
the court Of claims the claim OF
rrnmp a Sons. the Philadelphia ship
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pulueiH' ior ui'h"t'S '""' Wv
eminent for delays incident 10 tue
building OF the wnrShipa New York.
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lumbia, du" 10 IN" Iai'urc OF thc s"'
eminent to deliver artnor-plntc ana
.,,hor material for ,hcac ahips ON
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unn', M'' Lew" W. Wv ''V'' 49,.
the bill the text for general nttach
an nrmy md navy contractors. whom
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"e N"'"e' W" 'e''s a..
ing advantage OF 'he heeeHH'''eA VI wv
government In time Of stress.
Mr.. simpson. the Kansas Populst.
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uroaycnor undertook To fcpuke 'hem
both.
Aig. LOWS, In his reply, made one Of
the witticat speeches, ridicullng the
Ohloan for his alleged prctcnsiona,
thai have been heard In the House TOT
monthr.
AIR. uroavcnor did not deign 20 make
an extensive rcJolnder though he dis
played a lot Of documents and int-
mated that he had plenty OF reserve
ammunition In store for Mr. Lewis.
The Cramp bill was edged out OF the
way after the How on orntory ceased.
nara,t ~ Nc uay ,n1 p" ,aaI s az
just before the recess In the afternoon.
speaker Reed put AN end to the specu-
iatlon regarding the chalrmanrhip OF
the ways and means committee, by
appointing Mr. Payne Olcp.. n. W. To
the vacancy caused by the death OF
air. Dinghy. This carries with u the
floor leadership OF the majority. At
the same time he filled the vacancies
In the minority representation On
ways and means aud rules. caused
by the retirement Of AIR. Mcmillan. by
appointing MIR. Richardson OF Tenncr-
see to both places. MIR. Crumpackcr
OF Indiana was appointed on census.
An arrangement was made for the
confederation OF the army rcorganIra.
ton bill. beginning ncxt Tuesday. fff.
teen hours are to be allowed for gem
crnl debate. exclusive OF night sessions
Tu-aday. Wednesday and Thuraday
nights. a night session was held to-
night for pension legislation, and the
House then adjourned over until Mon.
day.
The first bill considered was for the
relief Of william crump a Sons OF
Philadelphia. II referred TO tho court
u claims the claims OF this company
for damages ana the LOSSES alleged 10
be due for delay caused by the govern.
mcnt IN the supply OF nrmor and other
material
CONTRACTORS CRITICISED.
The history OF the claim was thor
oughly exhausted during tho debate.
which Mr. LOWS Dem. WushD en-
liycned by making the bin tho text al
a general attack on the mrthodH OF
government contractors, During the
war with spain. when the country was
confronted with an enemy from with
out, the railroads. he said. threatened
II from within.
These contractors who should have
upheld the government In the hour of
its peril he declared. declined 10 hid
against each other. in roine eases they
had furnished. he said, "rotton and de-
caycd food which had been prepared
unused and blue. putrid and corrupt,
hut was sent 10 our rnldierf at the
front and they persisted from IL as
from the plague.
These men had earned the ignomlny.
rcpronoh and contempt OF Congress. II
raign before the grand juries OF his
country those WIN had furnished pois-
oned food TO the nrmv. those who hnd
Hold nrmor plntr 10 The enemy, and
those who had sold conl for tho iipc OF
the en.my'H fleets. ana he would con.
Wet them Of tt-naon aud hive them
slain, Ra Napoleon did or have them
Imprisoned as Grant did
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ForuLiST SiMfSoS CHIPS IN
MIR. Slmpson fpop.. Knn1 remnrked
upou tho necuuarItv which ni,vnva 80,
cured a h.arinr for large cla,ws In tha
House hills ana which nwnvs l,ni ,hs
modest but oftcn merltorlou- claims
In the baekground This wna esnerinIiv
true, he said az those nils In r,imburse
nlg contractors. The report ON tho
Carmp a SONS should he rclmbursed
because OF tho great efficiency Of thes.,
ahipa, MS denonstrated by their service
during the wnr.
Was n clnlmed that those ahina tooI,
mart In The sinhInss of ccryern'a shlna
he asked Nhnt pnrt INA lie Nav
York plnyed nj tha hnttin ar snntinrnq
She was moi in IL. She never caught