Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-27

discussion over a bill for the establish
mcnt OF q light on Hog Island Shoals
1t had been reported from Hepburn 5
committee. Cannon ruthlcssly assault
ed 1t by insinuating that Hepburn had
very little information concerning it,
This touched Hepburn to the quick. In
an instant he was atlame. The gentle
man seems to think 1t his duty and his
function to assault and insult every
man that may have here a proposition
that takes q dollar out of the Treasury
of the United States" he retorted. His
cheeseparinS parsimony and assaults
upon all bills that do not emanate from
his own committee are we'll known"
The Iowan next intimated that 1t was
due to Cannon's parsimony that the
country was helpless because of its lack
of coast defenses at the outbreak of the
SPANISH war. The Lighthouse Board
which recommended this bill. he con-
tinued. desires to perform Its duty 1us'
ms much as the gentleman from Illinois
desires TO perform his duty, and quite
ms much as he desires to perform the
duties of other nennle.
Mir. Cannon flushed with indignation.
when the gentleman seeks TO answer
my question he said. by an attack
upon myself his attack meets with
scorn."
ooh. the gentleman scorns me, does
he?" asked Hepburn.
Yes" was the response. I'm your
ordinary condition you are courteous
and able but when you can get the APP
pause temporarily of somebody i'm the
House or of somebody out of 1t. you
seem to lose your head and abound in
sarcasm instead of facts"
Here Speaker Reed interfered. THE
gentleman from Illinois should not use
the second person in addressing mem
Der" he said.
Mr.. Speaker" replied Mr.. Cannon.
bowling respectfully to the desk Il said
the gentleman from Iowa, ana If did
not say So when ! come to revise my
remarks I will make it the honorable
gentleman from Iowa, bowling pro-
foundly to Mr.. Hepburn.
The Iowan utterly ignored him. Now
I would like to have vote on this bill,
he said. when the Danvilie man had
concluded in a elf-congratulatory per-
Grafton. Il have no further remarks to
address to him or to the House"
SPEAKER TOOK THE FLOOR.
These extreme pleasantries are only
indicative of the scene when the sundry
civil bill came up. Hepburn offered the
canal bill in the form of an amendment,
and AIR. Hopkins, of Illinois, chairman
of the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union. ruled IL out
of order. Hepburn promptly took an
appeal, and there was much excite
ment. Then n hot discussion ensued.
Cannon and Hepburn sprayed each
other with siphons of sarcasm, and
choice explosives cracked like fire
crackers on the Fourth of July. The
air grew meDhitic, and the hubbub
became Internal Finally the scrimmage
became general. Jerry Simpson was
sucked into it, and the immortal J..
Hamilton Lewis began to throw his
orator!cal rockets into the air. Moody.
of Massachusetts. and William Alden
Smith INDUCED In a lively intellectual
clinch. and Corliss. of Michigan, and
Fleming, of Georgia. were piling on
parliamentary fuel. when there was an
appalling explosion. Ohio's volcano.
Gen. Charles II. Grosvenor. burst out in
smoke and flame. and molten lava ran
down .he main aisle of the House
Joseph w. Bailey tried to put out the
fire with constitutional kerosene. 1t
was sad experiment. Dockery, of
Missouri. and Iemuel Ely Quigg were
caught in the fiery overflow. and more