Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-29
STEPHENS AND
FLYNN FALL OUT
A War of Words on the Floor Of
the House Between
Both.
A SERIOUS CHARGE is MADE
Flynn Accuses Stephens Of Surreptitiously
Inserting Clause in Bill That
Became Law Last June-The
Lie Almost Passed.
HOUSE..

Lie Almost faSS6u'
HOUSE.
Washington, January 29.-Mr. Ste
phens of Texas arose to question o
privilege in connection with the eX'
change which took place between MINI
self and Mr.. Flynn, the delegate from
Oklahoma, just prior to adjournment
vest terday, when direct lie was al
most passed Stephens read the Ian
guage which was used by FLYNN, In
which the latter charged that stephens
surreptitously inserted in the Dill te
ratify the agreement with the kioWa
and Comanche Indians, which became
a law on June 6, 1900, the clause giving
the white settlers right to take up
such of these Indian lands as contained
minerals. Stephens said it was unfor-
tunate for Flynn that he himself in
troduced the bill of January, 1900, which
contained the identical language which
he now charged was surreptitiously in
serted in the bill. He Indignantly re-
PEELED the insinuation ITO which Flynn
had given utterance. Flynn declared IN
even more specific language than he
used yesterday that when the bill was
passed no one on the floor except Ste
phens knew that the section was in the
bill "Would we have allowed the Sec
ton to go in,'' he asked, (which per-
mitted the whites to take without COM
pensation the lands we were allotting
to the Indians?''
Didn't you introduce the bill con-
tanning similar language?" asked Mr..
Stephens, who now confronted the irate
Oklahoma delegate across the aisle.
II had sufficient confidence in the
gentleman that time,' retorted Flynn.
"WhaH led to the investigation which
unearthed the facts" he continued
"was that the moment the bill was
passed the gentleman from Texas tele-
graphed his friends to go into the
lands and locate claims
"Did you not telegraph your friends p
interposed Stephens.
eyes, that the bill had passed, but
insist that on investigation 1T develop
ed the fact that the gentleman from
Texas was the only member in either
house who knew that the mining clause
was in the bill"
'"rhat statement cried Stephens,
raising his arm threateningly, lis ut
terly ,1nfounded I believe it is know
ingly and maliciously made"
"That is strong language" retorted
Flynn, who preserved his equanimity.
ST received my information upon
visit to the reservation said Flynn.
Members of the house at this point ex-
pected a sensational explosion, but the
incident flattened out. Mr. Stephens
called upon Mr.. Curtis of Kansas, CT
the committee on Indian affairs, and
Little of Arkansas, who, he said, knew
the section was in the bill, to bear tes-
timony to that effect. Neither OF the
gentlemen arose. After a pause the
speaker observed dryly: 'The gentle
men do not seem to be rising" This
produced burst Of laughter, i'm the
midst of which Little said he supposed
the house knew all about the section;
he did, and was in favor of it. odd
you know 1T proposed to take the lan1
of the Indians without compensation?
asked Flynn. Little replied that he
knew the section was in the bill. The
incident was cut short at this point by
a ruling of the speaker that the mat
ter was getting beyond the limits of a
question of personal privilege.
Thereupon, Mr.. Hull Of Iowa calle1
up the conference report upon the army
reorganization bill, and moved that the
bill be sent back, to conference. A par
liamentary tangle resulting from the
report of errors discovered in the orig
ina1 conference report was made the
occasion of some sarcastic comment by
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leader, |
but after brief wrangle the motion to
send the bill to conference was agreed
to. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole, and took up the agri-
cultural appropriation bill. Mr.. Wads-.j
worth, chairman of the agriculturalI
committee explained the salient fea-
lures of the measure, which carries $4,-
377.22O, being an increase of $3.50, $50 |
over the amount of the current law.
SENATE.
Washington, January 29.-The Gre
dentials of Senator-elect ]. r. Burton |
of Kansas and. .Senator-elect r. J. Gam
BILE of South Dakota were presented.
The consideration of the Indian ap-
preparation bill was resumed.
The ship subsidy bill came up. M.
Turner of Washington took the floor in
opposition to, the measure. Mr.. Frye
announced that he would refuse to
yield further to any other bills, even
the appropriation bills, unless the SEN
ate. by voterplaced the appropriation
bills ahead. With the ship subsidy bill
out of the way. Mr.. Frye thought there
would be no trouble in disposing Of the
appropriation bills.
The Indian appropriation bill was
finally assed.
A Movement for Municipal Reform.
st. Louis, Mo- January 29.-The
Evangelical Alliance, which includes all
churches Of st. Louis and vicinity with
the exception of the Catholic, Episco-
pal and German-speaking churches In
augurated movement for municipal
reform.
Field Marshall Won Gourko Dead.
st. Petersburg, January 29.-Field