Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-02-13
WASHINGTON news.
Congressman Sulzer Csnses a Sharp
Dehaie in the ncuy
STANDS HIS GROUND.
lie !, Arraigued ny Mr.. Mahsn Of
Pennsylvania aud Takes His Re-
VenEe Out on Perry Heath.
The senate Session.

Washington. Feb i2.-This was q
Geld day Ia the house. by far the live.
Hest ~ the present session. An inter.
esting debate over the constitutional
limitations on the power Of the senate
over revenue legislation initiated by the
house was prccipitated when Mr. Payne,
the chairman 81 the ways and means
committee brought in the resolution Of
tho committee 10 disagree to the sub
stitute proposed by the senate As AN
amendment to tho war revenue rcduo.
tion net and N ask for = Conference
with the senate
Mr. Tawney " Minnesota chAmpioned .
the cause q the house and its para
mount rights over revenue legislation.
but was unfortunate In not bringing for. .
ward a resolution 70 return the bin 10
the senate with the declaration that the
senate had transcend "a its powers 10
substituting an entirely aew measure
for the bill q the house.
The subsequent debate showed that
had this course been adopted tho propo
sition would have commanded large
vote Instead, however, he insisted
upon division ~ the rosolutisn and
after the first portion. 10 disAgree-hah
bocn adopted Ia made the paint Of ~.
der that the second motion was not In
order. bscansc the senate In its subSti
tuts had evAdcd the constitutional pre-
rcEntive Of tho housc The result was
that the members we're not confronted
with the direct issue aud the house Vot-
II ass 10 - 10 Ask for a coukronoe.
later In the day during the discussion
Of the diplomatic aud consular appro-
priAtion bill an impassioned pro Boar
spsech ny Mr. SulEar - New York arsv
from xr Mahon NJ Pennsylvania a 70.
oital ~ tho raising Of n fuad " Aheut
si9oO FOR thu banoft % the widows ~
tho Beer soldiers ~ meeting held In
this city at which Mr. SulAer presided
He declared that after the "terrapin
aud cold bottles got in their work only
SIS WINS left for the Boer widows"
This stang Mr. Sulzsr 10 reply at
length lie said be- had ma connection
with the oIpenditure ~ tina fuRd 10
which he had contributed $l55 and a
, very lively row followed. the climax Of
which was reached when Mr. sulEsr
had read an anonymous letter which
made sensational personal attack upon
b Perry s Heath. late assistant post
master general who was secretary fthe
, Republican national committee daring
D., the recent campaign, charging him
/ with being Nicely. sponsor and then
DENYING Il after the arrest Of Naely and
. alsn making allegations against Mr.
b Heath IN connection with government
. deposKs in a New York bank
: Mr. Suller charged Mr. Heath with
% being responsible for this circulation Of
= stories about his connection With th,
;. fund for the Beer widows Nr Knor
" Massachusetts declared That 10 wa,
4 contompsihls - attack gentleman
who could not raply through tho medi
nm of an Rnonymnus letter, aud moved
Il that the iniraction u the rules nv re-
'' ported W Ihe house b. stricksn from thu
e. record
In the course II she debate upon thi
motion Mr. SulEsr deolared that al
though the communication was anony
nous. Ne fathered every word ~ il aH'
would he responsible for II ~ n memhs
/ ~ the house anA ~ an individual tn
! Democrats hlibasiersd Rgsius, the ma
tion 10 eHpunge she lettor from tho Con
gressisDAl Record Rsd finally foFood ri
adjournment. the effect being 10 permi
" publication u she letter in Tbs Record
;" The desk 81 Representative A =
II Shaw ~ New York. la,s comrpaBder.ir
ir chief NJ ne GRAND Army ~ the Rspul
IN lie. who died suddenly Sunday morr
H. ing. was drapcd IN black and oov~e
with azalin Asd roses when the hons
met The chaplain In invocation n
fsrrcd f-ohngly 10 General Shaw'sd estl
+ Owing 10 extreme pressure uf ppbf
Il business u was decided by the houi
n leaders W he inaHpedisnt 20 adjourn o.
VI respect 70 his memory.
Latter HtpunEed fro~ the Record.