The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-02-14
O)NCRESSNEN At ODDS,
A Lively Day of Debate in the
National House.
ANONYMOUS LETTER INTRODUCED


spite Objections Becomes q Part of
the House Record-Mr. Sulzer and
the Boer Relief Fund.
Washington. Feb. 12.-Yesterday was
a field day in the house, being by far
the liveliest day during the present
session. A very interesting debate over
the constitutional limitations on the
power of the senate over revenue legis-
lation initiated by the house was pre-
cipitated when Mr.. Payne, the chair
man OF the ways and means commit
tee. brought in the resolution of the
committee to disagree to the substitute
proposed by the senate as an amend
ment to the war revenue reduction act
and to ask for conference with the
senate. Mr.. Tawney. of Minnesota.
championed the cause OF the house and
; its paramount rights over revenue leg
islation, but was unfortunate in not
bringing forward a resolution to re-
turn the bill to the senate with the
declaration that the senate had tran
scended its powers in substituting an
entirely new measure for the bill of the
house.
The subsequent debate showed that
had this course been adopted the prop
osition would have commanded large
vote. Instead, however, he insisted
upon division OF the resolution and
after the first portion-to disagree
had been adopted he made the point OF
order that the second motion was no,
IN order because the senate in its sub
stitute had invaded the constitutional
prerogative of the house. The result
was that the members were not CON
fronted with the direct issue and the
house voted, 233 to 3S, to ask for
conference.
Later in the day, during the con-
sideration of the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill, an impassion-
ed pro-Boer speech by Mr.. Sulzer, Of
New York, drew from Mr.. Mahon, OF
Pennsylvania, recital of the raising
of fund of about $1,000 for the ben
eft of the widows of Boer soldiers at
meeting held in this city at which Mr.
Sulzer presided He declared that af.
ter the "terrapin and cold bottles got
in their work" only SIS was left for the
Boer widows.
This stung Mr.. Sulzer to reply at
length. He said he had no connection
with the expenditure Of the fund, to
which he had contributed SITS, and a
very lively row followed, the climax
Of which was reached when Mr.. Sulzer
had read an anonymous letter which
made sensational personal attack up
on Mr.. Perry 8. Heath, late assistant
mo OF hn
Of the Republican national committee
during the recent campaign. charging
him with being Neely's sponsor and
then denying 1t after the arrest OF
Nicely, and also making allegations
against Mr.. Heath in connection with
government deposits in a New York
bank. Mr.. Sulzer charged Mr.. Heath
with being responsible for the crCula
ton of the stories about his conneC-
ton with the fund for the Boer wild
ows.
Mr.. Knox, Of Massachusetts,, declared
that it was contemplate" to attack a
gentleman who could not reply through
the medium of an anonymous letter,
and moved that the infraction of the
rules be reported to the house and
stricken from the record. In the
course Of the debate upon this motion
Mr.. Sulzer declared that although the
communication was anonymous he
fathered every word of it and would
be responsible for it as a member OF
the house and as an individual. The
Democrats filibustered against the mo-
tion to expunge the letter from the
Congressional Record and finally fore
ed an adjournment, the effect being
to permit publication of the letter in
the record.
Shortly after the senate convened
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
was passed. The shipping bill then
was taken up and kept before the SEN
ate during the remainder of the legis-
lative day. Mr.. Caffrey, Democrat, OF
Louisiana, occupied the floor through
out the session. Opposition senators
made the point Of no quorum severa!
times and demanded call of the SEN
ate. Finally this drew out a warning
from Mr.. Frye, chairman Of the COM
mittee on commerce. that II senators
desired a river and harbor bill to be
reported at this session they would
better not interrupt the committee hay-
ing the measure under consideration.
Even after that there was one call OF
the senate. Mr.. Caffrey had not con-
cluded his speech when. after having
spoken for nearly six hours. he yielded
the floor for an executive session.
To Smash the Worlds Saloons.
Muscatine, Ia, Feb. 12.-Mrs. Nation
arrived here at noon yesterday and
was met at the train by 1000 people.
A squad Of police was on hand, and
she requested them to escort her to the
hotel. The crowd, however. was peace
able and quiet and evidently turned
out through curiosity. for less than sou
people attended her meeting at the
Grand Opera House last night. After
the meeting Mrs. Nation said: IL am
In the hands Of the Lord and will leave
for Chicago tomorrow morning. Twill
do no smashing in Iowa or any other
state until all the hellholes in my own
state (Kansas) are wiped out of exist
ence. Then l will organize band OF
women who will smash all of the
L., INIT