The age-herald., 1901-02-12
SULzER'S PRO-BOER SPEECH
 CAUSES LIVELY ROW IN HOUSE
Mahon Says After Terapn and Cold Bottles the Sl20O Boer Widow Fund DwindIed to $18-Interesting Debate on
 Senate's Constitutional Power.

Washington, February 11-This was field day in the House, by far the liveliest of the present session. An interesting debate over the constitutional limitations on the power of the Senate over revenue legislation initiated by the House was precipitated when Mir Payne. the chair man of the Ways and Means Commit tee brought in the resolution of the com mittee to disagree to the substitute pro- posed by the Senate as an amendment to the war revenue reduction act and to ask for conference with the Senate. the cause of the House and its para mount rights over revenue Legislation, but was unfortunate in not bringing for ward a resolution to return the bill to the Senate with the declara ton that the Senate had transcended 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 proposition would have commanded a large vote. Instead, however, he insisted upon a d. vision of the resolution, and after the first portion-to disagree had been adopted he made the point of order that the second motion was not In order be- cause the Senate in It's substitute had in- vaded the constitutional prerogative of the House. The result was that the members were now confronted with the direct issue and the House voted 233 to & to ask for conference.
 MT. Sulzer Creates Sensation.
 Later in the day during the considera- ton of the diplomatic and consular ap- propriation bill an impassioned pro-Boer speech by MT Sulzer of New York drew from Mr. Mahon of Pennsylvania recit- al of the raising of fund of about $120O for the benefit of the widows of Boer sol diers at meeting held in this city at which MT. SulZer presided He declared that after the "terrapin and cold bottles got In their work only SIS was left for the Boer widows. This stung MT. Suler to reply at length He said he had no connection with the expenditure of the fund to which he had contributed s175. and a very lively row followed, the cli- max of which was reached when MT. Sul- ger had read an anoflymous letter which made a sensational personal attach upon Perry s. Heath, late assistant postmas- ter general who was secretary of the Republican national committee during the recent campaign, charging him with being Neely's sponsor and then denying 1t after the arrest of Neely. and also making allegations against Mir. Heath in connection with government deposits In a New York bank. MT. Sulzer charged MT. Heath with being responsible for the circulation of the stories about his con- nection with the fund for the Boer wid- ows MT Knox, of Massachusetts de- clared that it was "contemptible" to att tack a gentlemen who could not reply through the medium of an anonymous letter, and moved that the infraction of the rules. as reported to the House. De stricken from the record.
 Fathered Every Word of IL.
 In the course of the debate upon this motion MT. Sulzer declared that, although the communication was anonymous, he fatbered every word of 1t and would be responsible for 1t as a member of the House and as an individual. The Demo- crats filibustered against the motion to expunee the letter from the Congression- od ment the effect being to permit publica- tion of the letter In the Record
 When an item in the consular bill az propriating for a consul at Preterlas South African Republic, was reached, MT. Sulzer made an attack on the ap- pointment of Adelbert c. Hay, son of the Secretary of State. at Pretoria. He de- ciared that the Secretary of State was more of an Englshman than an Ameri- can.
 MT. Hit objected promptly. and there was sharp parliamentary fencing. MT sulger asked MT. Hit if MT. Hay was accredited to the South African Repue- He or to Great Britain. MT. Hit answered that the consul was accredited to the South African Republic.
 MT. Sulzer asserted, however. that the consul went to the court of St. James and asked for instructions"
 He went on to allege that American in- tsrests in South Africa were not being looked after, and that England should nav this consular salary.
 Mir Hit responded briefly, stating that MT. Hays work a consul had been marked by an Intelligent and efficient care for all the interests entrusted to him. and that he had maintained the strictest impartiality between the con- tending parties.