The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-12
THE LNELIEST DAY
OF THE SESSION
Personalities In Lower
House of Congress.
SCENE OF CONFUSION.
The Discussion of the War in South
Africa Was Hot.
SENATE PASSED NAVAL BILL
The Si,ip-Subsidy Measure Was Then
Called Up, and MIR. Cafrcry.
of s4ouisiana, Spoke for
Six Hours in Oppo-
sition TO the
SENATE PASSED NAVAL BILL
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WASHINGTON, Feb II.-This was a
field day in the House, being by far the
liveliest day during the present session.
y very interesting debate over the con
stitutional limitations on the power OF
the Senate over revenue legislation fucitei
by the House was precipitated when Mr..
Payne, the chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee. brought in the r-solt-
ton of the committee to disagree to the
substitution proposed by the Senate as an
amendment to the war revenue reduction
act. and to ask for conference with the
Senate.
Mr.. Tawney. of Minnesota champfoned
the course of the House and it's para
mount rights over revenue legislation.
but was unfortunate in not brs,.ine for
ward a resolution to return the bill 10 the
Senate with the declaration that the
Senate had transcendsd it's powers in
substituting entirely new measure for
the bill of the House.
The subsequent debate showed thaN
had this course been adopted the PROPOSE,
ton would have commanded a large vote
Instead, however. he insisted upon a
division of the resolution and after the
ifSJ pcFtlpn-tD uiSdSfee--tl.tt l'eeu adopt
ed. he made the point of order that the
second motion not in order because
the Senate in it's substitute had invaded
the constitutional prerogative of the
House. The result was that the mem
bers were not confronted with the direct
issue and the House voted 23sSG to Is to ask
for a conference.
SENSATIONAL. CHARGES
Later in the day, during the eonsldera.
~, u
preparation bill an fmpassioned pro-Boer
speech by Mr.. Sulzer. of New York drew
from Mr.. MahOn, of Pennsylvania. u
recital OF the raising Of II fund of about
12O9 for the benefit of the widows of
Boer soldiers at meeting held in this
city at which Mr.. Suzer presided. lie de-
clared that after "the terrapin and coh,
bottles got in their work in SIS was left
for the Boer widows.
This stuug NJ S;IEze- to reply at length.
He said he had no connection with the
expenditure OF The fund, to which he had
contributed SlI5. and 4 very lively row
followed the climax of which was
reached when Mr.. SuEzer had read
an anonymous letter which made a.
sensational PERSONAL attack upon NJ.
Perry S. Heath. who was SECRETARY of
the Republican National Committee dur
ing tha recent campaign charging him
with being SeeIy's sponsor. and then
denying it after the arrest of Neely. and
also making allegations against Mr.. Heath
in. connection with Government deposits
IN a New York bank
| Mr. Slllzer charged Mr.. Heath with
being responsible for the circulation of
the stories about his connections with the
fund for the Bcer widows.
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 report be read TO the
House and stricken from the record
FATHERED 1T ALL
fr the course of the dsbate upou this
motion Mr.. Sulzer declared that although
the communication was anonymous. he
fauhered every word OF it ana! would be
responsible for il member Of The
House and as an individual The Demo
Gratis filibustered against the motion to
exaunse the letter from the Congressional
Record ard finally forced an adjournmert.
the effect being permit publication or
the letter in the Record.
! Mr. S,alZer of New York. declared that
the United States was violating the neu-
traJitv laws OF nations by permitting the
| English TO buy munitions of war here for
use in South Africa against the BoerS
Queen Victoria. with her last breath. ac-
| cording to the report, prayed for peace.
! She left that heritage TO her son. TX he
pursues the present relentless war. ne
Will go down to story beside the infam-
| Gus George III.
Mr.. Malone, of Pennsylvania, replied
70 Mr.. Suizer lie referred TO the Boer In
| this city, and replying TO a question OF Mr.
SulZer said he did not contribute to the
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