The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-12
SULzER WINS.
His Attack on Perry Heath Ap-
pears in the Record.
House Then Voted without Di-
vision to Expunge 1t.
WORLDS FAIR BILL
Is Showed Aside For the Army
Appropriation Bill.
Senate Passes q Measure For a
Grant Memorial.


the house in his invocation referred to
the fact that this was the anniversary
Of the birthday of Lincoln. the emanci-
pator, and prayed thta his life might
be an example and Inspiration to those
now living. AS soon as the journal was
read and approved the struggle over the
question Of expunging from the record
the anonymous letter rejecting upon
Mr.. Perry S. Heath, which was read at
the instIgation OF Mr.. Sulzer On. V
during the exciting session of yesterday
was resumed.
The letter appeared in the record this
morning. Mr. Knox (ndass.) called up
the alleged infringement of the priv
ileges Of the house. He claimed that the
matter was before the house in two
ways: First, as unfinished business;
second, as a matter appearing in the
record over-which the house had control.
Mr.. Knox said he admitted that a mem
Der might upon his own responsibility
charge any sort of offense against a
man not a member of the house and not
be. liable to be called to account yet he
contended that when member intro
duced a paper the house obtained juris-
diction. He asked the house to adopt
resolution which he sent to the clerks
desk The resolution recited the occur
renee of yesterday and directed that the
document by stricken from the record.
Mr. Bailey (Tex.) asked Mr.. Knox to
withdraw the preamble of the resolution.
II myself" said he, intend to vote to
strike this anonymous communication
from the record, Republican applause.)
Mr. Knox consented to strike out the
preamble and was about to demand the
previous question, but at the request of
Mr. Sulzer yielded five minutes to the
New Yorker. Mr.. Sulzer said he was at
a loss to understand the anxiety to pro-
tect the character of Perry S. Heath,
who was not a member of the house,
while his party associates were exulting
delightedly in the attack upon his per-
sonaI character and reputation.
Il stand" he continued, land say that
no man in this house can charge me
with any offense whatever or with any
when the gentleman from Pennsylvania
attacked me I felt justified in smoking
out the culprit who was responsible for
the charges And did smoke him OUT
to stand here yesterday and say that
was responsible for every word in that
letter If Mr.. Heath thinks there is any
thing libelous or scanda1ous in that
letter I will not plead my constitutional
privilege. I will plead the truth of the
statements. This morning a gentleman,
a former member Of the house. said to
me: The man who wrote that letter
knows Heath like a book; every word in
it is true / have no objection to strike
the letter from the record. But serve
notice that am going to say everything
in that letter and want Perry s. Heath
to answer. If he does he will be fit for
the penitentiary. I want him to under
stand that am responsible in damages
for what / say. The house has no COM
Functions of conscience when he attacks
me, but when I attack him he squeals
like a pig under gate. got that let
ter in the record. That was what was
after. I am now content to have it
stricken OUT
Mr. Knox s motion to expunge the let
ter from the permanent record was
then adopted without division Mr. Taw-
ney, {Minn.) chairman of the special
committee on the St. Louis exposition
then tried to get up the exposition bill.
but Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro
priatiOns committee, declined to allow
it to come up until the pending appro-
priation bills were out OF the way and
accordingly the house went into com
mittee of the whole and took up the
consideration Of the army appropriation
bill 1t was arranged that the gener IL
debate should run for three hours. Mr.
Hull chairman Of the military affairs
committee, made a brief explanation
The bill carries $117, 1885,, $40, s12, ,355 13e
less than the estimates.
IN THE SENATE
Washington, Feb 12.-At the begin
ming Of today's session of the senate a
joint resolution authorizing the removal
of certain letters from the files Of the
department of the interior and their do
nation to the state of Iowa, was passed.
A bill also was passed. appointing a
commission, consisting Of the president
of the Society of the Army of the Ten
pessee, the chairman of the joint corr
mittee on library and the secretary OF
war to select a site in the city of Wash
ington and have designs prepared for A
memorial or statue of Gen. u S. Grant
the cost of which shall not exceed $3.50 =
000.
Other bills were passed as follows
To establish fish hatchery and fish
station in Utah to cost $4,000.
Authorizing the Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa Railroad company to construct
and maintain a bridge across the s.. /
Joseph river at St. Joseph, Mich
The agricultural appropriation bill was
called up by Mr.. Proctor, chairman OF
the committee on agriculture It carries |
81, sos, ,920, the Increase proposed by the
senate committee being $15S, $50
The reading OF the bill in full was de-
rnanded by Mr. Sullivan, (HGiss0 Mr.
Proctor having objected previously to |
the consideration of a bill Mr.. Sullivan
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