The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1901-02-14
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LETTER REGARDING PERRY s.
HEATH Ex?uNGED FROM
HOUSE RECORD. ..
EULZER REPEATS CHARGES

OOekeu neI EHl0 VUHnOs0
Declares He Is Responsible for Every
Word in the Letter and If 1t Is Ii.
beIous He Is Willing to Stand the
consequences-lncid Closed At.
ter Repetition Of the Excited ses.
sion Of Monday.
Washington, Feb. 13.-As soon as
the journal was read and approved
In the house the struggle over the
question Of exprnging from the Rec
ord the anonymous letter rejecting
upon Mr.. Perry S. Heath. which.
was read at the instigation of Mr.. Sui
Yer IN. " during the exciting ses-
Ton of Monday, was resumed.
The letter appeared in the Record.
Mr., Knox (Mass.) called up the al
legged infringement Of the privileges
of the house. IIe claim I'd that the
matter was before the house in two
ways:
First, as unfinished business; Sec
ond, as matter appearing in the Rec
ord over which the house had control.
Mr. Knox said he admitted that a
member might, upon his own respcn-
sibility, charge any sort of offense
against a man not membe. of the
house and not be liable to We called
to order. He contended that when a
member introduced a paper the house
obtained jurisdiction. He asked the
house to adopt a resolution which he
sent to the clerks desk. The resolu-
zion recited the occurrence ard d.
rected that the document be stricken
from the Record.
Mir. Bailey CTcx.) asked Mr.. Knox
t. withdraw the preamble of the res
oluticn. 81 mysa!f," said he, "intend
to vote to strike this ANONYMOUS
communication from the Record. %
l2epuhlican applause).
suizer Repeats the Charges.
Mr.. Knox consented to strike cut
the preamble and was about to de.
mand the previous question, but at
the request of Mr.. Sulzer, yielded five
minutes to the New York member.
Mr.. Sulzer said he was at loss to
understand the anxiety to protect the
character of Perry S. Heath, who was
not a member of the house, while his
party associates were exulting de-
lightedly in the attack upon his per-
sonal character and reputation.
II stand here" he continued. "and
say that no man in this house can
charge me with any offense whatever
or with any misconduct. Ny life is
an open book and when the gentleman
from Pennsylvania attacked me I feel
justified in smoking out the culprit
who was responsible for the charges.
And did smoke him out" Mr.. Sulzer
shouted with arm upraised. II had
the courage to stand here and say
that was responsible for every word
in that letter. If Mr. Heath thinks
there is anything libelous or scanda-
lous in mat letter, will not plead my
constitutional privilege, will plead
the truth of the statements. A gen.
tleman. former member of this
house, said to me since: The man
who wrote that letter knew Heath
like book; every word in it is true.
l have no objection to striking the
! letter from the Record.
Got What He Was After.
"Eut serve notice that l am going
| to say everything in that letter and
want Perry S. Heath to answer. If
he does he will be fit for the peniten-
tiary. want him to understand that
am responsible in damages for what
say. The house has not compunc.
tiOns Of conscience when he attacks
me, but when ] attack him he squeals
like pig under q gate. | got that
letter in the Record. That was what
/ was after | am now content to have
it stricken out
Mr. KnOx's motion to expunge the
letter from the permanent Record was
then adopted with division.
Mr. Tawney (Minn). chairman of
committee on the st. Louis exposition
then tried to get up the exposition
bill. but Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the
appropriations committee, declined to
allow it to come up until the pending
appropriation bills We're out Of the way
and accordingly the house went into
committee Of the whole and took up
! the consideration of the army apDro.
| pr;ation bill 1t was arranged that the
general debate should run for three
hours. Mr.. Hull. chairman of the
military affairs committee. made a
brief explanation. The bill carrie:
s117,994.640. s12,355. 1873 less than the
estimates.
Queen Sophia Somewhat improved.
! Stockholm, Feb. I'.-tlueen Sophia
who has been suffering from an at
tack Of grippe is still confined to hcI
bed. but the fever which, with sleep
lessness. had been accompanying hcl
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