New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-28
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ter that is simply horrible. and that ne has known
Does such state Of affairs exist. Mr.. Speaker?
EyeTy MEMBER o. congress can os ,Gs aeu rbrist
errogatsd upon his qatn If ne net ms msn eqb #
be sought in any way TO make public opinion IN
chase Of the Danish islands ! have so tar mage q
no reflections upon any American ofcial hut t 90
here the extracts from ,hese Danish papers, snow
POSED and n,,bg9 nce JANUARY 8 in the Danish
papers take It that the Senate Of the In III 6
Of that money had been bargained away for the
faanpe Of m into 81 the SUPPORT Of this measure
yet February Il the American Senate almost
iished in the nswspapers. ratified this treaty: Did
they know Mt Speaker wren b eeg nnbsbod in
Copenhagen. Denmark? Did these Inited states
Of the Senate i Know hs? do not know but this
BEEN me ca Fi 10 f This snG sra state Of Affairs
seems TO me there is one thing unpardonS5oe III
this whole business. and that is that the Depa ar
ment of State must have known Of the publication
or these infamous chaTEes III tbree weeks
before this treaty was ratified -, ,
IIe 81 m Where's they we're mere
Mr.. Richardson thereupon changed the preamble
so as 10 read Whereas II is alleged. etc
CANNON ANSWERS RICHARDSON.
Mr.. Cannon made the first rejoinder Of any
length. So far as he could catch the charges as
they were read he said. It appeared that some man
named Christmas who acknowledged himself a
briber and worse" made charges on which It was
proposed to make an investigation whether any
members of the House Of Representatives were
Esy "I nlsed MI Mr. Rchsrdkon TO know whether
the report gave the name OF a meInher or neIlGers
Of the House said 70 have been 6rlned Ana 2 taTy
plainly lahorinE under considerable excite
Mr. Richardson insisted that the report did charge
members of the House and Senate nave Ell men
toned several Of the names, said ne VIII re-
1t seems to me- said Mr.. Cannon. breaking in,
n u-oF his iEp 2
If it is worthy OF Investigation after the members
6oc 1 which the Gentleman from Tennessse
has read They are TO be printed in The Record
When they are printed We can see what substance
there is in them. There is no man on the floor or
this House who does not demand a full lnVeStl2S-
ton + The honor or any MEMBER IS f MY
e55led INTO question bql I 90 b0' 70 ma i
vestigate the mere statement Of an acknowledge
60 over until tomorrow. when members nave
had an opportnnity 20 examine The docgme9ts
And | have offered the resolution in the great
The gentleman asks action on a document the
extracts, Of, which have been read" retorted Mr..
st!G fs9m ps2 need not Income ss HseS or cs
read the entire Document replied Mr. RichSrdson
i move 10 postpone the consideration of the
Thereupon Mr. Miers, of Indiana, protested that
cannon odif his motion ~ make il etIr5av Nh
Is not the honor Of member Of the House more
eeG En- P Ra9 me Of P7Ts n 5 e" pension
INSISTS on AN INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Underwood. of Alabama then got the floor.
He declared that the honor of the country was at
stake in this matter and that rose far above the
honor Of a mere individual He insisted that Christ
mas. after coming here 10 negotiate the sale Of
the Islands, Rad gone back as the accredited agent
of the United States. II mattered not. he said
whether he vas thief or knave. he had made the
charges While he hoped for the honor of the
country fhat they were not true they should be
In answer TO question from Mr. Hit Mr.. Rich
aarasqqn said that Christmas report dated
Mr.. Cannon declared that he had never heard Of
knowledge or information concerning him. but ac-
GoTding to his own belief he a briber and
But But he was accredited by the Secretary of
TO go to our Minister in London
The gentleman artfuIly says the Secretary Of
Indignantly. 4 know nothing about it. If 'i any
yi9s ought t9 be inyestig?ted am for an in
upon the extracts the gentleman has read. Let the
the House cn act negdnv e %o on@ R % %a
more swift than 10 investigate charges affecting
federal officials and members Of the American
%ae Rno%R mere rom January Is to February H.
The attention Of the Senate 10 charges that $4,000
was being spent to prns about successful terni-
M DO not know anythi9g about IT, responded
nothing that would dishonor any one. I demand
u am not seeking to dishonor any one am
seeking to prevent dishonor. replied Mr.. Richard
The gentleman fears to have the House examine
''
Il do not" insisted Mr. Richardson. THAT IS
exactly what desire | ask unanimous consent
now that this report be read in fun from the
clerks desk"
MOTION TO POSTPONE LOST
But Mr.. Cannon angrily objected, his objection
being sustained by half dozen other Republicans
The Speaker then put the question on Mr. Cannon's
motion to postpone. The Republicans generally
voted for the motion, bat such a stentoran chorus
or noes came from the Democratic side that the
speaker announced: THE noes seem to have IN
Mr.. Cannon did not ask for a division and tba
Speaker declared the motion lost.
The resolutions were then perfected by the inser-
ton OF 1t IS alleged before all assertions Of fact
At the suggestion of Mr. Lacey. OF Iowa the ref
eTence In the resolution to newspapers was changed
to read newspapers or press associations
win these changes the resolutions were put TO a
vote, and were carried without 2 dissenting voice
The Speaker Immediately announced the investi-
eating committee as follows: Representa- tives bal
zell Of Pennsylvania Hit. of Illinois: Cousins Of
Iowa, and Mccall. OF Massachusetts. RepubIicans
and Richardson, of Tennessee; Dinsmore OF Arkau.
sas, and COwherd. Of Missouri. Democrats Tho
excitement then suDsided.
CHRISTMAS AND HIS CHARGES