The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-20
WARM DAY IN HOUSE
coNGREssMEN TALKED OF MANY
THINGS.
~TRUCULENT SYcoPHAMcY."
poUTELLE MAKES BRIGHT REPLY
TO WHEELER.

The visit of "Prince John" Van
Ruren to the Court of st. James,
the Appearance of Ambassadors
breckenridge at the Coronation OF
the CzaF. and the Dinner of Presi-
don't cleveland to queen LiIiOulSa-
Iani.
washington, Feb. 19.-Again to-day
the general debate on the Indian ap-
nroprjation bill was devoted almost en-
trelv to extraneous topics. AS on yes
terdav the issue raised by Mr.. Wheeler
Of Kentucky a few days ago came in
for considerable attention and was a
feature of the session. Mr.. Bromwell,
sp Ohio Republican; Mr.. Kern, an IL
lnois Democrat, and Mr.. Fleming, a
Georgia Democrat, added their views
to the literature on the subject, but 1t
was Mr.. Boutell, an Illinois Republican,
who entertained the House most
Mr.. Hamilton, a Michigan Republi-
can. enlivened the proceedings with an
entertaining speech on trusts. The
other speakers were Mr.. Little of Ar
kansas, who discussed conditions in the
Indian Territory; Mr. Corliss of Michi-
gan. who spoke on the Pacific cable;
Mr.. Stephens of Texas, on statehood
for Oklahoma; Mr.. Sulzer of New
York, on increased pay for letter car
riers; Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York, on
the education of the Indians; Mr.. Jack
son of Kansas, on the election of sena-
tors by the people, and Mr.. Newlands
of Nevada, on the Hill bill to redeem
silver dollars in gold.
Mr.. Bromwell paid high tribute to
the Germans and elected from Mr..
Wheeler the remark that he had no OBJ
lection to Mr. Bromwell making him
self solid with his German constituents.
Mr.. Kern, who announced that he
represented a large German consti-
tuencv and was himself a son of Ger
man parents, protested against the at
tempt to make political capital out of
the recent speech of Mr.. Wheeler,
which he characterized as an ''insig-
niicant incident" He followed his
protest with an assault on the majority
for their failure to show sympathy for
the Beers struggling in South Africa,
for the liberties for which our fore
fathers fought"
BOuten Ral<ss Up Old History.
Mr. Boutell of Illinois congratulated
Mr. Kern upon his accession to the
band of American humorists, in which
Mr.. Wheeler ranked so high.
Mr.. Boutell then proceeded with del
icate humor to trace the origin Of what
Mr. Wheeler had called "truculent
sycOphancy.'
First he read a letter written by
Thomas Jefferson in 1771 in which he
authorized the purchase of a coat of
arms for him, and from another writ
ten four years la ter in which he said
that he would rather be dependent up
on Great Britain than any other coun-
Try or than none.' Then he passed
down to the days of Martin Van Bu-
ren and told of the visit of his son
John to the court of ST.. James, which
earned for him the sobriquet of
Prince John" by which he was
known afterward. Mr.. Bouten said ne
FELT sure. that when the daughter of
the President returned. from the coro-
nation OF Edward VII she would not
be known as Princess Alice" Mn.
Boutell then told the story of the coro-
nation Of the Gar of Russia in 1896
and of the appearance on that occa-
sion of the Democratic American am
Dassador, Clifton r. Breckenridge OF
Arkansas, in full court costume, knee
oreeches and all. MIR. Breckenridge
was, he said amid laughter, a native of
Lexington, Ky.
lie has been dead politically ever
Since interjected Mr.. Fitzgerald of
New York.
Mr.. Boutell produced the cablegrams
and correspondence that passed be-
tween Mr.. Breckenridge and the State
department. relative to the costume the
ambassador should wear at the coro-
nation.
Mr. Sims of Tennessee interrupted to
ask where this correspondence had
been obtained.
They are from the State Depart
ment'' replied Mr.. Boutell.
Richardson Gets in a Word.
Could not the diligence of the State
Department be better employed in
helping the suffering Beers than in
unearthing this correspondence? in
guired Mr.. Richardson, the minority
leader, amid Democratic applause.
leave that to the experts on true
ulent sycophancy,' " ",replied Mr.. Bou-
tell who then described the reception
OF the Queen of Hawaii in Washington
ana the honor shown her by President
cleveland. He read a graphic account
Vi the dinner at the White House,
"nere the Queen occupied the seat OF
uoaor on the right of the President.
mus we see," he added when he
lad finished the reading, 1--WE have
raced the history of truculent syco-
Ildhcy from the day when the first
penhocratic President purchased q bo-
ees coat of arms to the entertainment
queen at the White House by the
o' Democratic President" (Republi-
v" applause and laughter).
Grand Duke in Kentucky.
pr. Boutell caused great amusement
~ lhen reading a published account
'le 1our Of the United States by the
pnn Duke Alexis In 1871, dwelling
,psl the details OF his visit TO Ken
49, "here he was received of
9H and with great state. with
n. llhsly good temper he concluded
epiessing the hope that what had
I'i'd ln the House within the last
4. "puld be accepted abroad simply
~ Hh'lner evidence Of "errauc and
sIe form which American hum0r
IN +lh's took in the American House
iTeHentauNcs."
sl lIrmlns Of Georgia closed the IN
i .gt. "li1 few remarks explaining
he took issue with M.
II n what the latter had said
Ays ago.
n '''lse Then adjourned.
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