The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-20
NEVER TOUCH THE BILL
Boutell Replies in Humorous Vein
to Wheeler.
OTHERS AIR VIEWS ON HIS SPEECH
Hamilton Of Michigan Makes an Entertaining
Address on Trusts Corliss Talks Of
Pacific Cable and NeWland
on Silver and Gold.
on Silver and Gold.
(By the .Associated Press.l

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Washington, d. c., Feb. 19.--Again to-
day the general debate on the Indial
Appropriation Bill was devoted almost
entirely to extraneous topics. As on yes
terday the issue raised by Mr. Wheeler
(ky.1, few days ago came in for con-
siderable attention and was the feature
of the session. Mr.. Bromwell, an ohio
Republican; Mr.. Kern, an Illinois Demo
crat. and Mr.. Fleming, a Georgia Dem
on the subject. but 1t was Mr.. Boutell, an
Illinois Republican who entertained the
humorists.
Mr.. Hamilton, Michigan Republican.
enlivened the proceedings with an en-
PERTAINING speech on trusts The other
speakers were Mr.. Little, Ark, VINO dis
cussed conditions In the Indian Terri
tory; Mr. Corliss, Michigan, who spoke
on the Pacific cable; Mr.. Stephens, on
statehood for Oklahoma; Mr.. Sulzer,
New York. on Increased pay for letter
carriers; Mr.. FITZGERALD, n. Y, on the
education Of the Indians: Mr.. Jackson,
Kansas, on the election of Senators by
the people, and Mr. Newlands, of New,
on the Hill Bill to redeem silver dol
lars in gold.
Mr.. Bromwell paid high tribute to
the Germans and ELECTED from Mr..
Wheeler the remark that he had no oh
lection to Mr.. Bromwell making himself
solid for his German constituents.
Mr. Kern. who announced that he rep
resented q large German constituency,
and was himself of German parents, pro-
tested against the attempt to make po-
liticai capital out of the recent speech of
Mr.. Wheeler t1y). which he character
lied as an ..insignifcant Incident. He
followed his protest with an assault on
the majority for their failure 10 show
sympathy for the Beers struggling Id
South Africa, he said, .for the liberties
for which our forefathers fought"
Mr.. Boutell Qlls.), congratulated Mir
Kern upon his concession TO the band oil
American humorists In which Mr.
Wheeler ranked SO high.
Mr.. Boutell then proceeded with deli.
cate humor to trace the origin of what
Mr. Wheeler called trucking sycophan.
cy' First he read letter written By
Thomas Jefferson in ILL.,. In which he
authorized the purchase of coat OF
arms for him, and from another writer
fonr years later, in which he said tina
he would rather be dependent upon
Great Britain than ony other country
or than none"
Then he passed down to the days o.
Martin VanBuren and told of the visi
OF his son, John to the court of ct
James, which earned for him the sobri
quet of Prince John. by which he wa.
known afterward. Mr.. Boutell said hi
felt sure that when the daughter OF tn,
President returned from the coronation
of Edward VII she would net be known
as Princess Alice" Mr.. Boutell ther
told the story of the coronation nf thu
Car of Russia in 1896 and of the appear
ance on that occasion OF the Democratic
American Ambassador Clifton Il. Brock.
enridge. who was. he said, amid laugh.
ter, native of Lexington, Ky.
He has been dead politically ever
since" interjected Mr.. Fitzgerald, oil
New York
Mr.. Boutell produced the cablegrams
and correspondence that rassed between
Mr. Breckenridge and the State Depart
ment relative TO the costume thu Am
bassador should wear at the corona
ton
Mr.. Sims (renn.). interrupted to ask
where this correspondence had been OBJ
tanned
They are the originals from the State
Department. repliel Mr.. Bouten.
Gould not the diligence of the State
Department be better employed in helping
the suffering Beers than In unearthing
this correspondence? inquired SIR. Rich
ardson. the minority leader. amid Demo-
cratic applause.
II leave that to the experts on trucking
syeophancy" replied Mr. Boutell, who
then described the reception of the Queen
or Hawaii to Washington and the honor
shown her by President Cleveland. Tic
read a. graphic account of the dinner given
at the White House where the Queen oc-
cupied the seat of honor on the right OF
the President.
Thus we see," he added, when he had
finished the reading, I'VE have traced the
origin of trucking sycophancy from the
day when the first Democratic President
purchased bogus coat OF arms TO the
entertainment OF q Queen at the White
House by the last Democratic President
(Republican applause and laughter.)
Mr.. Poutell caused great amusement
by then reading a published account Of
the TOUR of the United States by the
Grand Duke Alexis in 1871, dwelling upon
the details of his visit TO Kentucky where
he was received officially and with
great state. With exceedingly good tenn
par ne concluded by expressing the hope
that what had occurred In the House
within the last week would be accepted
abroad simply AS another evidence OF
"erratic and sporadic form which Ameri-
can humor sometimes took in the Ame;i-
can House Of Representatives.
SIR. Fleming (Ga.). closed the incident
with few remarks explaining wherein
he tool, issue with Mr. Wheeler in what
the latter had said q few days ago. The
House then adjourned