Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-18
FIRE THREATENS SOLONS
Flames Break Out in Gall ~ Of National
Representatives Chamber.
uTTltFIElO THIS WITH sULzEI
Claims New York Man Makes Mis-
Leading Statements and IL scored
Severely in Accused MEM
ber's Reply.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Some little eX-
citement was created in the house Of rep
resentatives just before that body convened
today by the discovery Of a slight blaze
In the floor OF the east reserved gallery.
The fire came from a defective hue in the
democratic cloak room and when discov-
cred about fifteen feet Of the moulding was
ablaze.
The flames we're soon extinguished and
the members suffered no inconvenience
when the house met.
Consideration OF the naval appropriation
Dill was begun. The general debate was
without special feature. The paragraph
providing s25O,OO0 for a naval station on
the great lakes went over on a point OF
rider. Mr.. LittIeheid (Me.) and Mr..
tuizer IN. " had an interesting clash
before the naval bill was taken up. the
,ormer charging the latter with having
perverted the record.
Record is Incorrect.
Mr.. Cooper (Tex.) called attention 20
the fact that through an error in the re-
,ord a bill passed yesterday relating to an
appropriation in the river and harbor bill
or Sabine Pass technically repealed the
liver and hsrbor bill. AS the matter was
,omewhat complicated IL was allowed to
20 over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Llttleneld Mel then arose TO a
question OF privilege in connection with
tome remarks made by Mr.. sulzer IN. "
asst Saturday. He charged that Mr.. Sui
GER had misrepresented him in various
ways and had subsequently, corrected his
remarks to make 1t appear that he (Mr.
.lttIeheld) was present.
He characterized the alleged misrepre-
-~entation as deliberate. premeditated and
Intentional" He read a newspaper article
describing the alleged genesis Of the Lit
tleheld bill, supposedly In Mr.. sulzer's
words, and commented upon the statements
made denying them seriatim. He declared
hat the antitrust bill lad been prepared
~ himself and the other members Of the
.ubeommittee Of the judiciary committee
.fter consultation with the attorney gem
raj He also denied the report Of an al
Ieged conference between the president and
himself at which the president was repre-
sented as being displeased with the Lit
leAeld bill.
Mr.. Sulzer replied in a semi-humorous
vein. He spoke Of Mr.. Littleheld's speech
IS his defense for his failure to pass
MS antitrust bill in fulhllment Of his al
legged promise to his constituents last sum-
b1ar.
"He Is so pulled up with his own vanity. -
said Mr.. Sulzer, that he can see no good
n anybody or anything except himself and
ais measures. He is like the dog that
s>arks, gets bitten and then whines. He
wines not so much against me as against
The powers that be. and not so much
against the powers that be as to square
himself with the promise he made last
summer
Naval Bill IL
Mr.. Dalzell (Pa) Of the committee OF
rules then presented a special rule putting
she legislation reported In, the naval bill
for the increase OF the personnel Of tbs
navy and for the increase OF limit OF cost
% the Naval academy in order.
The resolution was adopted without di'
vision and the house went into COMMITTEES
OF the whole and took up the naval ap.
preparation bill.
Mr.. Foss (Ill.). chairman Of the commit
tee In charge OF the bill, made a prelimi
nary statement explaining its importan
features and dwelling especially upon tn,
necessity for providing additional ofheert
OF the navy.
General debate closed and the bill wa
read for amendment.
The paragraph appropriating $3.50. 600 10
q naval training station on the great lake
went out on a point Of order, raised by MI
Fitzgerald IN. ~.
On completing thirty Of the sixty-hv
pages the committee rose.
The senate amendments to the Indian ap
preparation bill we're disagreed to and tn
bill sent to conference. Messrs. sherma