Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-05-05

venom and invective and bristled
with facts that were irrefutable.
The republicans sank lower into
their seats than they have been
won't to sit for many a day. Several
of the old dowager statesman on
the republican side, like Grosvenor,
Payne and Dalzell, essayed to inter
rupt him with questions and state
ments, but on eachinterruption they
went to their seats limping. He had
Hattened out old man Grosvenor and
old man Payne, and made them look
fffke thirty cents worth Of dog meat.
He was ahuman buzz saw in rapid
motion, and any republican with the
temerity to interrupt him, had the
sympathy and commiseration of the
House. The climax Of the dramatic
scene, however, came when Daizell
interrupted him to state that he
had understood that Mr.. Cochran
had received large pay for his
speeches for Mckinley in the cam
paign Of 1896. II was like touching
off q powder magazine. Mr., Cock
ran denounced the statement as the
vilest SANDER. and made state
meut OF his position in that cam
paign, and that he had received not
hexen car fare for the speeches made
at that time. He said that no man
was quick toattributeinfamy toanoth-
er unless he was vel acquainted with
it himself, and that they we're trying
to accuse him OF what every man
knew was the universal custom Of
every republican politician taking
money In a campaign. When Dali
zell again arose and said he had been
informed by democratic member OF
the House Of the accusation he had
made, the storm broke over his head
in real earnest. Mr.. Cochran rush
ed down the aisle shouting, with his
arms raised above his head, name
him. name him" name him, -
and the entire democratic side join,
ed In the chorus, name him, until
pandemonium reigned and no such
dramatic scene has been enacted on
the floor OF the House during this
session. When DalzelI refused 10
name him, then with the most wither.
ing scorn. Mr. Cochran turned 10
him and said that any man who made
that confession could not again ia
terrupt him or como voluntarily
within his vision. He said that
Dalzell, not being able TO name the
author Of the statement or produce
the proof. was what could not be
named on the floor Of the House un-
der parliamentary rules, to wit, o
common every day liar.
IL was q great speech by a great
man, and field day for the demo
Gratis
There was a hearing before the
Post Office Committee Of the House
-ssta.er sslega i.atsissal- .piiai .lsalas.
est to every business man IN the
country as we'll as 70 every one else
interested in the proper despatch Of
the mails and increased facility for
the distribution thereof. The bill
under consideration was ono Intend
ed 10 make specific classification Of
the railway postal clerks, such
classification not having been chan
ged for the past thirty.hve years,
and the present Law being unreason-
able and wholly inadequate for the
service. There appeared before the
committee, on behalf Of the railway
postal clerks, 10 plead their cause,
/ Mr.. J A. Kidwell, President OF the
National Association Of Rail way
Postal Clerks, Mr.. c. T. Shaiier, the
ex president Of the association, and
Mr.. g. A. Young. a member Of the
executive committee Of the organiza.
tion. Mr.. kidwell made the point
that this measure is department
measure and was prepared under
the supervision Of the department,
and that the clerks were not trying
to sandbag the Congress out Of some.
thing 10 which they were not clearly
entitled The association includes
at least fiye-sixths OF the men in the
service, which demonstrates that the
men have a grievance and have
come together to correct IL. lie
proved that there was no compari
son between the work Of a railway
postal clerk and any other govern.
ment employee on account OF the
technical knowledge necessary 10
qualify for the position, theconstant
danger to life, long continuous hours
Of work, and the strain on the ner.
yous system There Is no compari-
son between the work performed
I by the other men on a passenger
train and the railway postal clerk
\ either intellectually or in any other
way, yet be showed that conduc-
tor gets from $l5 10 $40 month
more than the highest salary IN the
railway mail service. He proved
that the danger 60 the postal clerk
is greater than TO any other man on
the train by the testimony OF the
men who work on the train with him