The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-27
Da|zt|I Attempts to Answer the Cutting Speech Made
 Last Saturday
COCHRAN INSISTS ON
 A FULL INVESTIGATION
Vigorously Resents Charge That He Accepted Money for Supporting Mckinley in the Cam
 paign of 1896.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

pr WA Eh0ON . EAIE1s
 Washington, April 26.-tspeeial.) Rep resentative Bourke Cochran of New York again electrified the house today, and made the position of Representative Dal- zell of Pennsylvania and the republican leaders more humilitating, if possible, than 1t had been when congress adjourned Saturday.
 The case put up by Dalzell was about the poorest imaginable. In few words he based his gross charge of selling out on Cockrans part upon the fact that Cochran supported Mckinley in '96 and Bryan in 1900 To this was added some newspaper clippings, mostly from MT. Hearsts papers.
 The fact that Dalzell would speak to- day and would be answered by Cochran brought the biggest crowd of the session to the capitol.
 There was not even standing room left in the galleries, and hundreds hung around the corridors trying to catch few words of the debate. The crowd was amply repaid fer its wait. Cochran made another great speech, hurled defiance at the republican side, and amid tremendous applause from the democratic side and gallery, closed by demanding that he he accorded an investigation by a committee of the house. The move was surprise to every one except the New York orator and the minority leader, Representative Williams.
 The two had prepared the resolution last night when they were informed that Dalzell might speak. Cockrans speech throughout was simply remarkable. A mas er of sarcasm. he made his audience pity the Pennsylvania member when he would pronounce the word "Gentleman with reference to him. He worked the I,tr ttnl of af. thusasm and his declaration that repub- Iicanism was simply socialism plus lar- ceny and that the issue to be fought out in the next campaign was the protection of the peoples money now being stolen by republican thieves, the democratic cheering prevented him from resuming for several minutes.
 Resolutions Clearly Privileged.
 The resolution for an investigation of the charges is clearly privileged and should have been at once considered by the house. Senator Dietrich of Nebraska asked for a similar investigation and re- ceived it without a word of protest. La ter in the session when Representative Baker, a New York democrat printed some remarks in the record about Chair man Babcock of the republican congress sional committee they were promptly ex- punged by republican vote Representa- tive Hepburn of Iowa saying that MT. Baker had 'sindulged in certain remarks and attempted to reinforce them by ex- tracts from newspapers and extracts de- rived from other sources that contain grievous charges against the honor and integrity of a member of this house."
 No one can doubt that had Represen- tative Babcock demanded an investiga- ton of the charges preferred against him by Representative Baker that he would have gotten 1t by a unanimous vote. But when Representative Cochran, dem- ocrat rises in his place and states that he has been accused of accepting money for delivering campaign speeches, the speaker promptly says he is not advised fully enough to warrant a ruling and accordingly throws the case over until tomorrow.
 In the mean time the rules will be twist ed and turned and a way found to pre- vent investigation. The real reason that the republicans hesitate about investi- gating Cochran Is the exposure that would follow from the books and witnesses which would be brought before the com mttee In his speech. Cochran made a reference to the possibility that the cleo ton of Mckinley in 1896 was bought. He did not believe, he said, but it was possible At that time it was not known eAdclly Wndl COthIdi was uTlNiD8 dt, but as soon as his resolution was sprung upon the house it's double edge became apparent.
 Would Last All Summer.
 Should the Cochran investigation take place it would last practically the greater part of this summer and well into the campaign. Witnesses would be summoned who were closely connected with the re- publican campaign committee in 1s96 and necessarily a great deal would leak out about who contributed the campaign funds and where the money was dlstrb uted. Senator Hanna who had charge of the financial end. could not testify but there are many left, including Perry s. Heath, who are in a position to give pretty straight information as to the cost of electing Mckinley.
 Speaker Cannon was in a position 10 rule immediately upon the resolution, and knew as much about the rules as he will know in a month from now. The speaker, however, really felt uncertain of the house and feared that should he knock out the resolution that perhaps few re- publicans would he found honest enough to vote with the democrats on the appeal. Should the speaker decide tomorrow that the resolution is not priviledged, Repre- sentative Williams of Mississippi will at once appeal from the decision of the chair, and it is expected that by strict party vote Dalzell will be saved further humili- ation, and the campaign records of the republican party kept in the dark.
 MT. Dalzel referred to the merger de- cision and the charge against the ad- ministration of failure to prosecute the trust and received republican applause when he said that the first man publicly to anounce the sufficiency of the Sher- man antitrust law Mir Knox. Mir. DalzeIl referred to the coloquy between himself and MT. Cochran last Saturday and called attention to the reply of MT. Cochran that he had never made a re- publican speech. but that he supported Mckinley when he thought it right, but