Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGh6oolONAG.
The Senate yesterday passed the mil
itary academy appropriation bill, the last
of the supply measures. The amend
ments suggested by the committee on
military affairs for a reorganization Of
the medical and ordnance departments
of the army and for the establishment of
a number of camp sites were declared
to be out of order, and none of them
was retained. These amendments were
discussed at length before being disposed
of. Mr.. Bacon concluded his tariff speech
begun Monday. The Senate took re-
cess until 10 o'clock this morning. Mr..
Allison, in moving the recess, express
ing the hope that final adjournment
might be secured by tomorrow.
liz the House Messrs. Dalzell and
Cochran had another bout The speeches
were a renewal of last Saturdays debate,
but were more personal in their character
AS on Saturday, the speakers were greet
ed with vociferous applause by their re-
spective colleagues. Mr.. Dalzell attacked
Mr.. Cochran and dealt largely with that
gentlemal's political history, which, he
said, showed him to have been consecu-
lively green hacker, sound money
man, and free silver man. He repeated
his charge that the New Yorker was paid
for his services in the republican cam
pain in 1896.
Mr. Cochran denied the accusations of
Mir. Dalzell, whom he arraigned for max
ing statements which could not be SUBJ
stantiated. If what Mr.. Dalzell had
said were true, he declared, he was I'M
worthy of membership in the House.
If not true, Mr.. Dalzell was unworthy
Of such membership. He charged that
the republicans willfully concealed vice
and corruption and encouraged the lar
ceny OF public funds. "The issuein the
campaign" he declared, "will not be
how to raise revenue, but how to keep
the party in power from stealing it when
raised"
The climax came when Mr.. Cochran
offered a resolution providing for the APP
pointment of a select committee of five
members of the House to investigate
the charge which had been made against
him by Mr.. Dalzell.
Speaker Cannon then tried to stave of
the resolution. He said humorously
that he desired to be absolutely fair to
both sides, but, in his judgment, Eve
had better have nights sleep" Both
Mr. Cochran and Mr.. Williams were
contending for immediate consideration,
when the Speaker vigorously brought his
gravel down and announced that "the
resolution having been presented and the
point of order made upon it, the chair
declines to rule on the point of order
until he has had opportunity to examine
precedents."
Answering Mr.. Dalzells query as to the
probable choice of democratic standard
bearer Mr.. Cochran said
We will go before the people, whoever may
be nominated whether it be the the young
giant of reform who has won his spurs in
Missouri, whether it be that upholder Of the
law who administers justice in New York
at this reference to Judge Parker the demo-
Gratis broke out into applause-or whether il
be the man whose great achievement on the
Monroe doctrine evoked the sentiment which
the gentleman from Pennsylvania read from
my speech in the usual garbled method, sup
pressing the context. If the House will
adopt my resolution / will promise that
the unmasking and unwilling of the
facts is all that will be necessary TO the estab-
ment Of government on a solid foundation;
justice will be its fruit, glory its declaration
and security forever its eternal doctrine.
Following is the text Of Mr.. Cockran's
resolution Ofinquiry:
Whereas the Hon. John Dalzell, men,
Der Of this House and a member of
the committee on ways and means, charged
on the floor that William BOurke Cochran,
a Representative from New York and a mem.
Der of the same committee, has been paid
money by. political party to support the
candidate for the presidency nominated in Cd.
position to the party with which the said
William Bourke Cochran had therefore been
affiliated; and
Whereas the charge, though attacked spe-
officially on the floor by the said William
Bourke Cochran, has not been withdrawn by
the said John Dalzell; and
Whereas said charge. if true, establishes |
such conduct as should unfit any man for
membership in this House, and iffalse, should |
be so declared and its author censured Sc
yerely; therefore be it
Resolved That select committee Of five |
members be appointed by the chair to in |
1uire into the truth ofthe said charge and to |
report the testimony, with their conclusions |
iereOn, t. this House at its session beginning |
the first Monday Of December next; be il
further
Resolved, That said committee be, and it is
hereby, given full power to compel the at
tendance Of such witnesses and the prOduc-
ton Of such papers as the members thereof
may deem necessary to the full and proper
discharge of the duty hereby imposed ON
them.