Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-27

zell a member of this House and of the
committee on ways and means, charged
on the floor that William Bourke Cock
ran. a representative from New York
and a member of the same committee
has been paid money by a political
marty to support the candidate for
presidency nominated in opposition to
the party with which the said William
Bourke Cochran had heretofore been
affiliated, and Whereas, said charge,
if true, establishes such conduct as
should unfit any man for membership
in this house. and if false should be SO
declared and author censured severely,
therefore. be it "Resolved, that Il select
committee of five members be appoint
ed by the chair to inquire into the truth
of said charge and to report the testi-
mony with their conclusions thereon to
this House at its session beginning the
first Monday Of December, next"
Loud Democratic applause followed
Mr.. Cockran's reading of the resolu
ton.
He then resuiDed and said that when
that resolution was adopted in all its
terms something more important than
his conduct or the action of The MEM
Der from Pennsylvania would be made
clear.
I'VE will see he said, Just how the
election in 1896 was conducted, ana We
will see whether in fact the Presidency
was bought or whether it was won in
honorable political conflict"
The gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA"
Mr.. Cochran said, had asked me who
I ha e.,
standard bearer. | said there was q
man out in Missouri whom we might
choose to nominate as our standard
bearer, because the main issue of this
campaign will not be How we are to
collect revenue but" he said, ami!
wild Democratic cheers, "hoW We are
to keep the thieves from stealing its
proceeds. We Will go before the peo-
pie, whoever may be nominated, Wheth-
CT it be the young giant of reform VIII
has won his spurs in Missouri, whether
it be that upholder of the law who ad-
ministers justice in New York at this
reference to Judge Parker the Demo-
Gratis broke out into umreStrained APP
plause, which did not for some time
suhSide-"Or whether it be the man
whose great achievement on the Mon
roe doctrine evoked the sentiment
which the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vaniL read from my speech in the usual
CARRIED method, suppressing the con-
text"
Mr.. Cochran denied having referred
to the United States as AN internal
tionai hoodlum.''
The Democrats went wild rs Mr.
Cochran sat down, and the Speaker
found difficulty in restoring order.
Mr.. Cochran then asked immediate
actiOl on his resolution as Il matter of
privilege. but Mr.. GrosvenOr and Mr.
Payn" objected, oOntending that the
resolution WAS not privileged.
Speaker Cannon then tried to StaVe
off the resolution. He said humOr-
ously that he desired to be absOlut ely
fair to both slices. but III his judgment
Eve had better have Il nights Sleep
10th Mr.. Cochran and Mr.. Williams
We're contendiEg for immediate con-
! sideration when the Speaker vigorously
brought his gavel down and announced
that the resolution having been pre-
scented ana the point Of order mad"
upon it, the Chair declines to rule on
| the point of order until he has had OPP
pOrtunity to examine the preCcdents."
II" was warmly applaUded by the
| Republicans and the Democrats made
no further attempt to have the resolu-
| ton considered.
| At SIG the House took Il recess until
| 10 o'clock, tomorrow morning.