The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
COCHRAN THRILLS III
THE HOUSE
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by ". Bourke Cochran. Of New YORK. 70
tho members OF the House 10 uphold inc
dignity OF that body by refusing TO SUD
nit to- what he alleged to be me usu 1.
IA, Of the Legislative authority Of Con-
grcss by the executive order. j n anti
ripation OF Mr.. Cockran's speech almost
nvorv scat on the floor was occupied, ana
Il ne rnllerics we're filled to ovCrfloW'ng.
IRON the moment Mr.. Cochran began 70
NJ sneak until he had concluded no held
his audience In n matter that gave EVIL
gdence Of their interest IN his flrst speech
since he returned to Congress
III. he said. the Presidents ORDER y re-
cognized by the House. what fragment
OF power Is left to the House ny ono
stroke OF the pen, he declared, Inc Fresi-
dent had appropriated $ao.mo.os ana no
& said 1t was n matter with Which S a'n.
gress must deal II It has any regard
for its own powers or II It DO animated
BY a shadow OF loyalty for the Consti-
tuition which created 1t. He vigorously
3 asserted that, I'VE are here at the part
ing OF the ways and inquired, "lt this
order be tolerated without protest oy tho
House, what power Is there that tho
executive order cannot usurp. What rag
mont of control over tho country's
purse7
HOLLOW MOCKERi.
Con tinuing. no said, that this pretense
~ Interpretation OF the law is but a
hollow mockery and a play Of words"
and hs added. 1T is known BY the man
who wrote 1t as shown by the order It
self" E 4, I'll y,
In his opinion the steady decline In the
dignityEof the House had attracten mucn
attention. In sarcastic vein, he declared
3 that the President allowed Congress the
privilege OF declaring war. and he was
loudly applauded by the Democrats when
he added:
but tho President makes war when
he chooses to-. H3 $8
II this condition was hopeless, he said,
amid moro Democratic applause,
we cannot rescue ourselves from the
( Degradation ard decrepitude into wn, .an
! we seem to be hurrying, then we better
leave the condition to be lamented rather
than to DO discussed.
The Congress. he declared, had so lost
caste that to-day there was not n paper
outside OF Washington that gave more
proceedings. why has this decline come
upon us? Why has this decrepitude over
taken u.s."
BLOW FOR LIBERTY.
Amid an outburst OF Democratic APP
patuse he declared that when the House
shall stand on its rights. the greater
Will be the security of liberty and the
wider the progress of humanity
He then flayed tho members for per-
hitting the Senate to grow up at the
expense OF the House by persistently
asserting Its rights. He charged that the
House had been rcmss In Its duty In not
asserting its rights. He received vo-
ciferous applause from both sides OF tho
chamber when he declared, notwithstand--
ing Speaker Cannon's utterance that pub
lie opirlon must come to the rescue OF
q Congress. "the public opinion Of the
United States Is here. We arc Its agents,
its creation"
Raising his voice to high pitch, he
said that the House lis the sanctuary
OF our constitutional temple. We are
the priests to whom ills entrusted." and.
he added, pointing his finger at the
Speaker. you, sir, are the high priest,
responsible for the method In which that
trust shall be discharged"
He declared What tho Presidents order
was tho usurpatton Of power, mot by
but by interpretation,
which he attributed to the 'pusillanl-
nous failure of Congress to do It's duty
10 itself. Congress- had control Of the
purse. ard IL 1t would exercise that con-
troll he insisted, every privilege that
belonged to 1t will come hack He dwelt
ut length on the inaliennblo right of the
House to originate revenue bills, and
urged the members to assert that right.
ATTACKED RULES OF HOUSE.
He attacked tho rules of the House,
and said that II the members were not to
be trusted I'VE ought to be abolished
lie also spoke of the system In vogue of
introducing bills and petitions by silently