Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

tee to lay the Hay resolution on the Ia
BILE was read. Mr.. Moon proposed Il
substitute providing for the investiga-
ton Of the entire postoftice department
by committee OF Ave house members.
Against this Mr.. Overstreet raised a
point OF order.
Mr.. Williams said that an investiga-
ton OF the postoflice department APP
parently was not desired, because II
has been thought best for the Repub-
lican party" Members, he said, had
arisen and had not only charged, but
had proved, that the postoftice depart
ment was guilty Of suppression OF let
tiers and documents, and he added
suppression OF the truth"
Addressing the Republican side, he
said
THE country knows the world
knows and you know that you have the
power and the right, upon an appeal
from the decision OF the chair, to make
II In order. Are you going to do II or
not?"
In passing on the question Speaker
Cannon said that the question before
the house rs a matter Of such high
privilege, touching the dignity Of the
house and the integrity OF members In
their representative capacity. that II
displaces all other business" Then, in
an elaborate opinion, quoting many de-
cslons by Speaker Carlisle and Others,
he sustained the point OF order against
the resolution.
Mr.. Grlggs (Ga.) appealed from the
decision from the chair, whereupon Mr..
Overstreet moved to lay that appeal on
the table, The appeal was laid on the
table by a strict party vote,
ANOTHER CLASH.
Speaker Cannon then laid before the
house the committee recommendation
that the Hay resolution lay on the ia
BILE, BY viva voce vote the house re-
fused TO table the resolution. Mr.. Hay
then claimed the floor Mr., Mccall al
so contended for IL, and after discus
sion Mr.. McCalrs resolution was read.
Mr.. Cooper (Rep.. Wis., was yielded
the floor by Mr.. Mccall and vigorously
assailed Mr. Calderhead of Kansas for
his remarks against Brstow and in
situations against the president Mr.,
Cooper added:
This matter has degenerated, as |
knew II would, into covert attack on
the president Of the United States"
This remark was met with derislve
laughter and Kisses on the Democratic
side. Mr., Cooper then defended Bris-
tow, and said he never had attacked
the house OF representatives or any Of
its members.
Let any member rise and prove to
the contrary" he insisted.
CHALLENGE ANSWERED.
The challenge was answered by Mr.
Cooper's colleague from Wisconsin, Mr.
jenkins, who called attention TO state
ment made on Wednesday that the
names OF members had been associated
with that OF "A. w. Maohen, a convict
ed felon, on his way 10 the peniten-
tiary," Then, shaking his finger at Mr.
Cooper. Mr.. Jenkins said, amid cheers
you are the gentleman who made
that statement" -.
Mr. Cooper declared he did not refer
to the Bristow report in his remarks.
He then further lauded Mr., Brjstow,
and said he had worn himself out In
the cause of pure government and had
received as his reward yillihcation and
abuse.
There Is not a particle Of printed tes-
timony,' he said, ito justify this on
slaught on him"
When Mr. Cooper had concluded, Mr..
Williams read from the Congressional
Record, and, like Mr. jenkins called
attention TO Mr. Cooper's remarks Of
Wednesday about associating members
names With that Of Machen and said
that on Wednesday "Mr Cooper was as
as roaring lion against
Bristow's charges, but now he was
standing zip and defending him.
INGALLS, MOTION CARRIED.
Mr.. Mccall demanded the previous
question. and his resolution was car.
ried. 1855 to 2, Lind Dem, Mimi and
Dem, Tex voting In the
negative.
The vote had the effect Of sending the
Hay resolution TO the select committee
named in the Mccall resolution, but
does not provide for an investigation OF
the postoflice department
Mr., Williams OF Mississippi then Of
fered A resolution providing for the APP
pointment OF a committee Of Ave house
members to investigate the postoflice
department, Mr.. Payne demanded the
regular order and made an objection,
which was carried,
Adjourned.