The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-16
REACHES WASHINGTON FROM
His NEW YORK TRIP.
CONGRESS UNUSUALLY BUSY.
Cleaning Up Matters for Adjourn.
rnent-Iowa Cities Get Their
Names In the Pot ror Build
ing Appropriations.
scripps.McRae Telegram.

ton this morning TO take up th'
cares of his office. Mrs. Dougla!
Robinson, the presidents sister, &C
companied the party, to be a CUES
at the white house for several days
Congress is unusually busy, Just nov
clearing up matters before adjourn
ment. fsa.s .''.
House Passes Oil Measure.
The house this morning passed 8
resolution instructing the secretary
of commerce and !abor to investigate
tine Kansas oil situation, particularly
with reference to the affairs Of the
STANDARD and its control of the mar
ket. ~ sas, a.ts. .a,. T.. ...- ...
iowa Cities Remembered.
The public building bill reported
to the house increases the limit OF
cost of the Burlington, Iowa bund
ing $4,000; appropriates for a new
building at Webster City $4,000;
Mason City. $4,000; Des Moines
s50O,0QO.
Drawback Rate Bill. .
The senate has passed the agricul
tural bill after adopting an amend
ment declaring that the drawbacks
provision in the DingIey tariff act
did not affect the provision fixing
the duty Of 25c per bushel on imported
wheat. This overthrows the re,
cent ruling of the secretary of the
treasury based upon the decision OF
Attorney General Moody.
State Boundary Line Fixed.
The senate committee on judiciary
authorized favorable report on the
bill fixing the boundary line between
South Dakota and Nebraska. 1t pro.
vides the boundary line south of Un,
ion county, South Dakota, shall be
made the channel of the Missouri
river as now existing. This was
agreed upon in a compact between the
legislatures of the two states and
was made necessary by the frequent
shifting of the channel of the river.
The Hearst-suIIivan Tilt.
Washington, Feb. 14.-Not in recent
years has the house witnessed such a
spectacle as it did Monday with Mr..
Sullivan (Mass) and William K.
Hearst IN. " as the central figures.
Both indulged in personalities of tie
,grayest character and so stirred the
house as to arouse among certain mem
ibers a feeling of the greatest indigna-
ton. Mr.. Sullivan heaped upon Mr..
Hearst a TRADE of denunciatlon while
the latter by implication charged Mr..
Sullivan with completely in murder.
The affair grew out of the recent dis
cussion of the freight rate question in
the house, when Mr.. Sullivan inquired
of Mr.. Lamar (Fla.), who was favor
ing the Hearst bill, why Mr.. Hearst did
not defend his own bill, this being fol-
lowed by a criticism of Mr.. Sullivan in
the New York American and Journal.
Several appeals were made to Speak
er Cannon to cause the two men to de-
isist In their abuse of each other.
Speaker Cannon, however, allowed
rthem to proceed, Mr.. Sullivan entirely
concluded, but in the case of Mr..
Hearst, the speaker, on reconsidera-
Ftion, noting the temper Of the house,
decided that an accusation of homicide
against q fellow member was not par
liamentary, because it was calculated
to provoke disorder and disturbance
Almost Immediately thereafter Mr..
Hearst took his seat, hurting defiance
and declaring that 1t would be his
pride to continue his hostility to indi-
viduals such as he charged Mr.. Sulli-
van to be.
The Trouble Begins.
Immediately after the house had con-
gsyened Mr.. Sullivan (Mass.) }, in pursu-
ance of notice given by him last Friday,
addressed the body in reply to certain
statements regarding himself alleged to
have been printed in New York paper
instigated by Mr.. Hearst. In his re-
marks he sharply attacked the New York
), representative and when the latter rose
to reply, after denying that he had at
tempted to criticise Mr.. Sullivan, charged
that John A. Sullivan was one of two
brothers who had kept a saloon In Bos-
ton where murder was committed, and
that the two Sullivans were indicted for
manslaughter.
WVuAu ihO " dSh Lno 6eulIcmdu
from Massachusetts" calmly inquired
Mr.. Hearst, what he knows about that
incident"
Mr.. Sullivan arose and facing Mr.,
Hearst, said: IF the gentleman is ask
ing that question of me / will be very
glad to answer it,"
Mr.. Hearst ignored the remark. how
ever.
This is not wash shop" shouted
Mr.. Butler (Pa), who appealed to the
speaker to know If there was any power
to prevent continuance of the discus
sion.