The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-14
Charges Representative Sullivan Of Massachusetts With COm-
 pNci4 in a Murder
TRADE OF ABUSE TURNED
 LOOSE BY BOTH MEMBERS
MT. Hearst Gives Out a Warm Inter velW, In Which He Defines His Position and charaeterizes
 Attack as DisgracefuI.

Washington February 13-Not in re- cent years has the House witnessed such a spectacle as 1t did today with Mr. Sullivan of Massachusetts and William R. Heart of New York. as the central figures. Both indulged in personalities of the gravest character. and so stirred the House as to arouse among certain mem- bers feeling of the greatest indignation. MT. Sullivan heaped upon Hearst tirade of denunciaton while the latter by im- plication charged MT Sullivan with com plieity in a murder.
 The affair grew out of the recent dis cussion of the freight rate question in the House, when Mir. Sullivan inquired of Mir Lamar of Florida who was fa- yoring the Hearst bill. why Mir. Hearst did not defend his own bill, this being followed by criticism of MT. Sullivan ill the New York American and Journal.
 Several appeals were made to Speaker Cannon to cause the two men to desist in their abuse of each other. Speaker Cannon, however. allowed them to pro- eeed. MT. Sullivan entirely concluded, Lnt in the case of Mr. Hearst the speaker, on reconsideration, noting the temper of the House, decided that an accusation of homicide against fellow member was not parliamentary, because it was cal culated to provoke disorder and disturb ance Almost immediately thereafter. MT. Hearst took his seat hurlrg defiance and declaring that 1t would be his pride to continue his hostility to individuals nah .1r he. at,n Af
 Sullivan Begins Attack.
 Immediately after the House convened Mir Sullivan of Massachusetts in pursu- ance of notice given by him last Friday addressed the House in reply to cef- tain statements regarding himself alleged to have been printed in the New York American. Mir Sullivan's remarks were the outcome of last weeks debate on the railroad question in the course of which he inquired of Mir Lamar of Flor ida, why MT. Hearst of New York was not present to explain his own bill
 MT. Sullivan at the outset stated that he had given his notice early In order that MT. Hearst might be present today. He had interrupted MT. Lamar, he said. because he thought Mir Lamar was criti- cising too harshy his democratic collea- gues for their failure to support the so- called Hearst bill and he felt that MT. Hearst himself might produce the de- sired effect. Ordinarily, he said, public men expect fair criticism of their official vote, but where the proprietor of a paper is a member of Congress he owes double duty to his colleagues to De fair and im- partial in his criticisms of them. He read the article In the New York American of February 9th in criticism of himself which he said had been called forth by an infrac- tion of MT. Hearsts monarchical dignity, and thereby had been consigned to the political assassination of MT. Hearst's paper
 The article in question. MT. Sullivan said, touched his representative capacity. and is deliberate Insult to one member by another"
 Ruled Him In Order.
 He was interrupted by MT. Robinson of Indiana, who raised the point that MT. Sullivan was not in order. Immediately there went up a howl of No" No" No" The speaker ruled that Mir. Sulli- van was proceeding by unanimous consent.
 Continuing. MT. Sullivan said: The writer raises the query whether my ig- norance of pending measures was due to congenial incapacty or indifference to the peoples rights. Congenal incapacity Is a serious charge, yet obviously one that the person accused would not care to dis cuss
 "lf the charge Is true, he Is not guilty, but unfortunately, and it is surely a grievous misfortune not to be able to appreciate the value of the legislative ser vices of the gentleman from New York But eongenital incapacity to understand is a term that covers wide range of mental and moral deficiency It covers the case of the moral degenerate. the unclean. unproductive shiftless members of so- cety. and 1t includes the man, who, totally bereft of the sense of propriety. raises his profaning eyes toward the splendid temple of the peoples highest gift--the presidency of the United States blissfuly unconscious of the woeful cons trast between the qualifications requisite for that high office and his own contemp- tibe and immoral equipment"
 Is Continually interrupted.
 MT. Sullivan was again interrupted by MT. Robbins. but the speaker ruled that Mir. Sullivan was in order.
 Mir. Sullivan was then permitted to pro- ceed commenting on the non-attendance and lack of record on the roll call tex hibited by some members"
 Mir. Sullivan referred to Mir. Hearst as the "unknown man or political novice. whose only recommendation is his in- herited wealth."
 The scheme of political assassination he said had been mapped out evidently with the idea of destroying the respect able clements of the democratic party He commended MT. Williams. the min ority leader, for refusing to endorse the Hearst rate bill also "a refusal of that leader to stoop to a controversy with contemptible opponent"
 As soon as Mir Sullivan concluded, Mir. Hearst rose to reply He denied that he