Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-14
Fifty-Eighth Congress.
Washington, Feb. IA.


Inc egflcuiturki appIoPtinton oiit
was taken up and Dir. Hansbrough took
the floor to advocate the adoption Of an
amendment declaring that the provision
of the Dingley tariff law, establishing
duty Of rs cents bushel on imported
wheat was not affected by the drawback
provision of the same act.
Mr.. Hepburn, wanted similar decla-
ration relative to lead.
Mr.. Patterson, denounced the smelter
trust.
Mr.. Pettus raised the point of order
against the amendment on the ground
that it changed existing legislation.
The chair, overruled the objection.
The Senate resumed consideration Of
the Swayne case as court at 2. "a.
HOUSE.
The second installnento of the Sullivan
Hearst controversy was presented to the
House directly after the reading of the
journal. today.
In his counter.attack on Mr.. Sullivan
(dem. Msss }, Mr.. Hearst bad charged
that he and his father had once killed
man. Mr.. Sullivan today explained
that incident 10 his past
'The most that can ever be alleged
against me-" he said, sis that was
technically guilty of this offense, for even
the District Attorney admitted that I
was not morally guilty"
Mr.. Sulliyau took the floor immed-
stely after the reading of the journal,
asking for unanimous consent to present
his answer to the Hearst charge. Mr..
Hearst was not present. There was some
preliminary spsrring. Dir. Robertson,
of Indiana, reserved the right to object,
unless assured that Mr. Sullivan would
con6ne himself to an explanation. Tbs
assurance was given.
Mr.. Macon, of Arkansas, objected, but
Withdrew his objection. The suggestion
was made that Sullivan should proceed
in his own right. aud not by unanimous
consent.
To compel this action Mr.. Rhea, of
Kentucky, objected to unanimous con-
sent. Mr.. Sullivan thereupon, rising
to a question of personal privilege, pro-
ceeded in his own right. at is true" he
said, that on November 10, 1885, my
father, Eugene l.. Sullivan, and myself
were convicted of msnslaughter in the
Superior Court of Middlesex county, in
the State of Massachusetts,. My father
was the sole proprietor of licensed
hotel known as the Central House, In
Cambridge, Mass. An intoxicated man,
who was not guest and had not entered
the hotel that dsy, came to the main
door and nv father, seeing him, shut
the door against him. TbereupOn the man
ent around to the back door and broke
window. My father went out upon the
street, took the man By the collar and
demanded that he pay for the damage he
had done. The man responded by strik-
ing him, and a fight ensued. canae
upon the scene at time when my father
was being overpowered by this man, and
took the part of my father in the strug-
gle. The jury found that the man was
knocked down by blew from my fathers
fist, aud struck his head against the curb
stone and became unconscious. There
was testimony in the trial of the case
that he never recovered consciousness,
and died some two day after the assault.
At the conclusion of the trial. my father
was sentenced to three years in the House
of Correction"
Mr.. Sullivan then went on to say
that the District Attorney Of his own
motion stated to the court that he would
ask no sentence against him as he was
then but boy seventeen years old, and
he walked from the court room free
man. He then stated that after IL
months of his fathers term new evidence
was presented to show that there was
doubt as 10 whether the man had died
from the result of his fathers blow or
from fall later down a fight of stairs
a1d that his father had then been par
doned.
Mr. Gardner, of Massachusetts,, Mr..
Sullivan republican colleague, paid him
a personal tribute, testifying to his
friendship for him, bis remarkable stand.
ing ia his community, his record in the
State Senate, his honesty and irreproach-
able character.
The sensational incident came to u
peaceful conclusion and the business of
the House was then taken up.