Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-13
HOUSE IN AN UPROAR
Speaker Cannon Declares
Everybody Out of Order.
UGLY INVITATIONS MADE
Messrs. Williams and Dalzell in
Heated Colloquy.
THE SPEECH OF MIR. HOPKINS
Reflections on His Attitude Toward
Bill Admitting Fannie Diner Re,
sented by Mr.. Goldfogle.
HE SPEECH OF MIR. HOPKINS

| When the House convened at noon today
| Chaplain Couden called the attention OF the
members to the sacrednees of the day ana
Incorporated In his prayer a hymn on the
| subject Of the present season. Immediate
ly after the adoption of the journal trouble
| broke out in the House over certain para
| graphs which appear In the speech OF Mr..
| Hopkins (Ky) printed in this mornings
! Record and to which Mr.. Gardner (Massl
| seriously objected. Mr.. Gardner under
| question OF the highest personal privilege,
presented resolution striking from the
| Record certain reflections on the motives
| prompting the passage of bill through
| the House by Mr.. Bennett On. W, authoIIz-
| ing the admission of Fannie Diner. "a pro-
nounced IDIOT which, Mr.. Hopkins says
in his speech, was prompted by the steam
| ship companies"
Mr.. Hopkins further animadverted on the
| part played by Mr.. Goldfogle On v in
| also supporting the bill
Mr.. Goldfoge objected to the following
| remarks OF Mr. Hopkins so completely
was this House deceived that my friend
| Mr.. Goldfogle wanted to extend the reso-
| luton to cover all such cases and let in
| all idiots.
Goldfogle Angrily Protests.
Mr.. Goldfogle, Immediately after the read
| ing of the resolution, In a speech bristling
with anger. said that the gentleman from
| Kentucky tMr. HopI1ins) had 'meanly mis-
represented him; that he had taken ad-
| vantases of the right given by the House
| to extend his remarks in the Record" and
| had inserted in the Record insinuatiuns that
| were "unqualifiedly false
The House was I'm confusion over this
statement The Speaker raped loudly for
| order, but Mr.. Goldfogle nsenslolp to the
pounding of the gavel, insisted as he took
his seat that lit was the meanest speech he
| had ever heard"
| Mr.. Gardner tMass. J. spoke earnestly Tn
| behalf of Mr.. Bennett saying that he was
| not only r splen5id legislator, but one OF
| the best lawyers in the House and the Inn
putation of dishonest motives ought not 10
| go unchallenged.
Mr.. Hopkins Replies.
Mr.. Hopkins (Ky) entered the House
during the progress OF the debate He
waited until Mr.. Gardner had finished and
then rose to reply. He said that on several
| occasions both Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Gold
fogle had injected remarks into his speeches
on immigration and had taken occasion to
put him wrong before the people OF his
district and he would not stand for it."
He said. turning to Mr. Goldfogle, that he
had no idea he was so ''touchous" about
his personal appearance, and that far
as he was concerned he would be glad to
withdraw that feature of his remarks from
the Record II the gentleman insisted, but as
to the other features of the speeches COM
planned of he saw no improperly in their
use.
Mr. Goldfogle then launched out in a de-
fense of his colleague, Mr.. Bennct and
himself on the immigration bill He said
he was in favor OF the admission OF de-
serving aliens, but he was opposed TO the
pauper labor OF Europe being admitted to
our shores.
He said that while the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Hopkins "endeavored TO so
frame his remarks to show that he was op-
| posed only TO the admission OF undesirable
| the gentleman from Kentucky might read
| ily observe that there ran through it the
spirit of bigot and a know-nothing'
Goldfogle Called to Order.
Mr.. James C<y.) was instantly on his feet,
! calling Mr.. Goldfogle to order. He de-
| manded that the words be taken down.
The Speaker sharply called Mr.. Goldfogle
| to order, warning him that he must keep
within the rules of the House.
| Mr. Goldfogle apologized for the words
| and then proceeded: Il have looked up the
| statistics. They show that the illiteracy in
| the gentlemans district (Mr. HopkinsD was
over II per cent He stated to me. however,
| that the percentage was not now 50 great
| In other words, the percentage was Il per
cent when the gentleman was school COM
missioner in Kentucky. but since he came
| to Congress the percentage OF illteracy In
| his district has decreased"
This last remark brought forth 4 roar Of
| laughter and somewhat restored the House
| to better feeling.
| Mr. Smith Ky) defended the remarks of
| his colleague, insisting that in the light OF
| what hao been recently learned In the Fan
| ME Diner case he was justified In the use Of
| the words.
Mr. Parsons On " explained at some
| length the Fannie Diner case. during which
he admitted that Fannie Diner had been re-
! fused admttance by the immigration au-
thorities, but that the family of Fannie
| Diner Were sufficiently able TO see that she
| should not become q public charge.
williams Arraigns Bennett.
so far from this House being called upon
to consider a resolution TO expunge certain
remarks from the gentleman from Ken
lucky (Mr. Hopkins. said Mr.. Williams
| CMiss), the minority leader, 'it ought to be
| called upon to consider resolution to expel
the gentleman from New York Cdr. Bennett
for having acted in bad faith with his COLI
leagues on this floor"
A murmur of surprise ran round the
House.
Mr. Williams followed up the words with
the statement that honor would have de-
manded, II nothing else, that the House
should have been advised as to all the facts
in the case.
Representative williams speech was the
most severe of the entire alteration in It's
structures on Mr.. Bennett Mr.. Williams
said there were two kinds OF deception,
affirmative and negative. and he accused
Mr.. Bettet of having been guilty of the
latter variety. Mr.. Williams said that a
great proportion of the business of the
House was conducted ION honor" He said
this was particularly true In the matter OF
business done under the unanimous consent
of members of the House. and by inference
he accused Mr.. Bennett of having violated
this principle.
At the close of Mr.. Williams remarks.
which were listened to with great interest
and wildly applauded by the democrats,
Representative Gardner OF Massachusetts,
asked Mr.. Williams whether he believed
that his colleague. Mr.. Bennett, had inten-
tionally deceived the House.
"Oh." said Mr.. Williams. II am afraid
that my reply might be taken down and .
point or order made against me-" Qaugh-
ter.)