Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-14
DALzELL CLASHES
WITH W|LL|AM MS
HOUSE MEMBERS IN A STEW
OVER HOPKINS SPEECH
immigration Law Regarding Idiots
Foundation for Lively Word Bat
tie - Postofflce Bill
Is Passed
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 49, - Speaker
Cannon was distinctly in his element
today when every indication pointed to
clash between Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania and Mr.. Williams of Mississippi
over the use of certain sentences in
a speech made by Mr.. Hopkins of Ken
lucky.
Immediately after the journal had
been read the house plunged into the
consideration of a resolution offered
by Mr.. Gardner of Massachusetts to
have expunged from the record certain
remarks reflecting upon the integrity
of Mr.. Bennett of New York.
Acriminous words were general. The
debate grew in intensity of expression
and the minority leader, Mr.. Williams,
had severely impugned the motives of
Mr.. Bennett, who had secured the
passage of joint resolution some days
ago waving the immigration laws in
the case of an idiot. Finally Mr.. Dali
Zell was drawn into the discussion and
there seemed imminent clash between
the Pennsylvania and Mississippian,
when Speaker Cannon ordered both
gentlemen to their seats and directed
that the unparliamentary language by
Mr.. Dalzell and Mr.. Williams be strick-
en- from the record, as both gentle
men were speaking out of order. The
resolution was finally passed.
Mr.. Hopkins Explains
Mr.. Hopkins of Kentucky rose to
explain. He disclaimed any intention
whatever to reflect any discredit upon
his friend, Mr.. Goldfogle. He had made
tI,l. r,.I-z,
to Mr. Bennett he could not say so
much for, after a two hours debate,
he was more convinced than ever that
the statements he made were re-
sponsible and natural deduction of his
conduct and that he was right in MAX
ing them.
This remark resulted in Mr.. Hopkins
being called to order, the speaker stat
ing that, in his opinion, the remarks
were not in order. and he was advised to
proceed in order. An effort was made
to prohibit Mr.. Hopkins from making
his statement, but on vote he was
permitted to proceed. He said that the
statement he was called upon to refute
was the charge of illiteracy against
the people whom he represented. AS
to the Fannie Dinner case he said he
had stated on the floor simply what
the commissioner general of immigra-
ton had told him-that she was
blank idiot; she shrunk from the light
that she had sores on her legs which
indicated that she had been manacled,
and that she had claws, which showed
she had not been property cared for.
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Mr..
Williams of Mississippi became involved
in an altercation as to the words used
by Mr.. Williams in criticism of Mr..
Bennett, until there were calls on all
sides to have the words taken down.
DaIzeII Stirred Up
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, with
agitation, declared that the question
affected every individual member of
the house, Democrat or Republican. He
remarked that the gentleman from
Mississippi, Mr.. Williams, had taken
occasion to- say that he was not in
favor of immigration.
This utterance brought Mr.. Williams
to his feet to protest.
Mr.. Dalzell Immediately confessed
that he had misquoted Mr.. Williams.
obviously" sententiously replied the
minority leader.
Mr.. Dalzell took a fresh start, SEEM
ingly getting more angry as he pro-
ceeded.
He said he did not care how much
time was spent by the friends of either
the gentleman from Kentucky or the
gentleman from New York, but he did
care for the fact that the gentleman
from Mississippi has impugned, by in
sinuation, the motives of the gentle
man from New York, when he was
guilty in an insinuating way Of precise
ly the same crime and the same vio-
lation of the rules which the gentleman
from Kentucky was. cloud applause
on the Republican Side).
Mr.. Dalzell charged Mr.. williams
with using the occasion to rally his
partisans by making the subject a
partisan one.
Questions Williams Courage
Mr.. Dalzell questioned the courage of
Mr.. Williams and suggested he should
make a statement outright rather than
insinuate It,
Mr.. Williams called loudly across the
aisle, but in the confusion his remarks
were lost. He and Mr.. Dalzell stood
glaring at one another.
Mr.. Dalzell continued:
"The gentleman from Mississippi in,
sinuated that the gentleman from New
York had been guilty of the conduct
charged against him by the gentleman
from Kentucky and when asked the
question whether he believed he had
or had not been guilty of that conduct,
he declined to answer unless exempted
from the rules Of the house."
Mr.. Williams at this time was call
ing loudly for recognition, and with
his hand waving in the air, he
thundered:
1.-THE gentleman from Pennsylvania
won't assert falsehood"
The speaker pounded the desk with
vigor. A clash seemed imminent, when
Mr.. Cannon closed the incident by de-
claring both members out of order and
ordering the remarks stricken from
the record.
The votes were then taken on the
resolution to expunge, and it was
adopted-ayes 165; noes 91.
The conference report on the second
urgent deficiency bill was adopted
Tuesday was set aside for the con-
sideration of bills on the private cal
endar.
Postoffice Bill Passes
Then the house resumed considera-
ton of the postoffice appropriation
bill.