Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-14
WARM TINE IN HOUSE
Speaker Cannon Avsrts a Clash Between
Williams and Dalsell.
UNPARLlAMENTARY LANGUAGE IS USED
Incident Grows Out Of Resolution to OOrrec.
the Journal.
POSTAL APPROPRIATION BILL COMPLETED
Provision for Fast Mail Service South is
Not Stricken Out
POSTAL APPROPRIATION BILL COMPLETED
SPEECH BY CONGRESSMAN SMITH
Iowa Member Advocates Admission
Of Periodical Published by Chnri-
table InstitutIOn to Second
Class Mail Privileges.

WASHINGTON. April 13.-Speaker Can
ron was distinctly in his element today !
when every indication pointed to clash /
between Mr.. Dalzell (Pa) and Mr.. Williams
(MssJ 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 considera-
tion Of n resolution offered by Mr. Gardner
lMass) to have expunged from the record
certain remarks rejecting upon the in
tegrity of Mr.. Bennett IN. ".
Acrimonious words were general The
debate grew in intensity OF expression and
the minority leader, Mr.. Williams. had Sc
verely impugned the motives OF Mr.. Ben
EFT, who had secured the passage Of
joint resolution some days ago waving the
immigration laws in the case of idiot.
Finally Mr.. Dalzell was drawn into the
discussion and there seemed an imminent
clash between the Pennsylvania and the
Mississippian, when Speaker Cannon or
dered both gentlemen to their seats and
directed that the unparliamentary Ian
guage used by Mr.. Dalzell and Mr.. Williams
be stricken out of the record both gem
tlemen were speaking out of order. The
resolution was finally passed.
The postofice appropriation was COM
pleted during the day, after a roll call on
the southern fast mail subsidy provision,
which was retained In the bill.
Trouble Begins Early.
Much time was taken up when the house
convened in a dispute arising when Mr.
Gardner (MassD moved the erasure from
the records of certain paragraphs of a
speech by Mr.. Hopkins (I<y) rejecting on
the motives prompting the passage of
bill by MI Bennett IN. " authorizing the
admission of Fannie Diner, "a pronounced
idiot" TO the United States. Mr. Hopkins
speech, anamaoverting to the part played
by Mr.. Goldfogle IN. " in supporting the
bill. also aroused the wrath Of that gen.
tleman. Mr. Goldfogle said Mr.. Hopkins
had meanly misrepresented him and that
the statement was undualihedly false. Mr..
Goldfogle sat down amidst confusion. Mr..
Hopkins was willing to withdraw that part
OF his speech commenting on Goldfogle's
pei sonal appearance, but saw no objection
20 other parts of the speech. Mr.. Gold
fogle then launched forth into defense of
himself and Mr.. Bennett on the immigra-
tlon bill. Mr.. Smith ky) declared that
everything MIR. Hopkins had said about the
Diner case was justihabe. Mr.. Perkins
IN. " explained at some length the Fan
ME Diner case" during which he admitted
that Fannie Diner had been refused ad-
Alllldnte uy lnt llIlullkIdllOn dulnOIlLEht
but that the family Of Fannie Diner were
sufficiently able to see that she should not
become a public charge
"A good deal of legislation takes place
on honor" said Mr.. Williams CNIiss.). the
minority leader, and a great deal by unan-
imous consent. So far from this house be-
ing called upon to consider a resolution to
expugn certain remarks of the gentleman
from Kentucky (Mr. Hoplins), it ought to
be called upon to consider a resolution to
expel tho gentleman from New York (AIr.
BennetD for having acted in bad faith with
+. his colleagues on this floor"
A murmur of surprise round the
house.
Mr.. Williams followed up the words with
the statement that honor would have been
demanded. II nothing else, IL the house had
been advised to all the facts in the case.
Mr.. Gardner CNIass) replied that no one
man had asked the gentleman the question
whether or not it had been favorably re-
ported by his committee. That was the
obvious questions for these guardians who
object, because in the hurry and confusion
man does not tell them the whole story.
Mr.. Williams again startled the house b.,
asking that he be permitted out of order,
tu tell the house just what his ideas were
IN cases like the one under consideration,
where absolutely necessary information re-
garding a bill Is withheld from the house
lie said the word "covertly" which Mr.,
Hopkins had used in describing the manner
the resolution had been railroad" through
the house was in the light of the debate
absolutely justified
Mr. De Armond (Mo.) said that much
was said in the heat OF debate that on re-
Election would not be used. He spoke OF
both Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Bennett as
gentlemen and then said he believed the
whole subject could be cleared up If prop
erly presented.
Hopkins Attacks Bennett.
Mr.. Hopkins QIyD then rose to explain
lie disclaimed any intention whatever tC
reflect any discredit upon his friend Mr.
Goldfogle He had made them in a play,
ful way, but to Mr.. Bennett he could
not say so much. for after two hours de,
bate he was more convinced than evel
that the statements he had made wer,
reasonable and natural deductions Of hi.
conduct and that he was right in making
them.
This remark resulted In Mr.. Hopkins
being called TO order-the speaker stating
that I'm his opinion the remarks were no
In order and he was advised to proceed
In order. An effort was made to prohibl
Mr. Hopkins from making his statement
but on a vote he was permitted 10 pro
coed. He said that one statement he wal
called upon TO refute was the charge o.
iliteracy against the people whom h,
represented. AS to the Fannie Diner cas-
he said he had stated on the floor simpl,
what the commissioner general OF immi
grafton had told him-that she was a blanl
idiot; she shrunk from the light: that sh
had sores upon her LEGS which Indicate,
that she had been manacled and that sh
had claws, which showed she had not beel
properly cared for.
DAIEen and Williams.
Mr.. Dalzell CPa) and Mr. William
tMiss) became involved in an alteration
as 10 the words used by Mr.. Williams Il
criticism Of Mr. Bennett until there wer
calls on all sides to have the words take
down.