Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14

Trouble broke out in the House over
certain paragraphs which appear in
the speech Of Hopkins, Ky, printed in
this mornings record and to which
Gardner, Mass, seriously objected.
Gardner, under a question of the high
est personal privilege. presented res
olution against certain reflections on
the motive prompting the passage of Il
bill through the House by Bennett IN.
" authorizing the admission of Fannie
Diner. "a pronounced idiot" which
Hopkins says in his speech was
prompted by the "steamship COM
panies."
HOPKINS further animadverted on the
part played by Goldfogle IN. Y) in al
so supporting the bill
Go,dfogle objected to the following
remarks of Hopkins: 80 completely
was this House was deceived that my
friend, G0ldfogle. wanted to extend the
resolution to cover all such cases and
let in all the idiots"
GDdfoglc after the reading of the
resolution. i'm a speech bristling with
anger. said that the gentlemen from
kentucky, Hopkins) had "meanly mis-
vantage of the right given by the House
to extend his remarks in the record"
AMI had inserted in the record insinu-
ations that were "unuualifiedly false"
The House was in confusion over this
statement. The Speaker raped loudly
for order but Goldfogle, insensible to
The pounding of the gavel. insisted. as
lie took his seat that 1T was the mean
est speech he had ever heard"
Gardner, Mass. spoke earnestly in
behalf of Bennett. saying that he was
not only a splendid legislator. but one
Of the best lawyers in the House and
the ilputation of dishonest motives
ought not to 60 unchalenged.
Hopkins. Ky. entered the House dur
Ing the debate. He waited until Card
ler had concluded and then rcnlcd. lie
said that on several occasions Bennett
anG Goldfogle had intcrjectcd remarks
into his speech on immigration and had
taken occasion to put him wrong be-
fore the people Of his district and he
would not stand for il. He said. turning
to Goldfogla. that he had no idea he
was 50 'tOurheouS" about his personal
appearance and that he would be glad
to withdraw that feature Of his re-
marks from the record if the gentleman
insisted, but as to the other features Of
.he speeches complained of, he saw
no imrropriety in their use.
Colafogle then launched out in a de-
fence of his colleague. Bennett and
himself on the immigration bill. He
said he was in favor Of the admission
cf deserving aliens. but he was opposed
io the pauper labor of Europe being ad-
mitted to our shores. He said that
while the gentleman from kentucky,
(Hopkins) endcavOred to so frame his
remarks to show that he was opposed
only to the admission Of undesirable
aliens. yet anyone reading the speech
of the gentleman from Kentucky might
readily observe that there ran through
II the spirit of a bigot and know
nothing"
James. Ky, was instantly on his feet
calling Goldfogle to order. The Speak
er sharply called Goldfogla to order
Goldfogle apolOgiZed for the words
and then proceeded:
Il have looked up the statistics. They
show that the illiteracy in the gentle
mans district Uiopkins) was over Il
per cent. He stated to me. however.
that the percentage was not now so
great. In other words the percentage
was II per cent. when the gentleman
was a school commissioner in Ken
lucky. but since he came to Congress
the percentage of illiteracy in his dis
trict has decreased
This last remark brought forth a rear
of laughter and to some extent restored
the House to better feeling.
"A good deal of legislation takes
place on honor" said Williams. Miss.
the minority leader. "and great deal
by unanimous consent. So far from this