The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14
Cannon in His Element When
 Clashes Threaten
DEBATE WAS ACRIMONIOUS
Williams and Dalzel Mix It and Are Finally Parted and Sent to Their Corners By the
 Speaker.

Washington. April 1ss-(special) )-By the close vote of e9 to 9s the House to- day passed the provision in the post office bill making an appropriation for the fast mail over the Southern and Louisville and Nashville.
 The fight made by the opponents of the appropriation this year has been the most bitter in the history of this Legislation. The leaders went out personally and worked among the members and 1t was realized from the start that the result was more doubtful than ever before. The movement made its gain in strength principally through the general feeling of opposition in Congress to the railroads.
 The Alabama members splendid ser vice in bringing about today's favorable vote the result of which means aver age difference of six hours in the deliv- cry of the eastern mails to Alabama points.
 Cannon In Ills Element.
 Speaker Cannon was distinctly in his element today when every indication pointed to a clash between MT. Dalzell of Pennsylvania and MT. Williams of Mis- sissippi over the use of certain sentences 
 In a speech made by MT. Hopkins of Kentucky.
 Immediately after the journal had been read the House plunged into the consid- eration of a resolution offered by Mir Gardner of Massachusetts to have ex- punged from the records certain remarks refecting upon the integrity of MT. Ben nett of New York.
 Acrimonious words were general. The debate grew in tensity of expression, and the minority leader MT. Williams. had severely impugned the motives of MT. Bennett who had secured the passage of a joint resolution some days ago Jwaiving the immigration laws in the case of an idiot. EinallX ,Mr, Mlr,s.D .Dal lzellswas drawn, sssss x ,lf sifg "a clash seemed imminent between the Pennsyl- vanian and the Mississippian. when speake Cannon ordered both gentlemen to their seats and directed that the un- parliamentary language used by MT. Dal- zelL and MT. Williams sbe stricken from the record. and both gentlemen were speaking out of order. The resolution was finally passed. ;. The postoffice appropriation bill was completed during the day after roll call on the Southern fast mail subsidy pro- vision, which was retained In the oili.
 Calls Attention to Sacred Day.
 When the House convened Chaplain Couden called the attention of the mem- hers to the sacredness of the day and incorporated in hls prayer hymn on the subject of the present season.
 Immediately after the adoption of the journal trouble broke out in the House over certain paragra phs which appear In the speech of MT. Hopkins of Kentucky printed in this mornings Record, and to which MT. Gardner, of Massachusetts obieeted. MT Gardner. under question of the first personal privilege, presented a resolution striking from the record cer- tain reflections on the motives prompting the passage of bill through the House by MT. Bennett of New York, authorizing the admission of Fannie Diner, pro- nounced idiot" which MT. Hopkins said in the speech was prompted by the steamship companies.
 MT Hopkins further animadverted on the part played by Goldfogle of New York, in also supporting the bill
 MT. Goldfogle objected to the follow ing remarks of MT. Hopkins, 'so com pletely was this House deceived that my friend MT. Goldfogle, wanted to extend the resolution to cover all such cases and let III all JULIUS.
 Is "UnquaIIfledIy False"
 MT Goldfogle immediately after the reading of speech bristling with anger said the gentleman from Kentucky, Mir Hopkins. had "meanly misrepresented him." that he had taken advantage of the right given by the House to ''extend his remarks in the record and had in- serted in the record insinuations that were "unqualifedly false.''
 The House was in confusion over this statement. The speaker rapped loudly for order, but MT. Goldfogle, insensible to the pounding of the gavel insisted as he took his seat, that Tit was the meanest speech he had ever heard
 MT Gardner of Massachusetts. spoke earnestly in behalf of Mir. Bennett, say ing that he was not only splendid legis- lator. but one of the best lawyers in the House and the imputation of dis honest motives ought not to go unchal- lenged.
 Hopkins Makes Defense.
 MT. Hopkins of Kentucky, entered the House during the progress of the de- bate He waited until MT Gardner had concluded and then rose to reply. He said that on several occasions, both MT. Ben nett and MT. Goldfogle. had injected re- marks 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 1t. He said turning to MT. Goldfogle that he had no idea he was so tough" about his personal appearance, and as far as he was concerned he would be glad to with draw that feature of his remarks from the record If the gentleman insisted, but as to the other features of the speeches complained of he saw no impropriety in their use
 Mir Goldfogle then launched out in a defense of his colleague. MT. Bennett and himself on the immigration bill. He said he was in favor of the admission of deserving aliens. but he was opposed to the pauper labor of Europe being ad- mitted to our shores.
 He said that while the gentleman from Kentucky, Mir. Hopkins. .-endeavored to so frame his remarks to show that he was opposed only to the admission of undesirable aliens yet any one reading the speech of the gentleman from Ken
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