The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-16
CRAFT CRIES ARE
| RAISED IN HOUSE
GENERAL SHERWOOD ACCUSED
BY HElFER OF RANK BUN.
COMBE" PLAY.
OPEN PURCHASE CHARGE
Against Members BY Fitzgerald Who
Declared Public Building Bill
Reeked With System Of
"Pubiic Plumber"

Washington. MAY 15.-One of the
| most scathing denunclations of fel-
| low member. ever heard in the house,
was uttered today by General Sher
wood of Ohio. against his cole gua.
lGeneral keifer, former speaker Of tn
house. Sherwood based his remarks
on the alleged accusation by keifer
that he had introduced a bill for pen
sions for veterans for buncombe aad
political purposes"
Interest In the incident was en-
hanced hS the fact that in addition 70
being from the same state. they are
both veterans of the ciKil war. sher-
wood said he had hnen attacked aal
maligned and mAluoted in six pages
Iof the Congressional Record, "and
that too. without any provocatiun
whatever"
He said his advocacy Of the meas
ure of relief for veterans had exeitei
the envy of Keiter, who | am reliably
informed, wishes to be recognized az
the only soldier Of any account Oh this
floor He said that "Keifer's FLEA Of
Legislation was like Keifer himself
entirely selfish"
Graft Cry Raised in House.
Under suspension Of rules today the
house passed the public building bill
carrying an appropriation of So.
100000 Barthodt, OF Missouri. briefly
explained its proyiscionh, which he
said. would result in giving work %
many now unemployed.
In opposing the bill. Fitzgerald OF
New York, fthe committee Of appro-
lpriations. protested against the lack
of opportunity afforded TO consider IL
In detail. He charged that the spalls
had been evenly Distributed ~ as t.
forestall veto with which the presi-
dent was credited with threatening
congress.
''The bill. he said, will 20 through
| by cohesive fowef OF public plumber
jenkins. of Wisconsin, vigorously
resented the statement Of Fitzgerald.
The effect of his language. Jenkins
charged, was TO impute that the mem.
bers Of the house had been purchased.
He wanted to know how many Demo.
ocratic Indians" the Republicans got
yesterday on the currency bill t/ongh
a knowledge of the fact that in the
matter of public buildings. they were
sharing equally as we'll as the Re
lpublicaus.
| With equal yigor, Fitzgerald dis.
claimed making any such suggestion.
| Currency Bill Sent to Conference.
The vreeland currency bill which
passed the house yesterday was de.
IIivered to the senate today aud at
once was sent to the committee on
finance. Aldrich promptly made
report from the committee suhstltu-
ting the Aldrich bill in amended form
for the house measure and Ia that
form it was passed by the senate
This action threy the bill into confer
lence and an effort will be made 10
lreach an agreement at an early day
The work OF cleaning up legislation
in the house preparatory to adjourn.
mcnt May %, proceeded at rapid pace
today With oniy a short time allowed
for debate, both the military academy
appropriation and the omnibus public
building bills were passed leaving
the supply bills only. the general De
ieiency bill to be considered This
probably viii be taken mp Monday.
In addition S25 private pension
bills were put through