The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-24
HOUSE IN UPROAR
Giving Out of Crop Statistics by Gov
ment Made a Criminal Onense.
Lively Sallics Between Menlpers
Ahout Candidates for the Presi-
.deney-Proceeding in the Senate.

Washington, January 21.-At the
close of a day Of excitement In the
house of representatives an amenu-
ment was added.to the penal cooe Dill
making il a criminal offense Tor any
officer or employee of the government
to give advance information regard
ing any crop statistics authorized Dy
law to be prepared. The orlglnal
amendment was by Mr.. Burleson Oh
Texas. who made strong plea for Its
massage. but substitute by Nj. Sher-
lev of Kentucky, with a brief addition
bv Mr.. Olmsted of Pennsylvania, was
accepted.
The necessity for its adoption was
conceded by nearly every member who
addressed the house and its safe run
ming of the gauntlet was greeted win
applause.
Earlier in the day interest attached
to a tilt between Mr.. Dalzell, Of PENN
sylyania and Mr.. Randell Of Texas,
over the latter's amendments prohibit
i'm senators or members FROM being
eruploved by public service corpora
tiOns.
Believing that Mr.. Randell had in
sinuated that he represented sucn cor
porations at this time, Mr.. DalZell
grew indignant and declared taa@ he
had not been employed in such capac-
ity for twenty years.
The climax of the debate came when
Mr.. Clark of Missouri announced, amid
n
William Jennings Bryan would be
nominated at the Denver convention
while Mr.. Boutwell, of Illinois aroused
the members on his side of the house
to a high pitch Of enthusiasm by stat
ing that Speaker Cannon would be
the republican nominee at Chicago IN
June.
Mr.. Clark threw the house into an
,uprOar when he declared that ION the
8th Of July next we intend to nominate
William J. Bryan for president 1.-The
democrats applauded, shrieking and
pounded their desks and later the re-
publicans, in derision, joined in the
demonstration which lasted for some
minutes Continuing, Mr.. Clark chal-
lenged the republicans to name their
man. Il will bet my head on the pro-
position he said, that there are not
ten men on that side that will dare
stand up and say who their candidate
will be-
Tumuituous democratic applause and
laughter greeted this remark.
II can tell you who the gentleman
from Illinois is for" intCrjected Mr..
Boutell, illinois, who took up the chal-
1enge.
"You are for Uncle Joe Cannon"
suggested Mr.. Clark.
'T am for him." replied Mr.. Boutell
amid republican applause.
"You may nominate your Bryan in
July but we will elect Cannon in Nov
ember''
Some amusement was created when
MT Clark inquired of Mr.. Boutell if
he was certain that the administra-
tion forces would be for Uncle joe or
not"
Every republican in the United
States will be-, said Mr.. BOutell.
The debate on the Randall amend
ments was brought to a close by Mr..
Randell, who challenged any man in
the body favoring the acceptance Of
gifts by senators or members from
corporations to stand up and show his
face to these people here" pointing to
the crowded galleries He referred to
the remarks of Mr.. Payne and said
"that his expression anywhere else but
on this floor would simply be the un-
mistaking of graft"
THE SENATE.
The senate today discussed the pro-
priety of authorizing one of it's COM
mittees to investigate the circumstan-
ces connected with the issuance of an
injunction in the case of the Hitch
man Coal and Coke company VS.. John
Mitchell, by Judge Alston G. Dayton,
of the United States circuit court of
northern district of West Virginia.
Senator Culberson asked to have a
resolution for that purpose adopted
and Senator Hale thought it should not
harass judges in their decisions and
he does not favor such a resolution
unless there was considerable ground
for believing that judge had exceed
ed his authority.
During the consideration of the bill
to revise the criminal code, Senator
Bacon Of Georgia declared that there
should be legislative restrictions
against any officer of the executive
branch of the government devoting
any Of his time to advancing the polit-
ical interests of any candidate for Of
flee, or of any party.
A bill increasing the compensation
of officers of the revenue cutter SER
vice was passed.
Senator Clay's resolution calling up
on the postmaster general for informa-
tion concerning delays in the running
Of mail trains, was passed