Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-24
Clarke Of Florida Fails to Have
Bacon Called Down..
VOTE WAS ON STRICT PARTY LINES
Speaker de-stepped a Ruling and
left Matter to Members-Senate
Passed Bill Authorizing President
to Re-enIist Negro Soldiers.

WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Feb. 81
Rising to a question OF The highest
privilege. Mr.. Clark OF Florida -!n
,thc house, OF representatives today,
Offered a resolution providing for an
Investigation by the committee on 1u'
dietary Of the letter Of Secretary OF
state Bacon. of February =. 1907.
wherein the secretary deprecated tn"
remarks Of Mr.. Rainey OF Illinois. re-
gariiny Panama canal affairs IN or
der to ascertain whether or not II
was a violation OF tn" privileges OF
| the house. and 70 make recommenda-
! tons accordingly.
Mcssrs Payne, New York, ana
! Overs rect. Indiana. sprang 10 their
| fleet III" former demanding that th'
resolution he laid on the table. Will"
Mr.. Ovcrstrcct mad" the point OF
| Ct der that the resolution was not
privileged In the meant i'm" Mr..
i Clarke was appealing for recognition
and finally got it. He quoted IN"
constitution in support OF his rcsoin-
! ton. hut said that whether or not IT
was PRIVILEGED. the suhjcct should b"
! in, Stigat"d.
| The letter of Secretary of State
Bacon. he said. had been scattered
| broadcast over the world through the
press
There has been flied in the ar
, rhiyos of the govornmcnt-there 10
! remain as long as the government
stands" he said. AN attack on
member of this house for what he
! ma have said in debate on THIS
! floor"
Denounced to Foreinn Power.
Mr. Rainey. he charged. had
| been denounced by the secretary In
| that latter. as having uttered
an untruth in debate. was denounced
rv the secretary of state at the di-
| rnctior OF the President" and de-
ronnced in al official communication
| to the representative of Qnasl-for-
cigu power. 1t was, he said. one OF
! the srayest breaches of privilege OF
the house. and an indignity and IN
suit to the house.
Cannon Evades Issue.
! In an elaborate opinion Speaker
! Cannon said he preferred not to pass
| on the point of order and sustain
! tho same. but believed it would be
! better to let the house take such &C.
! ton as it saw proper on a decision
! overriding the point Of order "anc
whether question of privilege is IN
vOlved or even a shadow OF qnes
ton of privilege will be for the house
| to determine.
He thereuron overruled the point
On a motion by Mr. PAYNE OF New
York. to Law the resolution on the
table. Mr.. Clarke succeeded in forcing
a roll call.
BY 2, strict party vote Of lS6 to l2o,
the resolution of Mr.. Clarke was laid
on the table.
The sundry civil appropriation bin
| was further considered in the house
today. A committee amendment was
agreed TO raising the allotment for
| ropairs of marine hospitals and quar-
autine stations from $4,000 to $780,
600.
The coming nunting trip OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Africa was the
subject of a short discussion. Mr.. Gar
rctt Of Tennessee wanted to know
how much of the expense Of that ex-
pedition was to he paid by the gov
eminent
Mr.. Mann Of Illinois. volunteered
the answer tina. no public monies
were to be used. He said that there
was nothing in connection with the