The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-01-21
FLOOD or ABUSE IS
STOPPED BY HOUSE
WILLETT OF NEW YORK REvILEs
/ THE PRESIDENT.
FORCED TO TAKE HIS SEAL
Senate Fixes Speakers Salary Al
$15,ooo-President Asks Authority
to Proclaim Lincoln Cen
tennlaI a Holiday.

Washington. jan ia sensational
and bitter attack on President Roose
welt was made in the house Of repre-
sentatiyes yesterday by Mr.. Willett OF
New York His remarks, which were
delivered under the license of general
debate on the pension appropriation
bill, were cut short by vote of the
house that 1t would hear no more OF
them
So vehement was the denunciation
of the chief executive that 1t seemed
as If the New York member raked the
dictionary for words which would prop
erly express his feelings. The presi,
dent was characterized as "gargoyle,
tyrant pygmy descendant of Dutch
tradespeople, hay tedder, fountain OF
billingsgate, jocularity, Imitation OF
king, and bogus hero"
Finally sileneed by House.
As it was, MrsMillett had complet.
ed the reading of about three.fourths
of his speech when, after repeated ap.
peals to the chair by numerous Repub.
lieans that he be called to order, he
was compelled to take his seat 1t was
on motion by Mr.. Gambler of Missis.
sippi that the New Yorker be allowed
to proceed "in order" that the house
voted him off the floor, IS to 1875. Mr.
Willett freely remarked on the floor
that the action of the body put an
end to free speech"
Speaker to Get $4,000.
By vote of 81 to 27, the senate
fixed the salary of the speaker of the
house of representatives at $4,000,
instead of $4,000, as at present, and
instead of $4,000 as proposed by the
committee on appropriations. d" A Wig
orous speech against any increase was
made by Senator Bailey, and numer-
GUS addresses were made in support
of the proposition.
Senator Rayner endeavored to have
the senate adopt a resolution calling
on the attorney general for informa.
tion as TO whether the president had
ordered suit brought against the
New York World and the indianapolis
News because of alleged libel in pub
locations relating to the purchase of
the Panama canal property, and under
what statute this action had been ia
ken Mr.. Rayner declared that there
was no statute authorizing such aegal
procedure and that the attempt to sue
sthe> newspapers in the name of. the
limited States, II entered upon, was
jan attempt to apply the sedition laws
II. H. 10 L
was no law under which the libel laws
could be made to apply to statements
respecting the government. Under OBJ.
lection the further consideration was
postponed until to-day.
Lincoln Centennial Message.
The president sent to congress
special message recommending the
passage Of law authorizing him to
issue a proclamation setting apart
February IL, 1909, as a special holiday
in recognition OF the centennial ami
versary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin The message follows:
ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes: / have received from the
committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic, with the approval Of its COM
mander-in-chief, a communication run
ming in part as follows:
Pursuant to the recommendation
of the committee authorized by the
forty-nrst national eneampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, and ap-
pointed to take into consideration the
fitting celebration of the one hun
dredtb anniversary Of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln, which was made. a
report to the forty-second national en-.
campment that was unanimously
adopted, the undersigned have been
appointed q committee to prepare a
proclamation for the occasion, met in
New York city October 10, 1908, and
submits the following as the result of
its deliberations: .a
Plans Of the G. A. r.
~. That the commander-in-chief be
requested to invite the president of
the United States, governors of states
and territories and mayors of cities to
participate with the Grand Army of
the Republic in public recognition of
the centennial anniversary of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Febru-
airy ~, 1909, and by proclamation as
far as practical, recommend that the
day be observed as a special holiday
Il regard the proposal as eminently
PROPER. 1t will be from every stand
l.oint desirable to observe this hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln as a special holiday.
recommend that congress pass law
authorizing me to issue a proclama-
tion setting apart this day as special
a nj Iloocaualf