The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-21
SOUTHERN EDITORS
POPPED SINGERS
INTO OHIO MEMBER
Mr.. HoLLlNGsWoRTH READS A
FEW THINGS WRITTEN
ABOUT HIMSELF.
WAS A BLOODY SHIRT EAVER
Opposed Placing Of jefferson Davis
Picture on Silver Service And
Aroused Dander Of Gentlemen Of
The Old School.

The Old School.
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-A ruling
by Speaker Cannon Monday prevented
perhaps the reopening in the House of
old wounds of the Civil War. Mr..
Hollingsworth, of Ohio, sought to jus
tify as matter of privilege his recent
resolution Directing to the placing OF
the portrait of Jefferson Davis on the
silver service to be presented to the
battleship Mississippi because of edi-
torials in certain Southern newspapers
hurting all sorts of epithets at him.
The editorials were read.
"As ass of the first magnitude"
Perhaps one of Shermans bummers.
who robbed defenseless men and wom-
en-" contemplate little whelp," "a
political luminary," "a pussillanimous
pigmy froLI Ohio. were some Of the
Characterization of Mr. Holdings.
worth in them. They also accused
him of waving "the bloody shirt" and
appeared in the Daily Clarion-Ledger,
of Jackson, Miss, April 80; the South
ern Sentinel, Ripley, Miss. May s; the
Shreveport Caucasian, Shreveport,
La, May 4, and one other paper, name
not given.
The Speaker declared that as the
editorials did not attack Mr.. Holdings
worth in his representative capacity
he could not continue. The result Of
Mr.. Hollingsworths attempt was to
get into the Congressional Record a
of uncomplimentary remarks
about himself and with nothing to of
set them. AS the editorials were read
the House was convulsed with laugh
ter.
Although it's consideration was CON-
pleted, the Philippine tariff bill was
1ot finally acted on for want of a
quorum. Amendments were offered
)y Mr.. Underwood. of Alabama, con-
inuing in force for two years the ex-
,ort duties, after which they shall be
educed one-fifth each year for five
ears; and by Mr.. James, of Kentucky,
,roviding that the tariff shall operate
Until July 4, 1914, after which the Fill
inos shall be given their indepen-
ence. Both amendments were re-
ected.
A committee amendment increasing
he tax on beer from $2.25 to $40
er hectolitre was adopted
Should a resolution by Mr.. Burleson,
I Texas, which was adopted, be COM
lied with, the Attorney General must
lrnish to the House information re-
arding the steps taken by him to an
III the contract whereby the United
tates Steel Corporation absorbed the
ennessee Coal & Iron Co, unless in
, doing the public interests would be
fected.
Congress can go to hi. We will
port when we get ready" This,
id Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, in the
ouse, was the response given by the
gineer department of the army,
hen asked for information regarding
e result of the examination made
the engineers office into the prao-
ability and desirability of construct.
2 and maintaining navigable chan.
fourteen feet deep and of suitable
9TH from st. Louis to the mouth Of
: Mississippi River.
The subject was brought up when
;. Bartholdt, of Missouri, offered a
solution calling upon the Secretary
War for the report.
Mr.. Alexander, of New York, the
'spective Chairman of the Rivers
Harbors Committee, insisted that
report had been submitted. That,
vever, was denied by Mr.. Bartholdt,
o declared that the report had been
de three months ago.
ir Clark at this juncture made the
tement quoted.
he resolution failed OF adoption
ough an objection by Mr. Alexan-