The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28

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Eg T IS the custom to speak OF tn
rbTn wgI United States senate the mos
w va dignifed legislative body in tn
iPAN kS world while on occasions tn
i1III Fss | house of representatives, has bee
wv NH | described as a bear garden TIL
IPAN TIA senate is ordinarily dignifed d.
II|IM Eva | Lucrative body, but nevertheless
| II ~D@GaA is mistake to look upon the hous
U of representatives in any way, e
cept on the rarest occasions, as q
assembly given to disorderly pr
cedure. There have been within the last fe
months many scenes of intense excitement
the house, times when personal political and ia
tiona temper has run high and when there We
the high spirited excuse for scenes bOrderin
on the tumultUOus In the main, however, throue
all the tempertrying times of the attempt
shear Speaker Cannon Of his power, and dur
ing the intense moments of the debate on the
railroad bill, the members succeeded in holding
themselves in check. and in giving an eXhibi-
ton OF sef-restraint that was admirable. on
only a few occasions within the space OF sew
en- years that one correspondent has watched
proceedings in the house. have there been per,
sonal encounters on the floor between mem.
bers. In only one instance really could these
affairs be spoken of as personal encounters,
for in only one case We're blows exchanged.
A former minority leader of the house and
inc VI ~ - " 40 i''' -
one, and not a political one and 1t might have
happened outside of the house as we'll as in
side 1t was not brought about by the heat of
debate, bat by long continued friction which
engendered heat enough to cause an explo.
sion while the house was in session. One of
the parties to this physical encounter is now
dead and the other next March, will take his
seat in the senate OF the United States Their
names probably vii! suggest themselves at
once.
7-t., ,r, ,,,,,, hat ,,,od,,, ,,,,,,r,,. Of +ro
Iover house of CONGRESS- and some of those
,+ernnnrarncn+al ones, are leaders in their re.
snectlve parties As leaders. however these
mon long aco learned that If thev were 70
maintain leadership they must keen check
on tbair toro,Ias and q checl, on thair hirtb
RIGHT WILLINGNESS IN enter on scrin3uqga
Inc meIupeI' Oh lle mousse Ieal!ze ,h'l men
!aooilhg uhuer eAcllemehl' VIII say Ihlhss lhaI
they VIII be sorry ior IN minute ana so ire
quentIy' words mat positively are insulting
are overlooked by me oHehded MEMBER Iof
lew minutes IN order TO give the oHehder a
r. 10 aoos not a-aIo-iva +bo,,ab ba ro,oraII,.
door 10 on, ,,.b, foaIs bin,s,IS ao,o,.ia,.oa hos
49, OWN ,vo, of sac,,ri,r rotraction oitbor hv
.,rool 70 ~, boueo or diroct anTao1 soma.
ti,o. ,,odo ir ,rot.,. ,ba,.r 1oro,aoa - tb
,,,o,,t,or ,,b, bo- rqfordod
One Of the most exciting times in the house
Of representatives in recent years was YER
bal encounter between Representative Bourke
Cochran Democrat OF New York city, and Rep
resentative John Dazeu, Republican, OF Pitts
burg. Bourke Cochran is known as one OF the
greatest orators OF the United States and John
Dalzell IS known as one OF the ablest debaters
on the RepupiIcan slue OIL the mousse Oh repre-