The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-07-21

cedure. There have been within the last {
months many scenes of intense excitement
the house, times when personal. political and +
tonal temper has run high and when there u
the high spirited excuse for scenes borderi
on the tumultuous. In the MAN, however. throu
all the temper-trying times of the attempt
smear 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 exhibit
ton OF self-restraint that was admirable On
only 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 were blows exchanged.
former minority leader of the house and
one of the Leading members of his party, ex
changed blows, but the matter was a personal
one, and not political one and 1t might have
happened outside of the house as well as in.
side 1t was not brought about by the heat of
debate. but by long continued friction which
engendered heat enough to cause an expo
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 will suggest themselves at
once.
There are many hot-headed members of the
lower house of congress- and some of these
"temperamental ones" are leaders in their re.
spective parties. AS leaders, however, these
men long ago learned that If they were to
maintain leadership they must keep check
on their tongues and check on their birth
right willingness to enter on scrimmage.
The members of the house realize that men
laboring under excitement, will say things that
they will be sorry for in minute, and so fire.
quently, words that positively are insulting.
are overlooked by the offended member for a
few minutes in order to give the offender
chance to get his faculties back and apologize
If he does not apologize, though he generally
does, the one who feels himself aggrleved. has
his own way of securing retracton, either by
appeal to the house. or direct appeal, some
times made in pretty sharp language, to the
member who has offended
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
John Dazell, Republican of Pitts
burg Bourke Cochran is known as one of the
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Dalzell is known as one of the ablest debaters
IN the Republican side of the house of repre-
sentatiyes, a small man physically, but abso'
utely fearless Dalzell is one of the chief ad'
socates of protection.
The New York member attacked the con
.istency of the Pittsburg member In speech
md said some things about the inconsistency
= tbe Republican party. To Dalzell, this
,eamed RI give the opportunity that he wanted
.Ie stood on the floor of the house ana ac'
,used Cochran not only of inconsistency out
of using his gift OF oratorH hrst
n unhold one side of a question: ana lhen 10
,nbnld another. and the Pittsburg man did not
w. m conceal the reasons which he thought
.ore responsible for the change OF opinion ana
he change of attitude on the part OF the man
whom he was criticizng
In that speech against Cochran, Dalzeil was
,osnish There were men on the Moor VINO
,,acted fuIly TO see Cochran attack him. not
erhaIIv hut physically, but the New YORKER
=, throrqh the speech and when 1t was ended
rose In his own place The New YORKER con
,,toa himself with saying that If he were
,'nt,,. 81 the charges which the Republican.
'".,Lor had made against him, he was not nj
, etay in the house OF representatives anu NC
on,ondod that congress as a matter OF per
,,,a, privilege TO him, should make an III
,..,ootion oi his conduct make report theIe,
;, '"d # ne were found guilty. the lact shou'u
o r.bi he'd to the country
,o,se relased to take any action on