The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22


cedure There have been within the last fe
months many scenes of intense excitement
the house. times when personal political and ia
tional temper has run high and when there W
the high spirited excuse for scenes borderil
the tumuituOus. In the main, however. throui
all the temper-trying 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 exhibit
ton of self-restrant that was admirable On
only few occasions within the space of sew
years that one correspondent has watched
proceedings In the house, have there been per-
sonal encounters the floor between mem
bers. In only one instance really could these
affairs be spoken of personal encounters.
for In only one were blows exchanged.
former minority leader of the house and
of the leading members of his party, ex
changed blows. but the matter personal
one and not political one, and It might have
happened outside OF the house well In
side. 1t not brought about by the heat of
debate. but by long continued friction which
engendered heat enough to cause an exqlo
sion while the house 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
"temperamen.al ones" are leaders In their
spective parties AS leaders, however. these
long ago learned that II they were to
maintain leadership they must keep check
on their tongues and a check on their birth
right willingness to enter scrimmage
The members of the house realize that men
laborng under excitement will say things that
they will be sorry for In minute and SO fire.
Quently. words that positively insulting.
cd hy tha dad her for
few minutes In order to give the offender
chance to get his faculties back and apologize
II he does not apologize. though he generally
does, the who feels himself aggrieved, has
his own way of securing retraction. 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
resentative John Dazell, Rep lblican of Pitts
burg Bourke Cochran is known one of the
greatest orators of the United States. and John
Dazell Is known as one of the ablest debaters
the Republican side of the house OF repre-
sentatives. small man physically. but abso
lutely fearless. Dazell is one of the chief ad
vocates of protection.
The New York member attacked the con-
sistency of the Pittsburg member In a speech.
and said some things about the inconsistency
Of the Republican party. To Dalzell. this
seemed TO give the opportunity that he wanted
He stood on the floor of the house and
cused Cochran not only of Inconsistency, but
practically of using his gift of oratory. first
to uphold side of question. and then to
uphold another. and the Pittsburg man did not
try to conceal the reasons which he thought
were responsible for the change of opinion and
the change of attitude the part of the
whom he was criticizing.
In that speech against Cochran. Dalzell was
waspish. There were men the floor who
expected fully to Cochran attack him. not
verbally. but physically. but the New Yorker
sat through the SPEECH and when 1t was ended
arose In his own place. The New Yorker
tented himself with saying that II he were
guilty of the charges which the Republican
member had made against him. he not At
to stay in the house of representatives. and he
demanded that congress matter OF per-
sonaI privilege to him. should make in
vestigaton of his conduct. make a report there
on and II he were found guilty. tho fact should
be published to the country.
The house refused to take any action on