The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-07-23

assembly given to disorderly-pl
cedure. There have been within the last II
months many scenes Of intense excitement
the house, times when personal, political and fl
uonal temper has run high and when there W
the high spirited excuse" for scenes borderi
on the tumultuous. In the main, however, throu
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 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 personal
one. and not a political one, and It might have
happened outside of the house as we'll as In
side. It was not brought about by the heat OF
debate, but 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 will suggest themselves at
once.
There are many hotheaded members OF the
lower house Of congress. and some OF these
"temperamental ones" are leaders In their re-
spectlve parties. AS leaders, however, these
men long ago learned that If they were to
maintain leadership they must keep check
ON their tongues and a 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 ire
quently, words that positively are Insulting
are overlooked by the offended member Tor
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 one who feels himself aggrieved, mas
his own way of securing retraction either by
appeal to the house, or direct appeal, some
times made In pretty sharp language, 10 tne
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 Dalzell. 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 Republican side Of the house OF repre-
sentatives, small man physically, but apso-
lutely fearless. Dalzell Is one OF the cniei 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, TINS
seemed to give the opportunity that he wanted
He stood on the floor of the house ana &C
cused Cochran not only Of inconsistency, but
practically of using his gift of oratory hrst
TO uphold one side o. a question, and then TO
uphold another and the Pfttsburg man did not
try to conceal the reasons which he thought
were responsible for the change Of opinion and
the change of attitude on the part of the man
whom he was criticizing
In that speech against Cochran. Dalzell was
waspish. There were men on the door who
expected fully to see 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 con-
tented himself with saying that II he were
guilty Of the charges which the Republican
member had made against him, he was not at
TO stay IN tho house Of representatives. and he
demanded that congress as matter Of per.
soBq privilege to him, should make an In
mitigation OF his conduct, make report there
on, and II he were found guilty, the fact should
- published to the country
The bouss REFUSED . tase any astsss On
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