Evening star., 1913-02-05
REVIEWS HIS ATTACK
Representative Sims Replies
to Charles C. Glover.
CONFUSION IN THE HOUSE
Tennesseean Demands as Personal
Privilege Right to Discuss Rock
Creek Park Issue.

Representative Sims OF Tennessee recit-
ed another chapter of his views on
Charles {. Glover i'm the House late this
afternoon. In addition 10 furnishing ad-
ditional information on this subject for
the Congressional Record. MI Sims
brought down upon himself the wrath o:
Representative Cannon OF Illinois and
Representative Sheriey OF kentucky and
at the same time caused Victor Murdock
or Kansas 10 laugh aloud. while the rest
oil the house made merry. applauded and
had a good time in general
Mr. Cannon kept making the objections
that the recital OF Sims on Glover was not
question OF personal privilege. but was
fflibuster. and Speaker Clark's gavel
banged on the desk in an effort to extri-
cate the situation from the marvellous en-
| tanglement into which the House had
been thrown
Immediately after the House had taken
an hour to vote to dispense with calenda =
wednesday MIR. Sims expressed the wish
to arise To question Of personal priyi-
lege and endeavor to save time
MI campbell OF Kansas requested that
tne statement which was published I'm
Washington newspapers by Mr. Glover
should be printed i'm the Record Mr.
Sheriey objected To this. and Mr. Sims
began to talk
Mr.. Cannon immediately objected
THAT does not mean personal privt-
lese, he shouted; 1T means filibuster."
Mr.. Sims Persists.
Mr.. Sims explained i'm a loud voice that
he did not want to have Mr.. Glover ac-
cuse him Of making false statements on
the floor Of the House He said he would
not consume minute of time il lac could
get the privilege of printing Mr. Glo-
ver's broadside and his own reply in the
Record
The Record is no place for that" de-
clared Representative Sherley
Representative Mann of Illinois asked
that Mr.. Sims be given fifteen minutes To
present his question of personal privi-
lege.
II object to that" exclaimed Mr.. Camp
Dell OF Kansas. unless the Glover arti-
Gle is printed i'm the Record"
us there objection" demanded Speaker
Clark, banging his gavel. and Representa-
/. tive Sherley, jumping to his feet said
that he had objected for the third time.
Mr.. Sims was talking i'm between
these Interruptions, laying d founda-
tion FOR reply by repeating much OF
| his side of the controversy. which has
already been published.
Il make the point OF order that the
gentleman is not presenting a question
Of personal privilege. but is making A
bspeech." interposed Mr.. Cannon.
| Speaker Clark. banging his gavel,
told Mr.. Cannon that the question OF
personal privilege was the highest one
| i'm the House and asked Mr.. Sims to
proceed
1T is perfectly patent, interrupted
Uncle Joe, that this thing is a dli-
buster"
Mr. Sims started to talk again. Repre-
sentative Campbell objected again and
Mr.. Cannon, walking up the middle of
| the aisle of the House. asked Speaker
Clark:
Can he talk for the balance OF the
session."
Speaker Bangs His GaveL
Speaker Clark banged the gavel and
Mr.. Cannon said: I'VE seem to be at the
mercy of the gentleman from Tennessee"
expert of the House. scared the members
into shiver by suggesting that perhaps
1t might be good thing to make "A
point OF no quorum, which always con-
sumes forty minutes OF time in calling
the roll
Mr.. Sims went on to talk about Rock
Creek Park and Mr. Cannon remarked
"the gentleman's purpose seems TO be to
call somebody a liar.
began to talk about who killed one OF
versy.
Pointing to Mr.. Sherley he said, The
gentleman from Kentucky killed that
bill SO dead 1t would make an Egyptian
mummy look like thirty cents"
When The Stars report closed Mr. Sims
had a clear field and was launching ou,
in his attack on Mr.. Glover.