New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
Rises TO Call Prof. Zueblin
Roaming Mountebank
Slanderer."
COUNTED M'DERMOTT
FOES OUT, is CHARGE
Speaker Angrily Denies He Pro-
tected Representative in
Mulhall Inquiry.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau

WASHINGTON. March foul and ma
licious Islander" was the denunclauoh
made from the rostrum of the House 10
dav by Speaker Clark of a speech re-
ported to have been made by Professor
Charles Zueblin. Of Winchester, Mass
former professor of sociology at Chicago
University who accused the Speaker OF
being a part of "a House ring" and OF
having counted out" the advocates OF
motion to have the House deal sum
marily with Representative McDermott'
involved in the recent lobby investiga-
ton.
The Speaker asked leave to speak on a
matter of personal privilege. He caused
the reading of a newspaper account OF
Professor Zueblins speech al a dinner
given two nights ago at the home OF
Alexander Graham Bell. The dinner was
.snder the auspices Of the Congressional
Unicn
It was the Speakers sixty-fourth BIRTH
day. and his hot retort to Professor
Zueblin was followed by non-partisan
demonstration in honor of Mr.. Clark, to
whose honesty and fairness tributes
were paid by Democrats, Progressives
and Republicans. The Speaker denounced
.as false the Zueblin charge that when
,Representative Macdonald, of Michigan,
&sought to have the House act immedi-
ately on the lobby investigation report
1he chair counted only twenty-three men
larising in favor of a rollcall. Professor
Eueblin alleged there were fifty standing.
Used to Lies Now.
Mr.. Macdonald told the House to-day
that he believed the Speakers count was
hcorrect and that he had never doubted It,
SThe MacDonsld motion was lost without
IA rollcall. and the House referred TO the
Judiciary Committee. without instruc-
tions. the report of the lobby committee
Lcriticising Representative McDermott
II have never yet arisen TO question
of personal privilege" said the Speaker
begging the Indulgence of the House. 1
have been lied about so much that nave
grown used TO il: but his professor
Zueblin's) words are not only foul and
malicious Islander upon me, but involve
the integrity of the proceedings OF the
TIouse This is too serious a thing 10
permit to 20 unchallenged. for some peo-
pie believe eNcfNlnlu5 lH'E SNN - 49,
newspapers.
The Speaker said that only twenty-three
members were counted by him in favor OF
q record rolcall on the McDermott reso-
luton. Fifty are necessary 10 force
rollcau. Professor Zuebln asserted, the
Speaker said. that he failed TO count other
Representatives standing.
1T is absolutely unthinkable that any
Speaker would do such braZen, out
rageous and corrupt thing as this, the
Speaker said his face suffused with color.
"Au any member had to do to expose
such a performance on my part was
either to raise a point OF no quorum or
demand tellers."
The Speaker said he would stake his
record and reputation against ANY
mountebank slandercr roaming around
over the land
HE says there is a sort OF ring up
here" Mr.. Clark continued. J would Ike
10 see it. II there is any ring 90 not
know it,
Representative Mann, of Illinois, Repub-
lican leader; Representative Macdonald,
of Michigan. Progressive: Representative
Butler, Of Pennsylvania, Republican, and
Others Joined in corroborating the Speaker
and paying tribute 10 his fairness and
honor