| Show In the House WASIIIXGTOX Aug 2iWhen the House met this morning the opponents of the lard bill led by Mason of Illinois at once began filibustering The illfeeling developed led to a personal affray this afternoon between Representative Beckwith of New Jersey and Representative Wilson of Washington The roll was being called upon a ruling by Speaker Reed respecting the calling to order of Representative Cannon of Illinois by Representative Enloe of Tennessee for words spoken in debate Representative Mason was criticising Cannon for the tone of his remarks which Enloe objected Between them sat Representative Repre-sentative Bockwith and Wilson on the other side of Representative Lehlbach They all took part sotto voce in the controversy con-troversy when suddenly Wilson and Beck with were seen to rise and the former struck at the latter lightly touching himfi on the breast Lehlbach sprang between be-tween them and Wilson Wison was unable to reach around him Representative Williams of Ohio anxious tostop tho affray seized Beckwith from behind and forced him to his seat with considerable con-siderable vigor At this Beckwith turned hIs I attention to his supposed assailant in the rear and it required tho efforts of two or three Republicans to prevent a collision Williams succeeded in assuring Beckwith that he had no hostile intentions and the latter resumed his seat The incident was over in a few seconds and added but little to the excitement then existing on the floor but it was the occasion for jeering and laughter among the Democrats who witnessed it The eagle and mace of the sorgeantutarms were hurriedly borne to the of conflict and atits scene confct atts appearance all was quiet Wilson said afterwards in explanation ofthe difficulty that Beck with had applied a most offensive epithetto him aud on the spur of the moment he had struck him McAdoo attacked Cannons resolutions bitterly What right has the latter to indict in-dict his peers and hold them up to the country as leaving the hall for the purpose of evading resnonsibility After ridiculing ridicul-ing Cannons statesmanship and historical knowledge he cast his store of ridicule upon Cameos love for the farmer Cannon rose to reply He admitted he was not a great stMcsuian andafsaad mitten the superiority of the gentleman from New Jersey His friend abounded in one thing and that was wind and under pressure it went out Loud laughter There was instantly great confusion and disorder McAdoo shouted out that he wanted the words to go upon the record asa as-a specimen of Cannons vulgarity Caruth of Kentucky suggested the propriety of clearing the galleries ladies Again McAdoo shouted out to Cannon I you can afford to let that go on record as a specimen of your stable jockey wit I can atTord to have it there I can not indulge in-dulge in blackguardism with you You ought to argue with stable jockeys Thats your size Later in the day Cannon apologized fOr his statement saying he hoped a vulgar construction would not be put upon it The speaker then stated that the vote recurred re-curred upon the question of sustaining the decision of the speaker holding lard un finished business McAdoo rose toss question of privilege The gentleman from Illinois Cannon had made what he called an explanation but what he McAdoo and those around him construed as an additional attackupon him He asked two minutes in which to reply but at the speakers request withdrew his remarks for tho present On sustaining the decision the House was once more left without a quorum The two minutes granted to McAdoo were then accorded him Ho said he had hoped the gentleman from Illinois by a frank and manly statement state-ment would have purged himself of the suspicion of having injected vUlgarity into the debate But he had not cone so A gentleman was justified under no circumstance in ever descending to vulgar indecent and blackguard black-guard remarks or remarks that could be construed as such Cannon said he could add nothing to what he had said He had disclaimed the intention of saying anything that would wound the feelings or propriety of the most delicate A call of the House was ordered and disclosed dis-closed the presence of 19S members A lost to dispense with further proceedings was lostBrosius Brosius offered a resolution for the arrest ar-rest absentees directing sergeantat arms to telegraph for absent members and revoking all leaves of absence except those granted on account of illness Agreed to and the House adjourned |
