Show A FREE WOOL BILL Wilson J of West Virginia Closes the Debate on It THE HOUSE PASSES IT 19L TO 90 The VIceFresIdent Lays It Jieforathe Senate Fnnaton Objects to It Heine Termed a Tippler by the Voice WASHINGTON April 7Mr Cobb of Alabama from the committee on elections submitted the minority report on tho NoyesRockwell contest case The report wQs ordered printed Mr Wilson of Vest Virginia then took 1ook the floor to close the debate on the free wool bill Mr Wilson said it was not his purpose to review in detail tho already much debated provision of this bill Neither was it his purpose to mako a comparison of the conflicting systems of taxation that were now struggling for a mastery in the land At the conclusion of Mr Wilaons remarks he was warmly applauded and received re-ceived the warm congratulations of his colleagues The vote van then taken on the bill The bill was passed yeas 191 nays 90 Mr Funston of Kansas rising to a ques tion of privilege sent to the clerks desk and had read an article published in New York Voice which for ten minutes kept the House in a whirlwind of laughter and merriment The article which is headed A Few of the Congressional Tipplers gos on to mention me names 01 a dozen or more Senators and an equal number of Representatives who at tho Senate and House restaurants have been seen indulg ing in intoxicating liquor His Mr Fun stons name was one of those mentioned and he believed the article was in tended to affect the primaries in his district Laughter After many good natured remarks by tho different diferent Representatives Mr Funston in unmeasured unmeas-ured terms and in language moro forcible than polite denounced ttie correspondent of the Voice and called upon decent correspondents corre-spondents to kick him out of town Mr Lewis of Mississippi suggested the correspondent was a woman Mr Funston It makes no difference whether she is a lady or a street walker I am standing here in my own defense Hisses in the gallery Wheeler Alabama made the point of order that the gentleman should not use such language on the floor of tho House Mr Funston said he was informed the correspondent was not n woman He had been told the name of tho man who wrote the article Funston then took his seat amid hisses The House then went into i committee of ebe whole Mr Blount of Georgia in the chair on the Turner cotton bagging bill After a short debate the committee arose Mr Wheeler of Alabama rising to a ques tion of privilege with a resolution declar ink it was due to the good name of the House of Representatives that the remarks made Funston by today relative relatve to a woman wo-man should be expunged from the Ret ord Burrows asked Jbe gentleman towith hold his resolution as he was assured by tho gentleman from Jtnnsas tlratanything that could be oriticised would be eliminated I from the Record Wheeler said that with that assurance ho would allow the resolution to lie upon tno table The House then adjourned |