Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The views of Senator Morgan on the mittedTo the Senate Tuesday. The -Senator began by sharply criticising the joint meetings of the sub-committees of the two houses for the formulation of the bill. He characterizes this concerted action as a breach of duty and privilege. Such action is, he says, calculated to bring the pressure of outside influence of the most serious character to bear directly upon the action of the Senate and to its* free judgment upon the measure before it. The added burden of the adjudication by a committee of the House is calculated to “smother out” the minority..- Taking up the bill,, the Senator says the proceed:ing proposed is_one i>X -bargain and in disposing of the property and rights of the Government, and is novel because hitherto Congress has not engaged in that line of business. Senator Morgan says an examination of Mr. Huntington’s testimony before the Senate committee on Pacific roads “will disclose a most extraordinary condition of affairs relating to the Central and Southern Pacific railroads and other roads connected with them,” and continues: “Without attempting. in this paper, to array the evidence of fraud and speculation which Huntington’s testimony vainjy attempts to conceal, attention is drawn to the fact that his evasions of the truth, as it is thoroughly established, are his main reliance for misleading Congress in his effort to capture the Central Pacific Railway,, after it has madChitn and his three or four associates enormously rich, on the plea that his pride impels him to" save, this road from bankruptcy, to which his fraudulent dealing seems to have driven it.” \ Congressman Money (Dem.) of Mississippi. Senator-elect' from that. State, and Congressman Hall (Dem.) of Missouri, had a personal enosSintef in the room of the Committee on Naval Affairs Thursday, and it is said Mr. Money was hit on the head with a chair. Both ary members of the naval committee. The committee was not in session. Felix McCloskey, the messenger; Jieard the two members talking rather loudly. They were evidently both very much aroused. Suddenly Mr. McCloskey heard Mr. Hall say: “I allow' no man to call me a liar.”—With the words he reached over and planted hi* fist in Mr. Momjy’s face. Mr. Hull is a man of large stature, standing 6 feet 2 and weighing 250 pounds'. "Mr. Money is also tall, hut rather slender in builtj 'antTfio Watthfor his-opponent physically.

The blow staggered the Mississippian. Before Mr. Money could recover himself Mr. Hall grabbed a large glnss inkwell from the table and burled it at Mr. MQhey. The latter, already dazed, could not dodge the missile and it struck him behind the ear, cutting an ugly gash. Mr. Mqney fell back against the wall. At this juncture Mr. McCloskey who had bedn making his way toward the irate Congressmen, crowded between them and prevented further onslaught. Mr. Hall WH xvtfo difficulty repressed from continuing the assault Mr. Money was hurriedly taken to « committee room on the floor below, while Mr. Hall walked calmly