The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, Jan. %, 1874

DUTY On FINS.
Mr. TILLINGHAST, from the Committee on
Manufactures obtained leave 10 report the following
bill
BE Il enacted by The Senate and House Of Repre-
ssntafpes Of the United States Of America n Con
gress assembled, That much of the act entitled
An act 20 alter and amend the several acts imposing
duties on Imports, approved July Ia, 1857, pro-
yidcs that pins of foreign manufacture may be import
ed free of duty from and after the LIST day OF Apn
next be- and the Is hereby, repealed; and that
from and after the said day, pins, when imported, be
subject TO duty of 20 per cent. all yalorum.
The bill was twice read and committed to the Com
miitee Of the Whole House on the state Of the Union
Mr.. POPE asked leave to present petition; which
objected 10.
Mr. POPE moved to suspend the rules 10 enable
him 10 present the petition the question put and
| lost
THE TREASURY NOTE BILL
| The House them again, resolved itself into Com.
mittee of the Whole on the state Of the Union and
resumed the consideration of the bill reported from
the Committee Of Ways and Means, for the issue of
| an additional five millions Of dollars in Treasury
notes Mr. Casey, of Illinois, was called 10 preside
over the deliberations Of the committee.
| Mr.. DUNCAN resumed his remarks and address.
ed the committee upon the range Of topics laid down
by him yesterday, until half past two o'clock.
In concluding his remarks
Mr.. ID. said that Immediately before he had taken
the floor this morning his attention had been called 10
the following statement published in the National
lnteIligencer" of this day
"Mr. CUSHING hoped that, at this stage Of the de-
bate, technical question of order would be raised
becausej he said after the extent TO which the
marks of the member from Ohio, Mr.. Duncan, had
been CARED he, Mr. G. should feel himself bound 10
appeal TO the courtesy and the honor Of this House TO
| suffer him to reply.
Mr. w C. JOHNSON submitted to the Chair whe-
ther il in order for individual TO charge Gen
Harrison with cowardice who had himself been brand
ed a coward on this floor 7"
| Now, proceeded Mr.. D., never heard this remark
| made by the gentleman from MARYLAND MIR. Johnson
| II was not addressed TO to the Chairman of
| the Committee in such way as TO be heard And
WI astonished when it put into my hands and
II had had time for reflection, would have contra
dicted it through some other medium. say did
| hear the remark and have no hesitation in declar
ing that the who uttered it is guilty of a base
falsehood, and is himself a liar And call upon the
Chairman of the Committee to say whether such
| language used in his hearing.
| When called upon by Mr.. Duncan
| Mr. CAMPBELL, of South Carolina and
said take upon myself to say that heard no such
expression when was in the Chair. had called the
gentleman from Ohio Mr.. DuNcAN) to order foi ir-
relevancy, and he had acquesced. then understood
the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. w. c. JoHNsoN)
rising to the point Of Order and my reply TO
him was, that had already called the gentleman 10
order, and that he had acquesced in the decision
But repeat did not hear the expression referred to-
| Mr.. DUNCAN. l protest against the statement
that had ever said any thing against Gen Harrison
saying. mover ntmatcd that he was coward, nor
any thing like it; and conclusion be drawn
from any thing have said other than that he was not
entitled to that character Of great military cheftan
| which claimed for him by his friends.
| Mr.. W. c. JOHNSON. The report in the 'tNa.
tional Integcncer of the remarks made yesterday
is perfectly correct. made those remarks, and in
tended them to be, fully audible in every part Of this
House
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of South Carolina rose and
inquired of the Chair SIS the gentleman in order ~
Mr.. STANLY. He is much In order as you
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Baleos) pro tenn called
to order.
zMr. w. C. JOHNSON proceeded to say that had
he been conscious of the disclaimer which the gentle
man from Ohio (Mr. DUNCAN had just made it
would have superseded the necessity Of his Mr. Js)
having made any remarks. But that gentleman had
denied the fact that such that reported
in the Intelligence" had been made by himself CHR
~ he felt it his duty to say that il had been made;
and he held in his hand the evidence of the fact
upon which his remark was predcated. The fact was
only notorious to all the members Of the last Com
gress but he himself and other gentlemen here pres
ent had perfect recollection that the charge which he
(Mr. had yesterday asserted as having been impu
ted to the gentleman made upon this floor not by
one, by two, but by three several gentlemen The
subject matter had ended there. The gentleman
here upon this floor and yet SO far as he (Mr J)
was conscious, he (Mr d. had not called upon any
of these gentlemen for satisfaction, had any
communication been made TO them which could have
| been regarded in that light.
But proof of What he had stated he would send
to the Clerks table, with view to have it read
statement
The CHAIRMAN said ii was not in order
Mr.. JOHNSON admitted, he said, the irrelcvancy
of the matter but he held in his hand the report of
speech made here by member of Congress- man of
as much character as any in this House or in the
world--in which speech this allegation made. A
reference TO this speech would show that he (Mr j.
had not done the gentleman from Ohio Mr. Duncan)
injustice but that Che was borne out in what he had
said. he had no desire TO engage in controversies
this floor but TO show that he had not done the gen
tleman injustice he would request the Clerk to read
two sentences of the speech To which he had referred
and which was delivered in the House in 1889.
The CHAIRMAN said il was not in order
Mr.. JOHNSON. will simply then say that with
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of South Carolina, submitted
to the Chair whether the gentleman in order If
not, he (Mr CD must object to his proceeding
Mr.. STANLY. For two days past every subject
under Heaven has been talked about here, and yet
the gentleman from South Carolina Mr.. Campbell y
has raised his voice in call to order, nor has
any body else.
Mr. JOHNSON unwilling, he said to force
himself upon this House contrary to its feelings and
its rules He had been member of the body too
long to make such attempt. But he felt it due TO
himself and to the member from Ohio that the fact on
which he Mr.. - had predicatcd his statement Of
yesterday should be made known Mr.. j then read
from the speech to which he had alluded the following
passage:
with these facts before the House. what member
will say that such is fit associate for gentle
men Awaiting himself of his privileges, seeking TO
destroy the character of his brother members without
the courage the feelings of honor TO promp, HIM to
ask redress for admitted insults, can such man he
deemed within the pale of honor1"
That (Mr. J. p ocecded to say) the language
used by an honorable member on this noor-language
printed and published so long ago 1889; and il
this fact which induced him Mr. j. when he suppos
ed the gentleman from Ohio was charging such man