The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-05-02
WASHINGTON, April %, 1914.

WASHINGTON, April %, 1914.
Gent1emen:-A most unpleasant and la
mentable occurrence took place in the
House of Representatives to-day, the un-
vanished facts of which, as near as | have
been able to ascertain them, are as follows:
Mr.. White, of Kentucky, addressed the
Committee of the whole upon the subject of
the Tariff, and took occasion in his speech to
repel certain gross, false, and malicious char
ges, re-vamped up and reissued against Mr..
Clay, by or under the sanction of members
of Congress. After disposing OF the charge
OF bargain and intreague, re-uttered by his
colleague, MIR. Linn Boyd, he noticed that
lately put forthy that Mr.. Clay had said on
some occasion in the House of Representa-
tiyes that if they, the shareholders, were de-
prived oftheir black slaves, they must use
white ones. Mr.. White referred to the fact
that several members Of Congress had lately
certified that Mr.. Clay was reported 10 have
used this language in the House on the 10th
of February, 1919, as the report of the pro-
ceedings of Congress in that paper of the
18th would show; and he said that it was IN
trae +het Mr. used suUh language,
or that there was any such report in the pa
per referred to.
Mr.. Kennedy, of Indiana, who is n of
the certifiers of this calumny, said (Mr. w.
being still upon the fioor) that he had certi-
fed to nothing but what he could prove, OIL
that he could prove it, or some such express
sion. Mr.. Rathburn, of New~York, whose
seat is Immediately in front of Mr.. Whites
said, "Never mind, it can be proved all
around the House, to which remark Mr.
White said, sit is a lie.n Mr.. Rathburn i'm
mediately rose, turned round and struck a
Mr.. White, who paired, and returned the
blow. Confusion Immediately ensued. Sew
eral members interfered, and the parties were
separated.
While this was going on, a person Of the
name of VIM. M. Moore, a constituent o
MIR. Garrett Davis, who happened to be il
J the lobby near by, attempted to rush in t
: separate the parties, but was thrust back ant
finally out of the door hard by, by Mr.. Nc
. Causlen, a member. In this %scuffle, MI
: Moore, after he had been thrust out of thu
T door, fired a pistol at Mr.. McCauslen, whicl
n missed him, but hit an officer of the house
one of the police, in the thigh, and wound
ed him-the ball being lodged in the thigh
The affray Immediately become the sub
ject of acti on of the house. The Speake
having taken the chair, MIR. Saunders, of \
c., offered a resolution for the appointmer
of a Select Committee to investigate tn
10 whole affair. Mr.. White addressed the hous
in some appropriate remarks, expressing b
entire willingness to submit TO any invest
CATION the house might think proper to inst
tute.
ve Mr.. Rathburn next spoke, and and express
II ed his sincere regret at what had. ~transpiret
N He said there was no act of his life he s
,;s much lamented, not only on account of Ii
- reproach it cast upon the House and himsel
but on account of his constituents, who ha
reposed the high confidence in him to sen
him as their representative. He lamente
/ that he had not taken time for a moment
reflection, but had, on the instant, given VIZ
!, to those quick impulses which Nature b;
given him. Mr.. r. said, that with the e
/. element of the moment went all unkil
i, feelings towards MIR. White, whom he cou
- assure, he entertained no hostility or reser
men1.
MIR. White then said, that after what b;
,or fallen from the gentleman from New You
it would be unchristian in him to retain al
resentment towards him. He harbored non