The New York herald., 1850-08-30
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL
FIARE-UP IN THE HOUSE.
Father Richie Assailed a ID Defended,
l7HK DEBATE on THE TEXAS BOUNDARY BILL,
THlRTY.FIRsT cove Il K -.
TIRsT sRssioN
&c, &c, Nc.

~nmsnocQ ~ the INSERTION OF tno
sAasies of the professors and ordered TO thrd read
ing.
BousTT
The Bounty Land bill was again taken up.
Mr.. MASON moved amendment providing for the
issue Of military land SCRIP which shs be received In
payment for public lands matter by ~hom present.
cd instead Of leaving TO the soldiers the option Of
Locating his land himself, receiving treasury scrip
for hundred dollars proposed by the Committee
Pusiis Lands.
The debate continued upon this question until
O'Clock, when, without coming "a the further
consideration Of the subject postponed until to-
morrow.
The Senate were occupied In Executive session tho
<emsinder Of the day.
Asuse OF Nepressn tasives.
gr sAIK' ELECTRO MAGNETIC rkLkoRArH.
WAsHIseros, August 70, 1880
POLITICAL PRESCRIPTIONS
The House resumed the consideration Of the report
made yesterday by Mr. stsnly, that Messrs Richie
and Sepgttsok refused to answer certain questions
put TO them by the select onnaittee appointed In
May Last, TO srtain the the Bundlecund
essays Published In the UriSn and other matters sp.
pertaining to electioneeripg by democrats in ofcs,
during the last Presidential election
One Of the resolutions ending to bring Nessrs.
Richie and ssugstsck before the House for
tempt.
Mr.. Rrrou, tdsm) of Indiana, justified Mssms.
Richie and ssngstsck for not answering the quss.
tons, and said that the report made that the
House might lay 1t upon the table aud the committee
thus be relieved OF further invests aud that II
might quickly die He then spoke Of the personal
sault which Mr. Bvans, of Maryland, yesterday made
on Mr. Richie
Mr.. Ey.ss, (whis) Of Nd, asked II the gentleman
took UP the quarrel
Mr.. FIrcH, (dem) Of Ia, dissvo~sd IL. aud said he
not Mr.. Ritehies apologist TOR sins of omission
or commission. He differed IRON Mr. Rifchis on the
sectional question; but he trusted the day dis
tant when political differences would induce him to
assail any one as the geatiemsn frsm Maryland did
the editor Of the Union yesterday
Mr.. EvAss, (exeitediy) ION what authority does the
8 entleman speak,
Mr.. FIrcH- II the gentle will wait he shall heal
What my authority IT, 1t is suicrnt for me to say,
that there Is other difference btSe-n the gentls-
and the editor OF the UnioH. taaa that sing
from politics Mr.. Riich. enjoy the reputation of
quiet citizen and honorable aud MS char
snd patriotism equal to that Of the gentleman from
hf Er.ss, In the midst Of the confusion, said
Mr. frron replied Very we'll. Make no threAtsn
Mr.. EVANs-l m Ade no threats
Ar fTrcH--I can't hesra word you say. Confusion
Mr. EvANs-If what said jastiGss q defence. Mr.
Ritchie defend himself do not submit to psr-
aoDaities
hr FrrcH said the gsnt.m had made a u attack on
the committee Of witch be ~ss a uirmn-r. aud he
claimed arigh, TO answer the g.ntlsssn, Who ought
not ss-an his senior MIR Ritrhi-. no friend
OF Madison, Jefferson aud dobros. The presumption
q the gentleman OF superiority over su"h m IN as
Mr. Richis vain arrogance. Cir~st exetement)
The srsAKEr called 20 order
Mr. Fuon-It becomes the g-ntl man 10 call Mr..
Richie hotry veteran sl.bdrrer rne Language only
recoils the authors head. aud should make his
eheekE burn.
Mr. EvAss here went where Mr. Fitch Vas
Mr Fires pursued his rema-ssir riudicatian OF Mr..
Richie and viDdicated him fom the charge OF ssin-
1Wulfa In In Inn A llS n n
MT EvIss asked Mr.. riteh to y,sld the floor, which
the latter positively refused
Mr. EykNs said romrtniak 10 witch
Mr. Pircs replied but tbers wa much confusion,
and the language Dot heard 1t nowessr did not
seem TO be seasoned With Md Patton
br B,sss obtained the hoor lie ssid the gentle
man had dealt In inu-Ddo-s lie wanted him " state
distinctly wh.th,r he ussut 10 max poiat of per-
sonal difference between them Wait tiii yoa sss my
remarks In print I three times dis.s--ed that
meant any thing psiseuaI Mr. u said that it -.s
tremely proper 10 connect him ~nh dr Rteni. In
any way ara he .9sIa sss psr%', h'%.,u mel, 70. say
made we're spplicsbs TO all the puo,io protsrs aud
not 70 any particular person Every taus -hien he
Messrs. fitch and Evans contiou-d th.ir colioquy
but their remarks not heard o-ins to tbs con-
Mr scrrseH. twhis) Of Ohio obtained tss aoor. aud
while he proceeding .rh hs rtms'ks IN. nornius
hour expired, and tn. eousitsrAtion OF Tn" report
rHr rrx., sovsBAsr sItL
Was taken up, and hr. MsAIE tosutl sf Va raised
the question Of order 10 the effect hat this not
the trst busipssr In Urd.r uDa-r " the rules,
Whioh he quoted as applicable TO b. = nate bills
The srssEbs oveuul.d the point - ord-r
Mr. THosrsor. (dsm OF WITS sppssled ron the
decision Of IN. ehsir and the qossoa e-ag taken,
the decision Of the char vac sa-ta.B-d
The ssEsxEs announced Mr. Boyd (d-m Of Ky. ss
snt,lsd 20 tn. noer he having oo'sinsd yesterday
hr Br.r, sdsn as Q. sl.i@sa IN. no.r. he
ing the noor q Mr. Boyd TO sm~ndment. aud
claimed, under rule. that b. tbar'l had rigst 20
NOV. rsfsr IN. bill 20 the UOamits.s Of the Whole
on IN. state q the Union
The srsaEsR ovrrru.d the point
Mr. BuRr sppes.s from tn. decision.
l.d on ths table spd question decided !. the
sfhrnatire- ia. psys %
aoor ne didno, -i,h dstsis the hou-. .sh
rrmsrks IN. asitstbs "a, .tios- The ps,h o.
,sss s. .ps ..n s... -S.. s. thy .i" .as .. ,cOs
u for granted that .,'ry ns%orr ;. a. s.n pre-
ps.d .t thi. nom,n, as .. -l ,. nsI, -.ss or art
them. His object In Offering tLs sm.ndm"us y-,ser
Gay. ssssblshps t-rr,uri.l sa,sram.n.. ior Ne.
Msxieo aud Utah. 10 t-st 10. .p-e ~ the hou.s
on IN. nop-intsrv.ption priprpl. -hich ne favored
"a v.s sanctioned BY the Democratic party North .sd
ssssicns can ~ sst,l.d in n. sh aid r.joics
II In separate bihs he should es eoat-ns and thsr--
fors he proposed 20 vithors- all that p"ron OF the
smsndmept which r-lsi.. 10 Utsb 20 satisfy every
tnss be vas setns n sood sth 70 t--s the secs.
OF the bcdy on the prineipts OF non nterS-ntiou he
wanted TO the prisoipl- e.rr,-i sut n. waited
20 soc peace restor-d Hs Tor The Unioa for tss
funy ssmlpist-r.d n. "a. %, 80 mseb ior the
Union because prosect.d s<sia-t foreign axsr-s
sion bat because 10 prvtsct-d against snotnss.
In the ma Of Cod, l.t us uphuld IN. oonstisstcn
But be did not intend to m-s- sye. on Iti. time
We should act He ss,oai-bsd 81 th- pal hno. u
The constituents % ssrtlsmss s rpe.t@d be b p-d
they would vote, and he would witedr-~ mach q
hs smendm.nt 81 relates 10 U, sh foe th- purpcs. Of
simplifying the wsssursl
MT J,rrorAr, (vhisl cf North Carolina. offered an
Amendment thst all that rtion u territory scauirsd
,Sy the treaty Of eu~dsiops Hiasso ooun he'd fol-
lews-By fine con nsneing In tbs P.cias osssn on
the parallel thrty six degrees north istud. three
miles from the nss Issa. running tn-Dee ou- ssss
am "A ssrkes IN. ei~rr- Nevada tnsnes ss-t sArdiy
and north wsrdly With the crest ~ said mountans
rsnse untu frkse the parallel ~ tnirty.
no~th latitude h.ne~ doe east 18th said psrs VI
until n srlhes N. Sierra Mssre tn.bc, ssusbsriy 9TH
ths er~~s OF ans unttl ~ r-.h~- IN. boundary
tween sss stss-s sns ,ns s.ps,n' 2, .', ,s.nss