The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-18
rELEGRAPHIo INTELLIeENcE
Thlr.y-Flrs. oougre..-seoona ss..lln.

ThIrdy-FIrst COngress-secoRa ssssldn.
WA.HISoriS. March ll.-HnUss The House
IN commit - Of tie whsle nn HE slate ur the
Uulou. Was considering the Srhiir's tini resnlu |
i'm Buthurizing tlIs cnnlinu n,cs ul tie wrrk on
the iva wings UI ilir Capitol
Mr.. SiuuniUn, Of Kentucky, advocated the resO.
ton.
Mr.. Woodward said lie would like 10 know
When i!e special committee, appointed I" exani
ine the foundation Of Il,e walls. would make a
r"p'Ti, aud what il wis likely 10 lie. Tue whole
question would rest uu the report.
Mr.. McNnir replied that the investigation wos
going on that the COMMITTEES had found the walls
IA n dreadful cundiliuu, which ustonished oil OF
them.
Mr. Florence asked his colleague whether there
WIS any testnnony ,efure the COMMITTEES shaving
the sren III "i the Epun1alnr walls
NJ. NJ. n rir replied that there was cOnlradlc-
tory teSiin~ y,
Alter tue lestiin'ny was given. the coInnlttee
examined the walls far themselves, und loulId
them very badly constructed
Mr. Situation thnnghi iIe work well done lie
knew suneilin. about hu Idings and anui NOR
iir well Iipered m0riar--lur he WAS good
tempered muu
Nj Brown. ur Mississippi made plriy speech,
ia winch lie iOOI retrospect Ol the iiSe AMI pro-
20, s. al the Southern Rights movement. winch
went down from lbe first lime ihi Uni"u conven'
ton was held il Mississippi. Tie lhen pIssed an
! IL speak "f his colleague. Mr.. Wilcox He saul
he slmke m bad tnsle Di the Old ine DrnocIHts Hs
trying l., sneak back iuto the democratic pnriy
but MIR. Wilcox and hls Hssncinles had taken
themselves Uutsiie The pale Vi democracy by
joii,ing the Union PARTY.
| Mr WIp,,y ,ntI 4 IA ne Ina lfspu rp t,uTPl Ian
this attack upon him but The missiles Of h'
cudeague were weak. and had lallen h1mlcss
His cnllengue hld said recessi"u in Mississippi
eX isted only as n cinera. and tint there u Us M
patty ia mvOr If seceS-l0 ! have thought TIA
the gentleman had t,O high regard hr iruih Il
luake declaration 81 baseieSs Oi truth.
Mr. Brown. ii Miss. | desire 1" ask, d, es b,
llean IL say | have been guilty "f IalSeo"dl
Nj, Wilcox snid, have boldly; my language
cannot he miscOnst,ued an that l"inl
Mr.. Brown Dn YOU mean 10 say that what
have stated is iLsel
Mr.. Wick. II You mean 10 suy that there
nobody IN Mississippi in favor Vi secession. it
false
The last word was scarcely uttered beIOr
Brown drew nif and planted II hlpw IN Wilcox
face Wilcox returned the blUw, when hot
clos d, and terrible scene ni eAcieIieut rnsiIec
|
musl d,sgruc lul scene Quirl having been II
II red hv the Spr4,krr. Brown made al explain
ton, that ,ltIri,p the six Nenrs he had hern
member al IlIe House he was not sensible
having violated ,Ierurnn or committed any brehc
If tue rrlles-he deeply aud paIuy regrelt,
, ,Ilat there should have heeu mrctss,y lIr dom
81 uow. lie apnlugized IL the il",Ise Sin err
aud eurnrsily. aud expressed dep, heart ie
regret. and trusted thai the House would rerci,
LIs npnlngy
y Mr.. Wilcox also made an apology. It wins
y mailer uI ll.,rt felt sorrow Ia him that he ha
4 been ilyu we'd in IA breach Of drcmuni. He
tended un ,lisrespect 10 Ibe Representatives ,
lhe nation. aud rendered his disclaimer IL Ill
. effect
SrxAr The private cnleutiar ucCurie,l ma
r. of lin, srssitn Sixteen bills, of no pubIic ute
: est. were ordered IN lie engrnssrd.
!, The hill makug appropriations rnr the COMP