Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-03-18
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went into Committee Of the Whole on the
State Of The Union, and look into consider
alton the Senate joint resolution authorizing
the continuation Of the work on the Two
wings Of the Capitol.
MIR. Stanton, Of Kentucky, advocated the
resolution,
Mr.. Woodward said he would like to know
when the Special Commi,tee who had been
appointed 10 examine the foundation Of the
walls would report. as /. was likely tho whole
question would rest on their report.
Mr.. McNair replied that the investigation
was going on, and that the committee had
found the walls in dreadful condition,
which astonished all of them.
Mr.. Florence asked whether there %as
testimony before The comm;tse showing
the strength and capacity Of the foundatica
walls.
Mr.. McNair replied ,ha, there was contra.
dic,ory testimony; but that the committee
had examined the walls themselves, and
found them very badly constructed.
MI. Stanton said he thought the wor.,
was we'll dcns, that he knew something a.
bout building, and about we'll ,emt srei .aor.
tar. for he was we'll tempered man.
Mr.. Brown of Mississippi, made has.y
speech, in which he took retrospect of the
rise and progress Of the Southern Rights
movements, which went down frc.n the
time the frs, Union Convention was helG
in Mississippi.
he then went on to refer to his colleague
Mr.. Wilcox, and said he spoke in bad tast,
of the old line oil Democrats trying to sneal
into the Democratic party. He said the,
were never out Of the Democratic party
but that Mr.. Wilcox and hisas.oc!s.e1 pu
themselves outside the Democratic party b
joining the Union party.
Mr.. Wilcox rose and said that he ha
been prepared for this attack upon him; br
that the missiles OF his colleague were wea
and had fallen harmless. His colleagu
. had said tina, secession party in Mississippi
existed as a chmera, and tha, ,hsls was
| party in favor of secession. He said
thought the gentleman had TOO high rsgar
for truth 10 make declaration so baseless {
truth.
Mr.. Brown rose and said, desire TO as
does he mean to say have been guilty Of
falsehood.
Mr.. Wilcox said, | have spoken boldly
my language cannot be misunderstood o
that point.
Mr.. Brown do you mean to say ,ha. wh,
have stated is false2
Mr.. Wilcox, if you mean to say there
nobody in Mississippi in favor of Secession
il is false.
i. Mr.. Wilcox had scarcely uttered the 10
!. word when Mr.. Brown drew up and s,ruc
II him in the face, Mr.. Wilcox returned Il
a blow, when both clenched and terrib
!. scene Of excitemen, ensued, In which Il
parties figured most disgracefuIly.
With much difficulty they were separate
. when Mr.. Brown, after quiet had been r
{ stored by the Speaker, made an explana,io
D. and said that during the six years he h,
been member Of the House he was n
y, sensible Of having violated the decorum
- committed any breach Of the rules Of Il
House.
!. He said he deeply anG painfully regre.t'
,ha. there should have been a necessity
h, doing so now; he apologized to the Hou
a, and TO The representation, and by expressil
:, his heartfelt regrets, hoped the House wou
receive his apology.
Mr.. Wilcox also apologized, and SAID
70 was heartily sorry lha. he had been involve
NJ in breach of decorum, and said he intend
no diSrespect TO the representatives OF Il
,r nation. and entered his disclaimer to this
,s feet.
h Adjourned.
. SENATE The private calender occ
II, pied the Senate the greater part of the dt
!, Sixteen bills of no general interest were
10 dered 10 be engrosSed.
The bill making an appropriation for ,
com pleiion Of the Cemetery near The C
n Of Mexico passed.
, The Senate adjourned ill Monday.
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