The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-25

iture was very little short Of $60, 100,
Now that the building vs. lone, th'
feeling Of envy and jealously shoule
have been at an end. bscanse-sup
pose the parties building it we're I.
be "ruined" as the prediction Of wis
ones had it; the house would still
stand-a most valuable bequest t.
the "fnture" citizens Of the infant city
but just here as before said, the seri
Gus trouble commenced. Our ''art
full dodger," then seeking cases, in
stead Of places; instigated and con
Quoted with his usual management, .
suit for the ground upon which the
building stood-which after few
years annoyance and costs for fees
both ways-was laid forever in the
dust. This suit was followed by an
other for a half inch Of ground upon
which it was alleged the north wing
Of the building stood, and the proprie-
tor of the land "encroached" upon
went to work because the law allowed
him to do so, and built forty foot
fence, and jammed an old frame
house against the north end Of the
building so as to stop out the light
from the Harvey House and prevent
the boarders from seeing into his back
yard. So much for the Harvey House
itself-there has not been a single
session Of the Legislature at this place
since that time that some snobbish
fellow has not distinguished himself
by growing like beast at the ac-
to be had here, and
then moved on the floor of the House,
to move the Capitol. That Captain
Markham, or Captain anybody else,
could stand still, and listen to abuse Of
his house, and himself, from day to
lay, and yte retain u smile of hospi-
;ality for the true gentleman is moral
to US, and the above complementary
notices from our city contemporaries
ully satisfies us that he does.
The DIFFICULTY IN THE UNITED
STATES House OF REPRESENTATIVES,. |
In the United States House of Rep
esentatives, on Monday, the 18Th
nst., Mr.. Hunt, of Louisiana, rising
o question ofprivilege, asked, and
vas granted leave to make personal
xplauation. Whereupon Mr.. H. called |
he attention of the House to the re.
ort in the Globe of the proceedings
eadlng to the personal misunderstood
ng which occurred on Friday after
Don in the Hall, to which Mr.. Sellers,
lr. Lane, of Indiana, and himself,
ERE partiesAsthe said report conclud-
'g with words which might be con-
Frued into a personal reflection upon
imself (Mr. H. on the part of Mr..
;: He inquired Of that gentleman
neither, in saying that he laughed the
sbuke to scorn, he meant to apply the
fensive words to him (Mr. H) per-
'nally?
Mr.. Lane, Of Indiana, by leave,
ext replied at some length to the re-
arks Of Mr.. H., contending that
hat he said on the occasion in ques-
On, was said playfully, and that unless
'e gentleman from Louisiana intend !
to essay to personally rebuke him /
assume authority to do so-he did $
1t intend to apply the offensive lan- ,
'age to him. $
Mr.. Hunt again taking the floor,
marked that he was astonished to
ar that the gentleman from Indiana
IS not in earnest III the remarks .
lich had called forth what he. (Mr.
had said offensive to Mr. L.; his
amer and appearance at the time .
wing caused his words to fall very
on the ears of members
'm all sections Of the country who
rounded him. Feeling compelled q
regard what Mr.. l.. had just said in n
plauation, as having been sad in