The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-06-28


The following is full report Of the dif.
ficulty which occurred in the House of
Representatives tdno aOth, between Mrs.
Churchweh Ard Cullen, teiegraphic dss-
patch of which viii be found in another
column. ss
House OF REPRKsEsrArIvEs.-1 bill
granting lands equally to the several States
f"r railroad and school purposes having
bceh ahnounced as the fret busipess In Or
der, ~%
Mr.. Perkins, of louisiana, moved that
its further consideration be postponed for
two weeks, in CONSEQUENCE Of the absence
Of Mr. Bennett, %ho introduced tho bill.
And the motion was agreed TO-
On motion Of Mr.. Bell, a resolution was
adopted, calling on the Secretary Of war for
copies Of a survey Of the Ohio river, and OK.
Planatory maps and notes with reference to
TIE Improvement Of the river at Marietta.
The House proceeded to the considera.
lion OF the bill heretofore reported, to aid
the Territory Of Minnesota by granting Lands
for the construction or railroads therein.
Objection having been made to the sec.
ond reading of the bilb the ques 10 n rrcurr-
red, shalt u be rejected and decided In the
negatve-==seas %. nays s5.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Michigan, bcing on ths
aoof, yielded it to
Mr. Churehwell, who asked the consonert
of the Hodse to make personal explana.
tion.
Objection was interposei by I've or six
gentlemen:
Mr. Churchwcll remarked that 10 fclt
compelled to throw himself on the charity
Of the House for one moment. 1t would ke
recpllectei that tn; ough'ut the whole ofthe
peculiar de:asc yesterday good liumor pre-
vailed.
The objection liaviis been repeated.
Mr.. MeMullin desired to know whether
it ould not be competeut, by a motion, to
allow the gentleman TO proceed. s
Tho Speaker replied !. would not, unless
on n question Of priviIc. q afFectingsa men,
Der OF the body.
Mr.. Charchwel'stil Ne etI,sideteh tiiis
question ~ privilege. 49,
I.A voice: We hid prison, ssSpiAna,cns
yes erlay; cite day Is eaougI, 10 devote To-
such pafpcsesl ,r 8T N
.Nr. WNshburn nj iliinois, OPPRESSED Tue
hope that the gentlIman would have .sths
privilege accorded, as he wished TO ask him
a question respecting himself rs his tnyssns
had been mentioned in debate as an ,aboIi.
ZIONIST
Mr.. Churchw II sal the point nj az by
an Honorable gentleman was that a few
words not uf mn offensive character had
been inserted in his printed speech. He re.
gretted to find liberty had been taken by
one Of those gentlentn (msaning Mr.. CD.
lom) to insert language after the close of
the debates, which was not only false, but
infamously false. Great excitenentl
Mt. Cullom immediately rose, calling him
I'D rascal and With upraiseJ hand.
was ia the net of rushing towards Mr.
CburrhwsIl, when gontiemen near by re-
strnined him; and similar part was actci
towafds the last named member. Messrs.
Cnllom, aud Churchwell were prdbaby
about hiteen feet apart at the fine OF thu
occnrctee. hcsc gentlemen, il my natu-
rally be- SUPPOSED, Were intensely excited, as
was everybody in the Hall Crowds gath.
cred nrunnd them in a moment, and 500,
the Sergcan t.at-Ar,ns hurried to the scene,
bearing aloft his mace or emblem of author.
ity.
Amid The eonfason, the Speaker AMI
other gentlemen called TO order.
AIT. Seward moved that the House nd,
Jouu,.
The Speaker said that lie would enter.
tain no proposition until the House should
como to order; and he ag, in requested
gentlemen TO resume their seats
osdcr was soon restored, and the House
Proceeded ~ the consideration of tte b,,si-
ness legitinaisiy l.efore II. sa
Dir. Churchwcll returned the use Of the
door to
Mr' Stevens. Of Michigan, who moved the
previous qu stion, under the operation OF
which the bill was ordered TO BE- engross.
ed for q third reading-Yeas 80, nays "a.
The House, aftcr refusing TO refer tbs
bill 10 mid the Territory Of Minnesota In
tife Construction Of railroads therein 10 the
Comtnitiee Of the Whole ON tho state ofshs
Union, and 10 lny u upon the table, and AZ. !
Ter declining 20 60 into Committee Of the
Whole ON the state Of the | Mon, passed
she bil--yeas 90, nays n.