The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-26

stand-a most valuable bequest to
the future citizens Of the infant city;
but just here as before said, the seri-
Gus trouble commenced. Our tart
FIJI dodger,' then seeking cases, in
stead Of places instigated and con
Quoted with Ais usual management,
suit for the ground upon which the
| building stood--wIieh after few
years annoyance and costs for fees
both ways--was laid forever in the
dust This suit was followed by an
other for half inch Of ground upon
which it was alleged the north wing
Of the building stood, and the proprie-
tor Of the land "encroaclled" 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 tile Harvey House and prevent
the boarders from seeing into his back
yard. So much for the 1Iarney House
itsef--tl,ere has not been 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 ae-
Communications to be had here, and
then moved on tile 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
day, and yte retain u smile Of hospi
tally for the true gentleman is q moral
to us, aud the above complementary
notices from our city contemporaries
fully satisfies us that he does
THE DtfriouLTY IN the UNITED
STATES HOUSE or RErn EsENTATlvEs.
In the United States House Of Rep
resentatives, ION Monday, the 18th
inst, Mr.. Hunt, Of Louisiana, rising
to question Of privilege, asked, and
was granted leave to make personal
explanation. Whereupou Mr.. II. called
the attention Of the House to the re-
port in the Globe Of the proceedings
leading 10 the personal misunderstood
ing which occurred on Friday after
noon in the Hall, to which Mr.. Sellers,
Mr.. Lane, Of Indiana, and himself,
we're parties--the said report conclud-
ing with words which might be con-
strued into a personal reflection upon
himself (Mr. H. on the part of Mr..
J.. Hc inquired Of that gentleman
whether, in saying that he laughed the
rebuke to scorn, he meant to apply the
offensive words to bin (Mr. H) per-
sonally?
Mr.. Lane, Of Indiana, by leave,
next replied at some length to the re-
marks Of Mr.. H., contending that
what he said on the occasion in qucs-
ton, was said playfully, and that unless
the gentleman from Louisiana intend
ed to essay to personally rebuke him
to assume authority to do so--he did
not intend to apply the offensive Ian
guage to him.
Mr.. Hunt again taking the floor,
remarked that he was astoDished to
hear that the gentleman from Indiana
was not in earnest in the remarks
which had called forth what he, (Mr.
H. had said offensive to Mr. H.; his
manner and appearance at the time
having caused his words to fall very
Extensively on the ears Of members
from all sections Of the country who
surrounded him. Feeling compelled
to regard what Mr.. j.. had just said in
explanation. as having been said in
earnest, he would dismiss the affair
from his thoughts, and would ouly
hope that the gentleman from Indiana
would not in future attempt to make
any more such playful remarks on
such subjects or occasions