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SLOUGH AND CALDWELL DIFFICULTY

As to the transaction itself the entire com
mittee. composed of Messrs, Hunter, Cook and
Franklin, Republican; and Messrs. Smith of
Montgomery and 0adell, Democrats agree that
in using the words for which the former assault
ed the latter, Mr.. Caldwell intended no personal
insult. but that Mr.. Slough made g personal sp
plicaton Of them, yet all the committee say
that no amount of prOvocai;On in. mere words
can justify apersonai assault BY one member
upen another. So much for the repor! OF the
committee,
Immediately after th9 occurrence, when Mr.
Caldwell had finished bis statement, Mr.. Slough
arose and stated that Mr., Caldwell had left out
the gia of the matter. NJ. Caldwell and the
House desired him to state wherein the assault
ed member had misstate1. Mr.. s. said that he
preferred the witness should state the facts.-
The committee did SO, and reported substantial
agreement bstween the statements OF both
members; Mr. Cadwell's being just as it was
given to the House.
So much for Mr. Slough's charge that the
qist had been omitted by Mr.. Caldwell in his
statement to the House.
Mr.. Slough, however, did say in his remarks
I, the House at that time, that he had inflicted
such chastisement as he thought tbe ofense
merited. This remark (improper, and as well
calculated as it was to provoke The person to
whom il was applied, smarting under blow
Just inflicted to violence, mightbe attributed
to heat of blood, and uttered brGore the better
Judgment of the member had come 10 him, and
which that judgment might condemn,
Every one looked with anxiety for what
might subsequently fall from that member.
After the lapse of several days, and before
the report of the committee, Mr.. Slough asked
leave of the House to make his statement, which
he said he had committed to writing, that no
misunderstanding might arise in regard 70 It.
Mr. Slouob in that statement said that under
similar circumstances, the like chastisment
would be inflicted by him. Mr. Slough by re
quest, again read his stateme mt from the Clerk s
desk. The same words were again distinctly
read to the House,
Or account of the absence OF all sense OF the
propriety due to Legislative body, manifested
bv this language, objections were made to It's
ooipg on the journal. Judge CLANCY asked il
il was not tie members right to have it placed
there. Others favored its going there because
,bsv thou. .,bt it advisable to have it for refer
n ,uce. as it might affect the subsequent action
d Of the House. Unanimously it was agreed thai
s it shoald 90 upon the journal It was then
e in the possession and under the control of the
1t House MS much so as any other document.
Il Thus the so,called apology which has been
8 published 10 the country, and which stands oil
+ the Journal to be perpetuated, is not the one &C
E. tnally made. One statement was made to tn
Il House without leave-witheut &uthorty-th
member placed another statement upon th
Of journal and published it to the world.
g When the motion was made requesting MI
he Slough TO furnish true copy of his remarks
or he stated that he denied the right OF the Hou'
H. To make any such demand, and that he shoul
nav no attention to it, if the House took suc
he a2ton.
as Onthe report of the committee. Mr.. Plum
proposed his resolution the substance of whlc
- was that without FULL acknowledgment, he b
N. expelled from the House.
90 Mr.. Smith of Montgomery. sail he was sor'
dy that the gentleman from T:umbull Mr. PUNT
had introduced the resolution, as be believe
II Mr. Slough desired to make the House II
son apology, which he hoped he would do. M
,ed Plumb was desired to withdraw his resolutio
Of - bich he cid Internationally. No one obIet
cen ID 10 ths withdrawal. 1t was done unar
al mousy.
Ting Mr., Slough said he had nothing more TO S
yere ,har he had already said: that he consider
dis. il y sufficient apology. with which the HOu
the ougbt to be satisfied, and sat down. The va
,pen ous resolutions were then offered. When
resolutions were under discussion, while D
de-. CORY was addressing the House, Mr.. Slou
nted declared before the House that he would h
par Mr.. Cory personally responsible here or el
where. When Mr.. Blaceslee was speaking
the same subject, Mr.. Slough made an atIen
ase 10 Get TO him tn ;nllict personal violence
davs claiming. III be id i'll will staad 1t
LANCER lie was restrained by somd oil
""" members. All this occurred before the '
~ha' was taken on expulsion.
IN Of Now il Mr.. Slough after committing the
an sault. had,. when sufficient time had clap
say, for his blood 70 COOL tIo~u 'n~s .on IN self
fInce, on the h ,or of a Legislative body;
irer ,euO.' Iaroert disapproyed his act, the re
her of would have been fat different. His "
lrly- course, however, shows 'hat ne aPp'osse' a.
them, any member assau't"s ""o. L;oosolr ;nsn,
The House, when he tancies himse'l 'hsu
% FA Unreproved. or rePrOved in such manH'
almost to amount TO approval, TO "ha'
Ross such opirion lead? What their moral