The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-02-12

l0o 70 holect cOmmhtcc OF lOs y
Mr. Harris believed the ruling Of iie
lpeaker correct, and u order 10 ascertain :
be fate Of his resolution, moved the pre-
sous question.
Mr.. stovons in vain appealed TO Mr..
Harris TO withdraw bis motion, and then
moved a call Of tho House.
The House continued disorderly, not
,ne hall the members being IN their seats,
I'LL Z o'clock, both parties still holding
out, and trying to adjourn.
WAsHNoroN, Feb. 0.
Just before two O'Clock this morning I
the House was thrown into a violent ex
citomeni and fearful scene Of oonfusion !
II appears that while Mr.. Grow, Of |
Pennsylvania, was walking down the
aisle, on tho Democratic side Of the hall, !
Mr.. Keitt, Of South Carolina, snd q
friend, approached him.. ard a slight
squabble eusued.
Mr.. Keitt struck Grow, but the parties
were separated by their friends, and they
exchanged words in an evidently excited
and menacing manner.
Mr Keitt again dealt blow. At Mr..
Grow, when the latter knocked him
down.
Crowds Of their respective friends
rushed to the rescue, the various mem
bers on each side engaging in the 6ght,
in the area, ironing the Clerks desk.
Mr. Washbu-ne, Of Illinois, was con
spicuous among the-Bepublicans, dealing
heavy blows.
The Speaker loudly called for order,
and called on the SorgOant-at-Arms to
interfere.
That fuuotionary carrying his mace Of
Office together with his assistants, hur-
ried 10 th6 seem, and crowded into the
thickest Of the fight, in which at least
dozen members were engaged.
Some minutes elapsed before the truly.
fearful contest was quieted.
The members having reluctantly re-
turned TO their seats, there was a dead
calm. in comparison with the scene just
enacted ~
Mr.. Quitman moved that they now ad-
iouru and take the question on the refer.
ence Of the Presidents Message on Kan
sas affairs, on Monday, at p. NJ. En-
phatio and general responses from the
Republican side Of "Nol Nor' and tho
confusion began to break out afresb when
the Speaker said that ho would direct
the Sergeant-at- Arms to put under arrest,
those who disregardel the dignity OF the
House.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Ohio, said that he
foresaw that disagrooabe feelings would
result from the exciting questions con
uected with Kansas, aud was called to
order by Mr.. Barksdale,
Mr.. Campbell said that he wished the
gentleman from Mississippi to know that
be was his peer.
WASHINGTON, Feb 8.
HoUsE,-The galleries of the House
were more throngcd upon the opening Of
the session to-day than upon any previous
occasion, including many ladies.
The Speaker announced the pending
proposition to be on seoonding the demand
for tho previous question on the several
motions to refer the Presidents Kansas
message.
The demand was seconded by a vote of
10 to 105.
The main question was then ordered
to be taken, and resulted in ll3 yeas
against 107 nays. The result Of this
vote was waited for by the members aud
spectators with the greatest anxiety.
The next question was announced to
be on the motion Of Mr.. Stephens, of
Georgia, to refer the message to the Com
milteo on Territories
The House disagreed.
On this motion the vote stood yeas ll3,
nays ia.
The next question to be taken was an
nounced to be on Mr.. Harris, Of Illinois,
Resolution to refer the message to a spe-
oial committee.
The question was taken and resulted
in: Yeas. ia; Nays, III.
Mr. Harris Of Illinois, moved to recon
slider the vote and lay that vote on the Ia
ble which was carried by a vote of / 8 to
I'M.
Mr., Hughes motion to refer the Kan.
sas message to Select Committee of
thirteen, as amended by the adoption of
Mr. Harris substitute, was agreed to by
a vote OF ll0 against Ill.
Mr. Keiu arose to a personal explana-
ton, saying that the House would remem.
Der that its proceedings during the session
on Friday were interrupted in an un-
pleasant manner. Il was due TO fair
dealing that he should assume to himself
all the responsibility for violating its or
der, dignity and decorum. He was the
sggressor, and whatever responsibility
was properly attached to that act belonged
to him alone. Ii was also due to Justice
that he should make whatever repara6on
was in his power to The dignity aud deco.
rum of the House thus violated.
Mr.. Grow said that he had been taught
in childhood that all fights among men
are disgraoefulto human nature and to
christian community. and this especially
the case when they occur among the law
makers in the mids, Of their deliberations.
Ripper years and the force Of education
satisfied him that this lesson was good aud
true, yet right. Self-deience, he reoog.
nized. as one Of the inalienable rights OF
man to be exercised on all occasions and