Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-06-16

Mr.. LETTER beg the gentleman's n..ao-
thought he was through. N0" l
Mr.. HorsroN. ! desire to say that as f.,
witnessed the exhibition, the gentleman from Ms
Carolina Mr.. Shaw has described it subs,an,;anl'
as believe it took place. was in nv Sen, -. ~
time the speech Of the gentleman [Mr. Gilms.1 Toe
delivered, especially when his remarks CAM. was
close. Several Of the Black Republicans d;s @a
graduate the gentleman, Mr. Gilmer and eoa'
" remember seeing Mr.: Gddings apnroso I'a y
member from North. Carolina, fMr. Gmer ~ ae
ne had taken his seat will say that h. . ,a
hold Of his hand; but my impression at the 70. .ook
was that he did and if were to speal W., ine
from what saw, should have SO stated nnha acae
tingly at the time, isevdent from nv ercs s'a'
tion 1t is due to myself to say that the reu.A
made by me was not intended to do more thsn nsk
press my own feelings of the scene that wac h.:a
enacted between the gentleman from North. Gig
ma [Mr. Gilmer] and the Black Republicans 01 I%,
not expect to see it in the newspapers. ua
Mr.. SHAW, of North Carolina. beg leave - -
upon the gentleman from Kentucky, [Mr. Steven.
Mr.. Horror. Is this in pursuance Of anv ,..
the House? ''e u
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman's time il MT 49,.
Mr.. HousTON ] desire now that other pen,o,s'"
whether they agree differ with me- s6oul6 s,s.,
their recollection of that scene The gentleman f.a
North Carolina is entitled to the floor and can O,a
IL 1Of statement.
Several MEMBERS on the Republican side e.
ahead! w
Mr.. SHAW. of North. Carolina 1 desire to c,n
several other gentlemen for their statements VI
Mr.. LETTER. Is it understood that | have pot IL.
floor? If not, make the point that the time of hs
gentleman from North Carolina has expired 'A'
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Nortb.C ,ro.
lima has the floor.
Mr.. HoUsToN. The Chair, and not the gentleman
fIom Ohio, keeps the time
MIR. SHAW, Of North Carolina yield the aoor
now, to the gentleman from Kentucky. ~
Here the hammer fell1
NoTE.-Having been prevented by the expiration
of my hour, and the objections which were made
from calling out any other statements append tbs
following:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, June s. 1888
At the request of Hon. H. NJ Shaw, state that was in
when his colleague Hon. Mr. Gimer] delivered speech
the questions connected with the admission of Ram
sas as State. At the conclusion of the Speech number
of Republicans from different parts of the Hail. crowd
ed around the seat of the honorable member from North
Carolina, and congratulated him. Hon. MIR. Gidding Of
Ohio was in .he Hall at the conclusion of the spsec He
approached with Others the seat Of Hon. Mr. Gmer and
supposed, at the time, he congratulated him; and
should still have entertained that opinion but for the de-
malls which have since been made. thought then and
think from the manifestations given by the member
from Ohio, that he much gratifed at the posonoc.
cupied by the gentleman from North Carolina upon that
have stated what saw upon that occasion, and the
impressions made upon me by the parties referred to.
H. C BURNETT.
concur in the above.
GEORGE s. HAWKINS,
J. L. NJ. CURRY,
J. w. STEVENSON.
WIN. F. RUSSELL,
ALLISON WHITE
JAMES HUGHES
C. L. VALLANDIGHAM