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tinue SO to act, and he seemed to feel gricved
that his colleague in the committee should
fear he would act otherwise by him. Mr..
Howard said he expected nothing but fairness
from Mr.. Stephens but now the con-
duct of debate was in other hands--mcaning
those of Mr., English. But from tho answer
Of Mr.. Stephens, and the confidence reposed
H hi. promise, Il appears that no one regards
English more than as the tool OF the party.
Mr. Stephens, haviug stated that the new
hill differed very little from the Senate bill
which had BON so thoroughly discussed,
moved that it be taken up on Monday. Mr..
Howard had moved that it be postponed till
Thursday. Mr.. Hill. of Georgia, moved
that it be made the special order of the second
Monday in May. The last motion prevailed.
Many regard the prevalence Of this motion
as the virtual death of the bill. The vote
was very close, l0S yeas to l05 nays. Those
who voted to postpone 70 far as it can be as
certained so soon, land to catch the mail,
cont wait the analysis) are the Republicans,
some of our former allies the Douglasites, and
few of the Americans together with num-
her of the firc-oaters of the Quitman school
The latter will not have Lccompton disguised.
They believe Lccompton to be right, and if
right they want it pure.
Mr.. Hughes of Ind, one of the most invete-
rate dough-hces in the House, and the most
brazon and unbushing of all that base throng,
made himself the laughing stock of the whole
House, by calling Mr.. Howard to order as
that gentleman was pronouncing the words
"frccdom, truth and Justice when trying
to be heard on the English bill. The poor
man couldn't understand what he had done
to cause so much mirth, and seemed to think
as he sat down that he had done a good
thing. This tended to put tho House in
good humor.
The Speaker, as usual, since the Grow
Keitt row, drew the reins very tight when
tho Lccompton question came up; and as he
settled himself in the chair, and grasped his
gavel firmly, and saw that the door keeper
and Sergeant-at-Arm were at hand, all knew
that he forcsaw hot work. lie behaved very
fairly, and ruled the House well. He re-
strained much irregularity, cxcrting his au-
thority to his full extent. In one case a
member from Georgia refused to take his
scat when the Speaker ruled him out of or
der, and persisted in speaking. The next
words of the Speaker were, "Tho Sergeant
alarms will arrest the member from Geor-
girand conduct him to his seat" The gen.
tleman who was now surrounded by his
friends, and, by their advice, he instantly
succumDed. C0l. UT is very good, ana
generally pretty fair presiding officer. But
he makes great deal of unnecessary noise
and pother in his administration.
This reminds mo of an incident of Preston
S. Brooks, which is little known. During
Gov. Banks administration as Speaker, on
one day when debate ran high, Mr.. Brooks
persisted in making statement when out of
order. The Speaker said, in a calm voice
:" The gentleman is out of order - but he
continued speaking. The gentleman from
S. c. is out Of order, said the Speaker, in a
voice that rang through the hall like a clar-
ion but Mr.. Brooks continued speaking
Now the Speaker sprang to his feet, his gavel
fell with resounding clash down upon the
brazen rail of the desk, and the echoes of the
old hall were awakened by the sound as he
said: The Sergeant-at-Arms will arrest the
member from S. c." Mr.. Brooks dropped
instantly into his seat a lightweight, leaving
word half uttered There was death-like
stiffness in the House for a second, when the
] ball was set in motion by the Speaker calmly
saying " The gentleman from Ohio has the
floor ALPHA.