New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-17
WASHINGTON JURISPRUDENCE.
wAsHrverox. Feb. s, ls5.

Aeer sraat daai If f,ss "a hare At LENGTH some
cider with nrohahili,v ~ more IL the Northern
crab.ann,ss hola ont and arc not inieelesss Yeser
da,s secession ~ ,,o House Iastaa from 70 NJ Friday
until Satprdar- inst eighteen boprs Rps
I noes commenced bv the adontion of n resolution
moved bv Gen. ouitman. calling upou the President
/ 10 communicate the number Of soldiers engaged in
the late war with Great Britain and the Indian wars
of the same perod. Also an estimate Of the exnend
itnres in extending 10 them the benefits of the revo
utionarv nenson laws. This information 10 dos;red
rsl;n,inary 10 action nnon s,,ao,s lin ,o,,, -
inr 10 grant pensions TO the soldiers Of tho war Of
1872 AS this is a subject in which MANY citvons of
New Orleans are denly interested regret that II i
not in nv mower to give any reliable oDipion 90 10
the prospects of the hill In the nrasent tenrer of
the House and in viev, ~ tho s,ha,,s,oa ,1itio, e
the pubc nnrse IL Is no, hi tto, ,,ro,,,t
or satisfactory action ,ri,l 10 t.l-o, 49,,
After General ontn,or,s rasoI,,ia, no, a;.,oso,
Of the House resumed tbe ideratior te C,n,r.
he'll and varandiaho,, cor,as,o, oloo,;or o1s
decided adversel,, - The No - .,o rr
further time 10 ts,o srn,,ar,a,,r,, evidence Germ.
hall ,v1 Loco h;s soa.
Next H. n v-;,,;o,o.ou, a., ,o,,,r0oo;o,,, 1,,r
yer Of New York who refnsed 10 rive evidence he.
fore the ss7 ooo Investicatino Committee was ds.
nosed of and then came the tno Of yyartbe Donglas
mon aiming IN obtain select committee If thirteen
pnon the fecomnton Constitution the odministra. |
tioniss endeayoring to have it referred to the Com
mittee on Territories Harris of Illinois moved the
previous question, with the view of bringing the
House to direct vote on the yarous nropositions 70
refer the Presidents Kansas Message This tho
Democrats opposed bv motions to adionrn ets
The clerk commenced at o'clock p. NJ. Tn call the
ayes and noes, and kent calling the ayes and noes
until O'Clock the next morning. INIT not without |
interruption.
About halEpast two, Gen. Quitman rose to submit /
motion. Grow, of Pennsylvania, who was not far
Off in an insolent tone objected to it, Keitt of South
Carolina, fired by bis nsolenee, told him to 90 over
to his own side Of the House. among the Black Re.
puhlieans, to whom he belonged. Grow refused. and
called Ket slave-dryer, or some such epthet
Keitt then told him il he would wait until he put on
his shoe, he would kick him over. He did not kick
him, bat caught him by the crayat and commenced to
choke him. Blows followed Barksdale of Missis
sppi, Washburne of Illinois, and others interfered
and general row was the consequence. The row
was but of few moments duration, and nobody was
hurt.
These are the facts in the case as nearly as could
obtain them A thousand versions are flying about
the Streets creating abundant excitement. Early
this morning heard, and for time beieved-so
unanimous was the outside testimony-that both
Kett and Barksdale had been egregiousiy thrasbed-
the former had certainly been knocked down bv
Crow the latter had suffered severely at the hands
of Washbuue; aud, upon the whole the South had
beyond a doubt got the worst of the scrmmare.
Sitting the matter little more, found that this was
the Yankee report, and so it will appear in ali the
Yankee papers, those immaculate organs of trntb.
saw Barksdale, not scratch was visible pnon his
face or person. heard him say that Keitt had pped
and fallen forward in other words. knocked himself
down by his own blow, which missed the Yankee
skull it was aimed at
was in the House till midnight. mn TO which tima
the utmost good humor seemed to prevail. There
we're present in the galleries upwards of hundred
spectators, and among them several ladies. A mora
undressing scene could not well he IMAGINED Tbo
calling of the roll was relieved nv coca.
sonal squbs of very weak humor elected from bald
headed member who perambulated the floor. some.
times the vote was taken by telers. sometimes bv n
'ca of the House, This was all Tho motion 70
adjourn was finally carried by unanimous consent
have no comments to offer in regard TO the occpr.
rences narrated. The results that must inevitably
follow these events will constitute the best commen.