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Mr.. Turner also sprang up and cried aloud at
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Such scene as here followed To attempt to re-
port it. would be as futile as an artists attempt to
paint sigh or dying groan. Leach commenced
belaboring the clerks desk and kept on exclaiming
it's insult to the Senate-an insult to the Senate
outrageous insult, &C., whilst Turner kept shouting
at the top of his voice, Disgracefu to the Senate
an outrage on the Senate on, Leach! go on,
Leach stop the reading Leach. Go on DR.. Leach,
it's Infamous, stop it Leach, &c.
During all this time Mr.. Leach was going on as
loudly as he could shout. He had ceased to beat
the desk and was now stalking the centre aisle.
Loud cries Of order rang from all parts of the
Senate-about onefourth of the Senate were on
their feet. TheSpeakers gavel was kept vigorously
applied to his desk. Nothing could be heard but
from Leach and Turner-the one denouncing the
paper as an outrage, an insult-the other "go on,
Leach; go on Leach"
Mr.. Ashe, very much excited, moved that Mr..
Turner be taken into custody by the Sergeant at
Arms A dozen voices seconded the motion.
Mr.. Turner sprang up from his seat, and dared
any of them to touch him. "Comc on" he cried,
"with your Sergeant at Arms! any or all of you"
The Speakers gavel raped loudly on the desk.
Loud cries of order, order Mr.. Turner kept stand
ing and called on the Doorkeeper "to take Ashe
out" "Take Ashe OUT" take him out by the
coat tail" loud laughter from the lobbes.)
Several motions were made to clear the galleries
and lob5ies
Mr.. Leach approached Messrs. Ashe and Martin
and violently gesticulated at them. Mr. Ashe had
completely recovered himself and quietly kept his
seat. But Mr.. Martin stood cooy in front of Mr..
Leach, and seemed to overawe him.
Mr.. Turner called on the Doorkeeper to throw
the communication out of the window.
Mr.. Houston arose to point of order
A motion to lay the paper on the table was
jectcd-23 to Is.
Mr.. Turner moved to adjourn, and called for the
ayes and noes
Mr. Ashe rose to point of order The reading
had been interrupted and vote lay on the table
had been rejected and he contended the motion to
adjourn was not in order.
The Speaker ruled the motion in order. Rejected.
MI: Pool moved to dispense with the reading.
Rejccted-19 to II.
Mr.. Ashe again moved to withdraw the paper
Mr. Turner objected
The Speaker putting the question was interrupted
by Mr.. Turner calling for an adjournment.
Mr.. Houston rose to point of order.
Mr.. Cowpcr moved to adjourn till o'clock, p NJ
Mr.. Turner moved to amend by inserting g.
o'clock, and called for the ayes and noes-rejected
50 to 5.
Mr.. Ashc once more renewed his motion to with
draw the paper.
Messrs. Miller and Cowper continued to make
motions to adjourn and resisted motion for recess.
Motion to adjourn rejected-52 to 8. More calls
and motion to adjourn.
The Speaker put the question on Mr.. Ashes mo-
! ton to withdraw the paper.
| Messrs. Turner and Cowpcr stood up in defiance
of the Speaker raps to order and interrupted the
! calling of the roll by motion to adjourn and a
| question of order
| The roll was continued amidst great confusion
| and calls of order order" from all parts of the
Senate
! The vote resulted, for the molten to withdraw the
paper 81 against it MesSrs. Turner Cowpcr, Leach,
! Mcdonald, Flanner, Pool and WORTH.
| So the communication withdrawn.
! Mr.. Worth rose to question of personal privi-
lege
| Mr. Houston raised point of order. He insist
ed it out of order to reply to charges made in
paper not read. He had intended to have the
document read and to sustain Mr. Worth's right to
to make any reply he thought proper. But the
paper not having been read Mr. Worth had no right
| to reply
! The Speaker said there was no rule by which a
Senator could claim right to rise to question
! of personal privilege. 1t was mere matter Of
! courtesy.
Mr.. Houston. If that be so, does it not require
/ unanimous consent?
The Speaker thought so.
! Mr.. Houston. Then object.
i Mr.. Turner appealed from the decision of the
| chair. Chair suStained-24 to Z.
Mr.. Turner offered a resolution. Ruled out Of
| order.
Mr.. Turner. hope the clerk will take note O
that. Mr.. Clerk
1t being now near - o'clock the business pro
ceeded.
Thus ended the most extraordinary scene this
writer ever bcheld in any deliberative body. A very
faint idea will be conceived in the foregoing sketch
The lasted about four hours and of course it /
out of the question to expect full report of al
flof,> In
foregoing sketch an attempt is made to show thu
action of Senators merely, and so far as it goes it il
substantially correct No attempt has been made
at eXaggeration. In fact all attempts to give an ap
proximatc idea even would fail.
Later in the night Mr. Leach expressed his sor
row for the part he had taken in the scene; h
thought it somewhat justified by the crcum
stances of the case.
At % o'clock the Senate took recess till A. NJ
At six o'clock the Senate again resumed. TIT
Reporter was not present But he learns the bust
ness was merely formal as to adjournment. Tn
usual votes of thanks were unanimously given t.
the Speaker Clerks, &c. The Speaker acknowledg
ed the compliment, and shortly after o'clock tn
Senate adjourned sine die.
Finally as to the Reporter himself He is indebt
ed 10 the Speaker and other officers of the Senate 70
uniform acts of courtesy. He is conscious of hav
ing honestly endeavored to discharge his duties, ant
he has the satisfaction of having received the amos
unanimous endorsement of the Senate He ha
ample physical and mental evidence of having pei
formed an immense amount of labor during tn
past three months. That he has been handsome
ly abused, the readers of this paper well know
and that he has been foully wronged and malicious
ly lied upon, the Senate and himself are sure
Knowing his place, and with desire to observe tn
docorum due to the body in which he sat, he ha
listened patiently to epthets and abuse which woul
elsewhere have been answered by blow. Yet n
harm has resulted from it all, except the damag
done to its perpetrators-in the contempt and dis
gust which it has inspired in all who know the facts
HOUSE OF COMMONS
The House met at half past nine o'clock.
RESOLUTION.
Mr. Pritchard offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, it is a consunmation devoutly to b
wished for that North Carolina should do somethin
to commemorate the great deeds of her omn illus