Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-02-23
The Fight in the Senate.

We gave Yesterday account OF the night
IN lie State Senate between Mr. Goodlng,
Senator from Hancock county. and Mr. lief
fren, senator from Washington. Those dis
iungsished and genilrnanly gentlemen arr
Democrats. Of d,f renI school It's true. but
Democrats They act like Democrats. quar-
rel like Democrats ADD hgAi like Democrsts.-
Gooding. and are sorry for David. for We
both acknowledge the same Abar Nafe,.
ought 10 be whipped for not 6shtlag. How
IA the name Of al lhat'- piaeky. could he re
main siill a. long he did and not pitch
"a" when assailvd by such opprpbriou> epi
thel- a. HefFren heaped on him 7 Why. he
ought 10 have fought ten thousand Wild cats.
and r.ioiee in being scratched into twenty
Thousand pieces. rather than TO have submit
It'd % suck abuse.
Bot here = the very courteous language in.
daigcd in By those g>aflsmea we publish il
hat cor readers may have luminous idea of
scenes in our State senate Ii ended in the
rercontre Ne pnbli-heI Yesterday
The call having been made for the previ
ous question. M Gooding said; lie hoped y
would he Withdrawn. that Le might make n
p.r.onsl explanation A. he had been attacked
bx Senator "n thi. foor.
Mr II. Hren hoped the senator would be al
lowed 20 proceed and make his explanation.
- he understood IL had direct reference To
him-elf. and be wss a ready 20 meet IL then
Ia-ev~r
The call for the previous question Wa
twilhdrs~n and Nr Gspding then said
Nr President. vas rot ~ nv ssat when
1.-The senator from Washington made the r.
nsrk~ ~ Published in the Sentinel OF this
morning did not hear them
Nr Hren (imerruptiug.N The senator
49, IN lis ssat When made the charges
against Lin Uhich ae nov puh'ished IN the
Senfimel Then was his time 20 have answer
led ms accusations. AID not have waited ~
long 10 i,et ready. lie heard IL all. and he
well knows n.
Nr Goodiug vas rot present. and III.
senator did not make tie charge, in NY hear
ling.
Sir H.nier. (inierrupiinr) The senate,
from Haneoek saVs he ~ rot IN his .cat H.
this S,nat. vh.n made he charges | did
lagainst him. aud thar be did rot hear hem
-ay. sir. thai 4 j. base ii> sud the Senator
~ iafsmoas lar lCres If order
Nr Guudirg-Nr President uevsranswer
.aeh thirs,S herr they have no effect 1p.n m
he then Proceeded 10 sprak Of 'courtr-ies
and prarrlstls>' II Senators uron the Il % oi
D. ~ruafe AID hen he named The Senator
from Wa.hlogoa' -
Mr. H@fTren Gr'.rrupiing) said. will no,
allow that Senator 20 read me l,ctures upon
courtesy ard propriely H." shall not attcfnPi
. dictate 10 me- MY c"sir~e "f conduct on thu
dor lie j. Too iar br,s sad eosi''nptbi,.
Mr Gooding-Can proceed. Mr Prcsi.
ient'
The rre>idRnt-ll the senator de-ir.s e. *
81 - L. at.t aftt ia
tusge 9th Senator lro.n Washington. and
then proceed
Nr Goodug--I vii read then. sir-h'
.ay-: Il an baskrupt 10 polites ~ we'll a.
morals aud that Re. | Wili not di-grac'
ny seli nor thr senate 10 reply inpr'prr term
. such language. S.r, the Senator remarks
a. far : they relate 10 me personally. are un
lrue
Mr. n. rren. fin'c' rupting). Mr.. President
I have heretofore f,use aud s,sia branded tha
Senator a. a hsr ard ceAud; | have de
nsnuc.d him ~ on this f1or a. rascal. "
iag. csoakiao tniisa, AID he has not had man
Illness f''ofa.r. order. - enough 10 resist Il
lie can n.t nov iofce IA. 10 be The a<sallau
~ any such Language a he y now usiug. @
can use uili rot notice ohe - lost to ~
saesr q eeai's aud cafaiy and esrsrdty roet
4 ,assifs in -. manner hv does. lie .. eotf
= srdiy 90, lCfie- ~ order. 'or,ler.
tatttilnFs ff~NffWEs NJ fHHA"'t' tHfi
tain~d 'n that paragraph vas never uttered o
his h.or. aud call upon the Senator frot
ws~hiegton 10 LAY II he = here correctly r.
ported
y Hsaren. risier - liz feet" That report
true and correct. ! used every word a.
here represented and here take the cccssio
= reit~rafe the lsnsnage IA the face II th
senator from Hancock
. Coodin, "Then yoa are liar. SEQ :
. drci aud
Nrh the ui'ering II these words HeHfe
- .prang At Gsodiur. .tfiklnx one- or twice
~ sh~ai. and snassvofing 10 eliaeh with hin
10 Whle several Senator'S were Interfering
= separete the epnhafanf~ third rvr-on eau
IN aud comm.nc~. striking q, H. afe~. Hei
f" rem VS. .spsfs,ei from Gooding. and ths
10 felowei ~ The third person ~ho had jpin'
in ~ fght wh,'e engaged IN this he b
cane semerhat euisng'ed among tne de.s
The clerk tables aud he feet OF S~nat"r~. ~
'' while - fix~d apolhsr person came np behi'
,r him aud deal severe blos o. the back
I, III head with The large end ola heavy sllv
:, sn"unted cane This blow caused tie blos
;" 70 run quite freely