Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-28

While the bill proposing TO leEaliHe al he
scts Of the President OF the United States, and
others In authority, In suspending the priv
Iese Of the writ OF ko6eos oorps', was up bsfore
the Senate yesterday, -Mr. Salisbury, Of Dell
aware, INDUCED In q siyl s Of remark and pro-
c"dufe discreditable TO him In the highest de-.
sree. After denouncirg the President Of the
ton, he stat that Mr.. Lincoln WAS the weak
est man ever placed in high otfics. Ha SAID
b" had been In conversation with him, And
knew he WAS imbecile.
MIR. Grimes, RI Of Iowa. think tn" SEN
ator ought not 10 be allowed to continue such
rsmnIks
Mr.. salisbury was admonished by the Vice
President that his remarks were out OF order
when he proceeded to denounce the President
stating that II he ..wanted TO paint a despot, he
would paint the hideous form OF Abraham
Lincoln" So -.
The Chair decided such remarks COM
pletsly cut OF order. =. ,.Fls
Mr.. Sauisbury will the point Of order be
submitted To writing.
The Vice President told the Senator to take
his seat. that his remarks were out Of order.
Mr.. Saulsbury.-I shall not taka my SCAT
until know what have said that il out OF
order.
The Vice President said II the Senator did
not take his seat ne should order tho Sergeant
| at-Arms to take him in charge.
Mr.. Saulsbury.-The voice or freedom Is not
allowed in the American Senate.
| The Vice Presidrnt-The Sergeant at Arms
" Ill taka the SpnatOr In charge.
The ~ rqs ant-at ! A rms then advanced 70 Mr..
! Snulstury, who refused to 20, making mo.
| ton TO his side pocket but after some CONVEX
| sation the two walked toward tho cloak room,
| the sofa near tho west entrance Of the Senate
| Chamier. Mr.. Salisbury was engaged in
| earnest conversation there with tho Sergeant
from his side pocket a revolver, which he
| turned several times in his hands and then
replaced. Afterwards he went out with tho
| offi Ger, but returned again in about half An
| hour, when, after sitting awhile in his SCI at he
| advanced to the desk near the Speakers
chair and made several attempts to gain the
| floor; when
| Mr. Doolittle, (R.,) OF Wisconsin, called him
! 10 order, and read a rule Of tina Senate which
| Gcpr Senator Of tho right to speak after
having been called to order for contempt OF
| Mr.. Salisbury. Does tho Senator from Wis
| ccnsin say am in contempt to ANY honorable
The Chair (Mr Clark in the chair, The
| Senator from Delaware will take his seat. He
/ is out of order.
| MIR. salisbury. Just 1 please, and not
1 otherwise.
fCrles Of Ordsr :" from several Senators. !
| The Char. The Senator will take his seat
and the Sergeant alarms will take him in
| custody.
| The Sergeant. at Arms approac he'd the Sena-
| tor from Della ware, who refused ut first to ac-
| company him, but after some con vrrsation left
| the Chamber.
| After being gone for about half an hour. Mr.
| salisbury returned again, aud made several
| efforts to gain the floor.
The Chair, (Mr. Clark. The Senator will
| tahe his seat.
MI Sumner-1 rise to a question of order.
| understood that the Senator was committed 10
| the custody of the Sergeant. At Arms, ami -re
| him on the floor now. l am not aware that the
| order of the Chair committing him 10 the cus
| tody Of the Sergeant at Arms has been dis
| charged.
The Chair. The Sergeant at-Arms will take
| the Senator in charge.
| Mr. Sauisbury.-I should like 10 see that
| ord. OK 'Cutrd by amy one.
| The Senator then took his seat. swearing a!
| Mr.. Sumner and other majors, and n uttering
| Maut'ihIy to the Scrscant-at- irEis, rs he ap-
! preached, but refusing 10 leave So;n after,
| he retired to the cloak-rocm with that oihcar
! After the laps. OF considerahie tune he returned
| TO his scat, when hc was conducted from tho
| SENATE. Chamber.