New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

then resumed
At a O'Clock tie Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
NEVADA.
The House passed the Senate bill amendatory OF th'
act authorizing Nevada to form a State Government
II changes the time for submitting the Constitution
the vote of the people 10 the first Wednesday in Sep
TENDER.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION.
The House then took up the Indian appropriation Dl
Al the amendments of the Committee OF the " hoh
on the State ofhe Union were concurrcd
reducing the appropriation for the Sioux Indians OF Mn
nesota from one hundred and nifty thousand 10 MT!
thousand dollars. The bill passed.
PrRsOSAL.
Mr. DAVIS (Un.. Mass) rising 10 personal exp!a'
nation said that since be had been here he had never
l,r sinelc moment INDUCED IN personalities toward
auy individual and his object in now r ing was to re
fer tu the remarks Of - Loan Of Missouri, who, during
the debate on the contested election case IRON inc
With District OF that State had taken occasion 10
hurl al him shafts surcharged with hate aud malice,
and this too while he was necessarily absent from
Washington. That representative lad no JUST con-
plant Of what lie had said. whatever allnsion was
made hin in the kindest terms, ana honestly tx
pressed But the gentleman four days after he Da~e)
had spoken had appeared here with deliberately.
written speech, making gross attack on his personal
integriiy-a speech the bitterness and mallgnly ol
which found no parallel in the records of the House
The gentleman knew, when the speech was made, nc
Dawes WAS not here TO defend himself and he (Loa)
said the only epthet he could apply 10 him Dawes was
but that the language would not be parliamentary.
any gentleman would furnish him with pariamentar!
phrase similarly expressive, he wond Use H. Inc gem
tlcmcn UOan) had also called lin q pol,tieal guer'
ria WHO flies friendly flag in order That nc
may strike more eiectIaly. and that lie had earned
and would receive the scorn and contempt OF every
honorable man. The gentleman from Missouri had
appended a zoo, note in The Congressional Globe.
giving the remark Of Col Benton as applied
TO Mr.. Petit namely, he is great liar and dirty dog
He Cr Dawcs) submitted the remarks he make Oh
Z.
There was not In them syllable which was intended or
could be tortured into oense against tue representa-
tive OF the With District OF Missouri VINO had Pre-.
pared his speech in cold blood, and lad added loot
note giving language which be (Mr. LOan) himself ad-
mt,ed would be violation of the rnes II uttered on
this floor So far as he was concerned ne wouid ease
all the aurels which could thus be won 10 grace the
hroWs ~ those who thought IL an honor TO wear thein
lie had made up his record ana would abide the ludg
mcnt passed upon u.
that If H. that discussion he had used any language not
justified By the gentoman's speech II was unnention
n and he regretted IT, IL true he had the notes OF
The scntlcnans speech before him and that he framed
hi. reply TO It after careful consideration He believed
that the reply nothing but just aud legitimate de-
Tense from an attack made upon HIM III most nhPFo
yok,d manner The attack was not on his cause but
on his personal integrity. There was no ground for IT,
n, repeated, the gentleman from Massachusetts made
deliberate and premeditated attack ~ hs persona,
honor II In the opinion of the House lie had
made unjustihnhic reply be asked their par,
don fog having done 10. After what was said
hy the gentleman. be- U.oan) Lad 10 pardon
10 ask "A, lis hands. HIS rule never was 10 asgrcss
upon others ana be never would allow sentiment of
ncc rankc in his heart. But when he felt his per
somal honor attacked il was his duty Ia defend II To the
best Of Lis ability The gentleman said he Loan made
the reply when his dave, > back was turned IL was
his fmt that the gentleman vacated his scat and
was not here he shot Parhlan arrow, ana
then left \ friend bad called his attention a. the foot
note and said IL being improper and wrong shoud not
appear in Tie C0HRressio GLOBE. aud this was the
reason why be should withdraw that iooinote from hi
speech He honestly and sincerely believed tIc gentle
man had made AN unproyoAed assault upon lin. He
had done what he believed a. be right though members
mi ght ditler from him IN tins case.
Mr.. MALLORY dem, ky) rose TO make q personal
explanation and caused 10 be read reported cOlOquy
between NJ. Julian (lnd) and himself. from The Daily
GIoje. Mr.. Julian among other things. on that occa
who are known Republicans and unconditional Mon
men sometimes associate with negroes. They live
among us, and Of course We have toclings with Them
But no such intimate relations exist between them
and the Democrats Of the South. Mr.. MALLORl-Ihe
Census Bureau establishes the fact that onesixth OF the
cOorcd population Of the North have white blood III
their veins while only oncnuh Of the slave population
have white blood IN them. JULlAN-l have not exam
iue the tables 10 the fact stated by the gen
toman. IL may be true; for believe NM atocs more
generally come into the Northern States than those of
darker color and of course their increase viii be mu
lattoes continually and faithfully. as the result Of
werccognzed law of social order The slave mothers
aud slave masters Of the South are brought ON Ia
the level of social equality in its most loathsome
forms. In one of the Rebel States l believe
the number Of mulattoes is nearly equal 70 the
number Of Democratic votes In the State Of Missis
sppi If am not mistaken, wherever you lind an ortho
dox modern Democrat you will mud mulatto not far
off, &c The gentleman is not at all relieved however
by the white blood IN the veins of these negroes in the
North for they have migrated from the South bringing
with thA from Kentucky other distinguished leaders
Of his party" lLaughter.l M. Mallory said his OBJ.
Jet in now rising was TO correct habit which had
grown 10 be- a nuisance. and against which he en-.
tered his solemn protest. Members of Congress had
been permitted act Of courtesy 10 correct their
remarks from tie notes of the reporters OF the
Giobe. and then to destroy those notes entirely.
The point he made was the gentleman never uttered
the reply printed in The GLOBE applied to himself Ii
was forgery. Rarely il ever, lad II occurred among
gentlemen To insert IN the official reports remarks OF
personal character uttered This course was LETT Tor
the member OF Indiana Julian) for the first time in the
history of this body. lie would leave the member III
possession Of all the aurcs he could gather by that act
end ought 10 be put 10 these things Ana the mem
Der went further and inserted the word laughter in
his own handwriting. Laughter The member from
Indiana had nsuted the House IN the preparation OF
another forgery by saying the House laughed II the
member was satisfied he had added 10 his reputation
anything Of which he should be proud he (MAioIN Was
content
Mr. JULIAN ONION. Ohio in reply said he did not 60
beyond the line understood and recognized by this body
He appealed 20 the recollection Of members To say
whether the c0l0qny printed, was no. the same sub
sential ~ IL occurred IN the House The changes he
made were in verbal expressions not IN Ideas OF facts
lie was sorry the gentleman regarded his remarks as
personal He would state another fact lie had seen
a report In the official proceedings OF half column
when the member had spoken only five minutes. the
member having substituted his own pages for those fur
nishcd by the reporter. He had given this merely as
an example. But lie did not complain OF IL. The gen
tlonan from Kentucky took exception 70 his remarks.
which were not intended to be offensive and personal
They could not bear such an Interpretation. lie had
no recollection Of having interpolated the word
laughter" II he did insert that word, II was an i'll
advertency.
Mr.. MALLORY resuming SAID the privilege had been
exercised Of changing the phraseoogy but not the sub
.tance of remarks He had himself rarely exercised It,
liz had never known any gentleman of proper RESPONSE