The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-12-30
.tLEGIsLATIyE EpIsoDE.


~ LEGISLATIVE EPISODE.
On the fourth page Of this paper, un
der the head of \ Rascally Reporter"
viii be found two reports by Abolition
Journals, of some remarks made by j. b..
Underwood, an Abolition Representative
Of Lane county. in which the Reporter of
one of the two JOURNALISTIC Statesman
tortured Underwood's language 50 as to
make it appear that he had terribly scored
Hon. JAS. ID. Fay of ] cksoa, and that
that gent eman had quie ly submitted to
the scoriation. The following. from the
report of the Legislative proceedings in
the last Review, telling of a scene which
occurred in the House the evening pre-
ceding the final adjournmentgof the Leg
~islative Assembly, will show our readers
that Mr.. Fay did not permit the rascality
of the Statesman Reporteraor the coward
" and ~disgraeeful behavior Of Underwood
to pass unnotieed:
Mr.. Fay rose to a privilege question he
asked the member from Lane Mr.. Under
wood, if the reported speech, in the last
Statesman, of that gentleman. is a correct
rendition Of the language used by him. Mr..
Underwood refused TO answer the question
directly. Mr.. Fay said that he should az
cept the gentleman 5 silence as an acknowl.
cAgmeat that he did use the langnag &c re-
ported, and he thereupnn called Mr., Under
wood a lar, and was prJeeeding 10 state his
contempt for such q e5wardly creature who
thus attempts to faisify the records of the
House, and make readers at a distance be-
|lieve that he would even dare II u c the Lam
guage reported in his spee,h. NJ. b why
called Mr.. Fay 10 order, when Mr.. Under
wood, presenting the appearance of a whip
pei puppy, meekly suggested 10 "let the
gepheman 60 on, he wasn't hurting him.
Nj. Fay also re5nke1 the Statesman 5 re-
porter in a similar style.
To this We may add the following state
ment: On Monday evening, Dee. 18Th,
we were sitting with Mr.. Fay at his desk
ip the House, just before the opening ol
the evening session.. Mr.. Fay called Mr.,
Underwood to his desk, there Shove
him the report of his (underwood's) re
marks, in question, and asked him to
state if he had used such language, or
anything equivalent t. it. G Underwood
first replied that he was not very certain
Just what he did say, but he was quite
sure he had not used the reported Ian.
guage. Upon Mr.. Fay pressing him t,
answer more definitely he Underwood
did deny having used or intended any
such language as was in the Statesman
report, and pointed out several lines o
that report as So much that must hav,
been added by the Reporter, without hi
knoElede e or 81 seat. THIS pr vAte %
fession WAS wrung from him-we might
say he was almost frish enel u Of it
by Mr. Fay. AMI yet, it seems that thc
miserable fellow hal not the honor o.
manliness to state the truth before tn
! House, when Mr.. Fay c1urtejlsiy request
ed him to do 50. His oSjecs wasapplrent
he hoped that the reported bold speech il
the Statesman would give km the repnta
ton of having backed down " Mr.. Fa,
(of whom be is mortally afraid ID debate
and create the impression that, instead 0
being a very vain. cowardly hector, h
really possessed pluck. But his base rus,
did not succeed. There, before the House
in the hearing Of hundreds of spectators
Mr. Fay. on his refusal to repeat belor,
the House what he had bat a few mo
ments before confessed in private, de
nounced Mr.. Underwood as "a lar an,
scoundrcl, and the shrinking, sneak ne
bringing creature, overwhelmed Will
shame, but shaking with fear Of his man
", bold, defiant d%enouneer. crouched il
his seat. and only croaked, when Mr. Fa.
was literally skinning hinI-' let him 2
on he isn't hurting me-" The fellow
bodily fear deadened his every other seas
of feeling, and even the indelible brant
which Fay with burning words was bl steT
ing into his writhing flesh, seemed not t
affect him, so abject was his fright.