New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-12

Mr. Rousseau said he was Of that, but that was
not his lRousseaus fault Ii he not hero now he
would be back and he lRousseau was not gong 10 leave
He would not say that he " would DC IesPousplc W Di
here or elsewhere He did not seek TO De 1ed RESPONSE
bic outside Of the House. But II the gentleman ngel
soil here, he Rousseau) would use stronger Terms
than he would in his absence lie Woulu say, now
ever begin with, that when the gentleman stglhauZed
those who sustained the Presidents policy as sycophans
and ckspittes who seeking for some coneuP.ple
office that false unjust TO the President anu un
just 10 his friends and unjust to the gentleman rom l
himself Grant, Sherman and Inomas were support
ers Of the President and would the gentleman tell the
that they were lok-sptes The circumstance that pro-
voked the passion and the unseemly department OF the
gentleman from Illinois, the removal OF one OF MS
friends from contemplate office in Peoria, the editor OF
newspaper there. 49,
Mr. Rousseau went on to argue that the adoption by
he Rep ubean party of LIBERAL manly and just pocy AZ
the commencement of Congress would have gwen that
party lease of power for the next 80 years and that
even now convinced the leaders OF mat party hat
their would not be dsapproyed by the people ha'
they would not adjourn the session without adinl'thg
Tennessee They would have TO eat their words IN that
particular lie predicted that Mr. Speaker Colax would
tell them that they dare not go back TO their constituency
without doing that a proper aHe G gm IN sc that Mr.
Speaker Cox had been since the commencement OF the
session. in favor Of admitting the loyal members from
Tennessee. A.,
Mr. Rousseau was aware that that was said by the
Speaker and other Radical members and that was the pro-
gramme but still the loyal members from tennessee had
not been admitted. queen EnZaDeln hdu OuOo "-n'" -
Speaker of the English Parliament what that oody na1
passed and the reply was Seven weeks, your Maesiy
50 this Congress ii asked the same question, would nave
to answer Seven MONTHS, for IL had done nothne Dut
mass Freedman's Bureau bin and such measures
Mr. PRICE sent up to the Clerks desk and had read
letter from Col Stokes of Tennessee to MS constituents
in which he took the ground that Congress was rgnt IN
not admitting representatives from Tennessee and the
other lnsurgent States He said he would place that de-
caraon Of who knew the feelings Of the people OF
the South, made too in opposition to his own interests
against the opinions of the member from Kentucky.
Mr. GRNEELL Iowa got leave TO make personal ex-
planaon In reference to reflections upon him made
by Mr. Rousseau. He said that he were the PresldeDt
and such speech made in his defense, he would
say: "God save me from such unmanly lncohereht
branless defender equal in virtue, IN civil me- as ID
military In what volume was the gentleman military
history TO be found The reputation he got IN hentucky
earned by sending back negroes across the ONO or
Mississippi River who had syuln the rver TOT thei nD
ery Where had the gentleman been IN the great battles
Of the wari-l50 miles away from them. Let MN ask
Gen Grant any general officer his OPINION apout nun
The gentleman had talked about his command
ing Iowa troops, but leading officer from mat
State hal told him it was common expression
among the troops when there any excitement that ~
was either rabbit Gen. Rousseau. lie had not Ied
Iowa troops to the Imminent deadly breach IL was
all pretcnse-al the merest moekey. IL was inc geh'e
man blowing his horn The gentleman tradueed nm
Mr. GrnnelD in speech which he made IN Newly ork at
Fenian meeting, speaking Of him as "a piliui Roca
demaoogne whose name he believed was Grinne;' aud
he had in the speech, spoken OF distinguished
Member of the House alluding to Mr. stevens as MS
creant for whom he could not express his contempt
manner there he stands six feet high and even calling
himself butoned-up General officer and gentleman:
Mr. Rousseau, after shifting his position severn =, b
had got into the vicinity of Mr. Grlnneei ana msh'
reasonably be expected that smarng under the tauhs
and sneers so layishly directed at him, he would take
summary mode OF dealing with the member from Iowa,
hut M this time Mr. Banks and made the point OF
order that the gentleman from Iowa had not ~ obtaining
leave 10 make personal explanation obtained any nght
to violate the rules OF debate when Pon. " pN -,
Speaker sustained notifying Mr. Grnnel that he must
proceed in order.
Mr. Rousseau ntimated that if the Speaker would not
protect him, he would protect himself.
Mr. GRiSSEIL remarked that il the gentleman would
deny that he had called member of the House MIS-
creant he would have nothing further to say.
Mr. ROUSSEAU denied that he had called Mr. stevens
miscrean but admitted saying that who would put
himself between the contending factions OF the country to
keep them apart was mlscreant. .v,
Mr. GRIsNsLL remarked, sneeringy, tha' reno" VINO
had had quarrel with colored barber might try TO get
out Of il in that way.
Mr. ROUSSEAU renewed the intimation that if the
Sneaker would not protect him. he would protect himself
The SPEAKER informed Mr. Grinnel that If he again
violated the rules of debate, he would call him TO order
Mr. GRINSELL concluded by disavowing any unfriend
illness toward the gentleman from Kentucky or MS state
Laughter
statement the House in reference to his position ~
former debate the subject OF an outrage committed by
an agent of the Freedmcn's Bureau on gentleman III
Kentucky and his wife and daughter. He would not
resent ANYTHING that the gentleman from Iowa might say,
because had understood that gentleman TO say that he
could not be nsued and with such man be could have
quarrel.
Mr. GRIyNELL lin his seatl-No Sir; never said that
Mr. ROUSSEAU explained the anecdote about the rabbit
by stating that the custom OF the men IN camp,
whenever they started rabbit surround and have
great excitement IN catching it, and that on one occasion
when he had returned 10 camp after short ABSENCE the
men greeted him he went along, which induced wag
Of soldier 10 say, in reference TO the excitement that II
was either rabbit or Gen. Rousseau He thanked God
tina, his name had been honorably linked with those who
had taken up in defence Of their country lie ex-
pressed the hope that this would be the last connection he
would have with the gentleman from Iowa. and he would
not have occasion to the matter Whatever honor
credit that gentleman (Grinnel might take TO himself
out of the matter he welcome TO.
CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA.
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from the
President in answer 10 House resolution of the 10Th OF
May relative the claims Of czcus OF the United States
against the Republic of Venezuela, transmitting report
from the Secretary OF State; which was LAID on the table
and ordered TO be printed.
INDIAN REMOVALS.
Also message from the President transmitting report
from the Secretary of the Interior communicating lnfoma
ton required by resolution Of the 2st OF 1ay relative TO
the removal OF the Sioux Indians of Minnesota, aud to the
provision made for their accommodation in the Territory
of Nebraska; which referred to the Committee ON
Indian Affairs.
At ) o clock the House adjourned.