Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-23

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WARRINGTON. July 81. House.. - n;
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Affaifs reported back the senate Dill passeu
June 14th. 70 dtfiue the number ana rcgu'
late the appointment Il officers oil the navy
With amendments. ..e
Mr.. Speuldins called up the resolution OF
the House directing the Speaker TO rcpIi
maud NJ. Rousseau for the assault on MI
Grinuell
Mr. Rousseau obtained the consent oil ,nc
House to make personal explanation. ne
said he felt II his duty to the House ana 10
himself to say a word or two on mater
which had given him 30 much pain ana NOR,
titication. He thought the members had
misunderstood his position, and the iee'lngs
and motives which had prompted him. lie
had sat here and heard himself denounced
in a wav which NO member should speak oi
another, and which certainly did not tend
TO good feeling. lie thought that the re-
marks Of the gentleman from Ohio NJ
Garfield the other day were unfair and I'M
inst towards him, although that gentleman
had risen proclaiming friendship ~ him. IL
seemed a. IL both he and the gentleman
from Iowa Mr.. wilson, had supposed they
were prosecuting a criminal. lie thought
they should have come there uninnuenced
by passion and prejudice.
Mr.. Stevens objected to the criticism OF
the Judgment of tie House by man who
was under sentence.
The Speaker ruled that the remarks oil the
gentleman stating that the members were
in fluenced BY passion, were out OF order.
Mr. Rousseau professed his readiness, II
he had said anything improper, to take 1t
back. All he had said was that members
should come to the consideration OF the
case uuprejudiced If that were not so then
he was in error. He appealed to the House
If those gentlemen Messrs. Garfield and
wilson, had not shown far more passion IN
mode and action than he himself.
| Mr.. Stevens again rose and said he must
object to criticism on the judgment Of the
House.
| Mr.. ROsseau protested that he had not re.
| footed on the Judgment Of the House He
was simply speaking Of the argument oil
gentlemen.
The Speaker intimatcd that it was not in
order TO impute passion to members.
Mr.. Rosseau said he would take that back.
He asked the Speaker whether he would be
allowed to say what an effort had been
made to create excitement against him by
bringing in the circumstance Of fistiiglit In
some part Of the capital.
The Speaker replied that the gentlemen
| had already said it.
Mr.. Rosseau said that he would then stick
to it and not take II back.
He went on to say that lie was sorry to
zee an effort TO influence members by bring
ing up in discussion = fistfight, which had
nothing to do with the case. The House
should not have been called upon to listen
TO things Of that sort.
His friend from Massachusetts, Mr.. Banks
seemed to have been lying in wait until the
close of argument and when all reply was
cut of made appeal against him, such as is
rarely heard in . Court Of Justice, even in
cases Of highest crimes known to the law.
He thought the House could determine the
matter Just % well without that appeal as
with il He must say that the proceedings
In this case had not been entirely just to
him.
Mr.. Stevens said he mnst insist that il
was out Of order to criticise the mode by
which the House had heard the case.
The Speaker sustained the point of order.
Reading from the Manual Of sentences that
no prior determination Of the House is TO
be reflected by any member unless he
means to conclude with . motion to rescipd.
est from his intention.
Mr. Stevens said there was no mistaking
the whole course of the gents argument
He objected to i; and insisted against the
House being reprimanded. He asked u at
the Respondent be reprimandcd according
to the order Of the House.
Mr.. Rosseau protested that he found no
fault with the decision Of the House and said
he should submit TO il like man as well az
he could. lie asked whether he would be
allowed TO say that members who were to be
his judges. had appeared before the Com
| mittec and prosecuted the case against him.
The Speaker said he did not think the
gent had a right to challenge the motives
Of members.
Mr. Kosseau repeated his assurance that
he did not find fault with the decision of the
House. lie was merely speaking of the
manner in which that decision had been
brought about If he was not allowed to
do 80 then he had nothing to say on the
subject
Mr. Banks said he did not doubt that the
gentleman from Kentucky meant to speak
in vindication Of himself and not 70 impugn
the motives Of members, but be certainly
did that when he spoke OF the gentleman
from Massachusetts lying in wit for the
close Of the discussion that certainly implied
q motive which was not creditable, and it |
was entirely untrue.
The member from Massachusetts, had |
spoken because the report Of the Committee |
had been violently assaulted, and there had |
been NO argument and NO motive, IL was a |
matter o. pure accident
NJ. Garfield declared that he was entirely
unconscious Of having used any unfair argu-
ment or having been actuated by any unfair
motive. Il seemed TO him however that II
A. bo povio vvosl |
IN this way then the order OF the House
would be reversed. and he (Nr. R0sscau)
would be reprimanding the House instead
of being reprimnnded by the House
The Speaker said he had 50 decided three
times.
Mr.. Rosseau said he would be very sorry
TO abuse the courtesy of tbs House. He
wished, however, to say word or two to
the Rentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..
Banks. He had said something about that
gentleman lying In wait In the argument
he made. The gentleman said that ne had
in that dose him injustice AID be would
l,eeu aseested against him that he had wait
"a four days before taking redress and that
his anger had had time to cool. but ne
thought the gentlemen would agree with
him that no time vas long enough for man
to cool when he Is DETAINED and msligned
on the records of the nation, when an out | {
rnseous assault was committed on his repu.
tation. He had waited for the House to take
thc matter IN its own hands . he though! y
ohould have done, but he made NO compliant
aeainst the House for ito course on that &C.
cssion nor On the Speaker: ~
ne HIM had occurredip few moments
and there led been much excitemens aod
confusion The injustice that had been
Zone Wae h not having the master cal!ed
N ~ IL member from Iowa M 0fn'
nelil and himself perhaps. punished Tor dis'
Iespect 70 the House. ,.
RI. Boutwell, made the point OF order tha' :
lhe Houss I'D already pa1ed upon re re-
narks made By the gentleman from iowa. ;
IA 4 ~ NJ In order fog the gentleman
nom Ke1tucky nov to cri0eass NE chsrac
Ter Of those reun1rko.
TIE 0peakee sustained the point OF osder;
m. Rouopeau went on to ~ that ne naa
Islt aeeriev6d b. Ne abaes which no mao
rsceivei. and that be had waited i0r inc !
Honse ~ Ne seaion 10 tn 0eatsf he had
bssn infmmed u ~ allef ~ occurrence
M ~ ee1tleman from Iowa would tenoef
I'M : Written apelpU that ean.ed the delay;
IA waited ftom n0nday tin Thufsoay, anu
lhen no member having taken steps TO asser,
~ ji6nitv Of The Hon0A hsthou9hs ne nao
I'D one remedy. H wae amnstng unce[
l efievous wrong on6 could MT get rid Of :
{ withops some action on the par! o. nlM