Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-16
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whether tbs gentleman tAfr. Hogan mean
to maintain bic position - =
/ Mr. THkFER said he thought tie gen
| tleman from. Missouri hsd done all thsf the
Hcdss required, and moved that be be al
loved toProceed in order. Motion agreed
Mr.. BANKS claimed that as the Journal
would show the words that were ruled out
Of order, it tsboald also show the retrsction,
The SPEAKER, referring 70 the rule on
the subject, decided that that was required
Mf. ASHLEY wanted the gentleman
from Missouri 10 be required 70 explain
what he said about railroad corporations.
hsving paid attorneys on the floor - is5a
q The esPEAKER ruled that the House had
passed from the matter and given the gen.
tleman from MISSOURI permission % pro-
coed In order. z6 tst-E
Z Mr. rsAsHIEY moved 70 rsconsidsr that
vote. deif-f Al, .-.ft-.,, "a ---- - -
The motion was laid on The tab1s and Mr..
HOGAN proceeded with his argument. He
called the attention Of the H0ass 70 the fact
that in 1865 the registered tonnage of the
steamers Of the Mississippi River and its
tributaries was 39z, IA tons; that there
were 9l9 steamers engaged in that nsviga-
ton, covering nearly SS0, 100000, aud its
commerce was equal to the whole fsreisnl
commerce Of the United States. --------
EraALLEY ssid that the argument of
the gentleman from Missouri was more as
to The general merits of the bill than 70 the.
specific amen dment. The only difsFsnce'
between this and the other bridges pro-
posed to be authorized was that the width
Of draw Of the Clinton bridge was not equal
TO that required for others, being only 429
feet in clear. Il had been in operation for
eighteen months, and was structure Of
most substantial character, built in the best
possible manner. The proposition was
simply that that bridge be declared post
road. Anybody who had served in the
House with the member frem Illinois 50
long as he Alley had served, knew very
well that measures which did not bring any
toll to his mill (by his mill he meant the
the city of GAle1a) never received much
favor at his hands, -1
Mr.. WASHBURNE, Of Illinois, called
the gentleman to order, excepting TO the
last part of his remarks.
The words objected 10 having been writ
ter down and read from the clerks desk,
the Speaker everruied the point Of order,
not deeming the words offensive.
Mr.. WASHBURNE desired to be heard
on that point. .-r go
The SPEAKER ruled that the matter
was not debatsable. 5ha
Mr.. ALLEY, after some further remarks.
yielded half an hour of his time TO Mr..
Washhburne, Of Illinois, who denounced
the amendment in regard 10 the Clinton
bridge as a most impudent and outrageous
measure. These railroad companies want
ed to dam up the Mississippi river, and to
make all the commerce Of the country
tributary to them. If they could dam up
that great and majestic highway of com
merce then they would raise the rates for
as much Aa they chose. The
Rock Island bridge had caused in hYe years
from 1854 TO 1889, the loss of sixty-four |
steamers Of the value Of Sz,006,O09, and |
many RATS Of lumber. ga sssiE
Mr.. PRICE rose and declared that al |
though he had lived within sight Of Rock |
Island bridge he had never heard Of more
than three boats having been wrecked. The
statement about sixty boats having been
wrecked there was news TO him
Mr.. WASHBURNE remarked that he
thought it might be news to the gentleman
from Iowa, but ne would find it in the
book he had before him, snd the report of
the COMMITTEES Of engineers appointed BY
the War Department. several years ago TO \
examine into the question Of the Rock Is
Mr.. HARDING, Of Illinois, said he, c0iu-
cided with the views of his colleague, Mr..
in regard to Clinton bridge, |
and hoped it would not be legslized in this
bill. a- - ..ft IL
The question was taken and the amend
ment rejected. Yeas, 54; nays, 66.
Mr.. HOGAN moved 10 lay the bill and !
on the table, which was mega
tiTed. rIn
The bill was then passed. '
The House proceeded 70 the confederation |
Of the Senate COMMITTEES in the case OF the |
Rosseau in assauIting Mr.. Grinnetf for I
words spoken in debate. ai
The Committee, after reviewing the case |
at considerable length, report that they are |
Of the opinion that in assaultlng Mr.. Grin |
nell, on account Of words spoken in debate
aud for the acknowledged purpose of dis
gracing him as a member Of this House,
thereby depriYing him Of his due and just
influence and power as member, Mr..
R R1sseau committed an inezcussble breach
of privilege Of the House, as well as the
people represented by Mr.. Grinnell, for
which no provocstion or justification can be
pleaded, which merits the strongest con-
demnation in the power Of the House TO
impose. r-lz .rl-I7i aaan RI
The Committee then reviewed the charges
Of cowardice made against Mr.. Rousseau,
which they found to be untenatable, but de-
MED that this Iustifes Mr.. Rousseau. They
recommend that the House express
its disapprobation Of the personal reflection
Of Mr. Grinneli upon the character Of Mr.
Rousseau, as a violation Of the order Of the
House and breach Of privilege.
The COMMITTEES also recommend that the
three persons who were present, and armed
fer the express purpose of preventing inter
ference, be brought before the bar Of the |
House and held subject to its order. 7s
The Committee further urge rigid adher-
snce to the rules Of the House relative TO |
in debate, and closed their \
lengthy report with resolutions Is follows
Resolved, That the Hon. Lowell II. .Rous-
,eau, Representative from Kentucky, BY |
committing an assault upon Che person Of
Hon. J. B. Grinnell, a Representative, from
he State OF Iowa, foH words spoken in de-
bate, has Justly forfeited his privileges as
member Of this House, and Is hereby ez-
PEELED. -,.I.-- -r1f ltiiiqi |
made by Mr. Grinnell, Representative from
he State Of Iowa, in the presence Of the |
House, upon the character Of Mr.. Rousseau
from the State of Kentucky,
were violation of the rules regulating de- |
bates and the privileges of its members
bounded thereon, and merits the disspproval
Of the House.
ResoIued, That Charles d. PennybackeF, of
Kentucky, L. B. Grimsby, Of Kentucky, and
John S. McGrsw, of Ohio, by their presence /
and participation in premedisated assault
by Hon. Mr. Rousseaus of Kentucky, upon |
he Hon. Mr., Grinnell, of Iowa, on account |
IF words spoken in debate, in which the l
person, if not the lives Of members Of this
House were imperilled, were guilty ofa Tio-
ation Of its privileges, and are hereby or
lered to be 5ro1ght 10 the bar Of this House /
% answer for their contempt of its privi-
..a an r. P. SPALbIsa,
N. P. BANKS,
M. RUSSELL THETER- on
The views Of the minority Of the Com
niGtee were expressed in the following res
,lution
The undersigned concur with She major
ty of the Committee in holding thai Gem
raj Rousseau in his assault npen Mr.. 6rin-
ieIi, was guilty Of q violation Of the privi-
eyes of this Houss, for which there vas no
nsti6catioD, but considering the provoca-
ion by General Rousseau, of the wanton
md unjust impptations cast upon his mili-
ary character and service, and the failure
C tta nonsa n r,rotecf him frofn an naaault 4