, 1866-07-23

s2ifes.sxisze e1Ksssa;e-S
cons nf OF the aw.m.nm= power Of the Un,te
WHEREAS. TIE people of ths Cuited s.a'e, !
ea,d 5iale uie. on inc cd Of February. 1so, by
1ar.c popular tote, atopt and r7'liJ cor. n.ntu1c
and co.erpmsnt re2nntcau in form. and not
Cpi,ed st,to. ~hereby slavery ia spoli.nci and i
oId.n1Dces ano la~s of 'eee..lon. and dctts COZ
trae,ed under the same, vhereny The same w.ze d.
Wnxnsas, The State Government bas .atinc,s ii
~ enomsnt to 'he constitution Of tho uuis-
aae 's1 '
WH1azAs, The BODY Of The people Of Tcunesse
haye: BY proper sptzit o. ooetleDes, thown TO 'h
Il saa sac a sua ., 10 m g.
s11ms9a a9 ef 'ns Gn..sd States; ,nss.foss = i
tatl<es The United states OF America tn Cnuc7ce
emnled. That the seae Of Teune. .sec snail r. n
R!ored to her former proper practical tel.,son 20 ii
CnIon, ano g seaiu entitled to be represented b.
7he ssn''s hen ad}q95psq: }Pf1''s1 :
| Nj. RICE, ct Massachusetts, frnm the Coumg J
lee on Naval Affairs, reported pack the Ssnar bsJ
passed Jure 14th, TO denue the number and re:G
he tne sppolntmen. Of officers Of the Nfvy. viii
| amendments. Tha h1st Amendment w2s to sts1E
| tut ihe psovtto limiting the number or Rear Al.
misats, ahu insett'ng IL hau thereof prny1.o ths
noth1ne N the act sosls pfecinae promotion OF of
| ungul,he1 Conduct
The amendment was agreed 10. Also an amend
! 1ACEt8&1Ufs lHh n1nlH&f OF olUctrs 10 tWeun
l1enIsuantt onmendrfs. my Sa.ser4, and -eyen;!!
saenen 70 'e..eis 81 tea Or on foreign tat,oas M
atsn1ence shat volunteer officer shall bold aclr p
is:;s; 1:;,. / x.,,
noGse directing the speaker 10 rsprinanu M,a
Rousseau for h,s az ault on III. Grtnpsli. J
NJ KouSs sEAG ootNned eon-ent to make
10 The House and to blms.ff to say -oru Or III
on matter which hid r,sen h,n 20 much pam at.1
deriood bis posiilon aud The iecinss anu snos.v.]
which had prompted him. lie bad SIT her an
nsa,a ~ e'mst!, denounced 10 way In Which Il
certainly d'd not tend 10 coad teslial
He thought ,hst ,he remark. Of 81
EenIemnn Il u Ohio {GA1ueld, tbs other day we,4
Nseened = 4 both he and The gentleman trosa
ae sSos ,ass Icy
come thele unlp1ueaced By passion and protu,t.ce
I Iii. STETENo objected 10 criticism OF III
Judgment Of the Hose BY man who wes undJ
The SPEAKER ruled that the remarks Of III
gentleman stating that the members were iui!3
| elctd B. passion. Wete not IN order
| Mr. ROUSSEAU pFotesfed bus readiness. # II
hid said anything In proper, 10 take il back. Al
be bad raid was, that member should have come I
were rot 20, then he WIS In error. H. appe4ied 4
The House ltthose gentlemen tGarfed anu Wil.o.&
mad not shown lar more passion In mode and acttcx
Nj. STEVENS again ro=e. aud said he must oil
jeet 10 st't!e,sm on the tnd:n'ent o. toe House
accfed on The judgment OF the House He WI
SIMPLY tpeaEing Of The ar.umcnt Of centlcn VI
The SrEAkE,t intiuateu that It was not In o}
Mr. ROUSSEAU SAID 1hat be xonld take III
back. He arked The Speaker whether he would nj
allowed 70 tsy *hat IN etiers had been made ts
circumstance 0f H4t.nvht In nf III
capital.
NJ. ROUSSEAU raid that be would tn.
t1tck TO =. arn not take II back: lie went ou
.hs e ~ w 10 se a. cot 70 as a.
nhich had no.hlng 10 do VIII the case. The Hua
should Dos have been caIled upon 70 listen 70 .hln
Ct hal sort Y. friend rom aa.sachn>e'es N
the close OF 1he argument, &nd when all reply
cut %. made an sppeal aEalnst him. such as
the highest crimes known 10 sne e lsw. liz ,aoae
the House could determine The ma'ter inst VT
without That anpt al a. with ii. lie mn say tt,
proceedings in th1s case had not been entirely Jul
Nj. STEVENS said be must insist that tt wi
out OF order 10 cr1tscl.c the mode BY which u
House arrived At its Judgment.
The SPEAKER snstalnea the point Of cr1e!
reading from the manull sentence tnst no ptd
determination Of the House ID 10 be reelected d
BY any metnser. unless he mcaus to conclude vii
Sir. ROU "SEAU remarked that that WAS the It'd
thest from his intention.
MI. STEVENS SAID there va. no mistaktnr III
whole course Of The Gentieman'. argument. u
objected TO It. and instead .f the Houe being lc3
Eimanded. be a-k*d that the respondent he rcp1
manued. neeording to the order of the Houac
ME- ROUSSEAU pso1ceted mat he fount RI
saulr with the decs-ioD OF the Holse, amt taII II
enou,d submit TO II like man a. well as he cuu1
He asked whclher be would ne allowed 10 say md
members nho were 10 be his Judges bad appeas+4
oefore the commilzee and prosecuted The cal
against HIN.
The SPEAKER said be did not th,al ,he cen,!A
man had ttsht 10 challenge The motives Of neiA
Mr ROUSSEAU repeated his assurance tia, 4
dld not ind tanlt With lhe decision OF the HUI i
that deci- lou haa ben oronsht about. If be VI
not allowea 70 do so. then he had nothing to 81
Nj. BANKS sald ho did not aoue. TINT the eel
tlemm nom Ksntrcsy meant to speak IN yiallc-
lion OF himself and lot to imp1eu lhe moliyes
members, but be- certainly did thu wheu he snoA
wait for The close Of the discussion" Thai ce
tatnly implied = motive which ~as not crrtltaol
snd II ~ entirely unE9s Ine member M itom Ma
COMMITTEES hut been Violently assNlvd. and thr{
=. had been no arrangement and no nouye. 1t Wa.x-
Mr, GARFIELD declared tha. he was eusi.c9
unconscious Of having used 4ny unfair argumsnA
OF nay.n: been actus'ed ny any uulalr motive.
could be reviewed IN ibis way, then the oracr ot
House would be rerrracd. aud he Rousseau, wou L
be sepsimandtag the tlou-c instead Of being repd
The sPEAKER said he had so decided thr
Mt. ROUSSEAU said be would be very sorry =
abuse the eonr.esy ofihe Houee. lie wished, ho4
ever. 10 say word or Two 10 the gentleman nu&
Massachusetts talr. banksl lie mad SAID somA
eument be made. Tue gentleman saiu thas b. ID
done him inusliee, and be would therefore w1'.&
Ss ss r. Rsa i na 5a* Sen
redress, ard that his anger hid bad time 10 couA
6nl be tnonchi een'!emt wou!a ng1re With hi
that time was long enough Tor a man TO cod
nhen he II cefamed and mat1glled On ,he recotd. I
thc nalion; when ar outragton. a-saul. wa- cory
nttled On his reputation, He bad waited tor ii
thought II should have done, bur he uade 10 co1i
plafnt against the aou for its cnurs4 on that el
ca.,on nor on the Speaker. The sh,ns had .
cured in few u.omelt-. and there hat bean mu.}
excitement and confusion. The Injustice wnnt
had teen done was In not having the ma Icr cslh3
up- amt the member from Iowa {Mr. tiz.tnell} ar3
hlmeelf, perhaps. punished for dtsre.pcc. 10 tilt
3r. BOUTWELL, made the point Of order I'll!
the .sentlcman IRON Iewa, and II va not IN ord3
Tor he gentleman IRON, Kentucky now 10 cr1licls3
sns G cba'aG.er a. s ot e tnose rem 1ss.
The SPEAKER tu-lalufo The potn. Of order ]
MF- ROUSSEAU went I'M 10 ray 'nat he fe3
aaet!eseu oy be abuse which na had recesvct,. auj
,Sat he oad waited ~ to1 the HSa 70 take acion
ihe occurrence, that The gentlemen from Iowa wou
sa.s s1eer him a. Vnltsn % %spoi9gy; 'hat caused ~
NtHy. 11G WAueQ IfQn MDnl3y n3
1buIsday, tnu then. no member havtn taken ant
steps asrtrt the dignity 81 Tue HOUSE, be thougl
hat be bad but one remedy lie w. .nasti'gn4
Snhoa some seiioS On or tne 'a par, ~ ot hatsma.sIf3
somebody else lie thought 'he only rvmtiy D
snd ssd "ss IN nis oTn n h1,sds ard ae
offer Indtenity 10 the uou.e lie ihou.B
be had gwen The House -eyhle.cG~
submitting 10 the abuse ne.psd npou him Word
bad been spoken of him here 10 winch he coukl ri
ply IN no o'hes way Than be had done Iii: DID nd
oave submitted to what he dist. lie t!iu not ,hip
that member Lad a sscrs d Con: :tltut.onal priv
lese 70 deno4nce and des!ne and slandst ssosh1
In cuGclnsioD, be ea&G he WIS willing 10 submit
to the punishment which the uouse ! I'D cho:tn l
lIiics on bin; ept hs va unwilling that hi. soA
that way. lie bad, therefore, sem to The Governt'
o. Kentucky bas Resignation, q copy Of which /,
sent to the clerks de- and had read.
The ret!nnanon having been read,
MI. sPALDLSG moved that Mr. RoaaseG
having resignea hls position ~ memb4s,
d. charged from the custody Of The Serg.sht.1
Arms.
Thla gave rise 10 quite lengthy discussion, pa
e T. ey fa, asy q, e. us
Mr.. ALLISON called fo1 the execution OF the.o
M1. ROUSSEAU was called to The bar of IL
uouxe py The SPEAKER
sr. Koas:ean took position In 'he open spr
- when he
"GES. koussEAu-Thc House OF Representative
5as declared you guilty or violation Of i.9 n.h'
npon mtmher for word. spoken II sbate II:
condemnation they have placed on ,helr iourna an
have ordeteo that you shsll be publicly fepnmaode
OF nine can aud 10 ths force Of that onieF, in OBJ
eieuce ts which no" pronounce upon sou 'tstei
NJ. ROUSSEAU bowed and retired.
Mr CONkI1N8 then o1lesed the following rest
luton as Question Of privilege: