The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-16

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was somewhat in the same predica
ment as st. Louis, and anybody who
had served in the House with the mem
Der from Illinois so long as he GALLEY.
had served, knew very well that meas
ures which did not bring any toll tc
his mill (by his mill he meant the city
OF Galena) never received much favor
at his hands.
Mr.. WRshburne, of Illinois, called
the gentleman to order, excepting the
last part of his remarks.
The words objected to having been
written down and read from the clerks
desk, the Speaker overruled the point
Of order, not deeming the words often
Mr.. Washburne desired to be heard
on the point, but the Speaker ruled that
the matter was not debatable. After
further devOting half an hour of his
time to Mr.. Washburne, who denounced
| the amendment in regard to the Clinton
bridge as most impudent and outra-
geons measure; these railroad compa-
MES wanted to dam up the Mississippi
river and make all the commerce ofthe
country tributary to them. They could
dam up that great highway of com.
merce, and then they would raise their
rates for transportation as much as they
choose. The Rock Island bridge had
caused in five years, from 1854 TO 1859
.
lion dollars. he lived within sight OF
Rock Island bridge, and never heard OF
but three boats having been wrecked.
The statement about 81 vessels having
been wrecked there was news.
MIR. Washburne, of Illinois, remarked
that he thought it might be news to the
gentleman from Iowa, but he would
ind 1t in the book before him, and in
the report of the Committee of Engi-
neers appointed by the department sew
eral years ago to examine into the
question of the Rock Island bridge.
Mr.. Harding, of Ill, said he cOincided
with the views of his colleague, Mr..
bridge. he hoped it would not be le-
galized in this bill. The question was
taken and the amendment rejected
yeas "a, nays IS.
Mr.. Hogan moved to lay the bill and
amendments on the table, which was
negatived and the bill passed.
The House proceeded to take up the
Senate bill for breach Of privilege
charged against Mr.. Rousseau in as
saulting MIR. Grinneu for words spoken
inldebate. The Committee, after review
ing the case, reports: that in assaulting
Mr.. Grinnell on account of words spo-
ken in debate for the acknowledge pur-
pose of disgracing him as a member of
the House and depriving him of his in
tiuence as member, Mr.. Rousseau
committed an inexcusable breach OF
The privileges of this House, of the peo-
pie represented by Mr.. Grinnell, for
which no provocation can be pleaded,
which merits the strongest condemna-
ton In the power of the House to inn
pare. The committee then revived the
charge of eowardice and recommend
that the House express its disapprba-
ton of the personal reflection of Mr.,
5rinnnel upon the character of Mr..
Rousseau as a breach of privilege and
that he be arraigned for expulsion and
brought before the bar of the House
and held subject to its order. The COM
mittee further urge rigid adherence
to the rules of the House relative to
personalities.
ResoLVed, That the Hon. Lowell II.
Rousseau, Representative from Ken
lucky, by committing an assault on the
person OF Hon. j. B. Grinnell, repre-
sentative from the State Iowa, for re-
marks spoken in debate. has Justly for
feited his privileges as member OF this
House, and is hereby expelled.
RESOLVED, That the personal ref1ec-
tons made by Mr.. Grinnell on the
character of Mr.. Rousseau were in vio-
latiOn of the rules and regulations of
debate, and the privileges of its MEM
Der founded thereon, and merit the dis
approval of the House.
RESOLVED, That Chas. Pennibacker, of
KY; s. B. Grigsby, of KY, and John
s. McGrow, of Ohio, by their presence
and participation in premeditated as
sault by Rousseau, of Kentucky, on
Mr.. Grinnell on account of words
spoken in which the persons if not the
lives of members of this House were
imperilled, were guilty of violation
of the privileges, and they are hereby
ordered to be brought to the bar of the
House to answer for their contempts of
its privilege.
(SignedJ RIP. SPAuID1Na.
n. P. BANKS.