The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-18

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Mr. MoDoUGALL asked Mr.. sumner to repeat
what he had just said about the President.
Mr. SUMNER--Let him take down the words
and present them.
| Mr.. MCDOUGALI--I'll do it.
! MIR. MeDougall walked over TO his desk, and
wrote down upon slip of paper the words of
| Mr.. Sumner as he understood them.l
/ While this was being done, Mr.. SUMNER rose,
and said he claimed the right to proceed, unless
| the point of order was made and decided.
| The Chair called for the reading of the words
objected to- they were read as written down
| by MIR. McDougail, as foliows:-"Never before
had we PRESIDENT who was the enemy Of his
/ Mr. ANTHONY in the Chair-In the opinion Of
! the Chair this does not go beyond the general
bounds of debate
Mr.. SUMNER rose to proceed with his Speech
| when
Mr.. McDoUGALL appealed from the decision
OF the Chair, saying he wished vote of the Sc
nate on the question he had raised.
Mr.. SUMNER-Hhen l insist that the actual
be read.
Mr.. McDoUGALI.--I have no objection to that.
MIR. EDNUNDS (Vt.) said he agreed that the
words used exceeded the proper limit of debate,
but he would like to have the discussion OF the
debate on the point of order be postponed until
tomorrow.
Mr.. sUNrNER said that could not be done; the
point must be decided now.
Mr.. HOWARD (Mich.) moved to lay the appeal
of Mr.. McDougall on the table.
Mr.. GRIMES (lOwa) said that it was due to the
Senator from Massachusetts that his words, as
uttered, should be read. The words, as taken
down by the Senator from California we're that
we never before had a President who was an
enemy to his country. The Senator from Mas
sachusetts, according to the shorthand report
of his speech, had not used this language.
Mr.. MCDOUGALL-I ask the Senator from Mas
sachusetts If he is quoted correctly, or If he
denies the Affirmation?
Mr. SUMNER-The Senator has not quoted me
correctly.
After some further remarks, Mr.. MCDoUGALr
said it seemed he had not quoted Mr. Sumner
correctly. He (N1r. McDougalD had a very bad
pair Of ears and bad memory, and he would
withdraw the appeal from the Chair.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said he had no objection to
the withdrawal of the appeal if the Senator
had used, and to which exceptions had been
taken, that the Senate might again hear them
and determine, if necessary, If they were such
as ought not to be allowed in debate.
The appeal from the decision of the chair was
withdrawn. and Mr.. SUMNER proceeded with
his remarks. He said that when he was inter
rupted in the extraordinary manner Just wit
messed, he was saying that he would now re
peat, as written out since by the reporter:-
There, sir, is the duty of the hour. There was
no such duty on our fathers. There was no
such duty, on our recent predecessors in this
chamber, because there was no President Of the
United states who had become the enemy Of
his country"
Mr.. DOOIITTIE rose as Mr. Sumner uttered
the last words of the above sentence, and said
he rose to a question of order, that such Ian
guage toward the Executive was not permlssi-
Mr.. ANTHONY dn the chair, decided that in
the judgment OF the chair the words did not
exceed the limit of debate usual in the Senate.
-Mr. DooLIrTLE appealed from the decision of
the Chair, and moved that, i'll order that Sena-
tors might nave an opportunity to consider the
question. the Senate adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was disagreed to.
Mr.. LANE Qnd) moved to lay The appeal of
Mr.. Doollttle upon the table.
Several points of order were here raised, all
on parliamentary questions, after which the
table. Yeas, 20; nays, TO- as follows:-
HEAS-Messrs. Brown, Cattell, Chandler. Con
ness, Cragin, Edmunds, Fessenden, Fogg Fow-
Ter, trellnghuysen, Grimes, Harris, Henderson,
Howard Howe, KirlIwood. Lane Morgan
Morrill,, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart,
var Van yWinkleS Wade Wiley, Williams, Wilson
NAYs-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Dixon Doc.
little, Hendricks, johnson, McDougau Norton
Patterson and Saulsbury-l0.
The Senate then at 445, adjourned,
House of Representatives.
ON motion OF Mr.. HILL (N.Y.), the Committee
on Printing was instructed to inquire into the
eXpediency OF providing by law for reporting
the debates of the proceedings Of Congress by
for the publication of such debates and proceed
ing at the Government Printing Office.
On motion ofsNIr. WAsHBURNE Qnd.). the Sc
cretaly OF the Treasury was instructed to report
what amount due by the United States TO Texas
previous to the Rebellion remains unpaid, and
whether the State of Texas has accounted for
the money and stores taken by it from the Con-
federate authorities on the breaking up Of the
Mr.. JOHNSON (Pa.) offered a resolution direct
ing the Committee on Military fairs to INQUIRE
INTO abuses in the quality and charges of board
for the cadets at West Point, with power to send
Point, if necessary.
loWing:-"ln which case the committee shall
extend its investigations, so far as it may seem
10 be requisite, into any matters connected with
the administration and discipline there"
The resolution, so modified, was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. HIGBY (Cal.) the Commit
Tee on Printing was instructed to inquire into
the eXpediency of having the report of J. Ross
Brown, on the mineral resources of the United /
states printed in the French and German lam
guages for distribution at the Paris Exposition.
on motion Of Mr.. BIDWEIL (Cal) the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means was instructed to
inquire into the eXpediency of making the
tariff on silk goods imported specific, according
to weight, instead OF ad valorem.
The Senate bill, which was up yesterday at
the close Of the morning hour, TO incorporate
the Washington County Horse Railroad Com
nany Of the District of Columbia, came up as
the business the morning hour.
Mr.. SCHENCK (OhiO) offered an amendment
declaring II unlawful for any railroad company
coaches TO whom a seat in such conveyance was
not furnished He made some forcible remarks
in support of the amendment
Mr., GRINNELL Uowa) moved an amendment
tothe amendment, by adding the words Except
with their consent"
Mr.. CoBB (Wis) suggested that this railroad
company was part of scheme for the sale of
the Cochran farm to the Government for a rail-
road.
Mr.. INGERsoLL QIl.) said he had heard moth
ing Of the kind.
Bolh the amendments were rejected and then
the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. INGERsoLL Gll. the District
Committee was instructed to inquire into the
eXpediency of paving Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. INGERsOLL Qll.C from the District Com
mittee, reported substitute for the Senate bill
to incorporate the First Congregational Society |
Of Washington, District of Columbia. After the |
bill was read. Mr.. Ingersoll suggested that if his
friend from Ohio (Mr. SchencG) wished to offer |
his amendment to this bill that no person
should have TO pay anything without having |
pew accommodations, he would let him do so. |
Mr.. SCHENcK (Ohio) declined to offer such an
amendment, saying that he would be sorry TO