Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-23
scene IN House of Representatives.

Scene I'm House OF SepreseHtAsAseS
The House. on yesterday, resumed the con
sideration Of the bill heretofore reported from
the committee on public lands by Mr.. Julian
of Indiana, to forfeit to the Z. s. certain lands
heretofore granted FIR rail- Dad purposes.
MIR, Julian proceeded to address the House
Bin fayorot the bill, insistingth1t the Southern
railroad companies had forfeited all CLAIMS
upon the United States by the acts O. rebel1on
of their officers. He preceded 70 review the
action and. course of. the several railroad com,
panies OF the South, and referred to the alleged
reasonable acts OF the officers OF the Ore'ousas
Railroad in Louisiana matter was before another
committee.
Mr.. Chanler, ct New York, rising to u point
of order, said the gentleman should conhng
himself to the question before he House and
not wander off Into discussion OF ths3. South
ern railroad int. rests This was bill IN rel1
ton to land grants, and he Opelousas railroad |,
The. Speaker decided the point not well
taken, and that Mr.. Julian was IN order
Mr.. Chauler was about to procc ed, when
Mr.. Julian declined to yield and It'd Mr..
Chanler to compes. his soul with as much pa
tience as he could under the exposition th1t ne
(Mr. julian had given of the gentleman
E(Mr. Chanler 81 rebe! friends in Louisiana
Mr.. Chanler. -Tho-e are the words OF a
coward, and the gentleman takes advantage OF
his position, as [ cannot reply t. him.
The Speaker called Mr. Chanler to order.
Mr.. Chanler.-I call the gentleman from In
diana to order, and demand that the words
I last spoken by him he ken down.
Mr.. Chanler was about to say something
| further, but was called to order, and the Speak
er said the words would be taken down.
| Mr.. G. was at this time occupying the g. sea-
of Mr., Morell, of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. VIII
liams, of Pennsylvania, made the point OF or
| der that the gentleman from New York mus
take his seat.
Mr. Chanler, moving TO his own seat
| simply went over there to hear better what INT
gentleman said 80.
The words purporting to have been uttered
| by Mr. Chaner were here read.
Mr. Chanler.-Mr. Speaker, desire TO SAY
that all my words have not been taken down
[ also said that
The Speaker. The gentleman is out of or
der. 80,
Mi. Chanler-I want to say that | said the
gentleman was taking advantage OF his rosltiol
1 10 the remarks he uttered.
The Speaker. The Chair will now rule upoI
the word spoken by the gentleman from NsV
|
member upon the floor should call another
coward. -,
The Chair did not hear the last part OF tn
gentleman's remark What struck the Chal
As, unparliamentary was the word coward
z Mr.. Chanler Well, did say that, and hi
is one ~
| Calls to order from all parts Of the House
Mr. Julian. If the gentleman means wha
he says, he can test the question at any time
| Mr. Chanler.-I will do SO, sir. | will tax
the earliest opportunity. | would ask tn
| Speaker how he ruled upon the remarks OF tn
gentleman from Indiana?
The Speaker No point of order was mad
upon the last remark.
Mr.. Chanler said he had made point Q
order upon the remarks OF Mr.. Julian:
The Speaker,-The Chair has not ruled !upo
the remarks of the gentleman from Indiana
but upon those OF the gentleman from Ne'
York. Laughter The Chair would say
however, although the subject was passed, tina
there was nothing unparliamentary in the re
marks of the gentleman from Indiana.