Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-08
A pr~Cr SCENE I'm
sOSsz FzESS.
Savage Quarrel between wash.
ru~,.o unrd fsorsaclty---Exso
yeadfcsIs Telling the E'rush
az crne Another.


On returning from the ssaAse o. Satur-
daT, Ar. Dtunelly, Of Minnesota, obtained
leave 10 make personal explanation lie
theu made statement relative 10 bis bre-
seBting > bill some time i1ce 10 aid ,sil-
road IN bis safe, to the construction If
which SIR Washburnc objseed. Suisse
stquently Nashburne wrote letter &c the
constituents Of Donneiy, making certain
charges regarding Donnslly's previous po-
liscal record and action in this Congress.
MIR. Donnslly. after causing the letter to bs
read, said it contsined 90 fslsehoods, and
continued, in vindlcAtio OF himself, char
acterizing Washburns's course in charging
him with being an Office. beggar as incons,-
tent and coming with bad grace of his fam
lily name. The WashbuYne's, he said. are
chrsnic oflice-beggsrs, and are as miserable
ard uncomfortable cut Of Office as . stump
tailed bull in fly-tims. Every male boz n in
to the Washburns family is born with NJ.
g. branded on his broadcast part. Afer
further comments, Mr. Donnely said he
had analyzed the stomach OF the gentleman
from Illinois. aud il lie possible FOR hin, hy
his parapttCtic actiJD 10 bring cut anything
NOR .oathsolae and disgusting than be has
v mslti over me IN that letter, IN Gods
n-iae lst ii c3sae.
This sreakef e,l.d IT. D-rrrly to order
igics.
Alr. ID. occupied lis hour il a SIN, ar
strain, and was allowed to proceed by con-
sent Of tho house, Mr. Washburn. joining
in the request that he have permission 10
proceed.
Mr. Donnely continued in a strain of vim
dctive retort 70 disprovs the charges made
in the letter, Lis remarks being received
with great good humor by the memb,rs;-
| lie concluded by saying thar Washburne
had lowered the honor OF Congress. If,
said he, there be in our midst ons low, sor-
did, vulgar soul, one barren OF mediocre in
tslligcncc, one heart callous to every kindly
sentiment and to every generous emotion !;
one tongue leprous with SANDER; one mouth
like unto den Of foul beasts, giving forth
deadly odors il there be here one chacac-
ter white, blotched and spotted, which yet
raves and rants and backguards like pros
titute if there be here one bold, bad .emp-
~, believing demagogue, it is the gentle
man from Illinois.
The Speaker, with severity in his tones,
stated TO Mr. Donnelly that his remarks
were no, honorable to the House Of Repre-.
seata,iv.s, and tina. although the House toll.
Grated them, tho chair could not consent
and they should not 60 on the record cx-
cept with his protest.
Mr.. Donnelly begged pardon Of the House,
but The House wou q acknowledge no nan
Der had met with so violent an assault as
he.
, Mr.. Washburne, Of H., said "Duiing
my entire term IL service in this House,
have never asked leave to make q personal
explanation, and never expect to The
party from Minnesota has had the letter
which wrote to q gentleman in that State
read to the House, and it has gone on the
record. Every assertion made in that letter
is true, and whoever says il is not tue
states what is fal.e If ! were called on,
and desire TO say this: IL J. under any
operation Of circumstance, were called on TO
make personal explanation in reply TO r
member, il would not be TO q member who
had committed n crimc; II wc'i'd not be 10
member " no ran away It would net be to
a member Who changed hts narHc Il would
net to a ~ mlor whose vhele Te~ord in
th,s house Il covered viih corfuption aud
crime >
Tho Speaker reminded Mr. Wsshbur. Q
thar his remarks were prp amen arr.
Nr. Washburue sid h. was sorry the
chair supp osed ham out OF order, and con-
tnued Il repeat, il ! were called upon t.
tu-Ac personal explanation, should make
il vita member not covered over wWh
crime and infimy, whose record is stained
with every frau, whisky aud other frauds;
with man who has proved false alike to
his friends, his country, his constituents,
his politics. his religion ard his Gcd.''
Mr.. Windem gave notice that lac should
offer q resolution of censufo on Mr.. Wash
buine.
lNsscrs on FRuir TREES kiLLrp.-It is
stated by RI exchange, rs one Of the com
pensa,ing effects OF the cold weather in the
latter part of March. tn t it entirely de-
stroyei tho eggs Of destructive insects
which usually attach themselves to fruit
trees, where they work sad havoc TO buds,
blossoms and young fruit.