The New York herald., 1870-02-11

mileage He regretted the fact OF his ability 70 earn
whx " saHnd ~ oc W. ~ s an az
than 20 those who had not any ability t0
70 TAXI care q themselves. tLaughter) lie was
glai thai IN this great matter Of economy there
c0uid bc 40 argument against u, either by the gen
leman froAn iilinois tAr rarnsworth) or BY anJ
other membAr thnn that insinuailCn against hiiS
| whici nobody dared speak out loud; and AZ TO the
nlenlSer from Ne>y YORK (Mr. Coxh ne would Do ao
%sn saos oosas down naIs ap
hn.er rs :, laughter and sppiause)-''Shoo ny don't
Mr.Cox gosthe noos 70 repiy. lie had undertaken
| m Tuies way 10 defend the distinguished soldier
lon. ,, massachnssts. aud his reward was sort Of
stfees negro ninstrel remark. Why had ne not an.
| sWered tue intlmaton made by gcntL,m,n on his
% Swn %saef everybody on both sides OF tne House
xmcw nnu sne country knew. that the gentleman
M MT; GAxn, Ina SIep.I o. "a Hu.arruptln1,ME Cox.
Wall n0nehb. tried 10 do wnat his own IrleudS
dared not 70. defended tho msmber from uAsss-
chusetts because tho attacks not mada al.
rectiy.
Mr.. HOAR (rep.} or Mass, mace the point t,,ot Mr..
Cox was trinsQTessing tae rules OF the House, :
Mr.. C0x-I called the msnoers colleague y had
man; everybody knows
The CHAIRMAN Gnterruptissl-Tise gentierrans
time is expired, otherwise tao Chair would sIsssin
Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.l or Ohio, obtaned the noor-
Mr. Cox-GIve me hair y minute 70 1nish my son-
Tue gentleman makes an attack upon nle ana then
hides himself, like bomb-pr0of soldier AZ ne iA
tssnewed calls 70 order That's an
was already serious proposition 70 ab0ish tnite-
age made by himself, and referred to the Committee
on Mileage. OF which nc was u member, and no
hoped that that committee w0uId repovt Y blR for
ths reformation or abolition VI Laileaxe..
The discussion went on for o considerable umC
ana was further participated In by Mcssrs. Inger.
soii BECK, DAVIS, Bdridge, To ynsend Logan, Car
neid lDf washington Territoryl Kelsey Scscnck aud
Poland.
In the course OF the discus ion Mr. Cox again took
the moor 10 reply to Mr. Butler Ne said it was tue
nrst time III his history that had been likened to
ah animal. lie never had been coszsidereoSa 6ets
hope or alpha tete itole, any other sort OF
beast. The gentleman WAS blessed by Providence
Win pachydermatous hide, like rilinOcerCS aud
glance from that gentleman's rhin0cer0s hides lie
thr buter had no sensi0ilty to hts position before
the country and dd not know how people regarded
hn his own colleagues lntmated that he WAS u
lnel ana rob6er, and he did not take u up; but It
had been left to hln (Mr. Cox to defenn aim and
ne tMr Butler had made his covert negro
minstrelsy attack upon him. Why Old he not
alIack his colleagues and make them call for u
committee or investigation on has past J0relIctiOEs
anu past alleged robbery Why did ne stand hero
the condemned man or this Congresss Why dld he
dd he reserve his nre his frleuds as he did IN
the army, and then, when attacked, retreat Ike q
Domb-prool soldier and hide hmself-
Mr. DAWES, rep.l VI Aass, rose aud caked Mr..
Cox TO order.
The CHAIRaAs-The genteman's time Is expired.
Mr.. Cox-Wny did you tMr. Dawes) not cali your
colleague TO order when ne made has irrelevant re-
marks
AT the close OF the discussion. which at tlmcs was
quite exciting and amusing the question was taken
on Mr.. Buffers amendment. and t was rejected.
various other items in the Dill, about clerks to
al aaipast four O'Clock, tue Committee rose ana tns
House adjourned.