Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-05-27
Sharpest Debate OF the SessIon-Charges-
Counter Charges, and WILD Disorder.
WAaHINcrnN Nav 10

sharpest Debate OF the sess1on-Charges-
Counter Charges, and WILD Disorder.
WAsHNGToN, May 10.
| There was one of the most brilliant and
| exciting, as it was certainly one of the
| sharpest, debates Of the session in the
| House to-day on an amendment proposed
by Mr.. Brooks, of Now York, to the Diplo-
matic Appropriation hill to include Rome
IN the mission of ministers resident. Gen.
| Banks had just warmed up the House by
| injecting twenty minutes speech into
| the general debate in favor of the annexa-
| ton of San Domingo-an administration
measure, by the way, which has less
strength in the House than in the Senate
and the body was quite ripe for the dis
cuss1on that followed Mr.. Brooks, in
supporting his amendment, alluded to the
proscrptive intention Of the Radicals in
emitting the mission to Rome, cited the
fact OF the commerce in the arts and
sciences with which the ancient city was
interviewer, and intimated that spiritual,
not temporal, objections were the basis of
the omission. Mr.. Cox sustained this
position, and showed that in the very next
line of the bill it vas proposed TO send a
minister to Turkey, a country of infdelity
and pOlygamy. Dawes then took the floor,
and threw back, in the course Of his re-
marks, the lnsinuation that, as Brooks had
been G. know Nothing, his defence of
mission to Catholic home was not recon
cilable. Bingham, of Ohio, then made
ten minutes Grafton, full of high sounding
rhetoric, IN which he laid bare the whole
animus, declaring that the doctrine pro-
mulgated in the Ecumenical Council at
Rome fettered the conscience Of men, fet-
tered religions freedom, and fettered the
press. Mr.. Voorhees, was quiclz to get the
floor, and replied with graceful but telling
effect on the rarity OF Mr.. Bingham's
Christian charity in interpcsing the tenets
Of religious belief against great govern
ment establishing IL diplomatic relation.
1t was Of the same kind of prescription
that had burned Catholic converts and
hung witches in Massachusetts. At this
the whole Massachusetts delegation brls-
tied up, but Bingham got the floor with
another burst Of rhetoric IN defence OF
the libcrality OF his Christian charity.
COvode then had a squirt, and Dawes made
u few remarks. after which MIR. Brooks
again got the floor, and hurled back with
great vehemence the charge that he had
been Know Nothing 1t was SO old a
story, and had been denied by himself so
often, that he declared that Dawes knew 1t
was an untruth and knew that when he
repeated it he was utterlng an untruth.
He willing to use a stronger word
than that were it parliamentary. by this
time the House was in an uprOar lnger-
soil, of Illinois, who was in the chair, let
the gavel fell TIL it rCSounded like trip
hammer. Order was restored, and after a
few moments calm Ole OF the delega-
ton Of Puritans-as Mr.. Cox called
the Massachusetts, members-gOt up,
in the person of Hoar (brother of
the Attorney GeneraD to defend
his State from the witch hanging and con-
Vent-burning charges. To do this he
charged that the Democrats melted the
riots, hung the negroes and burned color
ed orphan asylums in New York. No soon
er had he said this than the whole House
WIS on its feet. From the Democratic side
there were dozen members addressing
the chair, while the whole Republican side
was yelling "order, order" The Demo
Gratis rejoined by shouting across the aisle,
"down in 'front.'" &c, " Let the Com
mittee rise" &c. The gentleman's charge
is false, and he knows it to be false" than
dered the voice of Mr.. Voorhees,, high
above the din, every word Of which asser
ton. Chairman lngersoll attempted to clip
with terrific strokes of the gavel. Finally,
every member got into his seat Twenty
members had insisted that no debate should
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taken down under the rules and read at
the Clerks desk. While this was going
on, Mr. Cox and Mr.. jones made points of
order on Mr.. Hoar's language. The words
of both were written out by the shorthand
writer's and read by the Chairman. Mr..
Ingersoll, who is quite wag, took the slip
containing Mr.. Voorhees, words, and with
an indescribable mock of gravity said: The
Chair is obliged to rule that this language
is very pungent, but not parliamentary.
There was general shout of laughter at
this as we'll as at the warm condition of
the chairman, whose fat face was covered
with perSpiratiOn from the hard work he
had just devoted to the gavel. Mr.. Hoar's
words wero declared to be in order, but
poor Mr.. Kelsey, who had charge of the
bill, at last got on his feet, and his motion
to have the committee rise was carried
Then, and not until then, was there peace.
It is pretty evident that no minister will go
to Rome. York World