Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-01

Mr.. Conkling delivered a speech
of considerable length on the 18th .
Amendment, showing that. notwith-
standing New York had rescinded its /
ratification, it had become a law.
Mr.. Davis argued in favor of the /
authority of State to withdraw its
ratification.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bingham OF Ohio, from the Ju-
dietary Committee, reported that there
was no sufficient evidence against
Busted, and asked to be discharged
from the further consideration Of the
subject.
Discussion followed.
Mr.. Eldridge OF Wisconsin asked
leave TO submit a minority report, but
Mr. Butler Of Massachusetts objected.
Messr5. Bcaman Of Michigan, Kerr
Of Indiana, McCrary Of Iowa and Pot
ter of New York were appointed as
additional to the Committee Oh Flee
tious, making the whole number Is.
\ bill wss passed extending the
benefits of the homestead law to child
ren Of deceased soldiers.
Mr.. Dawes Of Massachusetts asked
leave to offer a resolution directing
the Committee on Rules to inquire
whether Mr. Munger of Ohio, in print
ing in the Globe Of the 20th inst, as
if delivered in the House, a speech
containing reflections on Mr.. Sumner,
had not abused his privilege, and de
/ served ccnsurc. Mr. Dawes remark
ed that the practice o. printing speech
es not delivered had advantages, but
said Mr.. Mungen not only violated the
rules of the House, but violated com
mon decency.
Mr.. Wood of New York asked to
have the Objectionable matter read.
Mr.. Dawes said he purposely omit
ted it; it was too indecent to 60 into
the Globe. Mr.. Dawes said no speech
es ought to be printed that were not
actually delivered in debate and
should be real and not mere written
essays.
+ Mr.. Munger said that in one sense
he was considerably obliged to the
gentleman from Massachusetts for civ.
ing him a little notoriety which be
would not otherwise have had. He
disclaimed any intention to violate the
rules OF the House or to be disre.
spectful to the Speaker, and he defed
the gentleman to point out any objec-
tionablc passage in his speech. He
had read by the clerk a sentence from
his speech, declaring that anything he
should say had no reference to any
f act or word of Mr.. Sumner in the Sen
ate, but to his public lectures and
speeches. He stood here as repre-
, sentative of his constituents, and de
manded the right of free speech under
the Constitution. He would not per
nit any one TO deprive him OF thC
right to discuss public questions
7 There was no foul or vulgar language
t in his speech. Was it a violation Q
r the rules ofthe House to quote from
, the classics or from Gibbon? Ii The
gentleman from Massachusetts, o.
r his friend, the Senator. choose t
5 make an application Of his remarks
. he Mr. Mungen) was not esponSiolt
! for that. If the remarks fitted tina
l. Senator, let him wear them. He haC
a authority in common report for say
: ing restraining himsei0-but b,
+ would not say what ne had been abOu
| to say, aS.he might be called to orde
; if he did. The gentleman from Mass
5 achusetts forgets the scene in the las
) Congress at the counting of the Pres
(. idential vote. Did the gentleman from
Massachusetts recollect nothing abOu
n the castigation which Tristan Bur
0 CESS gave to John Randolph Of Ro
G anoke That was New England au
s thority, and he took it as an examp!
p for anything he might have said
Would this House gag him in discuss
ing the doctrines of an impertinen
T lecturer, who was examining his the
e cries and his illogical, damnable doc
t. trineS on the people of the North
- Had he not the right to discuss theI
and show their absurdity ? That pre-
snmntunns looturer aud rho tvI iUia
" put himself up as the God and moral
q ty champion of the God and moralit
st party of loyalty. In his lecture c
n caste" he referred to the debility G
S ancient Poland as an example of wha
r he denominated caste" to Russia {
IL the present day as an example {
N progress and civilization. He (MuI
y gem had spoken of that in his speecl
N What was that Russian civiizatio
70 with which the lecturer was so niue
= in love? 1t was monstrOus commul
ell ism in the peasantry, who were here
ne ed together by thousands, with whoI
" marriage was unknown and anon
rs whom there was nothing but dissip;
Id ton and bestiality. That champio
ne of high moral ideas was won into cor
he plete love with that monstrous cor
nd munism and because he Mr. Munger
ay had alluded to EusebiuS and men wi
r. lived under the governments of Co
or stantine, Honorious and Arcadeus d
ell ring the decline of the Roman Empi
and during the dirty aud indecent B
zantine Empire, he was charged wi
ar violating the rules OF the House.
as When had the gentleman from Mas
on achusetts become so fastidious WI
ic- had he not called his colleagues to {
ct der when they were abusing Preside
fly johnson. He (Mungen) had spok'
/ OF him as gifted President, and
OF reiterated the assertion that he was
no gifted President; but if he had VIC
TIL ted the rules by saying SO, he won
art take it back. He assured the Hou
en- that he had been respectful to it
to- that speech, but he would not all,
ur- some new rule of etiquette to forl
him criticising the sayings of a N