The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-21
THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS
SHARP PAssAGE BETWEEN MESSRS
SCOFIELD AND DAWES.


The Little balance which the Members
from N1nssa chusetts had to Settle with
the Ironmonacrs from Pennsylvnnia-En-
tcrtaiEment for the Democratic stde-The
Republican Family Quarrel.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-In the House Of Repre-
sentativcs, Mr.. BseuAn (Rep, ohio) asked leave to
introduce bill making II an offence punishable
with fine and Imprisonment for any person TO pro-
po'e to repeal the action OF state Legislature In
ratfyng any prop oscd ame ndment OF the Constitu-
tion OF the United States.
Mr.. LoUonRiDoE Rep., fowa) offered q preamble
and resolutions, declaring the absence OF constitu-
ional authority In the treaty making power to sb-
sorb foreign territory until the consent OF the House
Is given to H. Referred.
Mr.. wooD Dem., N. " offered q resolution de-
olaratory OF the right OF the House to consider the
propriety and expcdiencey of the appropriation Of
public money for any purpose whatever, and that
the treaty making power cannot conclude the action
OF the House In any case where legislation Is re-
quired 10 execute II. Referred.
The House resumed the consideration OF the bill
for the transfer Of
TnH PHILADELPHIA NAVY rARD.
Mr.. soorIKLD, who reported the bill. assured
the House that he would have said nothing
the subject Of the bill had II not been for the very
extraordinary speech Of the gentleman from Massa
him as n that gentleman had made up his mind that
the bill must be defeated without regard TO It's mer
Attending the making Of sSs. soeees Sew ss acS
tleman from Ohio (hr. 0arheid) had solemniy asked
tho attent ION Of the House TO Il, rcm,ndng him OF
| the gentleman from wisconsin tMr. wushburne)
took his seat beside Mr.. DAVE. 70 sye him audience,
reminding him Of the words OF the old cong descrlb-
ing how certain auditor
with emotion dull. .
| Turned @ rroUu round 4 his rs li,,sninr e.r-
II was picture for q painter. All this was pre-
| pared IN advance this
RAISING A TEMPEST TO DROWN FLY
In this connection, he alluded to the appropriation
OF t300J made the other day 10 enable, put It,
bankers OF New York, and to The circumstancs Of
| the gentleman from Wisconsin having recently got
through an appropriation OF $500 90 for the Des
| Moines Rapids, not estimated for By any Of those
"unworthy Departments" Il had forced itself upon
his conviction almost, tlat which had been repeat.
setts bad little balance 10 settle with the Rcpub.
| lcan members OF Pennsylvania"
MT DAwLsIwil the the sSn,,cnan gent, m be kind IN en- enough
| remark
Mr.. scorrxLD-The gentleman himself knows, I
| suppose, because Cn jcsting way) have told him
what had been suggested; but if he insists on my
stating 1t here, will that IL has been hnted TO
| me that the gentloman from Massachusetts not
altogether satisfied because the Republican members
from Pennsylvania, In the organization o. the House,
had preferred a gentleman whom they thought could
sometimes fnd modes OF signalixing his friends hip
other than by the in1icton OF wounds.
Mr.. DAwEs-Does the gentleman mean to impute
any such motive as that 10 me In what have done
here on this floor I Rsk the gentleman to answer
me frankly and fairly here on this record, dos he
intend TO mpute TO me any such motive In anything
hr scoPIELD-n the gentleman will not be 60
very sensitive and will be quiet for few uisutes,
Mr. DAwEs--The gentleman will do me the favor
to answer my questions.
Ing that extraordinary speech about every thing but
the bill begged, and so did my colleagues, for q
1 us.E1 Of AZ
| answer the genilcman's question In my own way
aud wish now that he wolud let me have the hoor.
MIR DAwrs-if the gentleman will do me the IA.
yor TO Cease his
and TO answer explicitly my interrogatory. whether
br docs. here In this place, As A member OF the
House. impute to me any such motive he will do
me favor and will 10 me justice.
| Mr. ScoFiELD-f the gentleman from Massachu.
sets viii be less nervous and will listen TO what
have to say, he will under tand exactly meaning
when ! saw ull this preparation, aud when saw
ment 20 tnd something obnoxious. and that when
he had at last awakened the Indignation OF the
House against everything that could be criticised In
all The Departments and "ien saw him gather up
fs hosiil ~ and hurl It a, the bill which only pro
convection, L-ay. was almost forced upon my mind
| that perhaps the ilslnuauon might have some foun.
dat on, and that Is AL was saying.
Mr. scoFiILD then proceeded TO review those por
uons OF Mr. D.wrss speech crlticislng tue eeonOni.
Postmaster General. lie would not pause 10 eriti
else the irfeNereut illustration OF the gentleman
from Massachusetts that THIS wBe " John tie Ran
tist blL" II he chose 10 say that the bi bore ths
same relation 10 nppropriat tnAt John the Han.
list bore To the coming OF the Saviour OF II en- /,
| was his own TASTE but OF course In the assignmen,
OF parts he took 10 himself tho position Of Herod-
he WIS To d'captatc this bill.
| Mr.. DAWES said the
issISuAuos
OF the gentleman nom pennsylyan'a, on which hs
based iis speech, and when failed to induce him
eIer TO put ~ plain English to say distinctly that
lie endorsed, II II had any meaning at ALL II cquallJ
an insult to the Speaker OF the House, 70 the Penn
sylyanla delegation and to myself and has no iust
bcaiion as you MIR. Speaker, know, IN any particu.
lar fact nor IN the course OF my conduct here the
fourteen years that have occupied a seat la thi,
House, and Is unworthy OF gentleman.
Mr.. GARFIELD said he was sorry that he had no,
been In the Hall when tire gentleman IRON Pennsy
wanna alluded to HIN lie denied that when lie asked
to have order restored IN order that the House
might hear Nj. Dawes speak, he knew what IN,
subject of the speech was 10 be- As TO his drawing
5000 for interviewing certain New York brokers
the statement was too gross TO be permitted the
| records OF the house. Any insinuation that tb,
| Committee on Banking and Currency asked or oh
tuncd money for ITSELF or that It WINS interviewing
brokers Ms II II was party to any scheme OF brok
ers, was unworthy the House, unworthy the gen
lcman, and an
OUTRAGEOUS wRoNa
| TO every man " no believed In Investigating frauds
Mr.. ScoFIELD said that II the gentleman had lea rC
what he said. and the manner In which he had sait
It, 1t would probably have saved him some little
MIR. GAnrIELD-No eIcitemcnt;at all but records
are records.
| Mr.. SCoFIELD after disclaiming any intention I,
reflect on the gentleman from Ohio, remarked, IL
! conclusion, that As TO the use Of the word "un
worthy" by the gentleman from Massachusetts, h,
text that faithful were the wounds OF a friend
| That seemed TO be the way In which the gentenal
always signlied his friendship.
| The bill then went over
The Military Academy Bill was passed.
| The House adjourned at 4SO.