New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


MIR. BECK Oem., Ky.) asked leave 10 make Il
personal explanation
Mr. STEVENSON dHop.. OhIo) inquired whether M.
Beck intended say anything personal to Senator
MI BECK said he desired TO put himself right, and he
fhat would he dsapproved Of lie did not intend to use
any bningsgate; he would not if he could; he merely
Intended To put himself right.
Messrs DAWES Hep., MasS) BANKS rep. MaS~.),
W. r. ROBERTS Dem. n. ", and other members suS-
alton. even though he did reflect on Senator
The SPEAKER put the question as to whether there
remarked that there were violations of rules Of the
House which the CHAR was NOT IA the nan, OF khs
violations OF the rules forbldng reflections on the Sen
ate members of it, IL the habit of the Chair always
10 cheek them There seemed to he ml'appIehenS1n
in some minds that the previous OCCASION when the
gentleman from Kentucky made remarks on Senators,
the Chair had not checked them That mistake
on the occasion referred TO- the Chair had called The
from The Globe an extract from that day
and he added that he had never allowed any eI ~ no.
Mr. BECK then proceeded with his remarks He
did not intend, he sad. 10 Use any hlilngsghtc or
slang q degrade the House by amy allus"ns which
members would not emlucntly proper. IL
was more important 10 him that he shond be right ana
that the House should say that he was ight IN the re-
marks for which he had been aiTaised III me Hehat; III
that speech ne had said mat Gov BROW NOW ni Zen
nes,ce had made pandemonium of that state he (Mr
Beck had been the Committee to investigate me con
diom the south and whcn he had come to look over
of the war for four years, lie saw such a STATE
Of things as existed nowhere on the American
things existing that he had made the remarks IN to
cI.t then be was guilty Of SANDER if they did
1T, and lac should prove 10 the House that that STATE
had been by misrue made pandemonium for four years
after the war closed then he guilty Of Sian
der He should either stand before the House as will
ul and malicious beer or he should STAND conhrntd
by the facts he would show them Before he would
say word as to the personal nat aIek upon g IN ne
that Tennessee had been pandemonium iOf Tour year.
order whether in personal explanation nehprf had
right 10 proceed in general discussion on the state OF
The SPEAKER replied that il had been repeatedly
ruled that when a menber was permitted To MAKE a
personal explanation hc was not limited a. 70 what ne
should except that ne must be WITHIN the rules o
The House. ,o.,.oa 90 chan ,,o oono,,;o,
of things Tennessee that was the great point IN the
matter. He proceeded to show how seycnty thousand
of Tennessee had been dSfTanChlScd
nv law; how the Governor had disfranchised twenty
eight counties in Tennessee because they had elected 10
the legislature men who were hostile TO him; now he
had reduced the vote OF the state nom l5OUo 10 jaw
in the whole county vi Henry, and how no man was
allowed 10 vote who was not known 10 ne III faNor OF
the Legislature and the Governor and OF every thing that
Messrs GARFIELD Rcp. Ohio and STEVENSON
of Mr. Beck not in the nature Of IA personal eN-
The SPEAKER ovcrruled the point Of order and was
sustained in his position by Mr. BANKS Rep MAJ,
Who saln a. inc i Ti thc racce If me- Honsr
Mr.GARFlELD sent TO the Speaker written question;
Whether when "a member gets permission 10 MAKE
personal explanation it on the implied pledge tina, he
will conhne himself to the personal explanation and not
mai" IKE sP5F f1fEE RkG leped a that still left the original
question Open as to whether the gentenan lmse re-
saIded his own remarks as psrsonaI eeXplanationa
said the great point that he desired to make that he
pandemonum had been made in Tennessee. He pro
Ceeded TO read from the testimony OF witnesses, who, he
said, were strictly loyal men, and said that he would
print the rest of II in The Gi0te.
Nj. STEVENSON objected to the printing OF anything
Mr. BECK-Then will read the whole of H. and I give
notice that nothing shall i'll me GtObs in the future
timony OF witnesses and said, On that was assaied
| charged with being the viles Of men, with having
left yerystable and taken up the savedfiyers lash,
and with deserving the soon and contempt of all de
cent men. would not notice u but for the fact that
am Wiling TO stand on my record before my people at
home. They knew me, they have trusted me- but they
speak today from this place: aud when gentlemen rise
IN Their places anywhere, DO not care whe,e, ana
eved because am vile and came from so vile quar-
,ers and am guilty of such vile practices, denounce it
here and denouncc il everywhere
lnoT WY ~ these ehase. made wha, s about p'nde
gool % more sooat one OF Them oe nlo 'Da'' 81 Its.l was
Of Georgia by ie; they cnpp-s not all
%oeee have never loi he aud am prepared To prove fact
s !,o EELE az rssad Interruption continued n great length
I'D cast be a..I Sls !. 's i"I b.
a% for the & s from n az s 81 tn. soSn'5y having taken pre-
Ansgemen, Of l'Ige estate for gentleman
y where be grluate and his having then entered on the
Tfacice ~ lbr law ~ the He lie
ste Of the uHed Sta'ss a. the highest mot honor
able boiY ,suh. There hot u IA tbe IIo,s.
did not to tie Nenhc s0gher lie lnew Il vs tie
Ic
o. the NOT
fsbytiBg b. had sid opstd rra,on ON the
S,nate 0logltd (l Ld ieca had
there Mu2b bal been there; Calhoun hd be- there
Ies made lace liz has Mt sid thing
when
bshoous taking the lion be- ted oufae
to pure and hielriGinGrI
lie states Represented by honorable
Who rec then there Of the bayOlei
ccncr, Thai the HT he i0pk that
hs be i speaking about IT, ~ concl ion be thanked
House for the oouIiesy il had eKiendei 10 ~
Mr. Beck was listened 10 With tie greatest n;.ri and attention by
Tie Home Aui by lie fpOko
rapidly and Or ana warmly Congratulated BY hs political
tnend " ien he cOLcluird.
iopse stersar passed Age bunte Of HShis bib bal did
pubic bune an al echoes Gle 20 morrow bang
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