The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16,

WASHINGTON, FEB. To- 1872.
Mr. L. MYERS rep) of Pa presented the petition of the
shipwrehs in the Philadelphia Navy repeal
the coffee the protection home
| industry.
Mr. DAWES rep) of Mass from the Committee on Ways
and Means reported bill allowing Photographic pictures
tended for exhibition at the National Photographic Assoca-
be held Cleveland, Ohio in June next, be
ported duty. Passed.
AMERICAN suARrsHooTERs.
Mr. Hay, rep) of Ill., presented communication from
the American shapshooters Association extending nvi
House the festival the Association
Highlands Ill., in May, 1872 and the appointment
OF a COMMITTEES OF nve to attend
with the dignity of this body TO send committee to all such
"BooNERANG" COX.
Mr. W. r. Konfars dem OF n Y, suggested that Mr..
Mr. Hay rep) of ILL.,, said he had not supposed tina.
MEMBER would object The thing had been done in
1885, when the association held Its annual festival in
Mr. BRooKs withdrew his objection, and the resolution
BECK VERSUS BRowNLow EFT AL
Mr. BECK, (dem. OF KY, asked to make personal
Beck Intended % say ANYTHING personal e senator
M @ he M to put d @ night he AS
WOULD be Of he did not Intend to use any BIZ
.ns osr Re- 81 NV e.
personal explanation even though he did reflect SEN
The put the question whether there
The PEAKEE then remarked that there violations Of
the rules OF the House which the Chair was no, in the
floor but to violations OF the rules orbiddn reflections
always to check them. There seemed
in na ss o s
not checked them That was mistake On the occasion
@ 40 from
days proceedings and he added that he had al
OFFENSIVE SENATOR
BEcK then proceeded with his Tsmars He did mot
he Hons by an members
not proper was most to MN MN that he
right in the remarks for winch he had been arraigned
owe % s made DC
State He Mr. Beck had been on the committee to invest
coI the condition of things 10 Tennessee from the
'ss ST ELSE the
and because found that state OF things 30 existing
taken THOSE facts did NO. exist then he was guilty Of
House that state had been by misrue made
PANpEMoNIuM roR FOUR YEARS
before the hoS! su as w f
he wouc show them Before be Won say word as 70 the
n s S DGs himself he WANTED to show 70 the
PAM cmonum Tor -Four years
in d,scusson on the S o Tsa 70
The spEAKEI replied that had repeatedly ruled that
when member wa. permitted 70 make personal eYpana
mus. be within rules Of the House 'A1p'
p 'Ss a.. hpf
denied the right OF member privileges
SS sn on p n 81 II and
man, and he was prepared to prove then pro-
ceedsd 70 show The condition things from
1860 70 1865; how the Legislature acts I'm.
paraecd in American history, constituted not
representing onetenth OF the population sedous
laws were passed. spea King
dres eculy OF tue Governor; how there outawry
OF persons an outswry OF the press outlswy the
franchise, - "
AN oUrLAwRY EVERYTHING
winch did not pow TO the mandates poyer.
frsnchsed bv law how the Governor had
twenty EIGHT counties In Tennessee they had
10 the Legislature who hostile him how he had
reduced the vote OF the State from 10000
had only allowed nineteen 10 be whole
county OF Henry, and how alowei who
not known 10 be In favor Of the
Governor, and OF everything that they dd
| Messrs. GARFIELD, trep.) of Ohio, and STEypNsoS
newed the point OF order that the Mr. Beck wer
not 10 the nature OF personal explanation.
The SPEAKER overrled the point OF order, and
tanned his position by Mr.. BANKS, who said that In
speaker entirely correct and that Mr. Beck
cord with tne practice OF the House.
Mr. GARFIELD sent 20 the Speaker written question
sonal explanation the Implied pledge that he will
himself the personal explanation and not make
| eral political speech ~
The sPEAKEa replied that that still left the original que
ton open whether the gentleman himself regarded hi
own a personal explanation The present occ
pant chair had always endeavored to crcumscrbe
| conlne personal explanations somewhat more with
bounds than had been the He recalled dstln
occasion ruling OF his immediate predecessor Mr. Cola
and "A similar ruling of his other predecessor, Mr. Bank
who kindly given hun the aid OF his experience todz