, 1873-02-26
WASHINGTON.
Debate OIL the Res0lu.
tions for the Expul.
sion Of Brooks
and Ames.
Butler Wants the Whole
Thing Referred to
the District
Court.
Judge Poland Opens the Ball
Against the Judiciary :y!! y, .....
Committee.
Farnsworth Defends the Accused
---Merrick Urges Their
Condemnation.
0akes Ames' Defense Read by the
Clerk Of the House.
The Old Man Deeply Affected
at the Al1usions to His
Past Greatness.
The Presidents Message on the Louisi-
ana Muddie.
What lie Will Do, Should Congress
Do Not.
Pomeroy's Statement "0n His Honor as
q Senator
The Presidents Message on the Louisf-
ana muddie.
What lie Will Do, Should Congress
Do Not.
Pomeroys Statement "0n His Honor as
q Senator"

Special Dtspae'h to Tho c"feaao a7'oan''
TEE soENE OF TIE TxAh'
wAsH1No7oS. Feb. 25.IThe1e Tss BY odds the the
.~.nes .ns ~. 49, uansa ~ panra.ant,tiva. today
"aue OF Inc nouho y. nep1eo0n."sHa .a .s.:
that has been seen during tne pass ten 5ea1o''
md batter dressed and more Intelligent or q
hattar hahavad crowd was never collected to-
nsthar Tha l,Toar norton vss made up Of
gesnet' tno .se poan .. ..a W"s o.11arias IA.
lhdleo, VINO nueo anu oVe1t1n 'ne bnnet4os "
voted to them' nntn there "ss nc pA1s ...S .. .n0
I'm woro mt tn bo seeu. Even the gallaries
~ ~. '",a..5 IT, ,ss+a-: sln4vaa . anrlnh1;nr NJ
,of eolotoa Ioh4o'o 9no"s~ tn,'s"s ss..as1- 49,.
haaaaone "omen- tno." ~" aootoSy W. as,.. 49,
we're the galleries packed to that point Of full
.... zbsr, 4ha constant md relentless pressure
,soan,a. ,,.nTn, Int tha corridors outsdo vero
oocomon pa' :. ~. s,...e ;,,..ass;t,o ~ ,uaLa !.
30 full that 1t was almost imposslolo TO MAKE
thoroughfaro through them. The Capitol MAS
al1yn with hundreds Of people who could not
eain admission, To accommodate tho vnst
fhrouR. the House, by unanimous consent,
threw open its doors, and IN ton minutes the
and the ladies pressed down and down, until they
flllad half tho seats belonging to members. Tho
galley = ~ III r. RDa to s IL
possas tas Thsae o Il;
fendoro. lobby agents, and every other sort Of
peoplo Who secured an entrance, nobody knows
how, and they we're not slow to appropriate the
s ot S b s Tsss s, .sR1ssG SRsptssy tho a hs
door, wore bright colora IN their hats, and the
scenn IA ytewed from tho galleries rosembled
tho auditorium Of an immense theatre.
Tho first moye OF tho "whitewaahors'' wae
+he nravar Of the Chaplain, who hoped all
transgreosions would be forgiven. The roadIng
Of 4 long journal followed, whllo tho crowd
chAractere on the floor. Just 10 Mr.. Poland WAS
about to take the floor drunken member from
Pennrylvania came reeling down ono OF the
aislee, and attempted to catch the Speakor'a oye.
In maudlin voice he cried d. Nj: Speaker T. two
tried to Induce him to take hi6 seat. Finally the
speaker asked him to state for what purpose
ho arose. and in a half-inteligible tone be stut-
tered out something to the effect that he wanted
tho faotl that the House had agreed to motion
to give tho ladies the privilege Of tho floor during
the discussion, Ho Is the same member who aat
in his scat for some time yesterday IN his shirt
lonn, Ho las beon nuisance in the House for
threo or four yoars but hsppily is not ro-cleotod
to Tho next Oongresa.
Tho frat move Of Butler was
loot, md 70 to work on the Appro.
] pood de.l Of oonfuslon followed. Pound then
eame down a fow paces. and preueptod hlmaeiI
bnttongs tnS Se1st G1 oo1jar Ind od shrt Hs
rs.on' wss sn obiaet Of simirution. Butler then
offcred q nubstitute for the Oonnnittees raao.
luton. rooiting the fact that the orensos OF the
ago: that the members could not be expelled
for What occurred before the present Congress
prosecution should 30 to the eourts. :.
Bingham made q point Of order. Fernando
| F.. ~lo &r4 4f1a ina
Poland aaid he had not yielded to Butler, ant
would not accept bis substitute, and then orde,
was restored. The galleries b1zzed and fut
tered for moment; 4 few coughs and throat
olearinga were sounded, hud then ~ was settle'
down to perfect quietnens. Then Poland atepps!