The Hickman courier., 1874-02-28
caOssLAxD AND BECK KIs
Personal Explanations.

Personal Explanations.
SWe are pleased to note the amicable
adjustment of the difficulty between
our Representative, Hon. Ed Cross
land, and Mr.. Beck, the Representative
from The lexington District, which
occurred in Congress on the 20th in
staut. The partizan account Of this
difficulty from the Cincinnati Gazette,
published in this issue of the COURIER,
should be read with much allowance.
The following personal explanations,
from the Congressional Record, sets
everything right again, and does full
Justice to the heads and hearts of our
great favorites, Grassland aud Beck:
personal EXPLANATIONS
Mr.. Beck. Mr.. Speaker. | ask the
unanimous consent of the House TO
make brief personal explanation of
not over Eve minutes, and | think not
over three minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. Beck Mr. Speaker, in the
course Of debate on yesterday | made
some remarks which my colleague Mr..
Crossland1 thought reflected on him
and did him injustice. As neither Of
Us had the foor ia our own right at
the time, il was impossible for me To
explain either to him or-the House,
what | now assure both was the fact
that | had not the slightest idea either
of woundipg his feelings or OF reflect
lug on him iu the slightest degree
have too hieh-a regard for him TO do
either. II in the heat aud hurry Of
debate I did or said anything which
either my colleague or any other per
son construed iuto any impuiation on
..sS.xssT7l lana1 or "a Kepresent
6elieve TTT What made iiiiStake
in referring at all te what took place
between my colleague and myself some
weeks ago. but | assure the House and
( the gentleman that did not intend to
I do it in an offensive way. My only
/ thought was. that as | had pointed out
I to the gentleman from Iowa Mr.. Kas-
( sonl the large increase of expenditures
ia the Post Office Department. ami tie
large deficiency asked. as shown by ii c
+ Secretars Of the Trsasary. and he had
not answered il quite satisfactorily, my
/ colleague nnght not to say anything
| which might help him out. With thai
/ view I tried to remind him that al 81
near the close OF very excellent
speech which he made some time ago,
which in its general range referred IL
the statements OF the Postmaster Gen.
er;.l. had called his attention to what
lhe Secretary of the Elea>ury had said
about pos,>effiee deficiencies. \ des.
ul,ory and somewhat confused debatt
spraDg mp. which thought We boll
agreed threw no special light on the
apparent difference between the two
ofbcial., and it was left out of the
Record. | bad not studied the ques
ton any more after that. aud | did no
suppose he had and | wanted it tC
stand on Mr kasson's replies. think
on reflection, that did my colieasu,
injustice in the remark that our frsl
little discussion was left out becans.
le thought it would spoil his spcechi
AM inclined TO think made thai
remark to him His speech was alb :.
and weN con .iaered | had listened
to it all with pleasure and profit.
wanted to send number of them tC
Kentucky. ss | did | know my feel
! ing was that i, would be unjust 20 my
colleague to mix up with such speech
the i'll considered questions and an
swers which wonld be injected into 9
especially when il came to be reas
distance. They had no uecessif, & !,
indeed even proper. relation
broad subject he had discussedpi
| regret exceedingly the occur
of yesterday. | think. on ref
that my colleagug hlrd csnssstusf #
at my remarks, though I aszn
did not intend 20 hurt hise '
missrcpreseut him, or do hin
IN any way. | have. perhaps,
| very high personal regard fefN
been in the habit Of taking too 81 Il
liberties with him, aud speaking Is
him in ways that would not Il
I like h m lass. Ny appreciation
his character is SO high thar [ always
doubt my own recollection when lac
differs with ne 4s TO fact l thank
the Ho1se for giving me. what is al
ways high privilege. the right to do
justice to friend aud 20 myself, es
peeiaIly when The blame Of whatevei
occurred rests on me. by alluling y
matters which wounded the feelings Of
Que so sincerely esteem
Mr. CEossLAND Mr. Speaker, | de-
sire a moment TO say hal | accept,
trust, IN shs same manly spirit iu
which my collessue tenders, the pla
nation OF she unfortuoafe affair OF yes
terdsy Ny colleague knows the high
estimate in which | have always held
min, both as man aud statesman
| have sat at his feet to learn political
wisdom, "a Saul sat at the feet OF
tsamaiiel. aaa desire to assure him
he little affair has 10 10 degree abated
the warmth of my regard for him !
desire to offer an apology to the
House for the excitement exhibited by
me 10 my remarks Of yesterday.
Os the 81 of March Padueah votes
on the proposition "Whether or Ept
spirituous. vinons or malt LIQUORS shall
be sold by retail ia said city. This
is the first vote ordered under the act
passed at the recent session of the
Legislature. entitled .Au act 20 reeu
late the sale OF splrituous, vInous or
'esit li4sofs il .a.s Commonwealth :"