Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-05

Mr. Lamar. L 90 DOT uouut el'nei youl
courage or courtesy But yon remarked that
the gentleman from Kentucky had falslhed.
MIR. e. IL. Hoar dvll.d t&t ne mad SAID So
Fl nuaIifad his u * il. i sa.,! 'if' the gen
tI.mun had falsi6 H. I a! is Il latter tor the
fIousc tc pass u?9a
Mr. Lamar. Then Withdraw the remark,
and beg the gentleman pardon.
Mr., Wood, Of n. Y, regretted that the gen
temen from Kentucky should have made use
| Of the remark he had in the hurry and excite
uiept OF debate. He also regretted the resou-
| tons offered By Mr.. Hale aud Mr. Dawes. Ii
was q grave question whether this House could
deprivc any constituency OF representative on
this floor. And why do you propose to do 1t 10
this case? Fer at least II Was au Etewpcrate
utt.rapcr u;adr 10 tie c1urS. OF III exit u de-
bate. The excitement Of the last twp weeks
| has wruug from certain gentlemen expressions
which have caused the most bitter feelings.
Every DAYS session witnessed disorder and H.
tcmrcrate language Of which 10 note was taken.
lie submitted whether II was 10 the power OF
the House 10 cXrcl u member even TOR Glsor-
dary conduct
Mr. Ellr,,lg2. 81 Wis. sad tn" scenes Of 70
day must carry NELL hers, who have teen here
tcr ten or lively. years back 20 other days
Excitement such as they rad now seen had been
seen here before. Exaspclatlon had exhibited
ITSELF IN mauy instances. lie ralnemhered one
OCCASION when, after az appropriation bill had
lust bean defeated. the chairman Of the Appro
priation Comm!ttrc had turned TO his party
friends aud remarked that The bill had been
nibbea to pieces Dy IisrIires aud kicked 10
death BY gra:shoapcrs. Everybody kn"" 10
whom he reerted And on another OCCASION
when warm words passed between the Speaker
and another distinguished gentleman. These
had been passed by, aud he supposed nobody
was syrry now thai; they had done 50. he AK
cd that az extract from the Record be read.
Mr. Dawes, WHO held the floor, said he did
not think il important that these Old scenes
should he revived.
Mr.. Edredgc thou Git it was, as the gentle
man from Kentucky might have been govern.
el 10 his course by the former conduct of the
House.
Mr.. Dawes said tina; in oferiug bis amend
ment he had desired TO see ii Doth sides OF the
House would DOT stand up Tor the decorum uf
the House. He desired more, to give the
; member from Kentucky an opportunity to cx-
press a regret that lie had used those words.
He had given the opportunity. Il: regretted
that be had not awaited himself OF H. Oa The
other hand hc had reatirmci the position he
had taken. Rather than fail with his aneud-
ucud, tina. coui not pass he would withdraw
it aud take the resolution which ctuld pass
vithou. the help Of the Democrats He then
called the previous question on the Resolution
offered by Mr.. Hale.
Mr. Cox, o: y. Y, moved to lay tie lesolu-
ton 90 the table. Disagreed to-yeas So,
nays l67.
The previous question was then ordered, aud
the resolution adopted yeas lei, Gays -; both
; votes being strictly party cnes.
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, said that before going
} On with other business he desired to make a
personal explanation He simply desired to
say that the courtesies and properties Of the
House bad called upon him to make no re-
mark although the gentlemen on the other
side had been engaged 10 hunting up bis short
comingS ADD wrong dougs under circumstances
in which he could not reply. La the language
of a gentleman on the other side. 1t did not
take much courage to do that liz had been
here cight years, ADD had engaged III debate
more, perhaps. than be ought 10; aud lie would
call upon any gentleman TO say whether ne
had ever comp3eDctd personal assault; il this
House. Who? L.; him speak whom have
offended. Let this thing be settled, then, once
for all. H. never made "a attack upon man,
and when he was attacked he never lett his
man until be was sorry he did r.
The Speaker then directed the Sergeant at
Arms 70 conduct Mr.. Brown to the bar Of the
House.
The Speaker then csusei the resolutions
lust atop;ed to be read py the clerk, aud said ::
"Mr. John Young Brown: You are DOW at
the bar of the House uGder formal resolution
for having trangreSSed its rules by dsordery
copiuc, and having resoytei TO prevarlcatlon
when certain question was put to sou oy the
Chair. For this ~ direction IF the House,
you are 10 be publicly cenSured. No words The
Chair could utter could possibly add to the
gravity OF the occasion, or to the severity OF
the punishment. Il remains now ony, 10 the
uama Of the House, for the Chair to pronounce
lis ceu>ure for the two offences.
Mr.. Brcsu said he had intended no prevlri
cation to the Speaker, aud he would now add
that he INTENDED no dl>respec1 to The House.
He then retired to his seat.
Mr. Butler asked unanimous consent that
the previous question Be considered ordered %
the civil rights bill, and that Al 8 clock the
House take recess until IL . clock tomorrow.
Several gentlemen objected. AID members
appealed to him to allow debate TO so ou, to
which be assened aud 90 bis motion the
House. at $40 y. H.. took recess until 10
o ciock to-day.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES. On Wednesday last
Justice Walter, OF Washington, heard the case
of G. S. Bates against the Alexandria and
Washington Railroad Company an action to
reco:er SlUu damages for beiog tvrcibiy ej9ct.
ed from train OF csrs NJ Bates alleges
that on the mo.oiog Of December - last be
bought a return ticker Ter Alezlndria, and took
the Falls Church car, paying forty CENTS fare
after getting Oh the Washington aui Oalo road;
tha at the usual hour for returning 80 clock,
there were DO cars 10 sight or hearing. cor did
any arrive until O'Clock at night 10 coose
qucDcc of 40 accident % the upper part q the
road that he remained until next nornlrs
and took the cars for home. aod after getting 90
the Alexandria and Washington railroad the
conductor came through tor tl!cS aDd ne teo-
der5d his ticke: that the conductor gave II
hack saving il was nug EooI Tor ANYTHING 70