The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-18
BUTLER AND BROWN.

A Scene of Unparalleled Excitement in
Congress-John Young Browns Terrible
Characterization of the Essex Member
He Narrowly Escapes Expulsion for His
Hot Words.
During the last days debate in Con-
gross on the Civil Rights bill scene of
tumUlt and excitement occurred that is
rarely witnessed in Legislative body.
John Young Brown, of Kentucky, got
the floor, and at once proceeded to make
a fierce attack upon Butler, of Massa-
chusetts. Addressing himself to the
Republicans, he said:
Onward and onward you go, in defiance of the
sentiment of the country, without pity and
without justice, remorselessly determined, it
seems, to drive the Southern people to destruc-
ton to 'give their roofs to the flames and their
flesh to the eagles" A Federal General steps
on the scene and sends dispatch to the world
that the people of that State are banditti. We
have heard it echoed elsewhere that they were
thieves and murderers and night-riders. The
clergy of that State-Jew and Gentile-have
denied it. The business men and Northern
residents have denied it. A committee of your
own House, majority being Republican, has
given it it's solemn and emphatic contradiction
and nailed the SANDER to the counter. Now
what should be said if that accusation should
come from one-I speak not of men but of Ian
guage within the rules of this House,-if that
accusation against that people should come
from one who is outlawed in his own home from
respectable society; whose name is synonymous
with falsehood who is the champion, and has
been such on all occasions, of fraud who is the
apologist of thieves who is such a prodigy of
vice and meanness, that to describe him
imagination would scken and invective would
exhaust itself? In Scotland, years ago, there
was a man whose trade was murder, and he
earned his livelihood by selling the bodies of
his victims for gold. He linked his name to his
crime and to-day throughout the world it is
known as lurking"
The Speaker-Does the Chair understand the
gentleman to be referring in this language to a
member of the House
Mr.. Brownie, sir am describing a char
acter who is in my minds eye.
The Speaker-The Chair understood the gen.
teman to refer to a member of the House.
Mr.. BroWn-No, sir ; | call no names. This
mans name was linked to his crimes, and to-day
throughout the world it is known as burk-
ing" If I were to desire to express all that was
pusilanimous in war, inhuman in peace. forbid
den in morals, infamous in politics, should
call it a." ButleriZing." [Sensasion.
The Speaker (interrupting Brown THE gen.
tleman did not deal in good faith with the Chair.
He did not answer in good faith the question adj
dressed to him.
Mr.. Hale IN. W insisted that Browns Ian
guage be reduced to writing and read from the
Clerks desk.
While the reporter was writing it down the
excitement in the House was at red heat
The Speaker took occasion to remark further,
that he had not been paying close attention to
what the gentleman from Kentucky had said,
and had addressed an inquiry to him, which had
been answered either denyingly or evasively,
the Chair could not tell which. It would have
been inexcusable in the Chair to have permitted
such language to be used, and his exculpation
rested on the evasive reply of the gentleman
from Kentucky. The report Of Browns objec-
tionable remarks having been read from the
Clerks desk, Mr.. Hale (of N. " offered reso-
luton that, in that language as well as with the
prevarication by which the gentleman was
abled to continue the utterance of the language,
the gentleman from Kentucky was guilty of a
violation of the privileges of the House, and
merited the severest censure of the House, and
that he be now brought to the bar of the House
in custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and there
be publicly censured by the Speaker in the
name of the House.
Mr. Dawes offered the following as a substi-
tute for Mr. Hale's resolution
RESOLVED, That John Young Brown a member of
the House from the State of Kentucky, be expelled
from the House for gross violation Of the rules and
privileges of the House, in the the floor Of the
stating to the Speaker of the House that he did not
refer to any member of the House.
Mr.. Hale declined to yield for Mr.. Dawes sub
stitute, and moved the previous question.
Mr.. Cox Ito Hale)-You cannot force this
thing the House. There has been provo
cation for what the gentleman from Kentucky
said.
The House refused to second the previous
question.
Mr.. Dawes said he regretted the necessity of
offering the resolution as his connections with
the gentleman from Kentucky had been always
kind. He had been shocked and panied by
what had occurred to-day, and nothing but the
belief that it was imperatively Necessary that the
House should vindicate itself and it's rules
would have induced him to offer the resolution.
After an exciting debate, Mr.. Dawes asked
whether the gentleman from Kentucky desired
to speak now.
Mr. Brown, rising and speaking with great
deliberations said that this was the first time
that evasion or prevaricahon had ever been at
tributed to him. He always spoke in plain terms
susceptible of no misunderstanding, and he
was willing to stand by the record.
Mr.. Dawes--I would inquire of the gentle
man from Kentucky whether he has any remark
to make in regard to the character of the
language which he used.
Mr.. Brown stand by the record. [Sensa-
ton.
IuT. H. IL. I1OdT Bdlu Wn0Lu6T the common
wealth of Kentucky would feel indignant at a
vote of censure upon one of her Representatives
he did not feel certain but he knew the Ken
lucky character for manliness and for truthful
ness to be such that that commonwealth would
spurn man from it's borders who for the sake
of getting successfully through personal attack
upon a member, would falsify when he was
called upon by the Chair.
Mr.. LAMAR have only one reply to make to
the gentleman from Massachusetts (Hoar), and
make it with great respect. [After a pause.]
On consideration, / will not make it. I will just
say, however, that he has used, with reference
to the gentleman now on trial. language which,
think, required neither courage nor courtesy
for man to use. Sensation and increasing
excitement.
Mr. Hoar asked Lamar whether he meant to
impugn his courage or courtesy
Mr.. Lamar did not; but Isay that the remark
which the gentleman used did not require the
exhibition of either, and, in my opinion, does not
coYnrNYt with tho hioh character which +bot