The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-09

shocked and panied by what had &C.
Cured to-day, and nothing but the be-
lief that it was imperatively necessary
that the House should. vindicate itself
and the rules would induce him to offer
the resolution.
BROWN 'EsrICKS.'
After an exciting debate, Mr.. Dawes
asked the gentleman from Kentucky if
he desired to speak now.
Mr.. Brown, rising and speaking with
great deliberation, said this was the first
time an evasion or prevarication was
ever attributed to him. He always spoke
in plain terms, susceptible of no mistak-
ing, and he ', as willing to stand by the
result.
Mr.. Dawes. I would inquire of the gen.
tlcman from Kentucky whether he has
any regret to make in regard to the char
acter Of the language which he used?
Mr.. Brown. I stand by the record.
Sensation.
HOAR TO THE FRONT.
Mr.. E. R. Hoar inquired whether the
commonwealth of Kentucky would feel
indignant at vote of censure upon one
Of her representatives? He did not feel
certain, but he knew its character for
man-lovers and for truthfulness to be
such that the commonwealth would spurn
from it's borders any man who, for the
sake of getting successfully through a
personal attack upon a member, would
ialsify when he was called upon by the
chair.
Mr.. LAMAR have only one reply to
make to the gentleman from Mass achu-
sets, Hoar. and I make it with great re-
spect. After pause and consideration. |
| will not make it. 1 will just say, how
ever, that he has used, with reference to
the gentleman now on trial, language that
think was required neither by courage
o. courtesy for man to use. Sensation
and increasing excitement.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Lamar whether he
meant to impugn his courage or cour-
tesy.
Mr.. Lamar. do not, but I say that
the remarks the gentleman used requires
| an exhibition of neither, and in my opin'
ion do not compare with the high char
acter which that gentleman bears.
| Mr.. Hoar. What remark do you allude
to?
Mr.. Lamar. To the expression of the
word Classification.
Mr.. Hoar. I said the question before
| the House was whether the gentleman
| from Kentucky had falsfied. have made
no statement that he did.
Mr.. Lamar, courteously. Then [ with
draw my remark, and beg your pardon.
Applause.
THE CENsURE RESOLUTION PASSED.
Mr.. Dawes said he had not only de-
sired to see whether the members of both
sides would not stand up for the decorum
of the House, but had also desired to
give the gentleman from Kentucky
(Brown) an opportunity to express re-
greet. That gentleman, he was sorry to
say, had not awaited himself of that op-
portunity. On the other hand, in the
presence Of the House, he had reiterated
and reaffirmed the position he had taken.
He found, however, that his Dawes res
olution ould obtain no support from the
Democratic side of the House, and now,
rather than have my resolution fail for
want of aid from that side Of the House
withdraw it, and call for the previous
| question on the resolution offered by the
gentleman from New York, (Hale).
The previous question was seconded.
Mr.. Eldridge asked to have the word
| 'sprevarication' struck out Of the resolu-
ton, and the word ''evasion,' as used by
the Speaker, substituted for it, but there
were objections made to it by many Re-
publican members.
Mr.. Cox moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Negative-yeas 82; nays
1877.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hale was
adopted-yeas 1871; nays 70.
BUTLER RESPONDS.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts,, who had
sat quietly throughout the whole proceed
ings, now rose and asked leave to make a
personal explanation. Unanimous con-
sent was given, and he proceeded. The
courtesies and prophecies OF the occasion
seemed to call upon me to make no ob.
servation, though the gentlemen of the
minority engaged in putting up and bring
ing to the attention of the country various
supposed shortcomings and wrong doings
of men, under circumstances which pre-
vented my replying to them: In the lang
uage of gentleman of the minority, whom
very much respect, it did not take very
much courage to do that. I have been
here now eight years, and have engaged
in debate perhaps a good deal more than
ought to have done, and now call upon
all of the gentlemen who have served with
me during the present Congress, and any
who have served With me during
any of the years I have been
here, to say whether, IN all
that time, have ever commenced a per-
sonal attack on any man in this House, or
whether I ever stepped out Of my way.to