The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-02-12

M. broWn, raising ana speaking
with great deliberation, and this
was the first time that evasion or
prevaricstion had been attributed
to him. He had always spoken in
plain terms susceptible of no mis-
understanding, and he was willing
to stand by the record.
Mr.. Dawes-I would inquire of
the gentleman 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.
[Sensation.l
Mr.. Dawes said that he had not
only desired to see whether the
members on both sides would not
stand up for the decorum of the
house, but had also desired to give
the gentleman from Kentucky an
opportunity to express regret.
That the gentleman, he was sorry
TO say, had not awaited himself of
the opportunity, but on the other
hand, i'll the presence of the house,
he had reiterated and reaffirmed the
position which he had taken. He
found however, that his resolution
would gain no support from the
Democratic side of the house. and
now said: "Rather than have nv
resolution fail for want of aid from
that side, l withdraw it, and call
for the previous question on the
resolution offered by the gentleman
from New York" The previous
question was seconded.
Mr.. Eldridge asked to have the
word "preVarication" struck out of
the resolution, and the word ''eVa-
sion" substituted for it, but there
were objections made to it by many
of the Republican members.
Mr.. Cox moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, but it was mega
lived. Yeas 80, nays 107.
The resolution offered by Mr..
Hale was then adopted. Yeas 161,
nays 20.
Mr.. Butler, who had sat quietly
throughout the whole proceeding,
now rose and asked leave to make q
personal explanation. Unanimous
consent was given, aud he proceed
ed.
The courtesies and proprieties of the
occasion seemed to call upon me to
make no observations, although gen.
tlemen of the minority were engaged
in hunting up and bringing to the at
tentiOn of the country various suppOS-
ed shortcomings and wrong-dOings
of mine under circumstances which
prevented me from replying to them.
[ have been here now eight years, and
have engaged in DEBATE perhaps good
deal more than 1 ought to have done,
and now 1 call upon all the gentlemen
who have served with me during
the present congress s, and who have
served with me during any of the
eight years l have been here, to say
whether in all that time [ have ever
commenced personal attack on any
man in this house, or whether l have
ever stepped out of my way to say an
unkind word of a single gentleman,
unless first attacked. Let him speak
whom l have offended; let this thing
be settled once for all. l have eudeav-
ored with studied courtesy never to at
tack, and 1 have also endeavored when
L have been attacked, never to leave
my man until he was sorry he did It,
Laughter an applauSe.l Mr.. Speaker
bowling to the chair have no more
70 say.
The speaker then directed the read
ing of the resolution, and it having
been read the sergeant-at- arms escort
ed Brown to the area in front of the
speaker; all Democratic members be-
ing on their feet and exhibiting great
feeling on the occasion, while many
Republican members were also, and
the crowds in the galleries were strain
ing eyes and ears to witness the unu-
sual incident, standing with one hand
in his breast and the other behind his
back. while the speaker, in a dignified
and severe tone, administered the CEN
sure of the house in the following
terms:
"Mr. John Young Brown: You are
arraigned at the bar of the house, I'M
der its formal resolution, for having
transgressed the rules by disorderly
remarks, and for having resorted to
prevarication when your attention
was drawn to the rules by the speaker.
For this duplicate offense the house has
decided that you be publicly censured
at its bar. No words from the chair in
performance of this most painful duty
could possibly add to the gravity of
the occasion. 1t remains only to pro-
nOunce in the name of the house its
censure for the two offenses charged
in the resolution"
Mr.. Brown-I wish now to state
that l intended no evasion or prevari-
cation to the speaker, and no disre-
spect to the house.
With these remarks, Mr.. Brown re-
turned to his seat, and this exciting
incident came TO close.
Mr.. Schofield, from the committee
on naval affairs, made a unanimous re-
port acquitting StOwell of the charge
made against him of selling naval
cadetships, and the report was agreed
to.
The house thereupon took a recess
till ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
= IST of letters remaining in the Emporia
IL postOfilce: Feb. 8. 1875: Persons calling