Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-05
Lively Scenes In the House.
Ia the House of REPRESENTATIVES yesterd

NJ: John Young Brown, OF NY, SAID ne
did Tot propose row 10 discuss the icga' aspects
Of tie bill. Tie had done tl!at at ihe las: ses. .
sirn. He hau /. ped tie bill would tai, oct II ,
was mapifeStIy torcgouc CONCLUSION, ana ihai
to-day's sun would set upon it as the law ei
the land Men on the other side had been
dragooued into the adoption OF a daring ana
revolutionary alteration OF the rules by Wh'cs
it could be passed. The Ill! was bora 10 ma
l:cnity, passed in defiance and violation OF the
Constitution aud it would be executed in vio-
lcuce and tloodshcd. he feared.
Mr.. Hale, of \. T., called Mr.. Blown IL Or
der, and asked that the words SPOKEN &c take"
down.
Mr.. Brown. Tie pnu, is pue;i!e. The gen
t}eman was silent wien other language WAS
used yesterday.
Mr.. Hale. The gentleman is not silent To-
day.
Tie words as taken down were then rad,
and The Speaker said 81 did g.. tn:nk :h2 Nv
guare transcribed the limits ct parliamentary
debate.
Mr. Brown, rcsumiug, said he regarded this
oil as u part of tie machlhery set IN Motion
for the campaign Of 1876 He believed dc,
iberate conspiracy had alraady be"u formed
10 overthrow constitutional liberty in the States.
Republican side, when he was remuGe. ~ the
Speaker that he should address the C:alr.
,Ir, Brow, rcs,,minr, said Your conduct,
Mir. Sre2k"., laughter. ~ tbs add oiIe:
u.attrrs isniruS n,e ct passage IN Jur!u>;,
whc;e hc d SERTED BAD tenant wao had
notice to quit. and broke up the iurnture AMI
damaged the house aud did all IL his power to
ycx the laudcrd.
The people Of tie Sauth, he said, were lying
in heplesSncSs and distress. tier HOUSES Oh
Inundated, their fields wasted and on the verge
of bankruptcy Was there nothing IN thelr
condition to excite s. nIpa;hy or secure so!n-
degree of Justice Iu 1872. lie said, a conspt-
r.cy was formed by the At 'orney General, he!-
loaE, and drunken Federal judge hg whlci Il
sovereign State was overthrowD. That suhiu-
cutiup lad been perpetuatcG by bayouci, aud
recently one OF your generals entered Legls
laturo as Cromwell entered and drove cut the
uc,ubers. On and on they went. in defiance
Of tho sentiments Of the country, without pity
or Justice, TO Cypress the people OF the South
aud give their roofs TO the flames.
Their General had sent telegram to TIC
wor!,: denouncing the people ct Louisiana as
tandi,i Elsewhere they bad heard that lan-
suaea repeated with the addition OF thieves
and murderers Tie clcray Of that STATE, both
Jew and Gentle, had danied it; and 4 coHlllt-
tee of this House, With maj ,r!Iy or Rerupn,
cans, had given \ solemn cortrad"ti3n 10 II anu
q, !lcd the SANDER to the counter. Such an actu-
Sa.ion should come from oae who Is eltiaTcI III
his own home by respectable S2eir'y "n?s2
pane is the synonym OF taisehoad WnGSc cait-
business had been to defend fraud the apt!c-
eis: Of thieves such au apoosl>t OF VICE that
the imagination Slckcus and lnveclre eShauS,S
itself il attempting to describe. In oeoiI"nd'
years age, there vas man whose !raoe vas
murder apd whose business was selling his VIC
tins Tor gold. He linked bis uama w;tii his
crime.
Tie Speaker asked if the gen,lemau was
snaak;nr Of ary mcrber Of the Hoase?
Mr.. Brown said no, be vas describing man
he had in his mind eye.
The Speaker. Does the geuileulan refer to
Any member Of the House?
Nlr. Brown. No, have called 10 names
aud continuing. said This mans mama was
linked to his crime, and throughout the world
it was Known as 'Burking. II be was to de-
scribe everything pusiianlmouS IN war. lrhurlan
in peace. forbidden 10 morals and iutamnu> in
politics, he would call it "but;erlSm !SenSa-
ton.
The Speaker said he did rot think the gen
Mr.. Browa. The Chair had 10 right TO an-
ticipate what was going to say.
Mr. Hale. OF y. L, temaoded that the Ian
guase used should be taken doxu.
The Speaker said be was not at the moment
payiuc particular attention 70 the remarks OF
The cen:teman from Kentucky. When the
gentleman was asked about the explanation Of
his lao guage be answered e7a$ively. Had he
known the purpose of the gentleman 5 speech
he would have been called 10 order. line
Chair desires TO say, in justice % himself, that
he was niSled By the gentleman eyasve an-
sHer.
The words comrIaiped Of were then taken
down and read at the Clerk desk.
Mr.. Hale. of y. Y, then oti"rtda resolution
that the member from Kentucky, llr. Ji.i!
Y. Brown. 10 the language used ry tim Oh
the floor, and taken down at the ueSk, rs we'll
as iu his prevaricat!on in Answer 10 the qu%S
ton Of the Speaker. has been guilty OF a 7la,a-
ton Of the privileges Of the House, and mtrli>
the cep>ure Of the House for the vielauou rt
tue same; and, further. that h2 be brought 10
the bar Of the House By tie Sergeant ai-AGm>
and publicly ceuSurei by the Speaker.
Mr.. Dawes Of Mass, moved 10 adopt reese
luton tina, john runs Br0wo. rlcmtcr ot
the House from Kentucky De expelled from
The House Of REPRESENTATIVES for GroSsS, VIZ,
latiou Of the rules and privileges Of the House
fer the use on the floor Of the language usl
read by the Clerk. lAr?au-e on the h>or
and in he galleries.
TIE Speaker said the applause in the ga:
ie-ieS was gross Violation ii The lu!e> a1d
thatit was much mere improper TO Occur ou 'tit
Il >or.
Mr. Cr;:;cuien, of Mo. SAID ,ha, cya.luci
was 10 psrtcc, keeping with the proceedings
on the Republican side.
Mr.. Hale Of y. Y, declined 10 ae>,r: III!
Dawes resolution as a substitute. aud demand
ed the previous question on bis re<o'u:jon.
Mr.. Dawes hoped that waut net u2 uoue.
There should be no haSty action. but ali Shou.o
De i,ne With the utmost deiib2ratou.
Mr.. Cox 10 Mr.. Haie.l There WAS 10 ccn.
sure and no such haste last year. wien you
called Il gentleman on this door \ dirty dog.
Mr.. Hale. That IS nor true.
Mr.. Cox. Then | will be more dcc2ccU,