The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-05

sun WOull het upon ~ 10 INV Oi lue
land. Men on the Republican side had
been dragoOned into its support. tissue.
cess had been in . measure accomplished
by daring and revolutionary invasions n
the ime-honOFed rules Of the House. It
had been born in malignity, and would
be passed in defiance and violation OF the
Constitution, and WOald be executed in
violence and blOOdshed, as he feared.
Mr.. Hale, Of New York, objected to the
last sentence Us unpRrliamcntary, but it
having been reduced to writing and read
from the Clerks desk, the Speaker ruled
that il did not transcend the limits OF par
liamentary debate,
Mr.. Brown, continuing his remarks,
said that he regarded the bill as part
Of the machinery to be set in motion for
the campaign Of 1876. Ho believed that
deliberate conspiracy had been formed
for the overthrow Of constitutional lib.
crty. You men, said he, who propose to
pass this bill have been weighed in the
balance and found wanting.
Tho Speaker informed Brown that he
must address thFGhair.
Mr. BrOwn-AIF, Speaker, your conduct
on this and other occasions laughter at
the effect Of Browns obedience to the
SpeRkor1 reminds me Of passage in
Junius where no describes q bad tenant
having received notice to quit breaking
the furniture, putting tho house in'disor-
der and doing all that he could to vex the
landlord, Mr., Speaker, tho South Is
broken in, lies in helplessneSs and de-
spair, with homes dilapidaLed, villages
wasted and It's people bankrupt,
The Speaker >-DO0srLAei Chair under
stand the gentleman 10 be bcreferringih this
language 10 member Of the House.
Mr., Brown-NO, sir; | am describing q
character who Is In my mind'sCye, +,
i The SpcAker-irhe' Chair understood
the gentleman to refer to a member Of
the House, .fss.. .
Mr., Brown--No, slr I call no names.
This mans name was linked to hiScrimes,
and to-day throughout the world 1t Is
known al "Burking" II | was TO desire
to express all that was pusillanimous in
war, inhuman in pence, forbi'lding in
morals and infamous in politics, lsh0uld
call il "lIutlerizing." SensatiOn,
Tho Speaker linterrupting Brown
The gentleman did not deal in good faith
with tRs' Chair. He did not answer in
good faith the question addressed TO him.
Mr.. Hale insisted thai Browns langI.
age be reduced to writing and read from
the Clerks desk. While the reporter was
writing II down the excitement IN the
House was at rGtl heat, a..I.'
Tho Speaker took occasion to remark
further that he had not been paying close
attention to what the gentleman from
Kentucky Ind said, and had addressed IN
inquiry TO him which had been answered
either dGnyingly or eVasively. The Chair
could not tell which. II would hayG
been inexcusahlc in the Chair To have
permitted such language to be used, and
his oXculpOliOn rested OIL the ovaSiyr re-
ply OF tho gentleman from Kentucky.
A report Of Browns Objectionable re-
marks having been read from the Clerks
desk, Hale, OF New York, offered n rcsO.
luton that in the language, as well Rs
with The prevaricutiOn by which the gen.
tlaman was enabled to continue the utter.
Ance Of the language, the gentleman from
Kentucky was guilty Of violation Of
the privileges Of the House and merited
the aeverest Ccnslltc Of the House, and
that he be now brought to the bar Of the
House in the custody Of the Sergrant.nt-
Arms, and there DO publicly CGnsured by
the Speaker in the name Of the House.
Mr.. Dawes Offered the following us u
substitute for llAle's resolution:
ReSOltd, That John \. BrOwn,a IL member
Of the House from theState ot Kentucky,
be expelled from the House for gross VIC.
lNtion Of tic rules and privileges OF tho
House in tho use, on the floor, Of the Ian
gnage Just read by the Clerk, and for
falsely stating to The Speaker Of The House
that lie did not refer to any member OF
the House.
Mr.. Hale declined to yield for Dawes,
and moved the previous question,
Mr.. Cox to lIale-Yotl cannot force
this thing OH tic House; there has been
prOyOcatiOn for what the gentleman from
Kentucky said.
The House refused 10 second the pre-.
vious question,
Mr.. Dawes said he regretted the neCes.
sity Of offering the resolution, rs his con.
ncctiohs with The gentleman from Ken.
lucky had always been kind. lie had
been shocked and panied by what Oc.
curted, and nothing but the belief that it
wda imporatively necessary that the
House should vindiCAte itself and lts rulos
would have induced him to offer the resO.
lntiOn.
After an exciting debate, Dawes asked
whether the gentleman from Kentucky
desired to speak now.
Mr. Brown, rising and speaking with
great leliberntion, said that this was the
iirst time that evasion or prevarication
had ever been attributed to him. He al.
ways spoke in plain terms, susceptible Of
no misunderstanding and he Sas willing
to stand by the record
Mr.. Dawes--I would enquire Of the
gentleman from Kentucky whether lie
has any remark to make In regard to the
character Of the language he Used.
Mr.. Br0wns-G stand by the record.
Sensation.
Mr.. 4. X. lloar sail-Whetlier the
commonwealth Of Kentucky would feel
indignant at vote Of Censtlre upon one Ol
her Representatives he did not feel certain,
buthe knew Kentucky character for man.
illness and for tfuthfulness 10 be such that
the commonwealth would spurn man
who for the sake Of getting successfully
through personal attack tipoh q member
would faIsify when he was called upon by
the chair.
Mr.. Lamur-l have only one reply TO
make to the gentleman from MassaChu-
selts iIIoaf), and | make IL with great
respeCt. (Apause.) After consideration
I will not make II. I will Just say, how.
ever, that he has Used with reference to
the gentleman now on trial language
which | think required neither courage
nor courtesy for a man to use, 5ehsa-
ton and increasing excitemeht.1
Mr.. Hoar asked Lamar whether he
meant to impugn his courage or courtesy.
Mr.. Lamaf-I do not; but say that
the remarks which the gentleman made
did not require an exhibition OF either,
and in my opinion do not Compott with
the high character which that gentleman
bcars.
Mr.. lIoar-what remark do you al
lude to?
Mr.. Ilamar-To the expression Of the