New-York tribune., 1875-02-05

pected from the nrst that Mr.. Brown referred u
him, and he turned uneasily in his seat, pufed ont
his cheeks. rolled his eyes about and was alter
nately white and flushed in the face The last word
had hardly dropped from Mr.. Browns lips before
there the greatest confusion in the House. A
dozen members were on their feet at once and
shouting for recognition by the Speaker. Mr..
Hale Of New-York was first recognized,
and made the point Of order that the
language was unparliamentary. Some time was
consumed IN copying tue speech from the notes OF
the reporter during which the confusion continued.
Several prominent members stood by the reporters
and read the sheets as they were completed, and
then handed them to the Speaker, while
hundred of the spectators, who had tried
in vain to find even standing room in the gal
leries, crowded in upon tho floor and formed
a dark fringe about the outer row of
seats. At length the words spoken by Mr.. Brown
were written out. and when partial order rad been
restored they were read by the Clerk. Messrs Will
son of Indiana and Hale of New-York had in the
mean time been preparing resolution, and the lat
ter at once introduced It, 1t Tected the fact that
Mr.. Brown bad transgressed the rules of the House
and prevaricated in his reply to the Speaker, and
therefore directed that he be at once
brought to the bar of the House in the
custody of the Sergeant-at-Ams and be publicly
censured by the Speaker Mr. Dawes attempted 10
offer substitute ordering his expulsion, but Mr..
Hale called for the previous question: Mr. Dawes
said that the House ought not to act in haste and
without giving the offending member chance to
speak in his own defense. and asked the House to
refuse to second the previous question But
other member sustained Mr.. Hale i'll his call, and
Mr.. Dawes, after causing his resolution to
be read, made very exciting speech on
the gravity of the OCCASION He recalled ante belan
times when he said men had to speak within
hollow SQUARE formed in front of the Speaker, and
when the galleries were filed with armed men
whose menaces could be heard in every part OF the
House. and he limited that those days were likely TO
return.
Mr.. Cox who followed, suggested that the picture
had been somewhat OverdTawn, and caused to be
read little passage at arms which occurred year
ago between MesSrs. Hale of New-YOrk and Wilson
of Indiana, in which language that went far beyond
the parliamentary limit had been used. Other
speakers who followed revived the memory Of other
scenes that have occurred between Republican mem
bers on the floor, aud which have become historic.
Gen. Buffers attack ON Mr. Bingham, in which he
referred to the trial and execution iOf Mrs SuTatt
Mr. Blaine's word portrait of Mr.. COnkling, known
as 1.-THE Turkey Gobbler Speech; )" and many
Others were referred to- Most of them were read,
but;that of Blaine was at his request suppressed
The general drift of the debate show that had
not Mr. Brown made such answer to the Speaker,
and enabled him to go through to the end resOlu-
ton of censure even could not have passed;
and as it was, expulsion was out OF the ques-
tion Mr.. Dawes finally cav this, and
withdrew his resolution, and that Of MI Hale was
then carried. The execution of the order OF the
House was very impressive scene. The Sergeant
alarms stood in front of the aisle, and Mr. Brown
walked in front of the middle aisle. Mr.. Blane,Iin
nd with q
chosen words. performed his part of the ceremony.
after which Mr. Brown Gisclaimed any Inten-
ton of prevaricating Of showing any
disrespect to the House, and the ceremony
closed. Just before the arTaignment Gen. Butler,
who had of course taken part in the proceedings
rose to a personal explanation He said that he had
never had o personal controversy in the House IN
which he had not been first attacked and that when
he had been attacked he never let the man who did
it go until he was sorry fori
A few rninutes' talk with the Democrats upon the
floor disclosed the fact that very few had any sym
nathv with Mr. Brown, whose course they looked
upon as foolish and suicidal. They said that he had
no right to place his party in wrong light before
the country, especially at this time when the Ad-
inistration is striving to goad the Southern people
ON TO extreme acts in order that 1t may have
an excuse for extreme represslVe meas
nrps and when every word spoken by a
Southern Democrat well as every act ls dls-
torted and misrepresented IN order to prove 10
the North that the embers Of the Rebellion are all
ready to burst into fame. A majority OF the Demo-
crafts tboucht that Mr. Brown rchly deserved the
censure he received, and many Of them would nave
voted for it had the charge of prevarication been
omitted. As it was some of them refrained from
voting. Messrs. Charles Hays and J. Amber Smith,
Republicans. voted against the censure This inter-
rupton put an end to the debate for to-day and so
a recess was taken until 1 o'clock tomorrow, when
voting on amendments Will begin.