The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-02-25
FORYY-YH|RD CONGRESS.
EXCITING SCENE IN THE HOUSE,
Radicals Attempt 10 Catch Mr., Cox
in a Trap
But are Themselves Entrapped.
HOW MR.. cox GOT AHEAD OF
HIS BRETHREN,
But are Themselves Entrapped.
A LudiCrous Incident and a Humil-
iating Apology,
Fun AT THE EXPENSE or THE
RADICALS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1873,
THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. -, 1879.
THE HOUSE.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole Wilson of Iowa ia the chair on
the army appropriation bill, which ap-
propriates $27, ,7Ol 800
Mr.. Cox moved an amendment pro-
yiding that the army shall not be used
to subvert the rights a"d liberties or
intefere with the Legislatures of the
States ofthe Union, and that no sum shall
be paid ont of the Treasury until United
State troops now in the State of Louisiana
shall be withdrawn from that State. He
said he was not going to speak to the
merits of Louisiana. [Calls Of vote vote
votep from the Republican side He be-
lieved that that question had been deter
mined in the Senate. There was prec-
edent for his amendment in the army bill
of 1856.
ATTEMPT MADE TO "CATCH" MR.. cox.
Mr.. Wheeler said he might let the
amendment be voted on, for he did not
think it necessary to say a word except
out ofcompliment to his colleague. He
reminded his colleague of the time when
Col Sumner under directions from JET
ferson Davis, the Secretary of War, drove
the Kansas Legislature out of doors and
he asked him whether he approved of
that proceeding
Mr.. Cox-I did not. l spoke against
it. ltook Judge Douglass ground on the
subject, l did not approve it,
THE CLERK READS l.. f. cox FOR SUNSET
CoX's SPEECH.
Mr.. Wheeler sending to the Clerk s
aesk a volume of the Congressional
Globe) | ask the Clerk to read the re-
Marks of my colleague on the oath of
July. 1856.
AN ANIMATED SCENE.
Mr. Cox-The difference in the two
cases istha one body was mob, the other
Legislature; loud cries of "read! read !"
from the Republican side. There lisa mob
over there too; ["read read ~ and laugh
ter.
THE RADICALS LAUGH TOO SOON.
The Clerk proceeded to read the ex-
tract from the Congressional Globe in
which Cox declared himself in favor of
encouraging the heart and strengthening
the arm ofthe government. Triumphant
laughter on the Republican side.
THE SCENE GROWS INTENSELY EXCITING.
Mr.. Cox Gnterrupting the reading)-
What is the cate of that? [Shouts of
read read Go on j make the point of
order. Go on! read read I l know
what l am about. What is the date of
that?
The Clerk stated it was from the pro-
ceedings ofthe oath of July, 1856.
cox TRIUMPHANT.
Mr.. Cox (trinmphantly)-That is a
speech made by Leander f. Cox, Of Ken
tucky,
THE DEMOCRATS LAUGH NOW.
(To Wheeler)-Now ain'tyou ashamed
of yourself? Loud laughter.) | was not a
member fCOngress atthat time. Shouts
of read read from the Democrats.
nevermade that speech. Twas nota men,
Der ofthe House at that time. Laugh
ter. ...
Mr.. Wheeler-Do you now say that
you were not then a member of the
House? u..... ... .....
Mr.. Cox-I took my seat in 1867,
Mr.. Wheeler-And you were not a
member in July, 1856. ,,. ,a..
Mr.. Cox-I was not / was elected with
Mr.. Buchanan. .,.Ii... ...... ..- b.
THE TABLES TURNED. .
Mr.. Wheeler-Then | was wrong
Loud Laughter on the Democratic side.
with aremark by Mr.. Niblack, ut is our
time to laugh now," and ironical shouts of
read! readl] s1 taa .ueT .
Ur APOLOGIES IN ORDER. ID beg 4
Mr.. Wheeler (apologetically)-I want
to say to my fellow colleague that the
Globe was handed to me with the passage
marked, I did not go into an examin-
alton particularly, as the gentleman said
he hat veted and spoken against the pro-
ceedings. | was misled by that. 80,
Mr.. Cox (grievously)-I do not want to
find fault with my kind friend, The
trouble was that there was snch an up-
roar on your side and such a litter going
around-as ifyou We're doing a good thing
that could not get in to explain SO as
to save you from this modification, The
gentleman has never treated me other
wise than elegantly and courteously.-
There is no man in this House that like
better. but when man has charge of an
appropriation bill involving millions of
dollars, he ought to know more than my
colleague does.
Mr.. Wheeler-My friend himself ought
to know better than to osay that he spoke
and voted against measure, when in fact
he was not member, and knew nothing
about it.
Mr.. Cox-The question came up after
wards on the Lecompton Constitution.
Mr.. Niblack-l ask the gentleman
whether he endorsed the action of the
Executivein Kansas.
Mr.. Wheeler-Never, nor any other
occasion did the Democracy approve of
it? Laughter
Mr. Niblack-I was not responsible for
what the Democracy did.
Mr., Cox'samendment was voted on and