Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-29

The gentleman (Mr. Hale) has been
| known in the last three or four con-
crosses as "Blsine's little bub." Laugh
| ter and increased excitement and confu-
zion
Mr.. Garfield rose to q point of order,
but Mr.. Hale got in, in the uproar and
| confusion, his TetOrt in these words: al
will put myself against the buzzing fly
that was showed out of reputation and
! fame by the late member from Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Butler" [Lsughttr, and
loud raps to order by the chairman
/ Mr.. Garfield egain cslled the gentle
man to order, aud Mr.. Cox asked him,
| in tone of injured innocence: "Why
did you allow him to put me in that
| predicamept?"
Mr.. Hale (defiantly i do not call the
! gentleman TO orier. L hope he will be
| allowed to go on, and thar L shall be al.
lowed to explain.
Mr.. Garfield-I call the gentleman
(Mr. Cox to order, and insist on tae
words being taken down (alluding to
Mr.. Hale as "Blaine's little bub").
Mr.. Cox lin pacific mood)-1 with
draw them. 1t is not worth while to
| take them down.
Mr.. Hale lin belligeIent mood)-I
am willing 10 put "ShoO-f1y" against
| them.
Mr.. Cox-That is a small; business. 1t
is only copying an old joke.
The chairman inquired of Mr.. Gar
field whether he Withdrew his call for
the offensive words TO be reduced to
writing.
Mr.. Garfield said he would not insist
on it.
Mr.. Cox-I was only provoked into
using them by the very parliamentary
language OF my friend from Maine. He
had no right to attribute to me any ser
Witty. never Obeyed the behests of
southern men. All through the war /
stood by my country. He had no right
southern claims. did not vote either for
the Centennial bill. Did the gentleman
vote for it?
Mr.. Hale-I did.
Mr.. Cox x(triumphantly)- voted for
it this session, but last year you voted
against it, and gave good reasons for it,
too.
Mr.. Hale rose to make q remark.
Mr.. Cox-YOu sit down if you please.
Laughter
Mr.. Hale-I have good reasons for
both votes.
Mr.. Cox - Now keep courteous.
Laughter and much excitement in the
nall and galleries
The chairman Interrupting the pro-
ceedings said "the chair feels it his duty
to say, and say emphaticallY, that in
dignlfied house as this ought to be, this
constant clappiug of hands and cheer-
ing is unbec0ming, and the chair will
appeal to the good sense and Judgment
and common civility and decency Of the
members of this body, in asking them
to refrain from it.; and he will say to the
people occupying seats in the GALLERIES
that if they attempt it the chair will st
once order the galleries to be cleared.
The chair cannot maintain order on the
floor of the house until every member
observes dignity and courtesy appro-
pirate to the house OF representatives"
Mr.. Cox said that he entirely approved
of the speakers ruling, and continued
his remarks. He said that when the
Democratic side of the house, after a
hard old struggle to get into power, after
scoundrelIsm, after swindling, after the
prodjg Ality of many years, never
Straight, always crooked on your side of
the house (Republican), and on the part
of the administration, comes in here
with one little bill for West Point, not
seeking to reduce the expenditures be-
yond what they were in 1867, it is Op-
posed by the Republican economists,
eating tueir own words and going back
on their own record. In the name OF
the people who are distressed, in the
name Of honest men everywhere, l pro-
test against the whole body on that side
of the house, as wanting in fair and
square economy all your platforms in
favor of retrenchment, and the people
cry for it everywhere, and yet on the
very first opportunity, when there is an
honest, square, fair bill brought in here
which cuts down the luxurious living at
West Point, the whole body of Re-
publicans fly in the face of their own
platform and Of their previous record.
Messrs. Conger and Garfield opposed
the reductions, and Mr.. Lamar favored
them.
Mr.. Hale defended himself from the
charge OF Inconsistency brought against
him by Mr. Cox, in voting against the
Centennial bill last congress and for it
this congress. The reason for his vote
against it last co ongress was that the bill
would then have committed the govern
ment to the whole cost of the eXposi-
ton. He had never had an unpleasant
personal controversy with any member,
but Wnen in the midst OF discus sion
that was not personal, but might be
called animated, there was language
used which should only be heard in low
places, and where such language was
hurled at him, he was so vain that be
was apt to retort, as he had done few
moments ago, in language equally un-
parliamentary, for which he should
probably, as he did now in the presence
of the house, apologize.
Mr.. Cox-The gentleman from Maine
began these personalities by remarking
that there were masters over me.
Finally the discussion closed, and the
committee proceeded to vote on the
amendments. Mr.. Hamilton's amend
ment, making the pay of the cadets
three hundred and forty dollars, without
additional rations, was agreed to. All
the other amendments, either in regard
to the cadets or the professors, were voted
down.
Without disposing of the bill the COM
mittee rose, when Mr.. Barnum offered
resolutions for the appointment of COM
mittee of seven to superintend the
funeral of Mr.. H. Fl. StarKweather, late
a member from Connecticut, who died
in Washington this morning; that his
remains be removed to NorWalk, Con-
necticut, under the chsrge of the SER
geant-at-arms and attended by the COM
mittee, and that ss an additional mark
of respect the house do now adjourn.
The resolutions were agreed to, and
Messrs. Barnum, Garfield, Wheeler,
Phelps, Hoar, Landers [Conn. and Ashe
were appointed ss such committee.
Tbs house then adjourned. The ses-
sion tomorrow is to Ue for general de-
bate only.