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shall Of Alabama, and Senator Spencer obtained a
decided victory IN his rejection.
EDEN SUDDENLY SUPPRESSED.
AN INCIDENT IL THE HOUSE WHICH WAS THOR
oUGHLY REusHED BY A GREAT MANY MEM
BEERS

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WAsHINGToN, June 10.-The House opened its
session this morning with a very funny scene. In
the midst of the confusion which attended the
vote on the Northern Pacific bill last evening, Mr.
Eden, of Illinois, made some remarks IN regard to
the measure which the friends Of it have denounced
as untrue and unfair These remarks were made in
the midst of the greatest confusion and were heard
by very few people, hut they appeared in The
Record when Published this morning
Mr.. Eden is O Representative who aspircs to stand
in the shoes Of Mr. Holman a sort of a Watchdog
of the United States Treasury. lie does not orpi-
nate bills of his own but occupying a seat in the
front row. is continually ON his feet ohjccting to
measures introduced or perfected by other menu
bers, or behaving in way that is often very often
sive TO his associates in Congress.
Mr.. Pound, Of Wisconsin who called up the
Northern Pacific bill last night asked as a matter
of privilege, this morning, to make some remarks in
regard to the untrue statements made by Mr.. Eden
last night. Some objection was made to hearing
him, but he finally oycrcamo il, and was proceeding
to read a brief speech, two-thirds Of which he had
delivered, when the opposition to his gong on be-
came so great and the noise 80 loud that he was
Obliged to suspend.
In the midst of the uproar, Mr.. Eden, whose
speech Mr.. Pound had been attacking, stood in the
open space in front of the members desks, swinging
his arms and shouting at the top Of his voice. the
Speaker in the meantime doing everything in his
power to restore order Among other things, Mr..
Eden said that the gentleman from Wisconsin
could not impose hls speech upon the House, if he
was the attorney of railroad corporations. throw
ing great stress upon the word was and making
the declaration in effect direct accusation against
Mr. Pound. All this occurred in the midst OF great
confusion, and although Mr.. Eden spoke in a very
loud voice only few of the members heard what
be said
Mr.. Pound Immediately demanded that Mr..
Edens words be taken down aud read from the
Clerks desk. When this was done, he moved that
they be expunged from the record unless Mr. Eden
was Wiling to apologize for them.
The latter, who up to this point had been below
ing like a bull In a chiua-shop, became suddenly
subdued. and showed both in bis face and manner
so many signs OF fear, that ms condition was simply
ludiUOus.
Mr.. Morrison who Immediately appeared ON the
his next friend, consulted and advised with
hm for % moment, and then Mr. Idcn,Iu voice that
was almost tTcmulous, sld that lac did not mean
by the language to imply that Mr.. Pound was the
paid attorney of railroad corporations, but that ne
was an earnest partisan of them.
This explanation was not satisfactory % Mr.
Pound and the fact that he did NOT seem willing Go
allow the matter TO drop apparently frightened Mr..
Eden more tuau ever 4 brief discussion followed,
participated lu bF General Garfield and several of
the Wisconsin delegation ou the one sdc,aud 10y VI.
Morrison and one OF two Others on the other. FL
ually. both Mr. Pound and Nr. Eden having eN-
pressed "a desire that the whole discussion should
be publishcdIu The Red0Td the matter was dropped.
The Republicans, aud even some OF hs l5tmo-
cratic associates, enjoyed the discontinue Of Mr..
Eden immensely. No Representative on the floor OF
the House has been so completely sat down upon
during the present session of Congress.