New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Tn the House. after the journal was read and
approved NJ WEAVER (Deiu. and Gb&, Iowa., rose 10
CO.. rect The Rec0td
Mr. MCLANE Dem., Md. rose to a question OF pr,v
lee He wished refer To The OF disorder that
had Yesterday occurred in Committee of the Whole.
MI CANNON (Rep., IU.)-interruptng-rha occurred
IN committee ana the House has know edge Of the
transaction.
Mr. McLANE--The House has every knowledge.
Mr. wEAvER-I hope no technical objection will be
Mr. McLANE without attempting to measure the rela;
tive blame which attached 10 those gehicmen eaileu
occurred YESTERDAY, and II which we House had lu!
ca led the House to order. To AVOID any further
proceeding he submitted he proprcty, the absolute
eedine on the part OF the by the House
q ull. COMPLETE aud unqualified apology All tIat paSsed
Concerned them a'oGc ANA all that the House had
deal with what Was derogatOry To the character OF
Mr. CONGIR rep, MchD did pot think that it
Question Of privilege for one member 10 urge other
Mr. McLANE said he did not propose to leave 1t to
The gentlemen TO apoiOg Voluntarily but that ne pro
Mr. CoNGER did not think 1t would enhance the dig.
mtg Of the House to suppicae offenders to apologize to
Mr. McLANE saId that his proposition was. by unani-
MIR. BOWMAN rep. Mdss) objected The crme-for
twas crne--was insult on red TO Congress and
he country aud there was not IN present who had
moi Yesterday hung BIZ head il si'ne tnat such an
occurrence a1 taken psce on the noOr OF the House
IT. WAS the duly OF House before the people and the
c0nptry 10 put stamp OF s condemnation On those
aca To-day all through this country and IN foreign
Ids peopic were reading that "A pot-lOuse brawl,
quarrel and fight with isis, only
vrnd by oice had taken place III the Congress OF The
Tinted States. H hnd resolution wnen ne Nlstea 10
oner aud which embraced suostsntai proposition.
Mr. HARRIS tDen., Vaj hoped That the gentlemen
would b. pc united apoo. before any resolution
~, Haskell CRep Kan) declared that. for one he
xonjo Withhold hs consent from the investigation OF
any proceeding which selected ohy TWO OF ths onend'
$40 roItes There other persons VINO TOOK part In
III tuInnlt Of yesterday whom he deemed equally
guilty. ....., "a. accommodation, .. ,o
Mr MCLANP then supmitted MS p'opos'on as io'
R;oyed That the gentlemen from Iowa and Illinois
nc REQUIRED Apologies ~ tue ousc Tor tnelr con
In regard 10 the statement 81 the gentleman from
Kansas tMr HaskeiD, he tMr. Melane) was aware
1at almost every was more or less responsible
10, ,Dds WOOD Dem n. " hoped that the gentleman
would make exceptions lie tNr WOODY for one, hed
interrupted me gentenun rim Mi uaacr d,scnsion
but the House bad not sns amen MN III n,n -
avert what was. his opiaion the mos. sna a OK
MIR McIANE repiied that lie had SAID =" nearly every
,ebeI " aud the gentleman might bave coDtented hiu
self with being ono of tne sina nu nc o.. "a
In frnnt of the Speakers desk and en-
ccuraeed the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. WeaVerl IN an
Insulting and offensive speech TO the DemocIauc side S
the House whe tie Democratic side nai bot oeen i,K
ing In encouraging the gentleman from iipnois tar
eprks) Though he had not parcipated IN me tuna
WOOD. be shared VITA the whole body the RESPONSE
NJ FoKT dep III called attention TO the fact that
sv,e ard Iowa. and II t1ereupon AMENDED oy par
tIcuIar1zng the gentle men,
weaver IA order " allow that gentleman 10 make an
Mr. HASKELL rose TO a point OF order. The gentle:
man irou MaryisDd thr MoiAne, had NO right 70 S'sa