Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-22
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS-sECOND
SESSION.
SKNArE.
WAsuIxsToy. December

Bills introduced and referred: Aufhorix-
ing the issue Of legal tender notes upon de-
posifs of gold: 10 abolish taxes on bank cap
ital, deposits and bank checks.
! The Senate took up the bill relieving the
Secretary of the Treasury from the amour;
voted to the States in 1886. but at s.l0 went
into executive session.
! Messrs- Pendleton, DEM, and Dawes, rep,
were appointed to fill vacancies or the Civil
Service committee.
| Mr.. White offered resolution permanent
! ly fixing the number of the Judges of the
| Supreme court.
| Mr.. Garlands bill extending sessions of
Territorial legislatures to sixty days, was
passed.
In the discussion over the nomination of
Judge Woods to the Supreme bench, in the
executive session, considerable opposition
was manifested on the ground that he was an
Ohio man and an extreme partisan. The
case was suspended.
Mr.. ingalls, introduced bill for admission
Of New Mexico to the Union.
Reports in the case of Holmes Sapp
and Wilson VS.. Carpenter. from the sth and
9th Congressional districts of Iowa. granting
leave to the contestants to withdraw, were
ordered printed.
Bill providing for an assistant secretary of
war, was reported adversely upon and tabled
Adjourned
HOUSE.
The thanks of the House to the people of
Connecticut, for gift of an oil painting of
Jonathan Trumbull, formerly Speaker of the
House, was passed.
Mr. Wood offered his funding bill.
Mr.. Robson claimed question of privi-
lege on his constitutional electoral count
resolution.
Mr. Wood raised the question of consider
alton
A vote was taken and the House refused to
consider Mr.. Robeson's resolution and went
into committee of the whole on the funding
bill
A motion to limit debate was voted down.
The bill was strongly opposed by Messrs.
Weaver, Bland and Mills.
A long and diversified discussion ensued,
the major portion of which consisted of re-
examinations between democrats and green
hackers, in the course Of which Mr.. Sparks
alluded to a circumstance that occurred dur
ing the discussion. in which Mr. Weaver had
used an offensive term to him-that he was
crazy-and in good natured manner ex-
cused the offensive remark as arising from
misunderstanding on Viewers part of what
he (Sparks) had said to call it out.
Mr.. Weaver replied in the same tone, de-
clning TO take offence at what Sparks said
and intimating that no one could venture to
insult him intentionally by ascribing false
hood to him without feeling the force of his
(Weavers) right arm daughter and uproar).
Mr.. Sparks Immediately became angry and
said, 81 spurn with contempt the reach of his
arm. The reach of his arm would affect one
as little as it affected the last Presidential
election"
Mr.. Weaver made a jocular reply.
Mr.. Sparks said: ''You misunderstood
me. | saw you were stating what was not
true and that you were wanting in the
qualities of gentleman in your failing to
remedy it. Excitement and confusion.)
That was all there was of it, but it was de-
veloped at the last election that you wanted
those qualities"
Mr.. Weaver, now thoroughly angered: II
denounce the gentleman personally as liar
on the floor of the House"
Mr.. Sparks, equal eexcited: You are a
scoundrel and william"
Mr.. Weaver thereupon, amid great uproar.
left his place and advanced menacingly toward
Mr. Sparks, WHO moved toward Mr.. Weaver,
but both were Immediately surrounded by
members, who prevented them from getting
to close quarters and made them put on their
coats which each was in the act of taking off
as he advanced.
The greatest confusion and disorder pre-
vailed on the floor and in the galleries. but
in the midst of it the Speaker took the chair
and called upon the sergeant-at-arms to do
his duty The combatants were removed
however, by their friends. aud after the dis
order had subsidized the House
Adjourned