The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-23

gross violation OF ltS dignity. Ihe speak.
er said the reading Of the Journal would
take from the house noue OF its privileges.
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal Mr.. McLane, as question
affecting the dignity OF the House, called
attention 10 the scene OF disorder which
took place on the floor yesterday, and
which he characterized as
OFFENSIVE, DxRoGAToRY AND DIscREDrTABLE
TO THE HousE
as parliamentary body. He called upon
both the offending members before any
other business was entered on, to relieve
themselves OF the offensive words by am
pie apology. No response having been
made BY either member Immediately con-
cerned, Mr.. Bowman rose to present what
he called substantive proposition. He
spoke oil the scene OF yesterday as crime
and as an insult offered to the House, to
Congress and 10 the country. There Is
not, he said, man present who didn't
Yesterday hang his head in shame and did
not regard that scene IS personal dis.
grace, and all over the country aud the
world men were reading this morning OF
the
POT HOUSE nRAwL, TBE GAMBLING HousE
QUARREL, AND TIE Tlunr WITH FISTS,
only prevented by force, that took place
yesterday.
Mr.. Harris, OF Virginia, suggested that
perhaps both OF the offending members
were now willing to make an apology,
and il 80, they ought TO have an oppor-
tunity at once.
Mr.. Haskell suggested that other mem
bers had been guilty Of conduct equally
worthy OF censnre.
Mr. McLane insisted on his question Of
privilege, and offered resolution requir-
ing the offending members TO apologize to
the House.
In the course of,Mr. McLans's remarks,
be recognized that most ot the members
present yesterday were partly responsible
for the scene OF yesterday.
To that remark Mr.. F. Wood, OF New
York, took exception, and said that he
had intertered in the discussion yesterday
and endeayorsd to confne II to the fund
ing bill. He also characterized the
scene as
TIE MOST SHAMEFUL EXHIBITION THAT HAD
EVER TAKEN PLACE on THE FLOOR.
Mr.. McLane without concluding his re-
marks said he would yield to the gentle
man from Iowa (weavsr) II he were will
ing to make an spology.
Mr.. Haskell, oi Kansas, objected to that
proceeding and declared that in his opin.
ion the House should rather make an
apology TO the country than, having sui'
iered the Ad tournament to take place yester.
day without action to now try 70 cast Oh its
own shoulders the .obloQuy that belonged
there aud single out the two members as
scape.goats for their own sins.
Mr.. Bowman again took the floor
and quoted the remark OF Ar.
Wood a. to the character Of yesterdays
incident, and added that II the two
offending members had been two boys
Sighting on the sidewalk they would have
spsct th0 night In the tombs aud be
brought before the Police Court iu the
morning. He felt that the House should
now take action that would be 2 warning
In the future. He would, therefore, be
said, offer
A RESOLUTION or EXPULSION,
A punishment which would only be
commensurate with the ofsnse.
After further discussion in the same
VEN, and after the reading Of an extract
from the Congressional Record, covering
the question Of the ofense, Mr.. Rovman's
resolution was read declaring that for the
gross breach OF the privileges, rules and
decorum Of the House, the two members
be expelled.
Mr.. Brown moved as substitute, that
n special committee Of three be appointed
20 report without delay what proceedings
should be take by the House. j.
Messrs. RegAn and Converse indicated
some errors IN the report Of the Congress-
ional Record, but they were not very ma
Mr.. BlOunt suggested that Mr.. Nc