Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Do. %, 1850.
SENATE,

SENATE.
Notwitt s:aldiGg Dir. Ednu0ds' ljsoiion CO
ACCOUNT ct the ats,ncc Of quorum aud the
necessity tor an executive session. the Senate,
on moion of Mr.. Morgan. took up the Iesclu
ton offered by him in June las. declaring that
the president Of the Senate is not constitution.
ally Authorized 10 count the electoral votes 30 as
| to determine what votes shall,bs received and
counted. or what RI soted.
| Mr.. Morgan spoke at length 10 support OF
the resolution, which was not acted upon.
After remarks By Mossrs. Morgan and Ell
muuds. tho Ssra!e, at 1880 P. NJ. went into
| executive session.
The doors wsre re-opened at P. NJ. and
number Of private bills were pssssd.
Mr.. Booth Introduced bill to Incorporate
the Mainline Ca1al Company of Nicaragua,
which is c,py OF tho till Introduced 10 the
House by representative Morton on the 10Th
instant,
HOUSE OF REpREs ENTATIvEs
| Immediately after the reading of the journal.
| MIR. McLlns. of Nd, rds,, aud. as question
sfsc!ng tho isniy of the House, called at
tention to the seine cf disorder which took
pIsco on the f,or yesterday aud which be
characterized ss offensive. derogatory and dis
creditable to tho House Is parliamentary
| body. He called upon both the offending
members, before any other business was enter
ed 90, to relieve themselves OF that ott3nss by
40 ample apology.
N response having been made by either Of
| the members Immediately corcsrned.
| ho called substantive proposition. He spoke
of the &c me of yesterday as crime and as an
insult offered to the House, to Congress and to
the country. There was not, he said, man
present who did not yesterday hang bis head In
shame. and did not regard that scene as per.
sonal disgrace. Aud .all over the country and
| the world men were reading this morning Of
the pot house bra8l, the gambling house quar-
rel ADD the fight With fists Lony prevented by
| fore, that took place yesterday.
| Mr.. Harris, Of Va, suggested that perhaps
both offending members we're DOW willing to
make al apology, and if 81, they ought to have
az opportunity at orc'.
Mr.. Haskell. Of Kan, sul & ased that other
Members had beon guilty OF conduct equally
worthy of c,usure.
Mr. McLaue insisted on bis question of priv.
ilegc, dad offered resolution requiring the two
offending members to apologiz, to the House.
10 the course tf Mr.. McL,ne's remarks be
recogGiz ID that most of the members present
yesterday w,re partly respoi s,ble for the scene
| yesterday.
TO that remark Mr.. +. Wooj.of N. Y, took
exception. and s,id that be had interfsred in
the discussion yesterday. and endeavored to
cop6oe it to tho uading bill. He also ohsreo-
te!iz ID the soene IS the most shameful exhibit
! ton that had ever taken plaoo Oh the fl ,or.
Mr. Mclean concluded bis remarks and said
nc would yeld to The tho gentleman from Iowa
| (Mr. Weavar) if be was DIV willing to mako
on apology.
Mr.. Haskoll. Of Kan, OH .ce1 to that pro-
cstdiug aud declared that in bis opinion the
| House should rather make an apology to the
country than (haviviog suffered the a5j:urn.
ment to tax place yesterday without taking ac-
| tiou) try to cast eff its own shoulders the
oblcquy that belonged there aud single out two
members as scspe goats for it's sins.
| Mr.. Bowman again took the floor and quoted
the remarks of Mr.. T. Wood as to the onarac
| ter Of yesterdays incident. adding that if the
| two cffeadiug members had been two boys
| fighting on tho sidewalk they would have spsnt
| the bightin the Tomb5 and been brought before
the Police Court in the morniog. He fslsthst the
| House should now take action that would DO a
warning 10 the future. He would therefore.
be said, Cff:r resolution Of expulsion-a
punishment which would only DO csmmensurate
With the offence.
| After further discussion 10 the Same vein snd
after tho reading of az extract from the Con.
sreasional Record. ctvaring The Question of
| o6alce. MIR. BoWmah ) resolution UAs road, do
ela,ins that for gross breach OF the privileges.
rules, and deoorum of tho House the two mem
b,rs be expelled.
| Mr.. Browo, of Ind moved IS a suts ute
that special omuittee Of three DO appointed
to report without delay what proceedings should
| be taken by the HOUSE.
| MIR. Bl,uu', OF Ca, suggested tbst Mr..
| McLaue's resolution be modified so that the
two members be "permitted" instead Of
"nq1ied" to make az apology. He uudar
stood that both gentleman desired to do so.
TIE resolution Thy Mr.. McLane's oonsspt)
! was modified accordingly.
| MI. Harris, of Va, mads the point OF order.
| and argued that tho precise words fer which
| the two members are held 10 aDs1 YER mus DO
SCI out before they could be oeusured or expsll
ed. II would not do to refer gen.r lily to Them
by pripted pages Of the record.
Mr.. Bowman argued that there was nothing
10 the point, as tho of.nss was not words but
acions.
Tho Speaker overru!ed tho point of oIdsr.
After further discussion the question was
first tsksp on tho substitute offered by Mr..
Bcown of Ini, reierrng tha matter to ssect
committee.
The substitute VAS agrsed to by av)to of 90
10 43.
Before proceeding further 90 opportunity
vas on motion Of Mr.. C1rg.r, of Mich. given
TO Maesrs. Viewer and Sparks to make any
statement they cho5o.
Thcreupou Mr. Weaver rose and slated
bis deem regret a! tho occurrero, Of yeser
dsy. Flo admitted that the lapgusgc
used BY himself was wholly uuius.ifable, and
for it BIO made bis apology humby to the
House.
Mr Spark5 said tha! he used language yester- |
day that was in conflict with the rulss Of the |
House and supplementary. He felt that be |
owed an apology to the House, and therefore |