The Phoenix herald., 1880-12-24
1rIrGKFFHIG. Washington's Wordy War
 Waging Wildly. Weaver WrathfullY Yields
 Wick ed Words. Sparks Speaks Spitefully Short, Sharp Sentences. /" You're a Liar," says MT.
 Weaver. /" You're a Villain and a Scoundrel," says Sparks. ' If there's a Fight, I'm in it," says Jones of Texas.
pIsGRACEFUL AFFAIR.

WASHINGTON, December 22d.-
 A disgraceful scene occurred in the
 House of Representative on Tues
 day afternoon. The parties were
 Sparks of Illinois, and Weaver, late
 GrcenEack candidate for President.
 MT. Sparks roared out, " You're q
 sccundrcl and villian,'' in response
 to Weaver's ep1thet ol liar" Wea-
 yer rapidly walked towards him,
 stripping off his coat as he pro
 ceeded, and Sparks, after catching
 a chair for moment as if to raise it
 for weapon, mmenced to pull off
 his coat and moved towards his ap-
 preaching adversary. Numbers of
 their respective friends hastened to
 seize and hold them back, but Jones
 of Texas, Greenback sympathiZer
 with Weaver had meanwhile jumped
 over his desk, exclaiming, " If there
 is going to be a fight, Pm in it."
 Mills, of Texas, was observed to plunge his hand into his hip pocket as if to draw a pistol. The members gathered to the point from all around the house, and amid cries "order, order," from the Sergeant-at-Arms, and all sorts of undistin guishable utterances, the confusion momenta- rily increased until it actually looked as if free fight was imminent. Speaker Randall, very properly dis regarding the fact that the House was in Committee of the Whole, and that no motion to rise had been made, hastily took the chair, dis placing the mild-mannered chair | man who was Intellectually trying to l quell the tumult, and strongly | poundin with his gavel commanded order, and commanded the Sergeant at-Arms to enforce the same. This command proved effectual The par limentary forms of the Committee of the whole were promptly gone through with, and the House imme- diately adjourned.
 To-day's session was wholly oc- ,upied with the gross breach of par imentary decorum of yesterday. McLane offered a resolution requir- ng the two offending members to apologize to the House. Bowman offered resolution of expulsion, the which would only be with tlre offense, and | moved as a substitute that commit oe of three be appointed to report without delay what proceedings hould be taken by the house. Bow nan's substitute 10 refer to select ommittee agreed to. An opportu ity was given Sparks and Weaver, n motion of Conger, to make If they desired. Weaver tated hls deep regret at the occur snce of yesterday, and admitted his lnguage was wholly unjustifable nd for it he made his apology hum- ly to the House. Sparks said he { sed language yesterday that con icted with the rules of the House, nd was unparlimentary. He felt e owed an apology to the House 1d therefore rendered it. Singleton Illinois then moved to table the hole subject. Conger demanded le yeas and nays, saying the whole ,untry would be better satisfied to we the matter investigated than
 be dropped entirely. The yeas Id nays resulted as follows: Yeas, 4; Nays, A; so the subject IS laid the table. At 2:35 the House ad- urned till January 9th.