Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-08


stated that he would allow vote In the House.
He wouldn't now decide whether he would do
so or not
Mr.. Sparks said the amendment having
some from the committee on military affairs,
he thought the gentleman from Pennsylvania
would yield to allow vote upon it.
MIR. Clymer-I have received no such re-
quest from that committee, but when sub
mitted to me will consider it.
BLOOD ON THE MOON.
MIR. Sparks amid great deal OF confusion,
intimated that Clymer had been bdlldozed and
caoled, and said excitedly: 81 declare that. it
comes from that committee, and am author
lied to demand that thing, aud the gentleman
knows it and can't dodge ii"
| MIR. Clymer-I don't propose that the gentle
man shall come here and assert that which
does not exist. There has been no request to
me for the yeas and nays in the House.
MIR. Sparks advancing in threatening
manner towards Clymer)-If the gentleman
from Pennsylvania insinuates that that does not
come from the committee on military affairs,
HE LIES,
and that is all there is about it.
TGreat confusion and excitement, which tho
chair tried in vain to allay.
Mr.. Clymer-Ob, you can't insult me.
| After quiet had been somewhat restored, Mr..
Conger demanded that the Objectionable words
should be read at the clerk desk, and this hav-
ing been done the committee rose and reported
the words to the House.
| On motion of Mr.. Atkins, Mr.. Sparks was
permitted to make an explanation. He said
| that he had never meant to state to the House
| that he had been authorized by the military
committee to do anything except offer the
amendment and press it to conclusion. He
didn't know that the language which he had
do hat 60 I0It ho inht
have wished He had been at the moment la
boring under considerable excitement and he
had understood the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania to say that he (Sparks) hadn't been war
ranted in his action by the committee. Under
standing that the gentleman had insinuated
that he was
=, TRYING TO DECEIVE AND CHEAT THE HOUSE.
and faIsify the acts of the committee, he had
used the language which he had. Since he had
been a member of Congress he had tried on all
occasions to be courteous to the honorable men
around him. lf he hadn't it was the head
that had failed, not the heart. He couldn't
bear an insult without reSenting it. He would
scorn to insult another man falsely. A brave
Ian would not insult his fellow-man falsely.
If he had mistaken the gentleman from Penn
sylvania, if that gentleman had not insinuat-
ed that he trying to cheat the House, or
misrepresent the committee, the language was
unwarranted and he would like to recall it.
But if the gentleman had so insinuated no
power under the sun could get him to withdraw
it. If the gentleman had charged him with
gross fraud he would not apologize for his re-
marks to the gentleman. to the House. or to
anybody on earth
Mr.. Clymer said that the language had been
correctly reported by the official reporter and
when lead in a cool moment certainly no
such construction as the gentleman from Hi
nois imagined it capable of could be put upon
it. He had intended only to say that no re-
quest had come to him from the committee on
military affairs that he should permit a vote on
the proposition in the House. He had not pre-
tended to say that the gentleman from Illinois
was misrepresenting the committee. Here he
left the matter. l felt, he said, that when the
excitement of the moment was over, when the
gentleman had read what l had really said, he
would do what he has done, come here as a man
of honor, gentleman as he is, as friend of
mine, as he has always been heretofore in this
House, and make the reparatiCn which was de-
manded under the circumstances. He has done
it, and am content.
Mr.. Atkins then moved the House resolve
itself into committee of the whole.
Mr.. COnger demanded that the Speaker
should decide whether the language used by
Mr.. Sparks was unparlia:nentary.
The Speaker said that If he were called upon
to rule upon the language he should declare it
supplementary, but he recognized the fact
that an amicable adjustment had been arrived
at, and as he did not desire in any degree to re-
vive any ill-feeling between members of the
House, he entertained the motion of the gen.
tleman from Tennessee, Atkins.
Mr.. Russell, North Carolina, offered reso-
luton declaring it to be the sense of the House
that Mr.. Sparks, member of the House, be
under censure of the House for
UNPARLIAMENTARY LANGUAGE
in debate and gross violation of the rules of
the House. He stated he had not the slightest
feeling against the gentleman from Illinois,
but as he understood that gentIeman's expla-
nation, he had declined to apologize to the
House for the words he had spoken. If that
were so the gentleman should be censured.
Mr.. Sparks said he had before stated he was
brave enough on any occasion to put himself
right. The question occurred as to whether
his language was justified under any circum
stances. He thought not. and thinking not he
was brave enough to withdraw it.
Mr.. Russell thereUpon withdrew his rtsolu-
tion and the House resumed i'll committee of
the whole consideration of the army appropri-
alton bill.
On motion of MIR. Upson the provision was
stricken out which provides that under certain
circumstances communication shall be paid to
enlisted men in lieu of rations.
Ou mOllOu OI MI. Nulle du dIn6uQm6nL was
adopted authorizing the President, on the re-
quest of any college or institution of learning
having the capacity to educate $50 male
students, incorporated under the laws of any
State, to detail an officer on the retired list to
act as president. superintendent or professor
thereof, who may receive from the institution
the difference between his retired and full
pay.
At the end of the bill Mr.. Sparks, under
direction of the military committee, offered
the following as an additional section: ''No
money appropriated in this act is appropriated
or shall be paid for the subsistence, equipment,
transportation or compensation of any portion
of the army of the Omitted States to be used as
police force to keep the peace at the polls at
any election held within any State.''
Mr.. Keifer raised the point of order. pending
which the committee rose and the House ad-
journed.
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