New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
ATTENDING TO PERSONAL MATTERS.
A HUMOROUS REILLY FROM Mr.. noRR TO Mr.. cox
MIR. HAwLEY's ExPLANATIoN-No IMPORTANT
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

MIR. uswLEYs EXPIAXATIoN-No IMPORTANT
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1880
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr..
UPsON DEM Texas authorizing the Secretary OF Cue
Treasury to ascertain and report the amount of money
expended and the Indebtedness assumed by the State
of Texas IN repelllng Indian and Mexican raids Re-
ierred.
Mr.. HAYES (Rep, nl.) from the Committee on Print
ing reported back the Joint resolution authorz
ing the Public publish additional copies OF the
Narrative OF the POars Expedition" when he shall
have received sufficient Of orders for the
TO warrant the publication. Pissed .
The SPEAKER announced the appointment Of the fol-
lowing SPECIAL COMMITTEES on the Payment OF Bountes,
Pensions and Back Pay: Messrs. Conroth DEM Pennl,
Geddes Dem, Omol. Myers DEM Ind, MCMILLAN
Dem. 1enn.l. Harmer (R~p, PENN, Caswe Q!ep,
Wis.l and Thomas rep. I'D ,
SIR. WISE Dem, PeuuJ. from the Committee on Rail
WAYS ana Canals reported back the bill appToprang
$1,000 for the purpose of survey TO ascertain me 2tae
i,nn and Lake Ere. Referred 10 the Committee OF the
M GARFIELD Nep., Ohio) asked that Mr.. Horr
rep Mich) could De allowed few moments to reply
Mr. VII iTEAKER Dom, Conn., objected
Mr. GARFIELD then moved thai the House 90 into
Committee Of the Whole on The Presidents Message.
liaughtcrl
The motion was agreed to-Mr. Springer tDcm I'LL In
When Mr. Horr took the floor the in the House
was IA dramatic aud exciting when there an i'm
portant political debate pending. The galleries we're
crowded with spectators, and the members gathered
around Mr. Horn wno spoke from the space in front or
II stated that before he commenced his reply to the
eloquent ana able seseS OF tns I & e a%
ask the clerk read the speech portion OF II which
(Nr. Horn had delivered few DAYS ago. and when
had occasiOuci that fearful cIor Oi Mr.. Cox IA rcply
The clerk read as follows: Genial little fHcnd'
explaining that they spoken IN the heat OF debate"
Naughterl Had be known the sensiuycncss OF tie
eentienan from NcNIor. had be known The poetry ~
sunturc he would have addrrs sed the gent eman IN The
language ~ modern poet as Dear Little Buitcrcuh
In fln hook
Laugh" which Mr. Cox had sent 10 nim Yesterday. he
said that he regarded II as ihat emhn best work.
because contAiacd very lftc Cox aud good deal 0f
49,, 90 80 ,-d tcltc ne fhot,bt yyouid add IN nj. al
ready exceeding grace and beauty. and inst
was that Brother Cox sou.d pari bis hair
continued laughter Ills friend had made u speech
dutng tnr extra session on tAr is Ohih Ihat speech
had marked IN 70 "Lsu.htr" fourteen times "AI-
pinuse" Great lauchter" once Applause and laugh
ter once and "lOng-continred apnlnuse' once. lie
WAITED to know tue rupor true that that speech
had been pfinied-.aughter appinusc aud al
three days before II delivered lRoars OF laugh
coud stt down I'm the darkness 81 The midnight hour
and when they gol q funny thing Just stop and cheer
vantage For the purpose ~ he planned of showing
that he rot wholly 10 blame fr having applied the
term genial uie m ~ 20 lhe gen cWah from Wv
YORK. Mr.. Horn sent 10 the Clerks deck bound volume
81 HaPSs ney %ncn tns 0s'E Sr w hcb ' re rT,
scuicd NJ Cox. speaker Of tc House win his feet
resting on the back of the chair. THIS action of Nj
Hor's greeted with roars Of laughter when broke
cut atTcsi when that gentleman stated that
I the picture MA been lublshcl JUST hi1cf
That gentleman had been KIND enough 10 give hum
eut tph H. tNr IIurJ not poet bur ffcud had
written for hun opiiaph upon the gent cman from
Ncw.lorE. which he Thought lust covered the case
beneath this abllcs The great sam cox
VII wlsp owl and brave ~ anOx;
Think not strange INA turning tO dust.
Tor h. sweled ana he s@e I'd I'll ne finally bust.
Ji,st where he ha. gone or jgs. how he fares,
Nobody knows pubOsiY
H9 . saS. Ss be Be Be- S ass Sa G5 Himself
The delivery 81 these line" WAC IoNoWrh ~ fohrS or
laughter. which rcdoubled when fAir Cox making
no rcplN the committee arose aud the House inmed
ntey went into Co1i,iicc OF tue Whole Priva.c
Calendar Mr. Cox In the Chair.
Mr. HAWLEN tliep.. Comb. rising 70 a question Of
privilege said that Record OF this morning a
gross Injustice ba1 been done MN. In the speech
delivered by tlc genfien rom Iowa (1ir. Mcnycrl
had referred e. the weaver" bin piece OF dcma-
g0gism. whcrcupUu he fiir HHvlcJ) had made the
mark lie II p-rfccty richt" The gentleman from
L. wa had ihen gone say hat senator Logan had
voted for aud had pOCketcd bis share OF
the 'swnC" Ia the " cord " his remark had been
placed after thai latter clause, making 10 appear that he
had approved Of the salary grab lie was glad now Of
AN opDor unity 10 say that ne considered the weaver
bill drmdgOgi'in, bumDug, or anything else people
uligif like To call n.
MIR WEAVER Dem, Iowa, stated that the language
uscd by himself aud gentleman from Connecticut
fAIr iiawcy) appeared In the Record" IN the very
order IN which bad understood n nj the time. He
aid moi understand gentleman that senator
Logan vas right his action npun the salary grab.
The gentleman now confessed that he guilty of a
personal disconrtcsy To brother member.
Mr. HAWIEY understood that tho gentleman al
mitrcd tTanspOsing important paragraphs In tho
Official report.
Mr. WEAVER rrtorfed that he had succeeded In max
Ing 10 clear that the gentleman from Connecticut hud
offered personal discourtesy TO IA brother member.
The House at o'clock adjourned until Monday.