Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-23


yesterday. -s
To that remark Mr.. Wood, of New
Yrok, took exception, and said that he
had interfered in the, discussion
and endeavered to confne
it to the funding bill. He also
the scene as the most
shameful exhibition that had ever
taken place on the floor.
Mr.. McLane concluded his re-
marks and said he would yield to the
gentleman from Iowa, Mr.. Weaver,
if he were now willing to make an
apology.
Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, objected
to that proceeding and declared that
in his opinion the house should
rather make an apology to the coun-
try than having suffered adjourn
ment to take place yesterday without
action, try to cast off of it's own
shoulders the obloquy that belonged
there and single out two members
as scape goats for it's own sins.
Mr.. Bowman again took the floor
and quoted the remark of F. Wood
as to the character of yesterdays in
cident, adding that if two offending
members had been two boys fight
ing on the sidewalk they would have
spent the night in the tombs and be
brought before the police court in
the morning. He felt that the house
should now take action that would
be warning in the future. He
would, therefore, he said, offer a
resolution of expulsion; a punish
ment which would only be commen-
surate. In the same vien and after
the reading of an extract from
the Congressional Record, Gov
ering the question of the ofense,
Mr.. Bowman's resolution was read
declaring that for gross breach of
the privileges, rules and decorum of
the house the two members be ex-
PEELED. fss
Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, moved as
a substitute that a special com
mittee of three be appointed to
report without delay what proceed
ings should be taken by the house.
Mr.. Reagan and Mr.. Converse in
dicated some errors in the report of
the Congressional Record But they
were not very material.
Mr.. Blount suggested that Mr..
McLane's resolution be modified so
that the two members be permitted,
instead of required, to make an
apology. He understood both gen
tlemen desired to do so. @
The resolution by Mr.. McLane's s
consent was modified accordingly.
Mr.. Harris, of Virginia, made a
point of order and argued that the
precise words of which two men,
bers are held to answer must be set
out before they could be censured or
expelled. It would not do to refer
generally to thirty printed pages Of
records.
Mr.. Bowman argued that there
was nothing in the point, as the of
Tense was not in words but actions.
The speaker overruled the point
of order. After further discussion
the question was taken on the sub
stitute offered by Mr.. Brown, OF
Indiana, referring the matter to q
select committee. The substitute
was agreed to, 9 to 33. $s -
Before proceeding further an op-
portunity was, on motion of Mr..
Conger, given to Messrs. Weaver and
Sparks to make any statement they
chose. Thereupon Mr.. Weaver rose
and stated his deep regret at the oc
currence of yesterday. He admitted
that the language used by himself
was wholly unjustifable, and for il
he made his apology humbly to the
house,
Mr.. Sparks said that he used lam
guage yesterday that was in conflict
with the rules of the house and un-
parliamentary. He said he felt that
he owed an apology to the house,
and therefore rendered it.
Mr.. Singleton, of Illinois, then
moved to lay the whole subject Oh
the table.
Mr.. Conger demanded the yeas
and nays, remarking that the coun-
try would be better satisfied to have
the matter investigated by com.
mittee than to have it entirely drop
ped. The yeas and nays were or
dered, and Mr.. Singleton's motion
laying the whole subject on the
table was carried. Yeas, 1O4; nays.
Al.
Mr.. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, from
the appropriations committee, re-
ported the army appropriation bill
1t appropriates $26, 10000 against
26,426, 800 appropriated for 1881.
Ordered printed.
On motion of Mr.. f. Wood it was
ordered that when the funding bill is
next taken up all general debate
upon it shall be limited to one day.
The house then adjourned till
January 9Th, 1881.
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