Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-08
lively SceHe i'll the House.

siFpty Sce!ae III Tie fIUESC.
There was another lively sc>uc ia the House
yesterday. which served 10 amuse members.
furnished Uatter Tor tbo correspondents aud in
press visitors with a high s.pse OF the digbis5
| and gcn.lamauly bcarGg OF ths Amcric 10 Con
grass.
"a Tuesl3y, when vote YES ab9ut 10 be
taken OH tho Gucrdneut proposed ~ Mr.
Sparks. from I'll: Military Committee, 10 DIS.
pense With coutracs surgeons, 10 prevent the
Development OF want OF 0 quorum, Mr.. ely
,ne:, Who has Charge OF tho bill, proposed tc
Dir. Sparks to let the amendment be r. jcc.cd
IS the committee seemed * ine0, and be wout
allowed vote TO be taken % it ir the Hcu C,
This aIrlngeme ut WAS %. mado and he u1es
ton came Up ct oIcc % going into commlttce
yestcrNy, and the amendment was r. .otcd
Mr.. Sparks said he would ak vote in the
House.
The Chair reminded Kim that n prono.i.io,
rj led 10 cummi!teo could not b. offered 10
tho Hors,.
Mr.. Sparks said he bad understood MI. CIV
mer to say at tho pcccediog session.that he
| would allow roc ia The House 20 matter how
II resulted in Committee. As this was rcc,ra-
mendcd by c.mmmittce CT the Hcu1e Tho
genllsmau would not refuse vote.
MIR. Cymer desired to say hat he hei 70
cclved 40 such request from the c)mmittcc,
" hen 1t Was submitted TO ! in he would de,cr.
mine up1u il.
Mr.. Sparks. declare to The gcullcuan that
his com:s from that the Military clmmi,tee.
end l say That they demand that this ,hing
shall be dome, ard tho gcnticuau knows il and
he Gait dodge it.
MIR. Cymcr. do rot propose that tie cnp.
tlcman shall come here aud assert that wojoh
does not cxis'. There has baen 90 rtuues: TO
me tvr yeas aud nays in the House.
mr.. Sparks. approaching Mr.. C;ymer g1d
sinking his fist in his face, said Does toe
sept.mau from Pennsylvania Ultimate thst this
does cot come from tbs Committee o1 Military
AttslrsI Ii he does he lies and thst ia all thtrs
is about il"
Mr.. Clymer rising aud looking Mr. SHARKS
III tho isc., said You can't insult me-, ii. ~
!be whole scene caused much excitement,
and alter tho uprosr had subslded Mr.. Sparks
words Wero t"keo dogu and rca6, and the c,m
mttec Ioso sud reported The facts to the House
When MIR. Sparks made statement 10 which
he said IT he had misunderstood Mr.. Ciyuer
be would apGlcSiz., but if be had not misun-
dersteod bic 20 poser on ca'th c?uld make
him apologize.
! -
tense 10 his remarks
-. Mr.. Russell IN. C) was 20! satisfied with
Mr.. Sparks coudltinusl ui:cs inner, and moved
10 ceusuro him. Whtr5upcn MIR. Sparks r.,
uactcd lis language, remarking hat i. Was noe
proper to uss tuch words 10 The House.
his was satisfactory, AID tho rGsa!u i'm ff
censurs Vas withdrawn.
Row IN COURT From eeniemen lust or.
rived rom Powhatau Court Hous., W. l.arn
that theirs was biz ruw there on Tuesday 10
the Circuit Court Judge Asa Dickinson presid-
lng. The cause before the our. vas that of Cook
q Laushion W. FiaDnapao, former sheriff of
PoThaian. MI. s. NJ. Page, Representing the
the p!al uufs aud Mr. VIM NJ. Flsrnarsn re.
presenting hirsalf be detendsn J. Ia the
curse of his argument NJ: FIauuaiaa made
a rensl K to the fleet that Mr.. P.ge bad been
guilty CT filctinz." 10 which Mr. Page respond
cd by the id lie" and blow. Nir. Flar-
pagan then struck Mr.. Page, seiZ ID him, threw
him down aud bit pItco IF fash from bis
check: Nj. Matthew Brown rushed to the
aid OF Mr.. Flanagan end Mr.. Thos. Nj. Miller
took sides against Mr.. Flanrasau; The Court
and lis otfcer5 did everything possible
70 restore order, tut the excitement was in
tense. and 1t was some time before the parties
were separated, quiet re-estsblished and the Of.
lenders brought 10 the bar for coz tom pit of court
udge Dickln.oD, after com montirg on the enor.
nifty of The offense and his duty IS sn office. of
mo Commonwealth 10 preserve thu dignity and
oscorUm OF her courts, fped He:sra. FLANAGAN
and Page $50 each, and Messss. Brown end
hller S25 each; and all four were recognized
10 the sum of $500 each to keep the rosce and
De OF good behavior for twelve montba. Every
enor! was made to induce the Judge to remit or
recuce the t1es but he firmly refused to let go
gross breach of good order pass without making
An example of tie offenders Rich Who
Shot Himself. |
new YORK, April S.-Gao. III. Ja7as, who