Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-18
House of REPRESENTATIVE.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Mr. Robinson On.
W introduced several resolutions in the in
terest OF American citizens in British prisons.
He also introduced resolution calling on the
secretary Of the navy for the instructions
under which Commodore Nicholson threat
ened TO open fire on the city of Alexandria
under certain contingencies, and to inform
the government whether American sailors and
officers were performing police duty in Alex.
andria under the British admiral, and if so, by
what authority. All the resolutions were re-
ferrcd.
Mr.. Bingham, from the post office COM
mittee, reported bill in regard to the paw of
letter carriers. 1t provides for third grade
OF letter carriers known as auxiliaries, at 5000
year; also for substitute for letter carriers;
also providing that promotion in grades shall
be made at the end of a years service. The
bill passsd.
The senate bill to provide additional indus
trial training schools for Indian youths, and
authorizing the use of unoccupied military
barracks for such purposes, passed.
MIR. Hewitt rose to question OF personal
end parliamentary privilege and called atten.
ton TO the sentence printed in the record as
purporting to have been spoken by Mr.. Robe
SOC, but which that gentleman had never
used on the floor, to the effect that the presen-
tation OF the subject in regard to the navy by
that gentleman (Hewiit) was specious, al
though it pretended to be candid; was ex-
travagant although it assumed to be careful;
and was false although it claimed to be frank;
although 1t had evidently been founded on in.
formation gathered from the malevolence and
Misrepresentation of others, that gentleman
(Hewitt had given it the stamp OF
his approval with all the reckless confidence
which seemed to be his nature when called
upon 10 endorse anything that impugned the
conduct or misrepresented the motives OF
others. He (Hewit) went on to say that he
had listened attentively to the geutleman's
(RobeseD) remarks, and knew 10 such lam
| guage had been used by him on the floor
The official stenographer had also informed
| him that no portion of thst sentence was 10
be found in his notes. The attack was a
| pc rsonal one, and it charged him (Hewitt)
with making not only an erroneous but a
| false statement. The place to Impugn his
motives was on tie floor of the house, where
| he stood face to face with that gentleman,
| and not in the record where there was NO
chance to make reply. He now thought that
he had right to request that the sentence be
stricken out of the record. He asked the
speaker to have that done, and if the speaker
| declined to do so he would ask the house TO
| order it done.
| The personal controversy which followed
between Hewitt and Robson was very bitter
| Robson withdrew the word "fallacious, 81
which he had proposed to substitute for the
word "false;'' upbraided Hewitt for his con-
nection with the Morey letter, and ridiculed
him for his pretensions to be greater mar
than his father-in-law, Peter Cooper, anG
Hewitt retalisted by saying that man who
would submit to be characterized by fellow
member as liar, perjurer and thief, was sc
low that anything he might say was of &C
| consequence.
| The speaker declined to order the offensive
| sentence to be struck from the record
| Mr.. Burrows (MIch.) from the committee
! on territories moved to suspend the rules anc
have the 18th of December next fixed for con
sideration of the bill for the admission Of
Dakota Us state. Defeated-yeas 1O3, NAYS
| 76-not the necessary two-thirds in the af
| firmative.
Mr.. Lord (Mirh.) from the committee or
railroads and canals moved to suspend the
| rules and pass the bill declaring and defining
the jurisdiction of the United States over GER
tain ship canals and other navigable waters
After some discussion Mr.. Lord withdrew hi:
motion as not being likely to prevail.
Mr.. Campbell pa frem the committee on
manufactures, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill authorizing the president to
appoint commission of experts, skillful in
the investigation, production and use OF
metallic substances and other suitable mate
rails, to execute tests and experiments on iron
steel and other materials used in the construc
ton of bridges, buildings and mechanical
structures, and to dictate useful rules there