Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-10
|TISHlHGTON LETTER.
IN THE HOUSE-ROB'
GCEsIr IN WhIrTHORNE EX'
'SOS ScaANGE a INVECTlVE.

,,rvcToN, d. G., July 8, 1882.
Aan S.,dov was what is termed a fielt
IesteTTu""Ss Tn"sress. Messrs. Robeson, o
in ns Oon and Whitthorne, of Ten
" " o'gS,S' ssTe expression to long pert
ss0e, E"'h % the naval question and per-
lings I!ss0o ST were Y hurled with a violence
palltleSs SsOTed %H o ne of the days before
wG. 0res.ion of reconstructing the
IN tGT W, SIRb Robeson held that it was fai
Wy NJ, a.oorv to maintain a complete
preh heSsT'to sssH 10 contribute so literally to
W, .n" ..nnordinsry growth of the Army.
eHtIS.UoUriations that were now be-
7 ssss apSs,spi iCr thesupp.ort of the navy
MAUI us5 ~ were simply for the COM
ClalincS ccS,uyspience of the officers and
: anu TCI w composed the personnel of
pt ~ s,spCh su oitbe service.
y. y T then proceeded to reply to the
% ,ansr suUu attacks made upon him
gSpHpT " ~ VAS Secretary of the Navy.
lle ia AZ tbat such attacks were mali
y sau aui Iibelous. lie had been charged
u ~ a. Su extrsyagaut expenditure of the
~ a. Sn.iotions, This he denied most
nSatcally. Mr.. Robson was very
nS DS, IN his delivery, and was listen.
" %itb close attention, and more
once % expressions were heard on
IioVD VD' aides to the effect, "Thapk
pavsD ,VsD the old man has u chance at
Tbile Mr.. Robson was closing the
Hat4 On the bill, at y 80 o'clock, he
h prI occasion to make some scathing
|~ayES in referring to his administra.
Y 0ftbs Navy Department, and the
IsctcDs which have been cast upon
TS referred in the most scorchIng |
onace 10 the action of the Forty
r9h Congress, which, under the Sage
'GramerCy Park, came into power
N tbe cry of reform, which sounded
m like the rebel yell, and without
sUfOuiDg any name, referred to Mr..
kithOrne, of Tennessee, Ii the bitter
terms Referring to the investiga.
M undertaken by that Congress, and
men qualified 10 carry them on in
manner they were, he said "If
,rs was q man who was charged,
stber true Or false, with purloining ,
.fruds Of his State"
b this uncture Mr.. Whitthorne
med directly in front of Mr.. Robe
and exCitedly exclaimed "That's
O. and whoever repeats it is liar !" !
, created a roaring sensation and :
y member sprang to his feet and
led forward anticipating a personal
to. Mr.. Peelle, of Indiana, asked
the language be taken down. Mr. =
esOD, waving q dissent with both
Is, protested by saying: "Oh, nev- e
uind it. l have applied my Ian. /
% tOnO one. If any man feels it 8
let him step forward aud acknowl. T.
it." An exciting scene was that .
10 floor at this time, the confusion Il
which attracted the Sergeant.at- G.
5 to the floor, and his presence and L
rattle Of the Speakers gavel soon "
ed matters. II
er the Naval bill had passed, Mr.. Il
thOne arose and said that he st
a personal application of Mr.. n
,On'S remarks, because the latter, 81
% his Sinstincts, as when Secretary o.
Navy, had been looking up the dl
fund matter of Tennessee. He ca
bat he never had any connection NJ
fund. He said that he ii
een followed day and hight by st
ttveS from the Navy Department, 81
had made inquiries into his moral Ii
D. These men aimed that they Tn
case, but it was an infamous lie. op
d proposed to do his duty without Ia
favor, and he was followed be- ca
le bad done his duty as q mem be
The House. This explosion has se1
'ng expected from the unpleas- Tn
! that has existed, since the days
IT'S last term, between the ex-
ny Of the Navy and ex.Chair.
the Democratic Naval Commit. be