The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-07
FELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Robson on His Ear.

+ Washington, 6.-There wss al excit
, ing scene IN the House to-day. While
Robson was engaged in defending his
Administration of the navy department,
under Grant, tue man who pursued Robe
son most relentlessly during the Forty
fourth and Forty-tth congresses, was
Representative Whittehorne, Of Tennes-
seq, who was then cnsirmana of the COM
miLtee on naval affairs, that exposed the
alleged NAL administration of the navy
department. Robson, with wonderful
patience has battled his wrath for wears,
apparently waiting the time when he
could strike 3 crushing oW. That lime
he imagined had arrived. He poured In
hot shot at short range this morning,
where q furl House and members paid
he closest attention to his speech. He
paced back and forth in the space before
the Speakers desk, gesticulatlDg fereely,
his voice rising from Kissing whisper 10
loud screams as he portrayed the chsrac-
ier OF the assaults made upon himself
and family. Pausing for q moment,
and facing WhltthOrne, who sat twenty.
I'VE feet distant, he began in parliament
AIRY language one OF the severest personal
attacks ever hea. d OH tha floor. He did
not mention Whittehorne by name, but
alluded to him as SINE one person."
covering his language 60 that Whtts-
horne could not directly :ske notice o. it.
RoDesen sand If there was then in that
Congress man whose character and
dSiiy life rendered him Objectionable 10
his Congressional associates, If THERE
was man VINO Wss charged, whether
true or false, with stealing the school
fund of his state, sucn man
would be competent to demand q
committee Of Investigation to
pry into the private life Of any man
whose prominence made him target for
their stacks. He was proceeding by
this species of innuendo to describe
Whittebcrne, when the latter left his
seat and, strlding down the aisle to where
Rot esOD stood, his face white with pas
sion and his Clenched fist raised hieh as
his head. shouted: That 10 simply a
lie, whoever tells it and repeats it," In
al instant the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. Members rose and gathered
about the two In the space in front of the
clerks desk. Everyone thought White
horne meant to strike Robson, but
the Iennesseean satisfied himself
with giving the lie, tbs publically, and
walked back to his seat, Robson, ap-
parently not noticing the attack, pro-
ceeded to repeat, If there was a man
who was charged, whether rightfully or
not, with stealing the school fund Of his
state" when PUle,o of Indisna, dem anded
that WhltthOrne's words should be taken
down House, of Tennessee, demanded
that Robeson's charge should be taken
down. Il have made no charges, I have
alluded 10 20 one, if any man recognizes
himself by the DESCRIPTION let him step
forward, and deny what l say" This
caused loud and long applause from re-
publlcsns, who gathered about Robe
son as if 10 defend him. Some one on the
democratic side called for order And the
Speaker began a vigorous pounding of
his desk, which restored the
house TO order. Bobeson then
finished this portion of his speech. sllud-
ing to Whittehorne as a man so 6ebased
IN his personal habits as to consider it q
insult when the police make q
raid on the lowest ruffisns in his town,
and as man who brought bis brother to
Washington and used his influence Is q
member Of Congress to ATTAIN a contract
for him from the government. He de-
spised allowing this man to be retained
Ia office by the head Of the department,
to come uon the floor of Congress to
strike at the reputation of his benefaeEor.