The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-15
turn to any proof of his statement in this

W HANN- ANtitltI tut SSHtitlutu Cbuuutt-
! ing that investigation, nor the president of
that association, can deny that have re.
peated IN substance what was said
or that the gentleman | have named
was named. | regret it for the sake of the
country, and on account of that abomiuab o
tariff, y
| Springer, of Illinois, then offered reso-
luton recitine the language used by Kelley
and White, declaring shat language TO be
diSordefly and destructive of the dignity
and honor of the house, and desiring the
speaker TO reprlmand both these members.
Kelley rose, and In u quirering voice,
asked TO be permitted . make a statement
before vote was taken on the resolution,
which he admitted ought to he adopted in
order TO preserve the dignity of the housa.
Permission having been granted, Kelley
said II desire To saw now
that when | look forward IN the few brief
months to the close Of mans allotted
period, three score and ten; when remcm-
Der mat have sou, Who bears my name,
and other children, and wife have hon
9ored for nearly third of a century; when
| have stood here day af,er day, and week
after week, hearing membets OF congress
using NY name, speaking Of me by the
TUE OF the high office | have won by over
twenty years OF congressional lie, remem-
Der that, until this ne. my reputation for
| honesty and fair dealing and iniepriiv Ia
the business of The bonse has heen smcnol.
lenged, Remembering what is due TO my
children and wife and myself, |
feel that had justification in for
! due to the honse inns Cra,l,lv nckpowI4
edge nv transgression do nor mnt ;n n
plea for mercy do NOT reyret that I
shonlS hova sGoo,io ~ " noo oo leS!.. - V,aV
rem on this floor and The sense of nyonriety v
of the country but in dnGn% Ms sov thi..
am an old man and n man Of neace Int /
will tolerate, in violation of the rnlrs of or.
der and the demands from the nresiJina oi.
ficers of this house. no such oIltrane on nv
character and the fair fame of nv fomiIy
without resenting il as heat / can " IAn.
plauscl
McLane of Marylend--"I cannot record
the observations of the gentleman rom
PENNSYLVANIA as ANYTHING Rut n nmhlic ac.
acknowledgements of his error. and far one
can't consent TO reprimand or censnrc
any honorable gentleman who actnoul,
edges his fault and makes tn The house 90
full and so ample an analogy y IAnnlanse
Mills, OF Texas. said that wbiie the house
owed to itself the maintenance of its dipni-
ty, every member owed to himself The
maintenance of his own honor and rennto.
ton; when one member rose and charged
| m a n
dishonorable and corrupt barSoin no mnst
expect a retort such ms had 3ronned from
the lips of the gentleman from Pennsvlya.
mia. He (Millsl would not vote to censure
the venerable man simnlv hocanse he Lad
used language that Was not recognized as
parliamentary. He therefore moved IN
strike Kelley's name from the resolutions oi
censure. "
White then rose to make an EXPLANATION.
mo one regrets he said, more than
what has occurred, and | regret exceed.
irgly that sufficient provoc ton should
have boen given me IN hnve n,oda H. s,ato
ment that did, but when | hear witnes,
swear aud when undertake TO repeat what
| know that hu said, do moi ike anyone ~
call ne hard names. must reply In some
way, and replied in the mildest lnnrnag,
knew hcs - White then nrocecdsd o.
give an account of the circnmstanoes of ths
recent controversy btween himself and KeI
ley, in which Kelley had made some rellec
tion on bis sanity. "Hc referred. coutin.
ued White, ''to the misforlunes in nv
family. Tie papers of his town extended
his remarks in the most unscru
t when to-day he anneunced TIM, u
was either lunatic or liar, | think
that any lair man would he exnect 10 resnnt
! said that the gentleman may be n sconn
drel. did not say That he was md
T apologize fully to the house and the conn
try for having been driven TO make sncb ,
. reply, and on account of the gentleman,
age make a bow TO him."
, |. Kelley said chat he was incapnblc of max
ing any illusions to the gentlemans family
piece of Cox witticisms, and when Le toli
, It he had not heard what the rentlemnI
from Kentucky supposed he Ind
In view of these apologies Springer with
drew his resolution and The mnIier wo,
dropped.
The house again went into committee.
Mills, of Texas, Offered an amepdmen
providing that no palt of the contingen,
fund appropriated by this bill shall be ex
pendeG IN payment OF clerks employed by
senators or members of congress. Adopted
Cox, of New York, offered an amendment
prohibiting the payment of any of ia,
money hereby appropriated 10 Inv A
iiubbell or other members OF the ronubli
can congressional committee, naminq
for congress in the ensnino elcct;n,
2 lLaughterl ''''
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