The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-02
REINHARDT, the Clothier

OF war, in accordance with the plans s,eci.
hcations, estimates and recommendation of
the NJ ssissippi river; provided that no poI :
ton OF the money hereby appropriated
snail De expended at any other points than
those herein specified.
The committee then rose.
The speaker announced tn. appointment
of Steele, Townsend and Sparks as mem :.
bers OF the board OF visitors to West Point.
and OF Horner Updegraf and Mills as
members OF similar board to Annapolis
Moore offered a resolution calling on the
secretary OF the interior for information as
to the amount of Indian trust funds in
vested in Tennessee bonds, and whether
tennessee has made any proposition look
ing TO their settlement. Referred,
Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Hlscoc6, OF New York, moved to SUSPEND
the rules and pass the deficiency appropria.
uon blil. The motion was agreed to, and
the Dill passed without any amendment OF
any Importance, except one authorizing
the appraisal of all naval vessels stricken
nom the navy register, under the proyis.
ions OF the last naval appropriation bill,
and also authorizing the secretary of the
navy, II he shall deem it for the best inter
ests OF the United States to sell such yes.
sells, and TO advertise for proposals tor the
purchase of the same.
The house then resumed, in committee
OF the whole, consideration of the river and
harbor bill.
Van Voorhees, moved to strike out the
Item Tor the improvement of the Sacra-
mento river. He claimed that if the chair
man of the committee had not been from
California no such item would have been
tc On ,t.a. l..
tinued, 80 damnable that nobody but a
gambler and cut'throat would think of
lacking such thing as that to such bill
as this"
Horr demanded that the words should be
taken down.
Page-"0h, hope not"
McLane-'lt is an insult-an insult to
the house,
The words were read at the clerks desk
and reported to the house.
McLane Immediately offered a resolution
Of expulsion.
Hiscock-'I know the gentleman will
yield to me Tor moment. | believe, as
other mem bers do, that the words were
spoken in heat, provoked, as he thought he
was, By something that had transpired.
believe he has been guilty of an infraction
OF the privileges OF the house, and vet be.
heve the measure presented is too severe
and trust he may be allowed to make an
explanation"
McCook-'l am sure the gentleman from
Maryland will not insist on this summary
method without my colleague being heard.
| admit that the language of my colleague
cannot be defended | concede that unless
he Apologies In the most full and complete
manner, not only to the house, but to the
gen'lamen who reported this bill, he ought
to be expelled, but it's only fair and lust
to hear him, and hear whether he will
apologize ere we put this motion"
Robinson, of Massachusetts, one
can more heartily condemn such Language
than myself II is an infraction of the rules
and decorum of the house; but what my
friend (Hiscock) says is true: that, in justice
TO his colleague, We should pause upon ii.
This is the house of representa-
tives, il Is true, and yet,
day after day. scenes transplre
here that are not credible in nations
house of representatives. Applause. That
is no excuse for the gentleman from New
York Van Vorhees,) 1t is time this
should be stopped; but say 1t is Just to
ourselves we should pause before we take
the summary proceeding that is provided
for in the constitution. We should
give the offending member the
opportunity " Iuuht COllDete
apology to the house. If he declines, If he
waivers, if he attempts to Justify himself,
then will 60 to the other EXTREME" Zap
plause
Hoar said he asked that the words should
be taken down, because that was the only
method in which the dignity and good
breeding of the members could be main.
tanned. He had done it without any feel
ing toward the gentleman from New York,
but he wanted TO say that the Ian.
guage was used without the slightest
provocation from the chairman of the COM
mittee, that the gentleman had not so much
as utt red a syllable or a word in any way
or shane to exasperate tie gentleman from
New York. II was an unprovoked attack
which the house, out of respect to its dig
nifty, ought not to submit 10. While he
was willing to give the gentleman an op.
portunity TO apologize, the house could not
afford to allow its rules of common decency
to be violated unless the man using such
language retractrd IL. lie should meet the
most summary punishment.
McLane said 1t had never entered his
mihd hat the vote should he taken on his
resolution before the gentleman FROM New
York 'hould have the amplost opportunity
to IKE ex planstion.
Rnonsnn-"And something more. He
should make more than an explanation
under llt Sc circumstances
McLuuc-"But it never entered
NY mlnd thai anything he could say can
exc So him btlhre the country and before
the house. The meanest and the common
eSt criminal in the land has d right to he
heard, but when come to ask the house to
pass on this resolution, l. taking the
responsibility OF moving ii, have
q duty to perform and recall to
the house that the gentleman from
New York, previous to the words which
were t,N,n down, addressed the gentle
man fom California, as chairman of the
committee. He knew perfectly well to
whom he addressed his language, and II is
fresh In the minds OF every mem
Der of the house that last night
we were discredited and disgraced by
this same member from New York.
He then addressed the chairman Of the
commerce committee in language that,
though II could give no disgrace TO the gen.
tleman from California, gave infinite dis
grace to this house, and to the gentleman
from New York, VINO uttered the language
last night. He made some
reference to the gentleman's early life, and
spoke OF him as a mule.diiver and stage.
ID. ~, q To- ill.,.