Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-30
A NOISY HOUSE.
A BITTER PARTISAN DEBATE.
Giving the Lie Di,ect-A Party Contest
Which Almost Ends in n Pugiis-


Giving the Lie Direct-A Party Contest
Which Almost Ends in n PugiiIs-
tic Encounter. |
In the House at Harrisburg, yesterday, !
while the members were engaged in dis !
cussing the congressional apportionment
bill, and after Lowrey, 4 Republican, had
declared he would favor :. bill to give
the Democrats eleven districts Has
son asked Lowrey if he would vote
for the pending bill with a slight change.
Lowrey said be would and the Democrats
applauded.
Now came the excitement. Sharpe, in
a speech praising Lowrey, charged the
| other Republicans with having made an
extra session necessary and lauded the
Democratic idols of past generations, from
Jefferson down. Republicans jeered at
his mention of Jackson and Democrats re-
torted that Andy" was better than
Malone, anyhow. Sharpe's concluding
remarks, that there were as many Demo
Gratis as Republicans in the Union army,
Immediately threw the House into conlu-
sion, as if a bomb. shell had burst upon
the floor. A dozen Republicans shouted
Mr.. Speaker -
"That's not true, ard the gentleman
knows it's not" exclaimed War Veteran
Brown, of Erie, with fierce gesture.
"The whole rebel army were Demo
crats,'' was heard from Lands, OF Lam
!, caster, above tho babel.
"You're q liar,' cried War Veteran
Mackin, of Philadelphia, jumping towards
Lands, who made no reply, aud could
: not be heard if he did, SO great was tho
confusion.
J Other Democrats elared and yelled at
, Lands as fiercely as Mackin did, but their
| III ,I~r,, ;r4,n i-t,
language hurled ct the Lancastrian.
When Faunce restored comparative
: calmness, Sharpe and Amorman congratu-
, lated themselves and tho House upon
tho spirit of concession coming from the
Republican side through Lowrcy.
81 He don't represent this side OF tho
House." said Snodgrass, OF Allegheny.
"Take him over there, urged y. H..
White, of Philadelphia.
Y Brown was taking up the ciY! WAT qucS
, ton again, when Fauncs ruled him ont OF
, order. Niles, of Tioga, wanted to kno"
why Faunce hal not Done that 10 sharpe.
: Faunce held that Sharpe had kept within
o proper bounds.
"Oh, let the Eric eagle sc,caIil, 'pieat.ed
Hines, of Luzernc.
0 United sir:iy liz WHISKY
Ia defiance Of Fauncn. Brown a.a;t,
q assaiasi tho Democratic war rccuw: and
r. said that tho only question since 1861
v upon whic!, ti.o H:m0arats had been
J. united was that of taking their wliisk y
straight.
War Veteran Brnwn Of Elk, the Fri.
mans brother, disputed this point.
d Brothers must not rise against naC
,, another" Faunce sclernn!y 2njoincd, hnt
tho Elk b:othe: ep5 in u dyal;s:atoi; iha
If the Democrats had not divided thcll
:. whisky there wouli not have been st
e many drunken Republicans. The Eric
T. brother proudly mentioned TIC other a.
,, one of the few wa: IL in0arat; and ,looline'
further controversy with him, buS t!:riic'
4 to glare aud shake hi; fist at the Demo.
~ Gratis generally, and exclaimed:
% Its only twenty years since yoG mel
IL wore the Copp"rhead badge
This threw the liOuso beyond F.unco'
a control again. Tie confusion AID excite
mcIt were greater than before. Democrat
became hoarso trying 10 make Bro1i
le hear the deEunciations of him, and r!am
bers on both sides mingled their cries io
order with the ynlls Of the haii.DTcnt;' nH'
III the shouts and pounding Gg the speaker.
IN One angry Democrat was ib0 most Col!
spcuous actor in the turbulent 'ca1r. +
was the big bearded and harcriCAn nicra:
u OF Westmoreand, whose body vas pierce;
,h by four rebel b"llats. DOWN ii1c aiS!" Il,
in sprang with flashing eye and "haS ing h:
GO formidable fists as be moved to~ara
Brown. Members were ready 40 rush ba
10 tween them and prevent Ei1gcr i.Dln OK,
cutting his threats. Mc.nEAi!9 3t&"ki!
had his haii;! on hi; n.,;Kei0anE crying "a.
no his readiness to bet al iDic!in:be i'iiH @
n money that here w:ra rinic civil Va
al veterans Oh the Democratic th1,i on tn
u, Rspubiicapiside of The House. III. ':"iy
>" body was too n,uc', cxcitaI b., tls' t!:rcA.
III ene,i c3mbat between tiin ui%HHtin ii!"rr
ry and She almost equally t.i hnl ii:aY
,i Brown - couSi,lo" hi,c!iI:.'s -. j;:,.!.
>, was seated AID did lot ;n,v;. Di3rc:
. when within Il .es: feet OF D:osH, - ;ss.f.,e
Or threatening attitudes, but his words co!i!
III not be heard in tbs din EiG,l D-oHn afl
,r v.ncci there would have been .:.ub;>
Half CT the Dem0c:nti: ln&.lLc.:. wcr
standin!, and hcai;iE% invcctivcs uy0
=, Brown, whose look of defiance was dirCc'c
~, alternately ;It them and the iurinn; !ii<-:
~ <!lvIu:: t'.a Lie.
% Finally the Stalwart Westn,Dvol.in;.
rs was heard giving Brown tbs lie ana sa5
H. ing that che would nnS dare go nut2i;i
III and repeat ttie GoppGrhcad cil .rgn."
War Veteran Parcels. OF AIilii,, ~
Furth, of Philadelphia, who we're ..r.'
'h Bierer, seemed bent upon ma';j!: ii,
10 House hear tEieir opinion Of Bros7n. cvu
s. though their lungs might split Th:'s
,s who were sufficiently self ross'*scd t
look ut Faunco wondered that ncitie
~ his gravel nor his Yoin" h:D3s
at down. The sound o. hot:, WAS IL,
Of needed during the three CT fou
tn minutes duration 81 the BEowA ni2rc
If scene, but when the WaStm"r@lanLc
Il turned to 90 back to his seat F4yZnc@ =
I" gained contro! and sharply said tli&t =
IN gentlemen had lost all sense of ry0prict
re- he would allow no moro iatitu'c III Il!
rs debate beyond the line OF tho rules. No
withstanding this Uncle Jake Ii"gic,
v" after renewing lis familiar :,sn:cS
ne against putting Harry Whites count
is Indiana) in the s.,il, congressional ,;i:
n, trict with his own, Butler, managed /
r give Brown y brief tongue t!,raslling l's
fore Faunco could enforce his Iul,,
Having spent two and y half hours j
ST the discussion and acaiics OF disorder t'i
House adopted Lowrey's amendment At.
passed the bill ON second reading.
ATTACKED, t,g a riGI.T T!;,i:N
ng An Attpmp: tc Murder an Fngiisi, Clergy