Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-02

responsibility of moving i'll have duty
to perform, and l recall to the house that
the gentleman from New York, previous
to the words which were taken down, ad
dressed the gentleman from California as
chairman of the commerce committee. He
knew perfectly we'll to whom he addressed
his language; and it is fresh in the minds
of every member of the house, that last
night we were discredited and disgraced
by this same member from
New York. He then addressed the chair
man of the commerce committee in Ian
guage that, though it could give no disgrace
to the gentleman from California, it gave
infinite disgrace to this house and to the
gentleman from New York who uttered
the language. Last night he made some
reference to the gentleman's early life and
spoke of him has a mule driver and stage
driver. 1t would have been quite in the
line of current retort if the gentleman
from California had said to the gentleman
that if he had been born a mule driver or
stage driver he would have remained such
probably to the present hour. Laughter
and applause.
Il call the gentleman himself to order,"
interrupted Mr.. Hiscock.
Mr.. McLane-I am quite in order.
The Speaker-Ths chair must caution
the gentleman that it is not in order to
make personal remarks.
''Take his words down." suggested some
member, while Messrs. Mills and Atherton,
in an excited manner held an indignant
colloquy with Mr.. McLane, who, folding
arms, defantly said, Il know what have
said. Take my words down."
The demand was Withdrawn, and Mr..
McLane, continuing, said he only referred
to the language used by Mr.. Van Voorhis
last night in order to show the animus
which had impelled him this evening. He
(McLane) was Esatisfed the house had
not only reached the point of
order where an example was necessary,
but-he regretted to say-it had found the
individual who ought to be made that ex-
ample. Applause].
Mr.. Mills vehemently protested against
a man being tried without a hearing and
some apparently sharp words passed be-
tween him and Mr.. McLane, which could
not be heard on account of the great con-
fusion in the hall.
Finally MR. Van Voorhis was accorded
the floor, and, standing in the center aisle.
said he had been very earnestly opposed
1t he found it very difficult tic
confusion in the house, SO thai
always found it necessary to speak with a
good deal of power and difficulty. La 9th
er words, he had been compelled to raise
his voice to its extreme strength. He wal
not an orator, as his friend from Mary
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much more msager than the gentleman's
and sometimes he might express opinions
in words other than the gentleman woult
use. What he intended in the instance be-
fore the house was simply to characteriz
the measure under consideration. He ha'
not the slightest intention to be persona
to anybody, nor had he suppose'
he was using language different from
others used with perfect impunity. So ia
as the chairman of the committee Oh com
merce was concerned he had not the slight
est feeling toward him, unfriendly @
malicious. He wished to withdraw th
words to which exception was taken, stat
ing that when he used them he did not II
tend to apply them to the chairman of th
committee on commerce, or make an
personal application. He wanted to e.
press his disapproval of the measure an
, he had no intention to make any persons
allusion to anybody. He very much II
GREETED that any exception should be take
or that he was under the necessity of witl
drawing those words. Laughter. {
desired to make the fullest apology to Il
house for having used the words.
5 Mr. McLane then withdrew the resol
q ton, but Mr.. Herbert OF Alabama, offert
J another resolution censuring Mr.. Va
Voorhis and advocated its adoption, CLAIM
ing that the retraction did not wipe o.
[ the olfense. Gentlemen should not say {
this floor what they would not say outsiC
, and convert the house of representative
into mad house.
Mr.. .Page asked that the resolution
: withdrawn in the interest of business, bl
? Mr.. Herbert declined.
. Mr.. Thompson of Kentucky, moved tn
: the resolution be laid on the table. Los
:, 80 to 80.
!, Mr.. Cslkins said every one und
8 stood Language and understo
D parliamentary law and wh
: ought to take place in dignifed bod
He therefore hoped that vote would
e. taken on the resolution and the busine
h ended. Applause.
/ Mr. Van Noorhls was again acced
n the floor. "If," he said, "the river a
: harbor men want to censure me after VIII
is has occurred, suppose can stand it.
n don't know but that they are in a majori
3. here, and the only misconduct which seer
s to affect my friend from Alabama, IN
s. Herbert), is that 1 have CRITICS
4 this bill. Murmurs of disapprova
s. From what l said before L mea
le to be understood as withdrawing, in I
J fullest possible manner, the langua
1 which was objected to, and in addition
Id apologized to the house for using = a
o. to the gentleman from California, if al
,r body supposed it applied to him.
Id The question required on the resolutIt
TO Mr.. Kasson stated that he could find
Q. precedent for a resolution of censure af
t. an apology had been offered.
to Mr.. Herbert hoped that if there was
precedent for the resolution the hol
at would make one on this occasion.
sc plsuse.
10 The resolution was lost, 66 to 78.
rs During the scene there was good deal
ut excitement manifested and a number
sw anything but complimentary rema
n were made in regard to Van Voorh
" conduct by members congregated
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