Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-02
With the planslsndlre commed datIons Of

The speaker announced the appoints
ment Of Messrs. Steele, Townsend and
Sparks as members Of the board of
visitors to West Point, and Messrs.
Harmer, Updegrsff and Mills as mem.
bers Of q similar board to Annapolis,
Mr.. Moore offered resolution call.
ing on the secretary of the interior
for information as to the amount of
Iudlan trust funds invested In Tonnes
see bonds, and whether Tennessee has
made any proposition looking to their
settlement. Referred. Recess.
EVENING SEssIcN-Mr. Hisoock
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the deficiency appropriation bill. The
motion was agreed to and the bill
passed with amendments. The only
amendment of any Importance Is one
authorizing appraisal of all naval ves-
sells stricken from tho navy register
under provisions Of tho last naval sp.
preparation bill, and also authorizing
tho secretary of the navy, II no shall
deem 1t for the best interests of the
United States, to sell such vessels, to
advertise for proposals for the pur-
chase OF the same.
House then resumed In committee
of the whole on the consideration of
the river and harbor bill. Mr.. Van
voorhis moved to strike the item for
the improvement of the Sacramento
river. He claimed If the chairman
OF the committee had not from Call.
fornia no such item would have been
put In. 1t Is outrageous, he continued; /;
80 dsmnable that nobody but gam.
bier and cut throat would think of
tacking such o thing as that to such a
bill as this.
Mr.. Horr demanded the words be
taken down.
Mr.. Page Oh 1 hope not.
Mr.. McLane.--It Is Insult to the
house.
The words were read at the clerk 9
desk and reported to the house.
nm Mr.. McLane Immediately offered q
resolution of expulsion.
Mr. Hiscock obtained the floor and
asked the house not to thus hastily
suspend his colleague. He In meas
ure apologized tor Van Voorhis.
Mr.. McCook did likewise urging
the words as the result of the heat of
, debate and demanded the house give
J Van Voorhis hearing In his defence.
Mr.. Robinson MASS. asked the
house to pause and give Van Voorhit
: an opportunity to apologize.
Mr.. McLsne said 1t had never en-
. tered his mind that vote should b,
taken on tho resolution before th'
/. gentleman from New York shoul'
: have the amplest opportunity to max
8 an explanation, "but 1t neve
! entered my mind that what h
8 could say can excuse him befor
o the country, or before the house
n The meanest, commoneat criminal II
= the land has right to be heard out
n When I came to ask this house to pas
d on this resolution, when take tn
\. responsibility of moving 1t, ! have
l. duty to peform. l recall to the houi
that the gentleman from New YOr
/, previous to the words which wei
taken down and addressed to the ger
is tleman from California, as ohnirma
ut of the commerce committee. He kne
perfectly we'll whom he addressed
le His Language Ia fresh In the mind I
10 every member Of the house. La
night We were discredited, disgrace
m BY this same member from New Yorl
10 He then Addressed the chsirma
20 of the commerce committee In laI
gusge that, though. 1t could give 4
10 djsorace To the gentleman from Cal
or fornia, gave infinite disgrace to tn
d house and to the gentleman from Ne
le York who uttered the Language
Id List night he made the same refe
ence TO the gentleman's early life an
spoke of him as "mule driver" an
tstage driver" 1t would have bee
IL quite In the line of current retort
"a the gentleman from California hs
re said to the gentleman that If he hi
been born q mule driver or sta
ne driver he would have remained SUI
o. probably to the present hour. Laug
L ter and applause.
m 81 call the gentleman himself to Q
10 der, interrupted Hiscock.
ys Mr.. McLane-I am quite In orde
IN The speaker-The chair must ca
tion the gentleman that 1t Ia not
zee order to make personal remarks,
ne "Take his words down." suggest
ne some member, while Mills and Ath'
~ ton, In an excited manner, held an
70 dignant colloquy with McLane, WI
folding his arms, defiautly said,
Dr. know what I have said. Take 7
'er words down."
M The demand was withdrawn.
on Mr.. McLsue, continuing, said
only referred to the lsrg1sgo used
me Van Voorhis last night IL order
oi' show tho suimua which had impeil
'i, , him this eveumg he (NoLaer) v
lsii satisfied tho house had not OF
Ihe reached point of order where al I
,le ample was necessary, but, he re2r
ing ted to say, II had found an individ
70 who ought to be made that examp
1i Sio Applause
ms MIR. Mills vehemently protest
tne against d man being tried withou
eh. hearing. Some apparently sh'
as words passed between him and 4
Dill Lane, which could not be heard
Ge' account of the great confusion.
Inc Finally Van Vorhis was accort
'ith the floor, and standing In the cen
aisle said he had been very earnt
pp' ly opposed to the river and h.r
'op. bill. In opposing 1t he had fol
ent it very difficult to be heard In c
Ion sequence of the confusion In
per- house, go that In addressing the Oh
he had always found 1t necesssr,
nd speak with good deal of power
80 80 difficulty. In other words, he
70 been compelled to raise his voic
70 Its extreme strength. He was
opie an orator, as his friend from ME-
3ng land (McLane) was. Hisvocabulary