The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-18
Another Scene in the Senate
Chamber to Make an
American Blush.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, Replies to sen-
ator ingalls,, Of Kansas, Charging
Him With Oowardioe.
The Latter Reiterates His Charges Of
Forgery of the Journal of the
Senate-Tableau.
Senate.

tors ingalls, and Brown were early on the
floor to-day. Both were in good trim.
Brown carried roll of manuscript.
After the journal had been read Brown
rose to question of privilege. He sent
the record to the Clerks desk and had
certain marked passages read. Every
body was eagerly attentive. The galleries
were full and several Representatives
were on the floor. Senator Brown then
began reading his reply. He said he did
not wish yesterday TO reply to the impu-
htlons which Senator Ingalls, remarks
were calculated and intended to provoke,
and IN what he had now to say he would
Keep within the rules of decorum. He
called the attention of the Senate to Sen
ator Ingalls, charge of his Brown falsi-
lying the record, as deliberately planned
insult uttered in violation of the
rules OF the Senate and in defiance of the
presiding officers authority" The
CHAIR interrupted, Directing to this.
Brown promptly withdrew that portion
OF his remarks and went on to say,
Those insults were not given in the heat
OF debate, but were premeditated. The
remarks he was charged with interpolat-
ing in the report were substantially used
by him III the debate as could be testified
by Senators who heard him utter them.
lie would not make the Senate chamber
scene OF coarse quarrel. The Senator
from Kansas intimated that he Brown
inserted something in his speech which
he was afraid to utter in that
SENATOR'S apk nf
had never been imputed to him Brown.
81 venture to say" continued Brown,
'that there is nothing in the character Of
the Senator from Kansas, nor in the an
tccedents of his history, nor in his person
that could make him an object of appre-
hension or excite the fears OF any man"
Laughter, Mr.. Brown concluding,
said "Ihere is no place on earth for man
Of discreet courage like the Senate cham
Der, and that no other Senator would
have used the protection of the Senate
chamber as the Kansas Senator had
done"
MIR. Ingalls, rose amid great excitement
and spoke clearly and deliberately:
''If the Senator from Georgia would
allow the remarks just made TO remain
unamended after going to the printing
house, he Cngalls) was content; but
with the Senator from Georgia the pen is
mightier than the tongue, or sword
flaughterl He sheds ink into water.
Renewed laughter. The personal tone
given to the debate this morning should
not, however, divert him from the ques-
ton: Whether the Senate records
have been falsifed of matter
personal In its character and susceptible
only of an offensive Interpretation"
Continuing, Mr.. ingalls, said the official
reporter had told him that Brown had not
used the language interpolated in his
speech, and held up the manuscript that
Brown had changed and said: "This
would not have been done in the ordinary
affairs of life between one gentle
man and another" Sensation.
The Chair called ingalls, ITO or.
der and the remark was withdrawn.
Ingalls, assured the Chair that the remark
would not appear in the record in the
morning Laughter. After sharp sar-
caSms on an hypothetical question of the
privileges of debate, Ingalls, concluded
by saying that so far as the imputa-
tions of the Senator from Georgia are
concerns; 81 here distinctly avow all
that | have said hitherto in any sense that
he sees tit to attribute to it,"
Senator Hampton, by permission, said
he had heard the Senator from Georgia
make the remarks alleged to have been
interpolated in record. This ended the
scene.
Spectators leaving the galleries caused
a suspension of business for several
moments. Then ingalls, took the floor
on the call for petitions, showing his
usual dignity and sang froid.
After the routine work Mr.. Sherman
moved to lay the motion of Mr.. Ingalls,
to expugne from the record the alleged
interpretations in Mr.. Browns speech on
the table. Agreed to without a dissent
ing voice. Another scene was thus
avoided.