National Republican., 1884-06-28


fortunate connec. ton with him originated in
desire TO do him kindness"
Mr.. Ellis's friends applauded him loudly as
he took his seat.
~, The speaker announced the question to be ON
the motion to table the motion TO reconsider
the vote by. which the house defeated the
backbone forfeiture bill the day before.
the motion 10 table was agreed to-yeas 12i,
nays ia; so the bill was lost.
The house then proceeded TO the considera-
tion of private business.
Tho following bills previously reported from
the committee of the whole were passed
10 relieve certain soldiers of the late war
nom the charge of desertion.
10 provide for the retirement OF Col. Henry
]. Hunt rs major general
For the relief of Myra Clark Gaines
LIE AGAINST GEN. LOGAN NAILED.
Mr.. Valentine, rising to n question Of privi-
lege, said that some days ago while the house
| had under consideration II bill for the estab-
lishment of branch soldiers home in one of
the western states, the gentleman from New
jersey INF McAdool had obtained leave to
print some remarks upon an amendment
| offered by him. He Mr. Nalentinel aud others
present had granted that leave. The gentle
mans speech appeared In the Record of to-day,
and Il was found that he had left the subject
Of soldiers homes and discussed the subject Of
| land grabbers, or what is known'gs the land
monopoly OF this county. He had taken
occasion to printas part of his remarks a very
long dispatch sent from this city to the NewYork
| Star on Jan. o. IL contained the names of some
| of our native land monopolists, saying that u
full list would fill every page of the paper, In
the list of names, as printed in the Record to-
| day, appeared the name of Senator John a.
| Logan Us owning $1,000 acres of land. Senator
Logan hadaoalled his Mr., .Nalgntine'sl atten!
| ton TO thisto-dny, and had desired him 10 say
| TO the house, that so far as related to him the
| statement was absolutely false. The only land
| he owned was n little homestead in Illinois.
occasion, while was lauding the soldiers Of tho
| land to stab one of the brightest and most gal
liant of those soldiers. loud applause on the
republican side.l The action of the gentleman
from New Jersey was an abuse of the privileges
granted by the house.
Mr.. Bland objected that the question raised
by the gentleman from Nebraska was not one
| OF privilege.
The speaker said that II the gentleman from
Nebraska had any proposition to submit he
would then decide whether II was matter of
privilege. The gentleman had not disclosed
anything which would have been out Of order
Mr.. Valentine thought that If the language
complained of had been spoken in debate 1t
would have been out of order.
The speaker suggested that the language did
not refer to Gen. Logan in his senatorial Gu
pacity.
Mr.. Valentine. 1t says Senator John A.
| Logan"
Mr. Cox did not think TINT anything in the
shape of question of privilege was presented.
He pledged himself that If the gentleman from
New Jersey found ho had made an error in
|
Logan he would correct 1t.
Mr.. Randall hoped that the gentleman from
Nebraska. would be permitted to continue
He was advised that the gentleman from New
Jersey was quite ready to meet him.
Mr.. Cannon said that the record did moi
show that the gentleman from New Jersey had
obtained leave to print. and, therefore, the
record, on its face, ,inisled the house and the
country. He claimed that It was his right e
have the record show that the gentleman did
not stand In his place and make the newspa
per article part Of his remarks The gentle
man had put in the record what ought not u
have been put there, and had violated at leas
the rules OF proprety and fair dealing. II th(
statement had been made. in his lMr. Can
non'sl presence he would have contTovertet
It,, because Senator Logan owned no land ex
cept his homestead.
Mr.. Cannon offered resolution that the
+ record of juno % be so amended as to show
that the speech purporting to have been dc
, livered by Mr.. McAdoo In which reference Il
made to Senator John A. Logan, was no
actually delivered. but was printed in tn,
yod SCd 1i Sune "a iHe no, n0uSe, ne tn9gnC ~ syn
not political question, and he did not speal
of ii from the standpoint of partisanship. /
: was question whether or no the record of th'
, house should be the record of the house IL
, fact, or whether IL should be n record contain
ing the essays of gentlemen, and become tn,
receptacle of the malice OF individual mem
! bers upon those matters which they had no
the courage to stand on tho floor and ayow
, The question otpropriety was one of which HI
; was willing the country should Judge; but th
question of the truth and decency Of the recort
was u matter all members were interested in
Mr.. McAdoo said that he would leave th
! country to Judge of the question of persona
? honor between the gentleman from Illinoi
aud himself He explained the circumstance
which led to his obtaining leave to print, ant
he desired to say that he did not retract ON
! word of that speech. He accepted the author
, ship of 1t in its entirety. He did not conside
! for one moment that he had violated any rul
\ of courtesy, any rule Of equity, or any rule o
, manliness in its publication. He had don
/. what had frequently been done; he had in
I cogpQEatqd 10 bis speech newspaper article
= Without ooInihent.,,yi
! Mr., Cannon was on his feet to reply to Mi
: McAdoo, wheh tho pour offs O'Clock arrived
and the speplal, amid much merrimont, dc
: clared the house in recess until o'clock. TIL
evening session was for the consideration {
pension bills.
/. The evening session ofithe house was cor
I sumed in the discussion of bills granting pen
y sions for S5Oa month to FfaHcds u Hendricks
n the widow of Commapder w, b. Cushing, AM
/ tbewidow0f Lieut., De IofIS III no action we
I taken upon them, and the hodse at lO:io at
= | iourned. 1'- st.,r