Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-06
BEN, BUTLER SKINNED.
How Hon. john Young Brown Took the
Demag0gne's Hide on.
Washingfon specIaf.

by MIN when a member of the housn 1
OF representatives have "A relishable
flavor When in the Fortv-third con-
gress, when james G.. Blaine was
chairman OF the judiciary
committee, by appointment, Of
course, OF the speaker, as the mouth.
piece of the committee, he reported for
the action Of the house what is known
as the civil rights bill. Ii led to a
heated debate. In this congress as a
member was John Young Brown of |
Kentucky, man of intense declamg- |
tory and oratoriesl ability.
In conducting the debate Butler had |
been unusually severe Nettled by |
some of his structures, Brown took the |
iloor and scene of intense dramatic /
incident followed. In his predatory |
remarks Brown defended the |
south from the accusations |
OF murder and handitu
which the Republican press had
hurled at it, He called attention TO
the fact that Republican committee
of congress had tabOOed the wholesale
reports of crime. Butler, however,
had revived II in a speech made the
day previous. To this Brown took
| special exception, and said: Now,
again, that accusation has come from
one speak not OF men, but of lam
| guage, aud within the rules of this
house That accusation against that
/ people has come from one
/ who Is outlawed In his
own home from respectable society;
| whose name Is synonymous with false
| hood; WHO'S the champion and has
been ON all occasions, of fraud, who is
| the apologist Of thieves, who Is such
/ prodigy of vice and meanness that 10
! describe him would sicken imagina-
| ton and exhaust invective. la SCOT
| land years ago there was man whose
/ trade was murder, aud he earned a
| Livelihood 10y selling the bodies of his
/ victims for gold. He linked his name
with the crime, and to-day 1t is known
! throughout the world as 'Burking.'h
The Speaker: Does the chair under
stand the gentleman TO be referring
| In this manner TO member OF the
house?
Mr.. Brown: No, sir; am describ.
ing an individual who is in my minds
eye.
The Speaker: The chair understood
the gentleman to refer to a member of
the house.
Mr.. Brown: No, sir. call no
names. This mans name was linked
TO his crime, and to-day throughout
the world IL is known as "Burklng.n
II wished TO describe all that was
pusillanimous in war, inhuman In
peace, forbidden in morals, and in
famous in politics, ! should call II But.
lerism.
The Speaker: The chair thinks the
gentleman from Kentucky did not re
ply in good faith 20 the question put
to him. The chair regards the whole
discourse of the gentleman from Ken
lucky rs referring
Mr.. Brown: The chair had n,
right to anticipate what ! was abou
10 say.
Mr.. Hale OF New Work insist tha
the words Of the gentleman from Ken
= lucky be taken down.
The Speaker. The gentleman from
New York asks that the words b
taken down. That will be done.
} The climax of the speech created
great excitement aud confusion, TIL
impulse among many members was &
offer a resolution eXpelling Brown n
member of the house. 4 debate
however, followed, and better feeling
ensued. Those who wanted To saw,
Brown gave him a chance to crawiish
He was IA gamey youngster, and woulI
not resort TO subterluge. "Dodger'
Dawes, used TO such eN pedients, aros'
and said
4. ~ would inquire of the gentleman
from Kentucky II he has any remark
TO make upon the character of tn
language lac used"
Mr. Brown: ! stand by the record
The debate which followed gave evi
, dence that resolution of Censure 4
= Brown would pass. Butler. complete
~ knocked out, took but little pant II
, II, except to say: ''Mr. Speaker, ! dc
sire simply TO say that the courtesie
and proprieties of the occasion whicl
( has unfortuna tely detained the hous
A for some time seem to call upon me 4
make one observation. The gentle
4 men of the minority were engaged II
i hunting up aud bringing to tn
q attention OF the country the yariol
. shortcomings and wrongdoings Ofmin
q under circumstances when | could no
reply To them In the language OF
gentleman of the minority whom l II
$ spect, il did not take much courage L
i do that. Now, j have been here eigh
= years, / have engaged in debate PEI
' maps a great deal more lllhu i ought Y
! have done. | call upon any gentle
I man who served with me during tn
present congress; j call upon ever
e gentleman who served with me durin
I the eight years j have been here
Z, whether. in all that time / have eve
e commenced a personal attack upon an
r man in this house; whether ! hay
j. ever stepped out of my way to d
r any unkind thing, or say an
unklnd word OF a single man Of ia
house I'LL was first attacked. BE b
who he may, speak whom have o
/ Tended. Let this thing be settle
4, once for all. for ! have endeavore
with studied courtesy never 10 attack
c and | have endeavOred one othe
thing, sir when ] was attacked, neve
TO leave a man until he was sorry h
did il. ! have nolmore 70 say.
Z: The house then by vote Of lGl to
= agreed To censure Brown, whic
Speaker Blaine administered as 70
lows:
The speaker said: "Mr. John Noun
Brown, you are aTIaigned at the bar {
the house under It's formal resolntiO
e for having transgressed it, rules b
!, disorderly remarks, and for having n
e sorted TO prevarication when your a
l. / ,.,,tio,, x,gaa called tO yDur violation {