The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-18
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS--FlRST
SESSION.


WAsAINGToN, June l7.-Aftcr the
reading of the journal, Mr. Brown rose
to question of privilege. He had the
clerk read the remarks of Mr.. ingalls,
made yesterday, relating to his tMr.
Brown's) remarks made In debate Fri
dnv last. When the clerk had concluded
reading, Mr. Brown said he had not re-
piled to Mr.. Ingalls, yesterday because
he did not wish TO speak under the irri-
tation which MIR. ingalls, words were
calculated and intended TO pro-
woke. In what he had to say he would
keep within the decorum of the Senate,
and he had reduced his remarks to writ
ing. He called the attention of the SEN
ate to the insulting and opprobrious
language used by Mr.. Ingalls, towards
a member of the Senate, VINO could not
repel such insults without violation
of the rules, which all senators were IN
honor bound to obey. Mr.. Brown did
not wish to glaze over this matter. The
charge of the Senator from Kansas was
that of classifying the record and commit
ting forgery upon the records of the
Senate This language was delib-
erately planned insult and uttered not
only in violation Of the rules but in deli
ance OF the authority of the presiding
officer
The Chair remarked if the Senator was
applyng that language to the Senator
from Kansas, he (Alr. Brown was doing
the thing he was charging against that
Senator in accusing brother Senator OF
deliberately planning insult. 4 nc Cham
said the Senator from Georgia was out OF
Mr.. Brown: '.rhen. sir, that remark
Is withdrawn under the ruling OF the
chair"
Tho remarks of the Senator from Kan
sas, Mr. Brown said, were not made
hastily, but after two days had elapsed,
and after, as Mr.. Brown supposed,
n satisfactory disclaimer had been
made of all offensive inn
pmtation. Mr.. Brown then re-
ierrcd to the unbroken custom of
revision acceded senators. No matter
how accurate the reporter may be, he
could not hear all the senators with
equal dstinctness. Had the Senator
from Kansas called his attention to the
words complained of, as was usual IN
such cases, he would have publicly
Invested the language of every
trace of even seeming unkindness or
depreciation. Notwithstanding even as
suranccs given in the Senate by Mr.:
Brown, the Senator from Kansas had
persisted in his purpose OF insulting Il
Senator.
The chair thought this observation out
of order.
whether IL would permit such an out
rageous breach of its privileges to go UNI
noticed. In regard to the want of cour-
age, there was nothing in the person,
character or antecedents of the Senator
from Kansas to make him an object of
apprehension or to excite the
fears of any man. There was
no place so safe rs this Senate
chamber for a man of discreet courage
TO buster and parade his vituperative
rhetoric: no other senator would have
used such language as the senator from
Kansas had used under the protection
of the Senate, and he Mr.: lngalls) would
not use 1t except under the prote"aca Oh
the Senate.
Mr.. ingalls, said IL the Senator from
Georgia would allow the remarks made
this morning to stand as they had been
delivered, he mfr. lngalls) would be con-
tented, but IL these remarks were TO be
amended by interpretations and observa-
lions not delivered after they had been
sent 10 the printing house, he INT. III
Rallsl preferred to wait before canvass
Ing the vsste until all the returns were
in. Tho Senator from Georgia, MI
Ingalls, said, was mightier with the
pen than with either tongue or sword.
Continuing, Mr.: ingalls, said that the
Senator shed ink like water. lie was
very courageous with the pen. Mr.. IN
calls would not DO diverted from the
real question mt issue. That question
was whether the records of the Senate
had been falsified by Interpolation.
The matter was personal IN its
character, susceptible only OF an omen,
sive Interpretation after the record nad
been made up by the reporter. This
would not have bee, done i'm the orui-
nary affairs of life between one gentle
man and another.
The chair thought this remark out OF
SIR. lngalla then withdrew the remark