St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-26
BILLINGSGATE IN THE HOUSE.
Members Disgracing Themselves and the
American Congress by Their Sweet
Scented Laugua Se.

Scented Langua ge.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-The deficiency
appropriation bill was reported to the house
and various amendments added to 1t. The
river aud harbor bill came up and a vote
was taken on every amendment. The oppo-
nents of the bill fought it at every point, con-
suming several hours. The Mississippi river
proposition, with Eads rs advisory engineer
of the Mississippi river commission, was re-
tanned in the bill. call of the house was
ordered and no quorum present. The
sergeant-at-arms having been dispatched
in quest of absent members. The house
lapsed into a comatose state as far as busi-
ness was concerned. The creates: listless-
ness was evinced by members and the pro-
ceedings under the call were not even marked
by the hilarity which usually characteriZes
them. This continued until 9:30, when
White of Kentucky secured che floor on Il
motion connected with the cali of
the house. His presence was a
signal for cries of 'Louder," Leave it
to print,n "yote" and so forth, and general
shouts and confusion, while Weaver in the
guise of a parliamentary inquiry asked
whether a man with
THE MOST MOUTH
was entitled to all the time of the house.
Amid shouts of approving laughter White
called the attention of the house to the fact
that the gentleman who was jeering at him,
was violating openly the rules of the
house by smoking on the floor.
This turned the laugh against Weaver, who
quickly returned that 1t was necessary for a
man 10 do something to keep from being
bored to death. But White was not to be di-
vertcd from bis purpose OF making a speech,
which he continued to do to the intense en-
joymcnt OF the house at large, but to the
manifest annoyance Of friends of the river
and harbor bill. Jeers, laughter and shouts
greeted him on all sides, and
CONFUSION REIGNED SUPREME.
Finally Van Eaton rising to what he stated
was question Of the highest privilege, stated
that the successor Of the gentleman from
Kentucky was present, and he moved he be
now sworn in. Laughter. Mr.. White
said: l will say to the gentleman that If
there had been a fair election in his district,
his successor would have been here. Mr.
Van Eaton said: And if there had been an
intelligent election in the gentleman's dis
trict he never would have been here.
Mr. White then proceeded with his speech,
and amid Kisses from the Democratic side
he referred 70 President-elect Cleveland
as being in a saloon in Buffalo with the
boys
on said Gibson. "this is disgraceful.
The gentleman shall not
UTTER FALsEHooDs
on this floor"
Mr.. Browne of Indiana demanded that the
words be taken down.
Several Democratic Withdraw
them.1
NO" replied Gibson, 81 do not take them
back, but repeat them"
The language was read at the clerks desk
as given above.
Mr.. Browne said that he was not surprised
that in the confusion, the reporter had not
taken down accurately the remark of the
gentleman from West Virginia. The Ian
guage used was "aud the gentleman has
been standing here tonight uttering delib-
crate falsehOOdsr
Mr.. Ellis and Mr.. Buckner stated their
understanding of the gentleman's language
that he bad used the word ''adveTIising''
instead Of ''uttering''
Mr.. Gibson being allowed to make state-
ment said
HIS LANGUAGE
was this: Il submit that the gentlemen from
Kentucky has no right to stand on this floor
and advertise deliberate falsehoods. -
Mr.. Browne then moved that in the judg-
meut Of this house the language used by tue
gentleman from West Virginia was uparlia-
mentary and in violation OF its rules, aud
that he is subject 10 the censure Of The house.
Mr.. Browne said that be had no hope that
the gentleman from West Virginia would be
censured, whatever language he might have
en- ployed.
Mr.. Willis-What was your opinion Of the
language used BY nv colleaguei
Mr. Bruwne-Whenever / am called upon
- give nv opinion upon the language Of
yoGr colleague shall 90 80 freely and Iai-iy.
Mr.. Willis-I do not think toe gentleman
within parliamentary rules can do that
Mr.. Brown, continuing. said that the time
had come when one member might charge
his fellow member with being liar. a scoun-
drei o. anything else within the language Of
inveetive. yet Il was not in violation of the
decOrum Of this diEuihed body. He had
heard language here which would have dis
graced
TIE vTIEsT POT HoCsE or TEE CITY
Ar. TlIluan thought that the house was