New-York tribune., 1885-02-06
wvaTHFUL SOUTHERNERS.
oor,y DEPENDING A HOUSE COMMITTEE.
,,rssss. REED AND HIsCoCK REIrERAIE lhhi"
STATEMENTS OF YESTERDAY
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,,pssqs REED AND HIsCOCK RElffKA'E i"
STATEMENTS OF YESTERDAY.
,ey TELEGRAPH To THE TaIoUSHl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The River ana liar
Nor c,nm,tee OF the House succeeded In making "'ei
.,prcmely ridiculous to-day, by an attempt 10 "i'e
,o eubers OF the House for words spoken ln oeoa.'
the pain language usel by Mr.. Hiscock ana Mt. hoeu,
Yesterday in their criticisms OF the provisions rc,'e
20 t,e Mississippi River improvements, not only h'
" .I .,on upon the House, but deeply wound
"a tho sensbilities OF the Southern members Vi INC
river and Uarbor Committee, and when they re"u o
record this morning. their indignation coniPo.o' -
tered their Judgment At specla' hco''ne -. % 20
,citiee all the members except Colonel nay y"o ,
con-, Tho doors were locked aud the onenuins isnss
ecu" I'D d,scnssed Then the committee
was ie"u soemnly resolved that IL
-, ho denounced In the House as ISLANDER "poN VIZ
,i,tee, Mr. Breckenridge, OF AfkansaS' 'o" ~
Jobn C. breckenridge was chosen as the uenouuo a.
came into the House and performed Ms uu'y WIN -
faction to himself and the committee-whlch po uoo
ed. euloglzed and apologzed ior III e,oq"en' -,
Among other things he declared that the chaiso9 u
,ro.srs p.ad and Uiscock were baseless auu uh"a'
an,ad and their remarks insolent" He demeo 'na'
Tho committee had concealed anything from inc hous
Mr. Reed was the first to reply he saio tn'. W -
,,o.od ,ba, the committee had enough on Its hands
already without undertaking TO SIT III Juu8"en' "p
members of the House and exercise supervisory M
- ,ho deba,es He denied that he had imputed ds-
honorable motives the members OF the conit'ec' p
=, tod hv every abatement made by him yesterday nc
hou,d make like statements whenever he oeneVea 'ho
,t and be was unable to how the committee couu
belp H. For that committee to hold secret session anu
undertake to pass Judgment upon mehioers was AZ
toIerabe. ,,, ,a nv
When Mr. Reed had concluded the excitaoie ana OK
cited Mr.. Hunt OF Louisiana, who had Deeh hoppi'e
ehout and peckng away like infurlaed sparrohw h bi
handed TO know what Mr. Reed meant yesLera ~ ~ re 20
aimnroner uucharitable and untrue renarhs' n, U -.
,np,,o ou the honor OF members or the house; and
vnice rose TO shrek he swung ms sie1v & s,snn
asked: What did you meanf bhae o'o "" """'
sirf' s ..,soa roars of laughter, and
he sat down clothed with wrath anu
Reed curtly declined further to graty Ills o'
curiosity. - -, a,shod bis scatbing and sar-
cestic reply 10 the arraignment or the conhi'.v @
its members and their friends sqro pesam ~ order
Enough" aud they tried by raising questions oi cs
We NOT onv spoke until he through but he relter
aed in stronger language than he useu yS yeseS' that
criticism OF the committees action he Ieclareu @ udas
he had believed from the first that the buliulls D @
tGe primary object OF the plans adopted Dy INC
sinp River Commission and that the iInproNe'uo. - m
Navigation was regarded by the committee as vro @
secondary consideration The report OF he speea e S
pndIcated conclusions Before that committee captain
Eads under OATH had approved the plans n,cohie on @
nisslon which are admitted 10 De lhprdcuea@nio @
The River and HarbOr COMMITTEES II " G" w. countrv
yressed had failed advise the House anu the co
~ all the facts and he did not mean that he ,t
should end until the subject had been thoroughly 'on
lated. ,..n NJ u,soock sat
a,rn and n Ia not probaDle that the River ana HarDor
Committee will organize itself into apoaru VI oenso'
again this session.