The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-02-20

(Mr. Cutcheon) had taken the report or
the second battle OF Bull Run. and rea1
| the number OF killed and wounded on tEe.
| twenty ninth OF August for the purpose OF
| showing that there had been u general bat
| tie. II the gentleman had been disposed tt.
| be ingenious, he would have stated
| that these reports were casualties DC
tween August 16 and September g.
Mr.. Cutcheon declared that he had 90
stated in his speech.
L MIR. Bragg-You took !. table OF figures
from heading that covered almost
month and you have published it in your
speech as evidence OF the losses on the goth,
and your Republican constituents who do
not read anything but your speech in
Republican newspaper will think that u
historical evidence of war.
Mr.. Cutcheon declared that the reading
OF the table showed precisely what it was.
Dir. Bragg declined TO yield and Mr..
Cutcheon asserted his right to reply as he
had been misquoted.
i, LIVELY SCENE.
Mr.. Bragg advancing to the bar of tho
House)-I stat. sl'at you said. state
what the figure, are now explained.
Mr.. Cutche,.s. talso advancing into the
space in front oi the Speakers desk)-Yoa
are trying to ram :. false!.uod down the
throat of this Housc. lApplause on the
Republican side.
II draw my own inference az to your
purpose" cried Mr.. Bragg land (de1antly}
will re;.ea, them if you Decline [Applause
on the Democratic side.1
At this time there was a good deal OF con
fusion and excitement in the House, and
it was with difficulty that the voice OF
either gentleman could be heard, but as the
Speaker raped the House to order
and stated to Mr.. Cutcheon that
he must not interrupt Mr.. Bragg without
permission. the former Indignantly OK
claimed: 'Tlen the gentleman must not
falsify facts"
"Ah," was Mr.. Bragg's retort, II am glad
have driven that radical from under the
Stantons petticoats so that he has come
to the 'front.'
Mr.. CutchcOn then stated that the table
was under I head OF the return ofcasuali-
ties in the Union forces commanded by Gen.
Pope from August | & to September 2, aggre-
eating ii ,462 nien. He also quoted from
othe: portions OF his speech t" show that
he made no attempt to mislead the House
in the matter.
he bill was then passed; yeas, III; nays,
l13.
following is the vote in detail
Yeas-Adams, New York; Allen. (Mis-
sissippi) Anderson, (Ohio,> Baker. Ballen-
Glue, DaFneS, DAIRY, Day ie, OedSu, Ooa.
mont, Burnett, Blanchard, Bland, Bliss.
Blorent, Bragg Breckenridge. (Arkansas.)
Breckenridge, (kentucky,) Burleigh. Burnes.
Bynum, CabelI, Felix, Campbell, (New
York Campbell, (Ohio,) Condler, Carleton,
Cuttings, Cardy, Clements, Cobbs, Collins,
Compton, Comstock, Cowles, Crane, Crisp,
Culberson, Curtin, Daniel, Dargan, David
son, (tlorida,) Davidson, (Alabama,)
Dibble, Dockery, Dougherty,, Doodney.
Dunn, Eden, Eldridge, Ellsbnry, Eli.
Forney, Frederick, Gay. Geddes. Gibson,
(Maryland,) Green, North Carolina,)
Green, New .jersey,) Hahn, Hale, Hall.
Hotsell Hammond, Harner, Harris,
Hatch, Hayden, Hayes, Henphill, Hender.
son, North Carolina,) Henley, Herbert.
Howard, Hulto Irion, James, Johnston,
North Caruiina,l Jones, (Alab,m ma, Jones.
(Texas,) klener, Lafoon, Laird, Larham,
Lawler. Lafevre, Lore, Lowering. Lowery,
Malone, Martin, Matson, Marbury, Nc
Ter. Mills, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrison, Mil
Ter, Murphy, Neal, Norwood, Oates, O'Far-
reII, o. 'Hara, O'NeilI, (Missouri,) ..Orthwait,
Peel, Perry. Phelps, Peticock, Pindar,
Reagan, Reed, (North Carolina, y Richards.
Riggs, Robertson. Rockwell Ragers, Sadler,
sayers. Seney, Seymour, Singleton, kin
ner, Snyder, Suowden, Springer, Stahl-
necker, Stewart, (T.xasJ St. Martin,
Stone, (Kentuckv,) Stone, (Maryland,)
Storm, Sweiuburn Spope, Tarsney. Taul"
bee, John NJ. Taylor, Tennessee
Eaton, Veile, Wadsworth, Ward, Qn-
diana,) Ward, (IIlinois,) Warner, (OhioD
Weaver, Qnwa,) Weber, W,llburn, Wheeler.
Wilkins, Willis, Wilson, Winnans, Wise,
Walford and Worthington.
Nays-Adams. QIlinnis,) Allen, (Massa-
chus"tts,) Anderson. tKansas,) Atkinson.
Bingham. Bound, B"uteile, Brown, Penn.
sylvanla.) Brown, (Ohin) Bauman, Bus
chanan, Buck, Buckell. Burrows. Butter
worth, Campbell, (Pennsyivania.) Cannon.
Conger, Cooper, Cutcheon, Davenport.
Davis, Ding'ey. Dorsey, Durham, Evans,
Everhart, Farquhar. Flecher, Fuller.
Frenston, Galinger, Gillian, Grosvener,
Grout, Guenthcr. Hanback,, Henderson,
Uowa,) Henderson. Ullinois Hepburn.
herman, Heestland, HERS, Hiscock, Hit.
Holmes. Hopkins, Honk, Jackson, j Johnson,
(New Ioik,) Johnson, Qndiana.) Kelly,
ketchum, LaFolette, Ahlbach, Lindsley,
Little, Lowell, Markham, Mckenna, Nc
Kinley, Milarl, Mlllken, Moffitt. Merrill.
Morrow, Negley, Nelson, O'D"nnell,
Parker, Payne, Payson, Perkins, Peters,
Pierce Pr ce, Reed (MaineD Rice, Rowell,
Ryan, Sawyer, Scranton. sessions, Smalls.
Snooner, Steele, Stephenson, Stewart,
virginia. Stone (Ma>sachus .tts.) Strait.
Strible Symes, E. b. Taylor, j. b. Taylor,
(Oho,) Taylor, (Tcnnes~ Thomas.
Q'Iinois, Thomas, " isconsin.) Thompson,
Van Schnyack, Wateiield, Warner, (Mis-
souri, Wea, er, (Nebraska,) West, White.
(Minnesota,) Whiting and "oodburn.
The House then adjourned.