Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-23
REPUBLICAN BOOMERANG.
The Gentleman From Maine Hurts
a Bomb
WRAPPED UP IN THE BLOODY SHIRT
At the Democrats Which Mr.. Wise Sudden
Iy Hurls Back With
Disastrous Effect,

hAsh4NbloN, q January EA.-lu luo LOusS
to-day Mr.. Herbert, Of Alabama, from
the Committee on Naval Affairs, re-
ported back the Boutelle resolution calling
on the Secretary Of the Navy for intorma'
ton relative to the alleged erasures Of cer-
tain inscriptions, and the dismissal of
Union soldiers at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
with an amendment extending the inquiry
to dismissala made at the navy yard and
lighthouse district at Norfolk during the
terms Of the immediate predecessors Of
the present Secretary of the Navy.
Alr Herbert, stating that the resolution
was substantially the same as that origin
sllg offered BY Mr.. Boutelle, except that it
was somewhat broader. demanded the pre-
yioGs question. The Republicans resisted
this, but, on admission, were eutvoted-S1
to 81.
Tellers were ordered, the body OF the
Republicans refrained from voting, aud,
upon the announcement Of the result-lll
to 7O-Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, raised the
point OF order that no quorum had voted.
1T ia evident, theD," said Mr.. Herbert,
that the gentlemen do not want their own
answered. withdraw the
report" Applause on the DemoeFotic
side
Mr.. Boutelle-ItI may do go, object to
the withdrawal Of the report.
CALL.
On motion Of Mr.. Herbert the Sergeant
alarms was directed 20 arrest and bring to
the bar OF the House such members as
we're absent without leave.
Immediately Mr. Reed moved that all
further proceedings under the call be dis
pensed With. lie called attention to the
f,ct that there was an unusually full attend
nrce OF members The sole question which
nov existed vas question of the
LIBERTY OF DEBATE.
No uareasora able time was asked for By the
minority. 1t could not be that gentlemen
on the other side with majority OF pstty,
were desirous Of suppressing debate
from fear of any consequences.
no barm comes in free country from
Zee t,scusgion Of q legitimate proposinon
Mr.. Herbert stated that the rules OF the
House prescribed reasonable time Tor de-
bate on o resolution OF this character
Thirty minutes were allowed fifteen tor
each side. After the previous question
va, ordered it was siml ly q resolution OF
inquiry, and there was nothing to debate
unil the inquiry had been answered.
Mr. Hewitt, Cf New York, agreed With
Mr.. Reed in maintaining the freedom OF
debate, but in the present case there was
NOTHING TO DEBATE.
The Democratic ade bad 10 maintain for
many Years the right OF the Represents
lives OF the people to discuss important
nol;tical questions, and many time haa
ne seen the other side trying to suppress
dshale, It did not lie in the mouth OF the
Gentleman on the othsr side TO taunt Dem
ocrnts w.tl any attempt TO limit DEBATE
To undertake to aoIe in now with par
,isAn statements EGs q waste o! pgoiic
,ipe and an abuse Of the confidence OF the
Horse.
Mr. Reed motion was voted down, and
ofter q abort wait the Sergeant at-Arms
brougbt to the bar Of the House heGssS
Sowden. Riggs and Bingham. After being
considerably guyed by their associates, the
excuses presented by these gentlemen werS
deemed satisfactory end they were re!eSSeu
- $50 Mr.. Herbert thought he had
sscnred q Quorum O. Democrats, and
occord;nolv further proceedings under lhe
oT all wers dispeuged with. The previous
0nes,ioa was then ordered on the resoIu'
,iou-yeas l59, Maya 81. Then com
meuced
POLITICAL DEBATE
which was opened by hF. RonteiIe, who
nromjsed his direct speech upon the teso
Union with 8 reward cal!iag attention 70
the fact that the first legislative act OF the
Touse had been the passage BY unanimous
oonsent of q bill removing the poIltlca! dis
ebilities Of an ex confederate, who had
waited more tLsn twenty years before DIS
covering desire to be placed in the line
Of eligibility and appointment rudSr the
executive department OF the I ulted States
In contrast with this he Mr.. BouteIie
had been tsuntiDgiY informed
that fifteen minutes CT ua'
time WAS an ample allowance In winch 10
nresent the case of the outrageous dismiss
si disahled veterans Of the Union army
from fbs emLioyUent O. the government
I'D the obliterst.on, debeseJGnt esd re
moyal OF inscriptions commemorative {, o
the success of the Union army. a Rortoit
oerer bsI stated that Commodore Iruzto'
p niace cf censure was entitled to praise
Tse nsner said that when ha had tsse'
charge of tha ,,,orfalk navy yard he ha'
founded inscriptions intended &c gee
alive
THE BITTER MEMORIES
Of civil strife, and had pstriotically ordere
hem TO &c removed. Mr.. Boatelle the
referred to the removal OF the superinten'
, ent of machinery at the navy yard oecaps
} of his demurTing TO tne deiacemeI' u u
drV dock, and the appointment OF ma
> whose title to the position rested OF sc
vice in the Confederate army. H. sal
Mr. Boutelle the time has come, or shoul
come, to oblitera;e the great memories
the rebellion, the monuments OF the rene
ION itself should first be torn down. IL
not the wo,k be begun by taking down 4
scr;ptions commemorative OF the yictorl'
of he armies Of the United States. h
y. had @ list of great
MARBLE MEMORIALS
# crossing up all over this countrYs land
: 15ernetuare the case Of treason and reoC
-. Eon TIE soldier who came to Washin
Ton mighS wander in rain through Il
d GREAT art repository OF The city. locking i
e the nresentment Of Que of the heroes, wi
d snstsiped the flag of the Union. He wou
r. End that the only men who were mem'
;aTzsd I and remembered in the Corcor'
Art gallery, were Robert Z Lee aud $40!
Tacksoo. There was no Justi