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the papers alleged. he has lost his
head" Mr.. Dalzcll replied.

the papers alleged--that he has lost his
head" Mr.. Dazcll replied.
"The gentleman from Pennsylvania says
because ! characterize his ungcntlemanly
| Interruptions as not right that | have lost
my head" eaid Mr., Bailey. THE truth Of
| II is that he and his associates imagine that
men can be assailcd and called liars and
| that If they resent " they have lost their
hears. (Crc5 Of All. on tho republican
| sidc,) ! have not lost mine now, aud did
| not lose II then, That man may lose his
temper under proyocatioD and under very
great proyocation is very natural thing.
but mon may still lose their teil)ors ana
not lose their heads But u In order fur a
man to preserve his cquanimty and appear
cool he must allow Insults TO pass unan
awered. then ! prefer TO be classc1 with
those who lose their heads. would in
finiteiy rather lose my head in rcsentng
an insult than TO lose my self respect by
submitting to one. did not expect a man
belonging to either party to cease to be a
partisan when he became speaker Of this
horae. aud the speaker. whenever fair or-
caSion offers VIII exercise his office for thu
advantage OF his party. ! expect the pres
ent speaker 10 do II as certainly az any man
who ever occupied the chair but until a
81 ort while ago | believed that the present
speaker OF this house was as partisan AZ an
honest man could b., and as honest as a
rartisan could be, but after the PERFORM
ance OF last Wednesday wonIl not BIZ VIII
Ing 10 father that sentiment any longer. /
have mover known OF great occasion any
more uDfeir advantage, and even II II had
succeeded what little advantage there was
would have passed from my memory long
before the recollection Of the sp; aker's par
tisan action" loud applause on the demo
cratic side)
When Mr.. Bailey took his seat the spelke
leaned forward slightly and replied speak
Ing slowly and distinctiyely:
THE chair desires to say that whatever
he has done, the other day or any day since
the commencement OF this session. has been
done in The presepce OF the house and o.
thousand witnesses, lie does not feel that
Il is necessary for him 10 discuss bis con
duct. loud applause on the republican
side.) The gentleman from Texas. after
two days OF drliberatiOn, has felt that hls
sitrstion demanded discussion and eIDianl-
ton. tLaughter) With thar idea the chair
entirely agrees. Gaugbter.) u IL not the
first time that the gentleman from Texas
has assaulted me To 4, have no reply ex-
eept simply what fhe house knew--that the
gentleman from New York iMr. Quigg) did
not mean an objection, either really or
technically, and everybody In the house
knows IT, I therefore. with reference 70
this whole matter. appeal 10 the witnssges
OF the transactions and uEon their jiidx-
ment the chair rests his justification,"a
fApplanse on the republican side).
Mr. Bailey attempted 10 reply hui The
regular order was demanded and the incl
dent closed
Mr. Fleming fDem.. CAD then, as a mat
ter OF privilege, called up q resolution OF
his that md been referred 20 the navy for'-
miitee calling ON The secretary OF the navy
10 transmit any portions OF the testimony
taken by The Mainq Inquiry board. Il there
were any sGrh.
The speaker ruled the resolution was not
privileged and the house then took IN the
At 4:i5 .. ~. the house recexsed until 81
o'clock. the evening session 70 b deyoted y
privAt~ ptnsion bills w