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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1890)
ffllEIIE MEN EARN A LIVING , Tlio Central Labor Union of Omaha and How It Is Governed. THE OFFICERS WHO. CONTROL IT , A .Synnpsli of the Carefully Frnmccl CotiHtlliitlon Together Wltli n ItcNiiino of the Imlw World KlNcwhcrc. The various trades unions end the Knights of Labor assemblies of this city , through their rcnrcsentatlves , have formed what Is known M the Central Labor union of Omaha , Thh association comprises thrco delegates from each trades union and Knights of Labor nsaemblyi regardless of the number of mem bers , Thcso nro elected to serve six , twelve and ciKhtccn months , as their creden tials from their respective organizations may determine. The object of the Central Labor union nro numerous , and in brief nro as follows : To unite the scattered forces of organized labor In the city In a central representative body for the purposoof securing concentrated ind"systematic action on all tifattcrs that af fect t lie Interest of labor in the city of Omaha ; lo encourage and advance organization among the unorganized sons and daughters of toll , o that they may bo able to de mand a. fair and equitable recom pense for their . labors , and not to bo a standing menace to the progress of Hvnnizcd labor : to unite all the trades unions and Knights of Labor assemblies for the pur pose of paving the way toward the introduc tion of the eight-hour working day in all hr.niehes of industry , claiming tlintexpcneneo has taught that it is a suicidal policy for ono organization alone to attempt to secure this Object. liy standing firm and with a simultaneous movement along the line , the members of the Central labor union bclievo this reform can bo secured. Another Important object is tlinlof impress ing upon the minds of organi7.cd workmen , their friends , sympathizers and supporters , the necessity of their consuming , whenever and wherever practical , the products of or ganized labor in preference to the products of unorganized labor , especially products bear ing the labels of organized workingincn and women. Aside from this , the union proposes to deal with such other questions as may ari e from time to lime , having 11 tendency to advance the general welfare of labor in the city , pro vided that such questions bear the well de veloped imprint of toil and nro not tarnished with the Meneh and filth from the political arena of the day. Tlio Jurisdiction of this body covers the entire - tire city of Omahn and all of its suburbs. The election of oftlocrs Ifi held at the second regular meeting In January and July of each year , the constitution providing that all of ficers and elective committees .shall hold of- lle-o until their successors are elected and installed. All elections nro held by ballot , a inajoiity of all the votes cast being necessary to 11 choice. At the present time the oflicors of the Omaha central labor union are as follows : President , ( Icorgo Willnrdj vice-president , \V H Musscr ; recording secretary , William lichrlnfr ; treasurer , .Inlius Meyer , financial setretnrv. J. S. Ciiles ; board of directors , George \\Mllnrd \ , Julius Meyer , JohnCarnaby , Charles Newton , William Uoodin und J. W. Unldwin. Q KmeriJpncy Committee Julius Meyer , J. S. Cllcs , H. II. Kirbv , William O'Hrinn , J. IJ. Sliupp , William ! letcher und August Beer- man. Organization Committee W. 13. Musscr , James Fordiee , William Goodin , .1. W. Mar tin , John Cnrniicy , S. Wiginan , P. P. Murray and N C. Lamliminth. To the general public the duties of these of ficers arc not known. Briefly , they tire as follows : The president presides nt the meetings ; de cides the points of law and rules of order ; ap points the special committees ; issues the BCinl-anmml puss word for the union ; obli gates the officers mid delegates and is an ox- ofllcio member of all standing committees , but his power is only advisory , except on the committee on public affairs , where he has both n voice and u voto. The vice president performs all the dnt ics nf the president in case of the hitter's ah- bence , by death , resignation , removal or other c , . . IIo Is also u member of the committee on public.tthaiis. The secretary is to keep the records of nil regular and special meetings. In addition to this , each month ho furnishes to the bureau of labor statist ies n table of labor facts , such ns arc gathered from reports of trade. The financial secretary receives and col lects the initiation fees and monthly dues from organizations represented in the body , pays over all moneys to the treasurer and draws all orders when signed by the presi dent and secretary. Tlio treasurer receives all moneys from the financial seernturv , keeps a correct account of nil funds recelveu and disbursed , and , at the first regular meetings in January , April , July mid October submits to the union a report of nil moneys received by him from the financial secretary , together with an itemized account nf expenditures , with a written statement of the liabilities and assets of the union. The board of directors audit the books of Iho treasurer and financial secretary. With the treasurer , they talto charge of th'o ' funds , depositing the money in some bank desig nated by the union. Besides this they are em powered to investigate all charges which may bo made against any delegate' , for cause or ronduct , except the charge of absenteeism of tlio officers. All branches of organized labor of either lex , except those deemed dangerous to the laws of the laud , by being organized for revo lutionary , riotous or for political purposes , nd those 8'ispemled by their national or in ternational organizations for insubardiimtion , ro entitled to representation. To be a delegate to the Central labor union , Iho candidate must be a wngc-camcr at the time of his election , und must continue as a ivagc-carncr during his connection with the body. Each organization represented Is held rc- iponslblo for thu acts und actions of its dele- pates , BO far as the acts and actions relate to the union. Polities are barred and no man who Is known to be an active partisan shall bo eligible to a seat In the body. This Is to pro- lect organized labor against ward bummers , Ivlroworkers and pot-house politicians , who , If allowed to enter would soon bo on hand to run the machine. The powers of the union nro varied and numerous , as it can suspend any organization ivhlch may bo live months In ill-real's for dues , The union may , If It so desires , under penalty of suspension , forbid any of the labor Drgani/ntions patronizing any shop , store , person or place that Is or may bo unfriendly to the laboring classes , or those who deal in unfair goods of any description. In the Hume manner It may prevent any organization from allowing Its members to work on any job , , in any store , shop or office where scab labor Is employed , provided thebes bos t interests of all concerned demand such lotion. At any time it may call off all union men o my tnule or calling whenever an employer puts scab labiir to work to take the place of urgnnizeHl labor on u strike ; providing , how ever , that the organl/atlon Involved in the btriku can prove to the union that it has com piled with all the rules and regulations of the local , national and International organiza tions governing strikes ; and this action on the part of the other organizations will not be considered a strike , but will simply bo ex- tenidlng a helping hand to union mo by refus ing to work with scabs who tale : their place Wlille on a strike to defend their rights. The union can arbitrate i.ll mutters of dlf- fereneos between employers and employes When called upon so to do by the organiza tion Involved ; but , In no case can It take ac tion In behalf nf any organization Involved In diflleulty with employers who have entered niul brought on the difficulty without , und In direct opposition to the authority of any BiHwrlor body that they may bo subject to. Under no circumstances can the union take any action on behalf of an organization in difficulty that may conflict with the constitu tion of thu local , national or international body. The duties of the emergency committee are to Investigate all mutters that may bo pro- icntcd to tlio union for settlement between tuiployera und employes , but ut uo times will this committee assume full power to act , un less by permission of the union , and then full jxnvcr can only bo extended to the case under consideration at the time , The organization committee has the power to co-operate with tho.trades of the city ; to call together the unorganized people from time to time , to impress upon them the Im portance of organizing. With the executive officers of the union , they hnvo power to rep resent It nt the public gatherings of the work ilia people of the city. The committee on public affairs Is Intended to look after the general welfare of all labor In the city ; render aid to Uic other commit tees ; take charge of such persons or places as may bo pronounced unfriendly to labor and act as a board of arbitration when directed so to do by the union. The work Is of a general character , and Is to advance and harmonize the Interest's of labor , and not the interests of professional politicians. Under no circumstances can the union recognize , aid or assist , cither directly or Indirect - direct ! v , any body of men or women who may at nny'tlmc bo organized and claim Ihu pro tection of united labor , who nro unfair work men or women , or scabs , in the broad sense of the word. This In no wise applies to non union men and women who want to make an honest endeavor to organize and advance the general welfare of labor. In assuming the duties of their respective offices , tlio delegates and olllccrs are com pelled to subscribe to an obligation that they will olioy the laws of the organization and bo governed by the will of the majority ; that they will do all in their jiowcr to advance and maintain an everlasting bond of friendship between the different brunches and systems of labor organizations that are now , or may hereafter ! > e represented in the Central labor union , and lastly that they will do all in their power to maintain the fundamental princi ple of the union , "that the interest ot one labor organization is the interest of all. and that the injury to one is the concern of all. " Itollcf for AVnrkliiigwoiiicn. The members of the ladles' assembly of the Knights of Labor of Omaha hnvo taken upon themselves the task that not only meets with the approval of the Central labor union , but bids fair to obtain the hearty support of all the wage earners in the eity. Some months ago the question of organiz ing llio females who are compelled lo loll for their daily bread was agitated to some ex tent ; but , until about ten days ago the matter remained dormant , when the ladles' assembly took the affairs of these laborers In bund. Since that time the work accomplished bus been very fluttering. In the first place n committee to canvass the city was appointed , and although this lias not ns yet been completed , the report- now shows that at least il.500 young women In Omaha are supporting themselves , and in man } ' cases are contributing to the support of n widowed mother or orphaned brothers and sisters. Tlio returns show -100 girls working In the laundries , XM clerking in shops and stores , JBO working ns seamstresses and ' . ' 00 working us waitresses in hotels and rcstuurunts. The wages paid average as follows : In laundries $5 per week ; In stores $5.00 ; seam stresses , $7.110 , and those in restaurants , $1. With the latter class board is furnished. The wages paid thcso girls will not at pres ent be considered , the main object at this time being to bring about shorter hours of labor , and to prevent the women from being sub- jocled to the insults which they arc compelled to bear. "In the first place , " said a lady who has given the labor question a great deal of study , "wo must provide a place whcro these girls can meet and improve their minds during their leisure hours , instead of having them in their rooms , or upon the streets , as at the present time. "Our idea is lo establish reading rooms in various parts of the city , stock them with books , newspapers and the latest periodicals of the day , thus bringing the girls into con tact with one another and creating a moro friendly feeling. "With this accomplished , the next move will bo to demand shorter hours , which must follow. "Now the practice is most abominable , as it is n well-known fact that in the stores , for instance , the clerks are required lo report for duty ut 70 : ! ! o'clock in the morning , and they work on until 0 o'clock In the evening , when the customers nro shut out. But th'o girls cannot return to their homes at that hour. They are compelled to remain und straighten up the goods , getting them in shape for the next day's business. "This requires considerable time , so you sec , most of these girls are working eleven und twelve hours daily , and the salary they draw is niggardly in the extreme. "Think of it. A young lady who pays say ? 3 per week for her board , Si per week room rent , and what h.is she left out of her salary to clothe herself and pay incidental expenses ( "This question needs no answer , as it is too apparent upon its fnco. Tlio ladies in charge of this movement be lieve Unit by organizing these young women they can make them more independent , and by throwing their good influence about them they will in n short time bo able lo place them in u posllion whcro they will be able lo ask mid demand salaries that are fur in excess of what they now receive. The question of furnishing conveniences in the stores and shop * will also receive atten tion in duo time. This will be taken up by the knights , who will demand that the seats now placed outsldo the counters of the stores bo placed inside and that when not waiting upon customers the clerks bo allowed to occupy them instead of being kept on their feet from mornintr until night. To reach this reform Is nn easy matter , as it will bo brought before the attention of the humane society , and should that organization refuse to grant the relief asked , then the knights will request the resignation of the members , and at once proceed to organize a new society , looking to the protection of mules mid females who como within the mean ing of the state laws. The , labor organizations of this city realize that they have a great undertaking to perform in this direction , but by a united effort , be- llewo they can accomplish the end sought. At the meeting of tlio Central labor union , held Friday night , thcso 'questions wcro dis cussed nt great length. The plans for organizing were formulated , committees wcro uppolatcd to work It ) con junction with those of the Indies' assembly , und active work will once bo commenced , with the hopes of forming a strong organiza tion of young ladles within the next thirty days. Aid for Chicago Strikers. The outcome of the Chicago carpenters' strike is attracting a great deal of attention , especially so in labor circles. Some time ago it was announced that nn agreement had been reached between the United Carpenters' coun cil and the now boss carpenters' association , which terminated the strike so far us the lust-named body and the men employed by tncm are concerned. But as this organiza tion employs only about one-half of the carpenters of Chicago , it can hardly bo said the strike Is yet ovo.r The half victory which the union carpenters have won bus been of grcut value to them , but It is un just to the men who are out of employment to claim that it is a complete victory , Success Is now almost an assured fact , but to secure it will tuko time , patience , hard work , wise counsel and financial iild. Up to this dute , the men have fought their buttles on their own it-sources , or at least with such help ns the city of Chicago could render. The promises of financial assistance so loudly made when the strike was ordered huvo resulted in absolutely nothing. To en- uh'o ' them to win finally and completely the men must Imvo something moro substantial than loud-mouthed promises , ringing resolutions tions- and addresses , couched in flowing lan guage and high sounding phrases. In view of this fact General Muster Workman Powderly bus issued a spevlal appeal to iho Knights of Labor , In which he asks ttmt funds be con tributed to assist tlio Knights of Labor cur- jicntci-s of Chicago until theynro out of their present difficulty. The Powderly appeal reviews the strike from the time of Us commencement and fur nishes Iho information that It was not or dered for the pufMsu | of the slrict enforce ment of the eight-hour law , but to secure re cognition of the organization and the employ ment of only men holding the working curd Issued by the council ; regulation of the np- prontU'o system ; n uniform minimum nito of rate of wages by the hour and arbitration of future difference. . It Is well known their de mands were rejected and the strike followed. If Although an apparently concerted effort bus been made to niuko it upi < our Unit thu struggle in Chicago was simply an eight-hour movement , undertaken as part of u plan ur- rungcel and managed from without , such is not the case. The demands Included the for mal recognition and strict enforcement of the eight-hour day , but the truth Is that , except li ) isolated cases , the Chicago carpenters have only been working eight hours per day , and in the few cases whcro they worked longer It wa f as n rule , of their own accord , so that the eight-hour question had vrry little Influ ence In the matter. Nor is It correct to sup pose that iho strike was undertaken us the result of outsldo Influence , or that it was managed at all by any organization other than the United carpenters' council , It Is possible that promises of financial assistance made through the newspapers tuny have had their Influence In hastening the crisis , but lu no other way did an outsldo oody exert any Influence. With the strike now on their hands , the union carpenters of Chlcairo find themselves without funds and , ns the case Is a pivotal one , every knight In the country Is asked to contribute his mile towards carrying the fight Into the camp of the enemy , and there winning the victory. Nollres has been served upon the knights In this cltv and they nro responding nobly to the call. A WVK OKGAXl/.ATIO.V. Tlio Coltiinlnis FmiMl and Investment Company. Ono index to a community Is the manner In which any enterprise Is undertaken , bo It largo or small. The organization of the 'Columbus Land and Investment company with n capital stock of ftOJ.OOJ was accom plished In an Incredibly short space of time , our leading capitalists and business men tak ing stock in it. Its object is the buying and selling of real estate , erecting houses and negotiating bonds , stocks and mortgages. Its directors nro Leunder Gerrard , O. T. KOCH , Jonas Welch , J. K. North , Gcorgo P. Moore , .T. H. Meaghcr and C. W. Pearsull , officers. Lcander Gerrard , president ; Jonas Welch , vice president ; J. E. North , treasurer , and George 1' . Moore , secretary. The officers and directors nro among the lending business men and capitalists of the city , many of whom have n state reputation. LeanderGorrnrd , president of the company , Is the well-known president of the Columbus state bunk. IIo wus among the curly settlers of Columbus , has represented Plutto county in the state legislature and is annul of wealth- He has largo real estate interests In Colum bus and has confidence that the property will continue to increase hi value , uo feels cer tain that Columbus will make a great city. Jonas Welch , the vice president , settled In this vicinity over thirty years ago. IIo has scqulred a comfortable portion of this world's goods , is a stockholder and director of the Commercial bunk and owns largo property In terests in this city. IIo has evidenced his faith in Columbus by recent largo invest ments in business blocks. J. E. North , the company's treasurer , Is well known all over the slate. IIo has been engaged in real estate business in this city for more than a score of years. IIo has been mayor of the city for several years , was u member of the state senate In 1877 , and has always been one of the foremost men in the community. His city property interests are also largo mid ho is looking forward confi dently to an advance in real estate values. George P. Moore , secretary and manager , is the active business man of the company. IIo is what is Usually denominated a rustler , knows all there is to know about real estate and loves to talk it. Ho made a great hit in his work as secretary and manager of the Elkhorn Valley Lund and Investment company ut Norfolk , and only left that city to find a larger field for his operations. He in so enthusiastic over the prospects hero that he can hardly restrain himself from buying up half the company's lots himself for a private speculation , O. T. Keen , a director of the company's affairs , is another well known capitalist , is cashier of tlio First Nutionul bank and is Hie owner of considerable Columbus property. His enthusiasm is in keeping with that of his colleagues. James H. Meaghcr , also a director , is the well known Union Pacific agent nt this city , bus filled his present position for twenty ycurs and feels nn interest in the welfare of Columbus. Ho looks for a large increase of population in this city and consequent ad vancement of real estate values. C. W. Pcarsall , another of the board of directors , is the official court reporter of the Ninlh judicial district and is a rising and successful young man. IIo bus possessed himself of forty acres adjoining the city on the north mill surveys them with a critical cyo. menially figuring on the value of the lots winch it will innko when ho concludes to place it on the market. City lots , inside property , have never been marked up for speculation und nro to bo had at more reasonable prices and at better terms than in any small city in Nebraska. Columbus is the natural home for commercial men , the best locution for factories , the most central and accessible Jobbing point and a city of sociable people with whom it is pleasant to live. Its schools nro unsurpassed , eight churches reae'i their spires toward the skies and the wholesome influence of good city government is exerted by trustworthy of ficials. IMPKOVHMKXTS riANXIU ) FOll 1800. A largo Masonic temple costing $ -10,000 , will be built. The Union Pacific railway company will erect a twenty stall round-house. A largo planing mill has already been begun. A brielc and tile factory will bo opened within the next thirty days. Two of our banks have under consideration plans for magnificent new bank buildings. The Union Pacific and Burlington & Mis souri railroads contemplate , building a union depot for the accommodation of their largo and increasing business. Half a hundred now dwellings are being built in different parts of the city and moro nro being contracted for almost dally. Other business enterprises are being formulated which are not yet far enough advanced to wish their plans made public. In fact , Co lumbus has entered on such an era of pros perity as is seldom witnessed in any eity , and people with money to invest or with small means who wish to buy homes on the install ment plan , can do no better than to consult with some of our real estate men. The Columbus Land and Investment com pany has begun operations by purchasing land which has been held from the market , although only 11 vo blocks from the business cenler and surrounded by residences. They have named their addition Highland park on account of its position and oiler the lots for sale at very low prices , it being their aim to leave investors an excellent chance to double and treble their 11101103' . I'l'I8 ' beautiful piece of property will be placed on the market , Tuesday , May i7 ! , at " :30 : p. in. They tire now erecting a handsome modern residence at a cost of i,00l ) which will bo given away to ono of the purchasers of one of the first hundred lots sold. Highland Park affords the best location for residence obtainable in the city. The company has opened elegant offices In the Fleming hotel block atOO'J Twelfth street , where the genial secretary , Gcorgo P. Moore , can always bo found , ready to talk business. 1'JKWJllt.llMa'T It H O I'S. It is the early edition that catches the book worm. A genius may distance a dolt and yet only win by a head. The bootblack improves the shining hours by shining ours. A stable government must bo established by good horse sense. Shad roses by any other iinmo would doubt less taste about the sumo. Flics want to make spectacles of themselves when they light on a man's nose. The mosquito will soon show the American people whether hides are free or not. Abuse Is ono of the few things 11 man can get without earning or deserving lt The anarchist cures not who makes the law of the country so he can drink its beer. If you have any remarks to make about u mule , it Is safer lo say thorn to his face. The man who Is lee fond of his anlo usu ally makes the i cq iiilntauco of his uncle. The man who Is perfectly wrapped up In himself is easily done up by other ueoplo. It Is possible for the saleswomen to liavo shop-maid teeth that are perfectly natural. G Honesty U the best police , but there are very few policy shops where It can bo found. If any workman can lilt the null fairly on the head by striking , the capeutor should. When a barrel Is full It generally gets bunged up. And this Is the case with u man. A correspondent wants to know "how long girls should bo courted. " On stilts , of course. Paradoxical as may seem , It is generally true Unit women who don't fancy work do fane'y work. A boy never so thoroughly realizes that quarrelling Is sinful us when ho Is getting licked in u tight. WHEN DHELlffit WAS POPULAR Wordy Wars in Congress Which Led to Sc- lious Consequences. QUARREL OF 'CLAY ' AND KING , A Flflit Prevented liy the Intervention of Friends The Difficulty Between Gnrlleld nnd .Voorliecu Burlln- Kanii ; , Brooks. A.VASIIIKOTOV , May"si. [ Special to Tun BII : : . ] The personal altercations which have recently occurred in both houses of congress , when honorable mebcrs hnvo denounced ono another In language thatin the words of nscn- ujor , might , under other othei' circumstances , render them liable lo arraignment In the police court ns "drunk nnd disorderly1 with the risk of doing the district service on tlio "rock pile , " recalls many Instances of similar breeches of decorum in the past , some of them leading to less peaceful consequences than these , usually atleiidlug moro modern In fractions of good order. rt.AY AXIl KIS'O. An effort , during the Twenty-seventh congress - gross , to remove Blair & Hives , publishers of the Globe , as official printers of Iho senate , drew from Mr. Clay of Kentucky a bitter per sonal attack upon Mr. Blair. Mr. Kink of Alabama remonstrated and declared that in fill the relations of life Mr. Blair was the peer oQIr. Clay. The latter Instantly replied that the assertion wus "fulso and cowardly. " Mr. King Immediately left the chamber. He sent for Mr. Linn of Missouri , who presently re turned with a note which he delivered to Mr. Clay , who road It and handed It to Mr. Archer of Virginia. It was n , challenge from Mr. King. As soon as this was known every ef fort was made by the friends of the parties to prevent a meeting. Negotiations to that end occupied four days , during which the princi pals wcro arrested und held in bonds of § 3,000 each lo keep the peace , when nn amicable ad justment was reached. On their reappearance in their scats , from which they hud been absent during these pro ceedings , they were greeted with applause from senators and spectators. The manner in which their reconciliation was completed may be best given ( condensed ; from the sen ate reports : Mr. Preston of South Carolina said : "It Is , I am sure , painfully within the recollection of the senate that a few days since a very un pleasant collision occurred on this floor be tween the senator from Kentucky and the senator from Alabama. Any interruption of the habitual and characteristic harmony of this body , or Hie parliamentary decorum of Its proceedings , Is , under any circumstances , deeply to bo regretted , but especially in the present case , inasmuch as the manifestation of beat occurred between senators of such long and distinguished standing. It might well bo supposed that nothing but mlatnko or accident could have led to such a result , and thoroughly convinced of this , I rise , Mr , President , to state my conviction of the ex isteneo of misapprehension , and to explain succintly how it occurred. "On the occasion alluded to , the senator from Kentucky , conceiving that the remarks ot the senator from Alabama wcro intended to bo injurious to hiscliaracteiyind personally offensive , retorted in language of direct af front ; language , I am convinced , ho could never have employed butunder , a deep sense of injury. In this view of the remarks of ttio senator from Alabama , 1 be lieve be was mistaken. Indeed , I am con vinced from information in mv possession , that the senator from Alabama did not intend to bo personally offensive. At the bottom of this affair , therefore , there is u misappre hension , which I announce with plcnsuroand in the confident belief that being announced , the honorable and distinguished senators will permit no formal dlftkimty to arrest nn ad- iiistmcntwhich is earnestly demanded by the senulo and the country. " Mr. Hay said ho shared with the senator from South Carolina in the regret which ho had manifested , on account of the occurcnce , disturbing Iho usual harmony and good feel ing which prevail in Ihe senate , to which ho had alluded ; and ho with pleasure bore testi mony to the honorable and high-minded feel ings which hud prompted that senator to make the appeal which ho hud just presented. Under fixed impressions as to the privileges of debute and the rig ht of senators to deliver their sentiments without reserve on the characters of all persons not members of this body , but whoso names'and characters nro connected with any subject under discussion , ho hud spoken n few days since of the elder editor of the Globe newspaper , whom it was proposed to dismiss from the olHco of printer to tlio senate. When , on the next day , the senator from Alabama addressed the senate , ho must say that ho thought he1 exhibited a studied , u premeditated , a preconcerted de sign to maku an nss : " . : ! ; upon him and his character , and when the scmitcr concluded by institnling a comparison between him and a man of whom ho ( Clay ) had but n day or two before declared lo bo Infamous , and bis paper ns libclous , ho did not doubt that his object was a personal affront to him. It wus under this impression that ho had addressed the chair some remarks which he intended as n deliberate offense to that senator. But It is duo to the senator from Alabama , as well us to himself , to state that ho has since received satisfactory information , on which ho placed Implicit reliance , that Micro hail been no purpose or intention to offei any personal affront to him , or to cast the slight est imputation upon his character or honor. Heady , therefore , nt all tlni"s promptly to re- puir an Injury , as ho hoped ho Should ever bo to repel tin Indignity , under the circum stances us thus explained , and with the un derstanding which is now had of the real in tent of that senator , it is with infinite plcus- uro that ho now declared everv epithet in the least derogatory to him , or to his honor , or to his character , to bo withdrawn. Mr. King remarked that ho concurred with the senator from Kentucky , us to the du ty which every senator owes to himself and the body of which ho is a member. The senui or from Kentucky bus not been misinformed. Having with cliuractcrlstio frankness , ex plicitly withdrawn the Injurious expressions used ny him , I now feel at liberty to stale that I do , with iho same spirit of frankness , declare that nothing that was said by mo was Intended to bo personally offensive to that senator. Mr. Preston could not repress the feelings which prompted him to congratulate the sen ate and the country on Iho honorable adjust ment of this painful controversy. The gen tlemen had acted as became their high char acter nnd distinguished position , affording un example for the future of n fearless and can did course , under circumstance's of apparent difficulty , while the painful suspense in which the senate has been Involved for name days would , no trusted , bu a guarantee for the cau tious maintenance of a-scrupulous forbear ance in dsbuto hereufior. Mr. Clay then rose amj advanced to Mr , King and shook bandit with him amidst loud applause from senators and auditors. Mil. CI.AT Aftl Mlt. IIIIXTO.N" . A less dignified and satisfactory result had attended a personal icontroversy on Iho floor of iho senate between' Mr. Clay and Senator Benton of Missouri during General Jackson's administration. It WHS in 183 : ) . Mr. Bcnton complained of the Indecorous manner In which Mr. Clay frequently spolco of the president in dobikto , which ho held to bo the moro inexcus able us they bud recently been rival candi dates for that high office. Mr. Clay scornfully replied that there wore some particular rea sons why ho should hot ! Apply to the scnalor from Missouri for advice In regard to decor um , or his bearing towards the chief mag istrate. Ho ( Mr. Clay ) hud never had any personal encounter with the president of the United States. lie had never complulno.l of any outrages on his pen-son committed by him. Ho had never published nnv bulletins respect ing his private hruwls. The senator would understand his allusions. Ho had never com plained that while u brother was down on the ground , senseless or dead , ho had been given another blow. Ho had never mudo any decla mation like these relative to the individual who Is president. There wus also u singular prophecy ns to the consequences of the elec tion of this Individual to the presidency , which far surpasses lu evil forebodings what ever ho ( Mr. Clay ) may have said. He never made u prediction BO sinister as that to which ho alluded. Ho never had declared his ap prehensions und belief , that if General Jack- , son was elected president , It would ho neces sary to legislate with pistols and dirks. Air. Bcnton admitted that ho had fough with General Jackson , and had complained of his conduct In the affair ; but all difficult } had ended with the coiUIIct. They wcro uo\\ friendly. Ho denied that ho had made the pistol and dirk prophecy. "Can you , sir , " In terrupted Air. Clay , "look mo In the face ani say you never used that language1' ! "I look , sir , " replied Den ( on , "and repeat that It Is an ntroclous calumny ; and I will pin it to him who repeats It here. " "Then , " said Mr. Clay , "I declare before the senate that you said to me the very words ! ' ' "False , false , false ! " roared Bonton. "I fling back , " ex claimed Clay Indlgnantlv , "tho charge of atrocious calumny upon the senator from Missouri. " "Order" was "called on all sides , nmltliochnh * compelled tlio irate senators to desist. Air. Demon then apologized to the sonata for his unparliamentary language. "but not to the senator from Kentucky. " Air. Clay , too , offered nn apology to the sen ate "to4ho senator from Missouri none. " But for the near kinship of Benton with Airs. Clay ( they wcro cousins ) a duel might hnvo followed. AND Y.ixrnv. Near the close of the Twenty-eighth cong ress (181. ( " ) ) Hon. Thomas L. Clingman , a whig member of the house from North Carolina lina , in attempting to account for Air. Clay's defeat for the presidency the prccecdlngycar , charged It mainly to fraudulent practice- the polls in New York and Louisiana. Hon. William li. Yancey of Alabama replied and personally assailed Clingman with great vie lence. "In that part of the country lu which I have the honor to represent , " ho said , "tho gentleman from North Carolina Is every where viewed as the betrayer of his country. Ho Is looked upon us a renegade ; recreant to the principles and false to the behests of that portion of the union. " Air. Clingman asked un explanation. "Explanations elsewhere , " said Air. Yancey , and proceeded to compare Clingman to the unlUial son of Noah , "who permitted the exposure of his father's shame and mocked at it , " having reference to Air. Cllngnmu's support in the previous session of Air. .T. Q. Adam's resolution rescinding u rule of the house which borbld the presenta tion of the abolition petition. While Air. Yancey was yet speaking Air. Clingman prepared a note demanding to know from him if ho meant any reflection on his personal honor by his remarks. This was handed him Immediately on ills resuming his seat , nt the close of his speech. A reply was delayed for some time , mid , when made , was unsatisfactory. Air. Clingman then informed Air. Yancey that ho would hear further from him outside of the District of Columbia , and started to Baltimore , Air. Yancey following. A challenge was sent and accepted ; the par ties met about midway between the two cit ies near the Washington turnpike , and ex changed shots ineffectually. Air. Yancey then withdrew his offensive expressions and the affair terminated. DAVIS A\l ) IlAIf.KT. During a debate In the house in December , IS 10 , on the war with Alexlco , Air. Garret Davis of Kentucky argued that the order of the government moving the army under Gen eral Taylor from the river Nueccs to the Hlo Grande had rendered hostilities inevitable and precipitated a war that might otherwise have been avoided. Air. Thomas II. Bailey of .Virginia spoke the next day and dcnic'd Air. Davis' assumption. In doing this ho im puted unpatriotic motives to those who criti cised the Avar ns unnecessary. Air. Davis in terrupted , but Air. Bailey would not give way. Air. Davis persisted , and Air. Bailey uirain declined to yield. The chuir interposed and said that Air. Bailey hud the floor. Air. Davis then addressed the chair and re marked : "The gentleman from Virginia shall not make false references to me. " Air. Bailey Docs he moan to say that I made a false refercnc * * to him I Air. Davis I mean Just what , I say. Air. Bailey Then it is a lie. On .January 4 following Air. Bailey rose tea a personal explanation. lie announced that all correspondence between him and Air. Davis , growing out of their unpleasant alter cation a few days before , hud been with drawn. He declared that ho had not intended to class Air. Davis with the advocates and apologists of Alexlco , which , as ho had been assure , was the "falso reference'1 of which ho had complained. Air. Davis expressed his satisfaction that Air. Hnilcv had not so in tended to place him , and had ho been aware of this he would not have used the language he did. Air. Bailey then formally withdrew the offensive retort and asked that it bo con sidered as having never been uttered. A SAD VPISOliU DEATH Or SUXATOK I1AKIIOW. A singular and sad episode is connected with the Davis-Bailey difficulty , and contrib uted much to its amicable termination. Accompanying Air. Davis to Baltimore from Washington was Air. Charles Leo Jones , of the latter city , and Hon. Alexander Barrow , senator from Louisiana , the former as his second , and Air. Barrow as a friend and adviser. Air- Burrow wus forty-three years of age , in the very prime of manly vig or , esteemed the handsomest person in con gress and one of the most popular. When the party reached Baltimore they put up for tlio night at Itanium's hotel , Air. Davis and the senator occupying the same room. As they wcro disrobing to retire Air. Davis spoku of his friend's splendid physique , and contrast ed it with his own , which was diminutive and delicate. Air. Barrow seemed pleased nt this and stretching himself to his full height , extending his arms mid expanding Ills chest , ho remarked he had never had a day's sick ness in his life , and never felt hotter than at that moment. At this very instant he sud denly paused , placed his huiiil over his bosom and witb an expression of extreme suffering , cried out , "I am dying 1" Ho staggered to the bed before Mr. Davis could recover from his astonisnmont , fell upon it and remained there until ho was berne away a corpse. An autopsy disclosed the fact that a small aperture , not larger than would admit n pea , existed congenital probably in the dia phragm ; that n portion of the main intestine had been forced into this orilieo.and was held there by the closing of the omentum , produc ing strangulation ; and this , it was supposed , was caused by tlio physical exhibition ho hail made to Air. Davis to demonstrate the superb condition of his health. MIAIH : : AND HUHII. Air. Aleado of Virginia was also unfor tunate in pouncing upon the wrong man.in the heat of debate. Ho ouco contradicted a statement of Air. Ducr of New York on the floor of the house. "You Ho , sir ! " was the prompt rejoinder. A challenge followed and was accepted. Duer was of rcvolulior-ury stock , a descendant , I believe , of Lord Ster ling , was familiar with the use. of arms , "dead game , " as the phrase is , and "eager for the fray. " When his extreme willingness and preparedness for the encounter was dis covered the other side grow circumspect. Negotiations ensued and the challenge was withdrawn and the difficulty was finally arranged without a light. linSTOX AND lIUTUill. On the last night of the first session of the Thirtieth congress , August 1 : . ' , 18IS , the bill for the admission of Oregon , which had passed the house , was under consideration in the senate. It provided for the exclusion of slavery and wus bitterly opposed by a resolute elute minority who were determined to de feat it if it was necessary to "sit out" the session. Air. Butler of South Carolina moved to go into executive session. Air. Ucnton of Alissourl objected. In the con fusion the latter understood some one pre sumably Butler -to impute a dishonorable purpose to the objection. Ho thereupon re marked : "Gentlemen seek to quarrel \\lih me ; but I won't quarrel with them. But. sir , if any gentleman says that I have acted dishonorably , ho will get tlio lie in his throat , and ho will have to meet the question else where. Ho will have to meet the question. sir. Ho will get the lie in his throat ; ho will have 10 swallow it. Yes , sir ( elevating his voice ] , In his throat ! lu his tin-out ! in his throat ! " A motion was made to place him In the custody of the ' sorgoniit-ul-urm.s , but the chid. ' , 'Air. Atchlson of Missouri , finally In duced him to take his scat , whore ho mopped his face with his handkerchief anif fanned himself In great excitement. Ho was soon on his feet again. "Tho senior senator from Missouri , " ho exclaimed , "is n law-abiding man. All ho desires to know is. What is the law ! Am 1 now in order ! " The chair ro- [ tlled that ho was. "Tho .senior senator from Missouri , " ho resumed , "now says ho never limrrcls with anybody. Several members Utomntcd to quurrel with him ; but ho don t quarrel , sir ! Ho has fought several times , sir ! Fought to the death , sir ! but ho never juiirrels ! " Senator Pooto of Mississippi obtained the floor ( it wus now after midnight ) , and spoke until duvllght , on almost every bubjcct under ieavcn'but ; in sp'.toof these tactics u vote was reached and iho bill passed. This wa-s on Sunday. On Monday morning Air. Ucnton was arrested , charged with an n.- : uutloii to commit a breach of the peace by lighting a duel with Hon. A. P. Butler. Ho refused to cuter into u roi.-ogiiizn co , and wus committed. A. writ t > f habeas cvrpui wu- sued out , and the trial cnmo on during tli afternoon. The principal witnesses , Senators Alangam and Footo ( the supposed seconds ) could not bo found. O'ho other idenco wn. deemed insufficient , and the defendant wa discharged. There is no doubt that a due was contemplated , but the delay oeeaslonei by Air. Benton's. arrest , together with tlio vigilance of the police , with other causes happily conspired to prevent It. hn.NTOX AN ! ) KOOTl ! . On the assembling of the Thirty-first cougrcs" ( December , 1810) ) , it was * rc solved , In n caucus of democratic sen atoru , that Air. Bcnton sliouh bo removed from the chairmanship of the committee on foreign nffalrs. Air. Footo lei1 In this movement mid thereafter there was no good feeling between him and tlio senior sen- ntor from Missouri. Shortly after the death of Air. Calhoun ( March 18.VI ) "Air. Benton In dulged In some remarks in debate , which Air. Footo regarded as disrespectful to the mem ory of the dead statesman. Ho replied lu terms of remarkable severity. Air. BouUm , greatly exasperated , rose from his sc.it ami advanced toward the speaker in a threaten ing manner. Air. Footo stepped .Into the alslo and drew n revolver , intending , as ho subse- qucntlv declared , to tire if Air. Bcnton passed beyond u certain point. The latter paused at the sight of the weapon , which enabled his friends to seize him mid conduct him Duck to his seat. Air. Footo guvoupthoplstolwh.cn required , on the assurance that ho would hnvo no use for it. Benton vociferated for n while , tore Open his shirt , and culled upon the "assassin" to "shoot an unarmed man , " but quiet wilt soon icstored. Air. Footo mudo an explanation to the senate , and the matter was referred to a special committee , whoso re port , with the evidence , makes a largo printci : volume. Nothing came of it. rOOTK AND DlttMONT. Shortly nfter the admission of California ns a state , with Air. Gevln and Colonel Fremont as senators , the latter Introduced several bills drafted ( as Air. Kooto believed ) by Air. Bcn ton ( Fremont's fathor-iu-luw ) in relation to important concerns in California , which ho ( Footo ) considered injurious to national inter ests , lie opposed them vigorously , and they were defeated. Near the close of tlio session Fremont attempted , so Footo says , to secure the object of thcso defeated measures through an amendment to the general ap propriation bill , and might have succeeded had not hcFoote ( ) detected and exposed - posed the attempt. Justus he had accom plished this Fremont walked over to his desk and quietly remarked that ho wo.ild like to see him outside of the chamber. Footo re plied that he would loin him in a moment. When they mot outside Fremont said : "Colo nel Benton is not at ail pleased with your con- duet this evening. " "Ah , " rejoined Foote , "this is truly unfortunate as I have been laboring assiduously lor several years to con ciliate this father-in-law of yours. " Fremont , nettled at this , then remarked : " 1 do not my self like the manner In which you have been intermeddling with my California nlTiiirs. " "I should like to know , " answered Foote , "What California nffuirs you can possibly huvo to attend to here , which I , ns a senator from the state of Alississippi niuy not prop erly meddle with ) Colonel Fremont , you have awakened the wrong passenger. Whilst i am in the senate I shall act a fearless and independent part regardless whom it may offend. " Fremont then angrily said : "Sir , you arc no gentleman. " Footo instantly struck him. Before the blow could bo re turned some bystanders interfered ami they were separated. About an hour afterwards Footo received n note from Fremont which ho understood to lie u challenge. He replied that ho would pro ceed to Baltimore early next morning and send an acceptance from that place. Before be senate adjourned he was waited upon oy Senators Gwm , Jones and Doilge , who in formed him that they were just from Senator Benton's residence , where they had demanded that the affair should go no further , and urged the withdrawal of 'his reply to Fremont's note that tlio latter might also withdraw his ; to which Footo consented. Fremont pub lished u statemen tin regard to the difficulty to which Foote paid no attention. INCH : AND STAXI.KV. In February , ISTiI , n difficulty occurred in the house between Air. S. W. Ingo of Ala bama ( democrat ) and Air. Edward Stanley of North Carolina ( whig ) during n discussion of the "compromise" measure of 1A" > 0. Air. Ingo asserted that if the south was to wait for warning as to her danger from Air. Stanley , she would "sleep in eternal unconsciousness until every assault was perpetrated and until her spoliation was complete. " Air. Stanley complained of this ns "an unkind and unpro voked fling" ut him , and asked what ho bud done to cause it. Air. Inge failed , or affected not to understand him , and requested a repe tition of Air. Stanley's words. The latter , his heat increasing , replied : "I say that you huvo little sense and less charity in charging mo with unfriendliness to the south. " Air. Inge retorted that such a remark was ungcu- llcinanly and came from a blackguard. Air. Stanley then said : "Air. Chairman , ho charges me with being a blackguard. Ho has shown to the hottso and to the country that ho is one. As to my friendship for the south , let the record and my conduct speak whether I have more friendship for the south than those noisy traitors who impeach others and seek the applause of the grogshops at homo by their own professions ot devotion and cry ing eternally that there is danger to the louth. Even those who vote with the mujor- , y of southern members are uncharitably as- jailed. I was unconscious of giving any provocation. The gentleman cast the first stone , and ho will make th'o most of what I Imvo said. 1 shall trout his rcmurks here after with contempt. " Air. Inge , regarding himself ns the injured party , challenged Air. Stanley. The chal lenge was borne by not less a personage than Colonel Jefferson Davis , then a senator in congress. Air. Stanley accepted , and the p irties met a few miles west of the District , February - - . IbfH. After a harmless ex change of shots the affair terminated. DOUGLASS AND I'lTfll. Senator Douglass of Illinois was once nearly Involved in a duel with Senator Fitch of In diana. It was in 1S57 , when his party was falling uwuy from him on account of his pe culiar attitude towards the slavery contro versy. IIo hud quarreled with the president ( Buchanan ) and the open hostility of the lat ter was met with delluncu on the part of the senator. In Junuury , ls.W , a number of up- pointmcnts to office'in Illinois was sent to the senate for confirmation. Alany of these wcro enemies of Douglass , and among them was u son of Senator Fitch , appointed United States attorney for the northern district of Illinois. Douglass , In executive session , do ah a.s'eitlicr unlit - lounccd them or corrupt- Kitcli , who disliked him , and was a staunch idherent of the president , replied to Dong- ass in a manner so extremely personal that the alter felt compelled to cull him to account. I'hero wus a correspondence , which in tlio jcginning threatened a duel , but it was > ndcd without such result , rather to the dis- idvuntago of Douglas , and bringing upon him considerable ridicule. I'ornin AND riiTou. The agitation of > bo slavery question was H'olillc of personal difficulties In both houses , n April , IblX ) , Air. Love-Joy of Illinois mudo an exciting speech on this subject , in the course of which ho walked up and down the aisle , wildly gesticulating and finally some- vhnt encroached upon what was , by entir ety , call the "democratic sido. " "I/jt the uentloimin speak from his seat , " Interrupted Mr. Hogcr A. Pryor of Virginia , addrcss- ig tlio chair , "and say , under the lies , all be Is entitled to my ; ut. sir , ho slri'l ' not come upon this side , hiknghls list in our faces and talking in bo style ho has talked. Ho shall not como icro , go < iculatlng In n nu'mii-lng and ruf- Uinlv manner. " Mr. J. F. Putter of Wis- onsln , ealled out to Pryi r. "You are doing ho snn.o thing. Your side of the house can lot say where a member shall speak , and they lull not s'iy it , " Tills appears to huvo es- apcil the notice of Air. Pryor , until its an- ip.iranco In the printed report of the proceed- ugs next day , and ho charged Potter with in- oi' | > olutiiig U. Potter Insisted that he bad ised the language , and the reporter in the confusion hud fulled to hear it. Air. Pryor--I understand the gentlemen , remark that ho did that . ' hen , to buy en o > - aslon , that I hud In rullliilnly and violent iinnner , approached and gobtienlutedtowards ho gentlcumn from , Illinois. I understand lim losuy that. Mr. Potter -"What I meant to say was his : That when the member from Virginia amo down into the urea , und was slinking its lists ut Air. Lovejoy , nndwosi'liurgingthu sumo offense , if offcnso it be , upon tlio gcn- hiinuu from Illinois. I suld'what was natural uidcr tlio circumstances , that ho was doing ho biimo thing. 1 deprecated the shaking of Ist.s on ono side as much as on the other , but meant what I said , and I stund by it. Air. Pryor The gentleman soya ho stands > y his language. I am glad to near it. I un- lurHtand him to give mo the libuity of con struing his remark us 1 please. 1 will put vhut construction I plooso upon it , and vhethcr or not ho stands by it , tlio sequel will dcmuu-itrute. Air. 1'ovi'weut to Alwuiidnu , u.t uud from ( hero sent n note to Air , Potter , him to designate a place outsldo of the dls trlct , whcro a further corresiximloneo mlghf bo had. Air. Potter ivfcrcd him to Col ouel V , W. Lander , ns his friend , who would conduct the "further eorrestondenco | ' A challenge from Pryor was sent and accepted. Bowlo knives werei named as the weapons the place of meeting to bo llxcd nt such place. private room or open air In the district as might bo agreed upon. These terms wcro re jected by Air. T. O. ChHsnmn , acting for Air. Pryor , on the ground Unit the weapons wera Inadmlssable. Colonel Lander then offered to put himself In his principal's place without restrictions , which was also declined , us Alr < Pryor had no quarrel with him. When Air. Pryor was informed af AIrt Chrisman's action ho addressed Air. Potter n note , proposing that If within three lioura the latter would numo some place not too fro qucntod , ho would glvo him n cliuneo to defend - fend himself , but before It could bo delivered Air. Potter had been arrested and placed tm- der bonds to keep tlio peace. Air. Pryor was subjected to much unjust criticism on account of tlio fiasco. Ills bc Ivuvtorwus proper and manly , and he showeij a more sincere desire to meet his antagonist than the hitter did to meet him. Ho would undoubtedly have accepted the weapons- named ( If they had bi-en Insisted ii | > oii > lind he been allowed. The right of his second to refuse them on his his own responsibility 1 long established. In IS-i-i Mr. Hamilton mf terwards governor ) of South Carolina , as sec * end for Air. AlcDufllo In that gcntlcmiur af < fair with Air. Aletcalfo of Kentucky , rejected rllles nt thirty paces ns weapons and distance , and its pniprlctry was never questioned hj ? those familiar with the usages and praetie * of dueling. AND niinnKo. The assault of Preston S. Brooks , a repnv sentatlvo from South Carolina , upon Srnutof Sunnier in AInytsVl , wus near leading t. . > sev eral duels. Air , Simmer's colleague m thu senate1 , Air. Wilson , denounced the assault nn "brutal , murderous and cowardly. " Senntoi Butler of South Carolina , ( un unelo ol Brooks ) culled out from his scat , "You are a lliir ! " He immcdlatolv apologised to the sen ate for his words , which ho said "fell from him In a state of excitement. " Air. ToonibJ of Georgia , expressed his entire approval oj Brooks' e-onduct. Air , Wade of Ohio , stiraii | { to his feet and declared it to bo the endorse * ment of assassination ami cowardice , and avowed his willingness to meet anyliod. > on that statement. lie expected to 1 and had , resolved to light if lie was , but ni call was made upon him. In iho house Mr. Burliiigunfo of Massachusetts , mudo a speech in which ho said of Brooks , that be had "stolen into the senate ehuinbiT and smitten the senator of Massachusetts' as Cain sinoto his brother. " Mr. Keittof South Carolina , in the absence of Mr. Brooks pronounced thq statement "falso. " When Brooks heard ol it ho sent a friend lo Mr. Burllngniiie to in. quire ( verbally ) if lie wished it to be implied from his remarks , that ho ( Brooks i was a coward. Burllnirainu gave the assurance that ho did not. As Brooks wus about to ad dress the house in his own behalf ho request ed Unit the disavowal bo made In writing. Burllnganic repeated what ho hud before said but declined to put it in writing , adding that lies hehl himself resnonslblo for the spoec-h with the .explanation as already given. Brooks then obtained a memorandum of lib disclaimer drawn lip by Mr. Bunks of Mussu- chusetts , who hud personal knowledge of tha fact , and verified by Representatives Itoyeu and Bocoek , and appended It .to his speech when printed. Bnrlinjfame' , fcring Unit his motives might be misconstrued , published q card withdrawing all explanation and allow * ing the speech to stand as it was uttered. Brooks then sent General Lane of Oregon , delegate in congress to Burllngamc , inviting a meeting outside of the district. Burlin- game advised with his friends , nnd decided to grant the interview , but llxe-d thu place of meeting on tlio Canadian side of Niagara Fulls. Brooks declined so great a journey foi such n purpose , when umootliiu-iuighthc had , with little chance of interruption , within n dozen miles of Washington. "He requires me , " he remarked in a published statement , "to meet him in Canada , 7(10 ( miles distant by the mail route' , through an enemy's country , and through which no man knows better than ho I could not pass without the greatirtt risli from mobs 'and assissns : , prisons and.peni. tentinrics , bailiffs and constable's. He know ! 1 could never get to Canada , und if I could , and ho were to fall , that I could never gel back again. Ho might as well have desig nated Boston common. " General Lane , in view of the hazards incident to the journey , and also to a jurisdiction outside of the conn , try , advised that no further notice bo taken oj \ Mr. Burlingainc. The latter obtained consld * crablo eclat among his political friends forhUw bearing in the affair , and about as deservedly as that acquired by Porter in his difficulty with Pryor. vooumr.s : AXH OAiinm.n. In 1801 , while a member of the house , Mr. Voorhecs of Indiana was once speaking on a resolution to expel Alexander Long , a repre sentative from Ohio , for disloyalty. Hoop , posed the adoption of Iho resolution and wus frequently and noisily interrupted. General Gnrfiold , who had resigned a commission in the army to accept a scat in the house' , was present and took part In the discussion. Somewhat oxeiled by Iho debate and tlm tumult , ho pronounced one of Voorhecs'state ments to bo n "He. " The latter did not heal it nor know of it until lute at night , while revising - vising the printed proofs of bis remarks in th official report , when the offensive kingung * caught his eye. Kurlv the following morning ho sought out his friend , Colonel W. H. Mor < rlson of Illinois , who had also ( on m-eount ol disabling wounds ) resigned' from the army and wus in congress. Jt wus asking much ot him. In view of the stringent laws against dueling in tlio District of Columbia and of tha * adverse nublic sentiment of Illinois on that subject , but the Indiiiulan was detetennincd not to submit to such an affront , and lie asked Morrison to stand by him. The latter , after a few moments' reflection , put on bis hat. placed the proofs in his pocket , requested Voorliees to remain until his return and loft the house. Ho was back within an hour. He bad culled upon Gui-flcld und explained' ' the situation. The latter looked over the proofs , read Iho objectionable language , and without a word took up a pen and carefully obliter ated it. Ho and Voorbecs hctiimutlio best ol friends and remained so until his untimely "taking oil1. " WIM.IA.M G. TIUHII.I. : : . 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