Mr. SPALDING. In relyto the gentleman I say, that if Icould fin myself in a mood which would enable me, after the history of the Gentfrom Kentucky in connection with the Army, to charge him with cowardice or anything li 'e cowardice, I would deem myself worthy to be expelled from this House. I trust the gentleman is satisfied with my answer. Sir, with all due respect, I go further, and I say that this House looks at all times to its Presiding Officer to exercise a vigilant control over its proceedings. It deends upon his knowledge of parliamentar aw, his experi Qce, his discretion, his judicious use of that potent hummer which he holds in his hand. At the 1st word uttered by any member in disparagement of a fellow member, that gavel should sound its reproof, and the member should be called to order. Of this I have no manner of doubt; and I say it with all due respect. I state this, although I know the Speaker has stated it is not the practice of the Chair to call to order when gentlemen have the privilege of the House to make personal explanations. Iconceive it will be found to be correct parliamentary law that members of the House at all times are under the authority of the Speaker, and that it is his bounden duty to see that the utmost courtesy prevails among members. If that be not the parliamentary law, then we should take some action to make it so. It was with that view that the committee reported the 2nd resolutiou, which disupproves of the language used by the member from Iowa, and they submit to the action of the House whether they will adopt it as their sentiment of disapproval. Now, it may be called a resolution of censure, impliedly a resolution of censure. It is merely a resolution that the House disapproves the language used b the member from Iowa at the time it is sai this provocation was iven. I suppose the member fromIowa thong t himself entitled to use that language because of the precedents set him here at this and perhaps at the last Congress; but in my view such conduct is re rehensible, and the House owes it to itself, if) not by the Speaker, that the members of the House themselves shall call to order. I would exert the power of the House as rigidly for the punishment for the use of such language as for the use of violence itself. The 3rd resolution recommends that 3 individuals who were advisedly present when these blows were inflicted. shou] be called to the bar of the House to be dealt with as the House may direct. In doing this the committee designed to establish a precedent which might be saluta'ry lfbreafter. It is utterly impossible for us to close our eyes upon history. We know what has taken place inside this Hall and in the rooms adjacent to it in years gone by antecedent to the cat war of the rebellion. ow, the question Will arise in every thoughtful mind, shall we return to such scenes of barbarism as the House has seen here? Shall this House again be turned into a bear garden instead of n hall for deliberation? That is the question we have now to answer to our constitquents by our votes. I confes, if it were left to myself, and no other persons were interested in the issue, I would refer that the case of these gentlemen shouldpbe left open. My sympathy runs out to them. I do not wish to bee either one of them brought to disgrace or'rep rehension. but I am looking to the privileges of the House and the liberty of this country. I am looking to the independence of debate and the freedom of discussion, and if we will uphold it we must have the manhood to inflict some of these penalties, not only to protect the rights of our own members, but those who may come hereafter. I will not trouble the House longer. I have said all I wish to say. The legal question will not be doubted. It has been decided by the King’s Bench and by the SCOTUS. I refer to the case in 6 Wheaton. It has been decided by the SCOTUS that the HoRep of the U.S. has the power to protect its own high privileges. It as the power to declare for itself what shall be considered a breach of its privileges, and to inflict penalty in that regard, although there maybe no existing statute upon the subject. It is incident to the power of legislation.