In The Lower House Bartlett And Boutelle Rise To A Question Of Personal Privilege

Washington, Msu-ch !6.- There was a dash of excitement in the opening proceedings cf the house Wednesday. Bart lett, Dem. of New York, rosa to a question of personal priviledge to deny a statement that he had furnished the campaign circular used by Sulzer, Deni. o New York, a few days ago in an attack opon Gibson, Rep. of Tennessee. He de nounced the charge as a libel and a lie Boutelle was on his feet as soon as Bart lett sat down. He, too, had a question o privilege to present, he said, in connec tlon with a colloquy between Genera Wheelor of Alabama and himself during the debate on the Confedérate disability bul Tuesday. His opening senten ce raised a laugh. "During one of those gusts of fervic enthusiasin which occasionally sweep over the house," he said, "and almost drive Ub luto war with England and Spain, the house on Tuesday undertook negotia tlons with the southern confederacy for peaoe. I made a few remarks and sev eral gentlemen were anxious to give me insfructions." He then read f rom The Congressional Record to show tha "Wheeler had altered The Record so a to say that "Mauy Democrats voted fo the bilí to retire General Grant," insteac of "All the Dötnocruts, " as the official notes reported him. As a matter of fact Boutelle said, the vote on the Grant bil was 198 ayes to 79 nays. Owens. Dem. of Kentucky, attempted to prevent Boutelle from rehearsing the his tory of the bill and the speaker though thafc branch of the matter was not oom petent, but Boutell made his point by stating that flfty-eighc of the seventy nine votes against the bill were cast by ex-Confederates. He moved that 'the record be corrected, and without objection it was so ordered.