s purpose of flogging Mr. Grinnell. The person so
informed procured a pistol and waited in the capitol until the close
of the day's session, in order to be present at the flogging and see
"fair play." Two other friends of Mr. Rousseau, also armed with
pistols, happened to be present when the scene transpired. While Mr.
Grinnell was passing from the House through the east portico of the
capitol, he was met by Mr. Rousseau, who, in an excited manner, said,
"I have waited four days for an apology for words spoken here upon
this floor."

"What of that?" asked Mr. Grinnell.

"I will teach you what of that," said Mr. Rousseau, who then proceeded
to strike Mr. Grinnell about the head and shoulders with a rattan,
stopping occasionally to lecture him, and saying, "Now, you d----d
puppy and poltroon, look at yourself."

After receiving half a dozen blows, Mr. Grinnell exclaimed, "I don't
want to hurt you."

"I don't expect you to hurt me, you d----d scoundrel," said Mr.
Rousseau, "but you tried to injure me upon the floor of the House. And
now look at yourself; whipped here; whipped like a dog, disgraced and
degraded! Where are your one hundred and twenty-seven thousand
constituents now?"

A committee was appointed to investigate this disgraceful affair. In
just one month after the transaction, a report was presented, signed
by Messrs. Spalding, Banks, and Thayer, stating the facts in the case,
and recommending the expulsion of Mr. Rousseau. They also proposed a
resolution to express disapproval of the reflections made by Mr.
Grinnell upon the character of Mr. Rousseau. The "views of the
minority" were also presented by Messrs. Raymond and Hogan. They
recommended that the punishment of Mr. Rousseau should be a public
reprimand by the Speaker. After protracted discussion, the House came
to a final decision. The motion to expel, requiring two-thirds, failed
by a few votes. The motion by which the Speaker was directed to
publicly reprimand Mr. Rousseau was carried by a vote of 89 to 30.
There were not enough in favor of the motion to disapprove of Mr.
Grinnell's remarks to call the ayes and noes. Mr. Rousseau endeavored
to evade the execution of the sentence by sending his resignation to
the Governor of Kentucky. The House declared that a member could not
dissolve his connection with the body under such circumstances,
without its consent. On the 21st of July, the execution of the order
was of the House having been demanded, M