American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-03-18
Correspondent n. Y. Trbune,J

The second Kansas Dattie IN the house
90 WASHINGTON. March, ll.--At one o..
clock precisly Mr.. Harris submitted the
question of privilege from the minority Of
the Committse of Fifteen, saying that the
order of the House had not been obey
ed if1 e "a s.4 l.rf.tr.
The speaker decided that no report OF
the facts could eminste from the mnori-
.ty. a .sa.4 'se {,
Mr.. Orr replied. with much emphasis,
"Somciimes yes and sometimes no."
Mr.. Harris sppsaled from the speakers
After iemarks by Mr., Washbnrn, vim.
disating the right Of the minority. Mr..
WinsIow moved call Of the House.
The first trial on Mr.. Winslow's call Of
the House resuited-yeas 90. nays 100,
Mr. Stephens moved to lay MrH aris' ap.
peal lrem the Speakers decision on the
table. ,,t, ,.-.f. .,....... .ti -.,...,,....t
The motion was lefeated--yeas 81, nays
lie. FIibystering now was beginning -
But finally on motion OF Mr.. Humphrey
Marshal the matter was postponed until to-
n ortcw
On Mr. Stephens test motion, the Nor
lhern Democrats who voted in the mega
tive were:
Messrs. Alrain, Cockerill. Cox, Davis
(Tndisna, J English, Foley, Harris, (Illin.
ois.) Montgomery, Morris, Shaw, Smith,
illinois,
The Americans in the negative were:
Messrs. Winter Davis. Gilmer, Harris
and Rlcani, Maryland. Marshal and Un-
derwood. Kentucky
The Northern Democrats in the affirm
ativa were,
Messrs. Arnold, John C1chrane. Cor.
ming, Dimmick. Florence, Gillis. Gregg,
Hatch. Hughes. Hyler, Clancy Jones.
Owen Jones. Kelly, Lpndg. Melay. Miller
of Ohio, Niblack. Pendleton, Philips. Reil.
ly, Russell, Scott. Starring, Tiokles, Ward
as.
The known p.rs we're:
Messrs, L lie and Moore. Cochrane and
Kcitt, Morse OF New York and Garnett.
Mr.. Hall OF Ohio, Anti Lecompton
Democrat, was detained at home by sick
ness ia his family. Mr. More. Anti LIE
compton Democrat, was also absent Not
one Rspu lican was absent impaired.
The following colloquy substantially
occurred, pending Mr. Harris's appeal from
the decision Of the Chair:
Mr.. Washburn Of Maine asked, "Doe,
not the Chair hold that II is the privilege
Of the House that its Committees shal
obey instructions"
The SPEAKER answered; at is the priv
slega Of the House that its COMMITTEES
shall obey its orders. but no one knows
bstter than the gentleman from Msint
that the minority ola Committee canno
make n report"
Mr.. Washburu replied: "Certainly no
but here is A question Of privilege raised
not report offered, and il the Committe,
Of the Ilnnse refuse. to ob,y instructions
how oan question Of privilege be raise'
in any other way than is proposed hero
Will you wait for tho wrong-doers. VIII
have dsobeyei orders, to raise question
against themSelves?"
Thus the Speakers admits the qusstio
to be one OF privilege, and decides prac
licSlly that it can only be raised by thos
who committed the treech.
Q Mr. Otr's decision would forever bar
+ COMMITTEES from being called to account |
the House for its absolute refusal to obe
= instructions, il the majority thereof omi
. toll TO report during the whole session, :
he decIdes no question can be raised unit
they do.
u Mr.. Stephens asserted that Col Harris