Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-18
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TEIITF-sIxTIT CONGRESS-.
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Senate not in session.
HOUSE.
Mr.. MILES rose to a question of privilege
saying that the House at the last session had
positively ordered the chairs and desks then in
use to be removed from the hail. but notwith-
standing this he notified to-day that in con.
temptuous disregard of the order, the floor has
been blocked up with the re.introduction Of the
same chairs and desks.
The doorleeper had no right to bring them
in. He called on the Speaker to enforce the
rule. The blending of both systems had the
advantages of neither, and the disadvantages
of both. Mr. Maynard asked whether Mr..
Miles was willing the sense of the majority
should be expressed without objections. Mr.
Miles was perfectly willing.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE OF Illinois, as one of the
squatter sovereigns, said he was responsible
for bringing in the seat and desk, he now &C.
cupied.
RUST, CONCKLING and MCCDERNAND made
similar declaration as to the seats and desks.
They, as did also Mr. Harris of Indiana, ex
planned that no blame should rest on the door
keeper, and assigned reasons for re-introducing
their desks and chairs, that there were not ac-
commodatons for one-tenth of the House at
the large tables outside the bar.
Mr.. MILES was happy to exonerate the door
keeper from blame. He was sorry that any
gentleman had undertaken indirectly, to put
aside standing rule Of the House. He thought
, however, the doorkeeper ought to have strong
ly resisted the importantly of members.
Finally, special committee of three was
ordered to inquire into the expediency of re-
moving the benches and replacing the chairs
and desks, and to report the cost and the time
the change will occupy.
Mr.. KEITT, from the joint committee to
make arrangements for inaugurating Mills's
equestrian statue of Washington, reported
JOINT resolution appropriatng $40, 900 to detray
the expenses. Passed.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved that the election of
printer be further postponed until Monday
Agreed to, 80 against 81.
The House passed the Senate resolution,
giving the consent of Congress to Capt. Shu-
brick to accept the sword rendered him from
President Urqueza, of the Argentine Confed-
Grafton, as mark of his appreciation of the
distinguished character of that officer
The Senate bill to abolish the franking priv
ilege was read
Mr.. VALLANDINGHAM moved to refer it to
a special committee, that the Honse may have
all the facts.
Mr.. STEVENSON of kentucky preferred that
the bill be put on its passage now but he
would have no objection to its taking the
usual course, and being referred to the Post
Office Committee.
Mr.. HoUsroN said the bill involved no new
principle. He desired to keep it in a position
where vote could be had on it. He moved
that its consideration be postponed three
weeks from Tuesday.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE of Illinois moved to report
40 the judiciary Committee.
Mr. REYNOLDS moved to lay it on the table,
aud this motion was negatived by vote of II
yeas to SO nays. The House also refused to
refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee.
A parliamentary struggle ensued as to what
disposition should be made of the bill. The
House refused by 81 majority to refer it to the
Post Office Committee 1t was finally referred
to a select committee of five, and tile House
then adjourned till Monday