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er there are men enough on this side willing
to join me. We have had no consultation :;
we have not talked Oh the subject.
MIR. EIpHrDGE-Wc nner stand that the
Speaker will hold, and that a majority Of
tho House will sustain him in that ruling,
that, by two thirds vote, all rules can be
suspended, including those under which the
| action of tic majority has sometimes been
; resisted. That being so, we feel that it
woul; be useless for us TO make any further
effort. Wee it otherwise, I, for one
Should feel it my duty to stand with the
gentleman from Onio (Mr. LrBond) until
the last ho"r of this expiring Congress
should have passed.
Mr.. BoYEn--I desire to say that tho
genliemar fIom Wisconsin (Mr. Ell,i'lgc)
has spoken by no authority from me, and
by no authority delegated to him 10y those
ar"nnl me. So far As understand [ shall
! deem it my duty to employ all means
within our power to defeat tits bill. II
there are not a sufficient number cn this
side of 'he House to make opposition eiivc.
tual oi 'ou'se must yivll with /, reluctant
as~rut.
The SrEAKEn-The gc",'eman from
Wisconsin (Mr. Etl,i,lg-) has "iiul,d to
an anticipated decision by the Chair It's if
ii was hcw rnn. The Chair has stated to
gentlemen IN both sides frank y that every
s!.caker OF all parties who has occupied this
chair has held that OH Mondays after the
| morning hour aud on tie a>, ten days Of Il
session, Ly the rules which. We have our
selves adopted, lwu.,hird> can suspend all
rules Of the House, thus suspcnding every
rule that stands in the way Of Immediate
action on any measure. 1t is not a new
decision it is is old as .he history OF Con.
gress.
Mr.. Fink, (dem.) Of Oric, said that he
believed it to he tic duty Of those who
were opposed to the bill to exhaust every
eaort in their power 20 prevent its passage,
and he WAS prepared 20 do So.
Mr.. TnAYEn-l hope my colleague (Mr.
Srcvvns) will proceed to the question now.
We have lad enough Of this entertain.
mcnt.
NJ. Ross, (1em) cf H., inquired Of Mr.
Stevens whether lie would e, this matter he
postponed until alter tho Tax bill should
ne disposed of. (Lauyhler OH the rcpuhli,
can sidr.)
Mr.. CLan'l'vr asked Mr.. Stevens to yield
20 mott rs test question that the
whole matter be postvoueL to a certain
day.
Mr. Stevens declined doing so, anil said
1 have listened wi"h patience, I believe, to
to the gentleman on the other side;
would not he discourtcous Is any of them.
| am aware Of the melancholy feeling with
which they are approaching the funeral Of
the nation, (langhtc) aud find there is
difference Of opinion among the mourners
10 an extent we cannot attempt to harmon
iz,. do moi desire 10 loose an opportun
ty of passing this bill at once and sending
it TO the Senate, and proceeding with 9TH
er matters. If.my fliend from Maine (Mr.
B,aine) will ctier a resolution which he
holds in lis hand, will be much obliged
to him.
Mr.. Blaine, (rrp.) Of Maine, then offered
the following resolution
Resolred, That the rules of this House
be suspended so that the House shal, i'm
me dia,cly proceed to vote on the question,
as required 10y the Constitution, "Will
the House on the reconsideration agree TO
the passage Of the. House bill No. ll43,
the Presidents objections to the contrary
Notwithstanding
Mr.. Eldrdge moved to lay the bill on
the table.
TIE Speaker ruled that the motion was
in order, but that the motion TO suspend
the rules had the priority Of it, if the rules
were suspended, the motion 70 lay the bill
on the table could not, under the resolution,
be male.
NJ. LeBlond moved that the Uonse take
a recess.
The Speaker declined to entertain the
motion, on the groanI that th ere was a
motion pending to suspend the rules, under
which the motion for recess could not. be
made.
Mr.. Finck appealed from the decision Of
the Chair in reiusingto entertain the mo.
ton for q recess.
The vote was taken By yeas and nays
on the question "Shall e'decision Of the
Chair stand as the Judgement of the
House," and resulted.-yeas l72, NAYS 4.
The nays were Messrs. Harding Of Ken.
tlcky, ShankIin, Trimble and Ward of
Kentucky. Messrs. Boyer, Eldridge, Finck
y Al