The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-24
A Field Day In the House OF Repre-.
seneAttycs.

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LAWYERS from practicing in the United
States courts. Df course the bill, being
n post facto, and for that and other rea-
sons unconstitutional, will not be binding
mon the courts, but will be set aside by
the Supreme Court. We are also told
that the House was in session all night, the
Democrats trying all sorts Of measures for
the purpose of staying of the vote. To
enable the reader TO understand how this
bushwhacking is done, we quote very
small part of the report of Tuesdays pro-
ccedings:
A warrant was then issued to the Ser
ceant-at-arms and his assistants to arrest
members who had not answered to their
names and had not been excused.
The first member brought up was Mr..
whaley but he protested that he had an
swered to his name. Proceedings were
therefore stopped against him.
The Sergeant-at-arm appeared with
Messrs. Perham and Eckley in custody. In
excuse Tor their absence, il appeared that
,hey had gone for their dinner. They
we're condemned 10 pay the costs of their
arrest.
Mr.. Radford asked leave to make sug.
ces,ion in the way of compromise, but
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsy lvania, objected
10 any compromise.
Mr.. Bingham moved an adjournment, but
the motion was voted down.
Then Mr.. Bingham moved to suspend all
further proceedings under the rule; but
that was also voted down.
Mr.. Bingham suggested that his col
league IMr. lie Blond have ten minutes to
address the House.
Mr.. lie Blond modestly declined the
preferred grace.
Mr.. Eldridge said he would yield eight
minutes of his time to the gentleman from
Ohio, mr.. Bingham if he wanted to ad-
dress the House.
4 Republican member asked what time
Mr. Eldridge had TO give.
Mr.. Eldridge replied that he had all
night.
Mr.. Delano was brought in by the SER
geant-at-arms, and excused himself by
stating he had gone home to dinner.
Mr.. Schenck inquired whether it would
be in order to call upon Mr.. Delano to take
the test oath. Laughtcr.l
Mr.. Delano was excused on payment of
costs.
Mr.. Buckland being also brought in,
made like excuse.
Mr.. Schenck inquired where he had got
his dinner; if in the restaurant of the
House, that was penalty enough.
Mr.. Buckland was excused ON payment
Of costs.
Mr.. Rogers inquired whether it would
be in order 10 have ham sandwiches sup
piled to members.
The Speaker replied that that would re-
Quire an appropriation, and would have to
BE- first considered in Committee of the
Whole. tLaughter.l
Mr. Bingham made another effort to sus-
pend further proceedings but the Demo
Gratis added their negative votes TO those
OF the more reSolute Republicans, and the
motion was lost.
Then Mr.. Boyer moved to adjourn, but
the motion was voted down-34 to 64.
This last vote showing that there was
quorum present, Mr.. Raymond made an eff
fort To get the House to resume business
on the bill but that effort was also ineiiec-
tual.
The point OF order having been made on
hall was coutr4-v to the rules, the Speaker
so decided, aud Mr.. Ingersoll had to fore
go the enjoyment of his cigar. A colored
waiter being, soon after, in the act OF de-
posting a dnner-tray on the desk Of
member, Mr.. Ingersoll took his revenge by
calling attention to that as q breach OF the
rules. The Speaker decided in the same
way, and the hungry member had to retire
to eat his dinner in one of the cloak rooms.
Mr.. Radford inquired whether the CO.
lored waiter was entitled to the privileges
of the floor: and the Speaker replied that
as an employe of the House he was.
Another motion to adjourn was made,
and tellerS called for on ordering the yeas
and nays. There were yeas and nays
and the Speaker stated that over one-fitth
of those voting having voted aye, the yeas
and nays were ordered. And 50 the Clerk
proceeded to call the roll.
Mr.. Orth, being captured by the SER
geant-at-armS, made the excuse that he
had been home 10 dinner.
Mr.. Eldridge moved that, being subilga-
ted, he accept suffrage without regard to
race or color, and take the test oath.
ILaughter.l
He was excused on payment of costs.
Mr.. Hise was next brought in, and pro-
ceeded seriously to express how discour-
aged and disguised he had been with the
bin that was before the House, and which
was one Of series of such measures.
Mr.. Allison called him to order. 1t was
not in order TO discuss the merits Of the bill
now.
The Speaker sustained the point OF
order. adding that if the gentleman was
opposed to the bill il was the greater rea-
son for the gentleman to remain IN his
seat.
Mr.. Hise went on, and declared that
when he had heard the gentleman from
Massachusetts, mr.. BoutwelD get up and
proclaim such monstrous and abominable
doctrines, and when he (Mr. Hisel was
precludcd from replying, he thought he
might retire without prejudice to the
public service. He hoped, if not now in
order, il would some time be In order 10
express his views on the bill.
Mr.. Price called attention to the fact
that the reason assigned by Mr.. Hise for
his absence was the same reason alleged
by southern members for retiring from
their seats in 1861.
The Speaker stated that Mr.. Price was
not in order.
Mr. Wentworth wanted TO know what
effect the recent decision Of the Supreme
Court had on these arrests.
The Speaker was not aware that it had
any. [Laughter.I
Mr.. Hise was excused on payment Of
costs; but Immediately afterwards Mr..
Wilson, of Iowa, moved to reconsider the
vote excusng him.