The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-23


cceded seriously TO express how DISCOURAGED
and diSgusted he had been with the bill That
was before the House, and which was one OF
series OF such measures.
Mr.. ALLISON called him to order. It was not
ill 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 reason for the gem
tleman to remain in his seat
Mr., IlIsE went on and declared that when he
bad heard the gentleman from Massachusetts
lMr BoutwelD get up and proclaim suCh
tnonstrous and abominable question, ana When
he (Mr Hise) was precuded from replying, he
thought he might retire without prejudice TO
the public service. He hoped, If not now in
order, II would sometime be in order to express
his views on the bill.
Mr. PRICE called attention to the fact that the
reason assigned by Mr.. liise for bis absence was
the same reason alleged by Southern members
for retiring from their seats in 1861.
Ibe Speaker stated that Mr.. Price was not in
order
MIR WENTWORTH Qll) wanted to know what
bad on these arrests?
The Speaker was not aware that it had any.
Uaughter)
Mr.. Hise was excused on payment of COSTS
but Immediately afterwards
Mr. WILSON Gowa) moved to reconsider the
Mr., SCHENCK asked the reading of some re-
marks made by Mr.. Hise in reference to Mr.
boutwell, He thought fine ought TO be inn
posed ON Mr.. Hise, who, instead of making
rtspectiul excuse TO the House, had uttered Sc
cession sentiments,
Mr.. HALE IN. " inquired of Mr.. schencl,
whether he regarded the language used by Mr..
H1Se as unparliamentary.
Mr.. SCHENCK thought il was supplementary,
but IL was not on that ground that he had it
read, but to prove to the House that more
severe penalty should be imposed.
Mr.. HISE defended the Language he had made
use OF as being within the rules of debate. He
disclaimed any personal dsrespect to Mr.. Bout
Mr.. boutwell, said he should not have felt
particularly aggrieved by the remarks of Mr..
Hise, and hoped that the matter would not be
pressed further. He reminded the other side of
lhe House that the Judiciary Committee had
only two hours for its reports and that ought
to be sufficient excuse for his not allowing de.
bate on this bill. He had given all the time for
debate that could possibly be given.
Mr.. HIsE paid compliment to the courtesy
of Mr.. Boutwell,, and again disclatmed any in
! tention of personal ottense. But he thought
had never heard of before he came to this
House, was an arbitrary and despotic proceed
Nj. HILL suggested that Mr.. Hise had already
| had four hours OF the time of the House in de-
bate this session.
Mr. HIsE confessed that he had, but he had
had barely time to set out the heads of the argu
ment which he had proposed to make. Laugh-
House be postponed to a certain day, and that
he should be allowed two hours more in addition
to the four hours he had already had. QLaugh-
tcr) This proceeding, after occupying over an
hours tme Mr., Hise was allowed to drop, the
! motion to reconsider not being pressed.
| The Sergeant alarms presented MeSSrS. Nor
! rill and about dozen more of delinquent
! members at the bar of the House.
Mr.. MORRILL, (Nt) claimed that as member
| of the Committee OF Ways and Means, he was
| entitled to be absent.
| The Speaker stated that If the committee
! were in session, the gentleman would be eN-
| Cused.
| Mr. MORRILL, did not claim that, and sub
| mitted with good grace to the imposition OF
Mir. INGEnsoLL Un.) inquired whether it
| would be in order to excuse all the culprlts en-
| ?HdSSe2
The Speaker replied that he did not recognize
| the gentlemen at the bar culpritS, but Us
| members of the House. (Laughter)
| The following named members were seve'
| rally excused on payment of costs.
| Messrs Eggleston, Goodyear, StIllwell, ,Ander-
| son, Pike. Plants, McRuer Hubbell (Ohio)
| Starr, BidwelI, Baxter, Washburne (Ind.), Daw-
| lMass.).
During these proceedings, Mr. INGERsoLI
inquired whetheri it was not competent for the
| SPEAKER of the House to issue general procla
nation OF amnesty. laughterD
Mr., ScHENCK inquired whether the fees ex
acted could not be appropriated to get dinner
Tor those gentlemen who remained in the House
MI PIKE (Mel suggested that the fees should
| so Tor drinks. Qaughter)
Disposition having been made of the las
batch of members who had been presented by
the Sergeant-at-armS, Mr.. BOUTWELL,, once
more, at ten minutes past eight, moved that al
further proceedings under the call be dispensed
The vote was taken by yeas and nays, and re.
| sulted-yeas "A; nays 10.
so all further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with, after having occupied about
| three hours.
The diiatory motions were resumed. Mr.
! FINCR opening with motion of adjournment
| and the yeas and nays being ordered by a vote
| Of 49, the vote:stood-yeus 81; nays 93.
MI WILSON (lOwa) suggested that If there
! would be an understanding 10 come to a vote
| on the bill tomorrow, without debate, he would
! now favor an adjournment.
Objections came from the Democratic side.
Another vote or two by yeas and nays having
! been taken,
Mr. FINCK offered a compromise. that one
! hour should be allowed for debate tomorrow,
ana then the vote can be taken without further
dilatOry motions.
Mr WAsHBURNE Cnd) and others objected.
Mr. WENTWORTH suggested that the hours
debate should take place now.
| The attempts at compromise having failed,
the House resumed the endless chain of yeas
! and nays on dilatory motions, and at a quarter
! past nine proceeded TO vote on the important
motion of amending proposition to adjourn
J ill Thursday by adjourning till Friday.
Tie House has spent the whole evening since
five o'clock in dilatory motions on the part OF
the Democrats to prevent vote on Mr.. Bout
! wel's Test Oath bill. At the present time,
| eleven o'clock there is no prospect of com
promise or OF a yielding on either side, and an
all night session seems inevitable.
| JAN. 23d-l a. M.-Ihe House is StlIl IN seS-
sion. Half an hour since MIR. BOUTWELL, moved
an adj, uTnment, remarking that he wanted To
save the legislative day OF Wednesday.
Though some OF the more prominent Repub-
leans as Messrs. Boutwell,, Morrill,, Bingham,
Spuldlng, etc, favored the motion, IL was de-
| teated by seven votes.
The House is now engaged in the important
question whether the eNcusing Mr.. Thomas
(Md) from attendance on the hight session
| shall be reconSidered.
The general tone OF the House is good tenn
pered, the only indication of an opposite feeling
being when Mr.. lie Blond took an appeal
from the decision of the Speaker pro tent
terrain it, in which hewas sustained by Speaker
ColfaX on his resuming the Chalr.
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