The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-06
MORNING, MAY 6, 1870.

I ask has he. in repeating such statement
any respect for what belongs to q gentle
man? [Crics of "Orderw1
Mr.. LYNCH. have great respect fol
the gentleman himself, and In that regart
have respect for what belongs to gentle
!, man. ....
;, Mr.. DAWES. It seems to mo that the
gentleman has not proper regard for wha'
belongs TO his own position.
Mr.. LYNCH. / shall try to take cart
of my own position. Tho gentleman
says that he was not absent on Thursday
evening. / send to the Clerks desk to bt
read the Globes report Of the remarks ol
the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr..
Schofcld1 on that occasion. - :,
| Mr.. VAN WYCK. rise to point ol
order. desire to know on what qucs-
tion the gentleman from Maine Is speak.
ing. He has expressly stated that he
does not ask to be excused.
Mr.. LYNCH. The gentleman h mis-.
taken. I stated that would not have
asked to be excused II other gentlemen
who arc similarly situated to myself had
not asked 70 be and had not been ex.
cuscd. But do not ask to DO excused.
I am only explaining why ] was absent.
/ Mr.. VAN WYCK. Then I raise the
other point of order, which has been de-
cided time and again by the Chair. that
what took place on Thursday evening Is
not proper matter for discussion to-day.
Tho SPEAKER. Tho Chair sustains
the point Of order. The gentleman must
confnc himself TO giving reasons for his
request to be excused.
Mr.. LYNCH. ! offer what have sent
to the Clerks desk rs one cf my reasons
for being absent.
The Clerk proceeded to read rs fol,
lows:
.'Mr. scuorrELp. Tho chairman OF the Commit.
tee on Appropriations
Mr.. VAN, WYCK- I again rniso the
point of order, that what took place on
Thursday is not relevant to tho question
before the House.
The SPEAKER. Tho Chair sustains
the point of order.
! Mr.. LYNCH. Do I understand the
ruling of the Chair to be that have not n
right to offer to be read what Is printed in
tho Globe?
| The SPEAKER. The Chair rules that
the gentleman has no right to have read
from the Globe what he would not be In
order to state from his place. And tho
Chair rules that any gentleman asking To
be excused must confne himself to tho
reasons which he deems proper to present
10 the House for being excused.
Mr.. LYNCH. Precisely so; and one
of my reasons is. that rs there had been q
regular meeting the previous evening.
and rs those gentlemen whose special
business II was To be here, the
srecial order for consideration be-
ing bin reported from their own
committee. were absent / had no reason
to expect that there would be business
meeting of the House next evening. /
knew that when an Important bill like the
naval appropriation bill was obo discuss
ed the chairman on the COMMITTEES ON
/ Appropriations was absent-itso, appear
] cd In the Globe of the next morning g--and
| I knew that tho Ohio delegation were still
hcre, and that the chairman Of the COM
mittee of Ways and Means might be alb
sent with them rs he was before. And ]
submit that this was good reason for
my supposing that there might DO no
meeting of the House ON Friday evening.
Mr.. SCIIENCK. Do I understand tho
gentleman to say that If i should bc In
fault he would bo wcnk-mindod enough To
follow bad examplea
Mr.. LYNCH. Does tho gentleman
think wonld be weak-minded in follow
ing an example set by tho chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means? /
thought he was the safest man in the
House to follow except, perhaps, the
chairman of tho Committee on Appro-
Iriations. thought that If followed
the example of those gentlemen i could
not go wrong. ! desire the extract from
the Globe which sent to the desk to bo
read.
The SPEAKER. Whatever might be
shown by what the gentleman desires to
have read tho Chair would be compelled
To rule tha. tho derelictiOns of one men,
her mt one time arc no excuse for those of
another ut souie other time. Therefore,,
if the gentleman from New York does
not withdraw his point of order. the
Chair could not permit the extract to be
read.
Mr.. VAN WYCK. I cannot with
draw the point of order. do not wish
that our proceedings here to day should
be such rs to be a justification to gentle
men for withdrawing themselves Mt amy
time from their duties here during the
remainder of the session. This has boz
come mere trihing. Time is being vast
ed and the public business ignored.
Mr.. LYNCH. The gentleman from
New York mir. VAN WYCKl docs well
10 array himself alongside of these gem
tlcmcn, gentleman who is not always
present.
Mr.. LOGAN. soc the difficulty the
gentleman from Maine Is in. presume
he intends to plead tho derellctlon OF 9TH
ers in mitigation Of his own oflcnse.
Mr.. LYNCH. Ideclino to yield. ]
prefer TO speak for myself. t...
Mr.. LOGAN. I make the point OF
order that the gentleman has u right to
that in mitigation of damages, and
move that he be fined only ninc dollars
aud hay. [IAaghter.]
Mr.. LYNCH. I have usually been
attentive ON tho sessions of the House.
Dut no cOHicSs tiHb W.Ss Lppo eauy
in getting here on Friday evening for the
reason that did not expect the House
was intending t0 prosecute any business
or to do anything more than attend to
spccch.making; and this business has be-
. come somewhat stale. But. to be serious
about this matter. / do moi find fault with
tho chairman of the Committee of Ways
and Means for being absent on Thursday
taking some recreation. think ho de-
served IT, Having attended 70 his ardn-
ous duties here so constantly day and
night he was cntitlcdto be excused for u
day, and If there had been n call Of the
House on Thursday would have voted
with great pleasure to excuse him. / on
ly wonder he has been able to perform
the labor which has devolvcd upon him
| i'm the discharge of his duties here. j