Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-20

M DAVIS moved 10 reconsider the vote, by
which the bill in relation to vaccination was re-
5eeted; sgreed to- Yeas IL; nsys-Messrs Car.
Mr.. Murray offered a resolution requesting
the Governor not to purchase any market site
under existing law until after the report on mar
ket sites (ss.der Mr.. SoioH0R's resOlution) is
made, and moved to suspend the rules; lost
Yeas-Nessss. Boswell, Brown, Bargess, Cox,
Bal, hurra-, and the Speaker. Mays
Ncesrs. Burls ". Carroll, Darts, Dickson, Han
DIV. Hardness, Hunt, Lloyd, and NICK ght-9.
Mr.. Mcknight, from the conference commit
teeon bill TO pay for damages 70 certain private
property, submit areport which was adopted.
AN "ERA OF GOOD FEELING"
hit. DAVIS resolution providing for an adj
belanade some pathetic remarks in reference
to parting, complimenting his friends on the
minority side o. the House, hopisg that all
would enjoy in q future the same good health
he enjoyed, neve- having been sick or had the
head or tooth act in his life.
M. Hardness responded for the minority. saw
ing that he found a corresponding feeling in his
own breast. Ii hs had made any remarks at sII
dsconrteous, he asked that they shosld be tor
gotten forever nc had experienced that the
nearer they got together the better they knew
each CHER, and niey would carry away the
kndest feelings for each other. The manner in
which tie speaker Lad performed his duties
NJ ii won trOm him feelings of the most profound
respect. He would sly To each OF HE fellow
1aembeEs =" May your shadow never grow less"
He submitted resoi ltion OF thanks to the
speaker to- the impartial discharge OF his duty,
which vas adopted by & rising vote.
Mr.. Lloyd said that their intercourse with
each other mad provedthat 90 To be happy yoa
must be Writ nous" Negotiations with tIIe mem
beIs # the House had bSFn most agreeable and
although he differed with some politically he
regarded theL a. persona! friends. 1t was meet
that they should have conducted themselves as
they had for it might not bf many years before
they were political friends. He believed il the
majority would reflect on what the minority had
sad they wonld come over OF that side.
Mr.. Hall was Sn the same category as his
friend, aad expressed his regrei that the parting
home Wa so near at hand.
MIR. Handy read poetical G~OtatiOn az eX.
pressing HE feelings.
Mr.. Boswell followed, expressing his regret.
regarding has political opponents AZ socially his
friends. He did not believe with his friend
Lloyd that the majority should k.ock az the
door of the minority but that il sh6uld be the
reverse, and he hoped the day was not far dis
tant when the gentleman from that tire minor
ity) side of the house would see their error He
saw that the chair of the gentleman from the
10Th district was vacant, and he would say,
without reference TO any otber gentleman that
in the retirement of that gentleman the House
lost its most valuable member, for he WISE al
ways at his post, end was one of the hardest
workers in the committee rooms He regretted
that the next House would not contain more of
the minority, for he saw danger of fights spring
lIg up in the party when il had 30 opposition.
The minority of this House had, by their adher-
enSc to their measures, kept the maj0rity intact.
Tie Speaker very gracefully returned his
thanks for the compliment in the resolution
adopted, and referred to the fact that he lad
been sustained by the majority and the minor
lty. He could say that he bad made no discrm-
ination ia his decisions for all were friends and
he could rot DO otherwise than treat ali alike.
That those Who had not been returned as men,
hers would meet again on the floor, for they
would be entitled to the privileges OF the floor
The minority bad discharged their whole duty
to their constituents, labOring against "A two
thirds majority. He believed that they could
all say that they had done their whole duty and
when they went back TO their constituents they
would be welcomed with "Well done, good and
faithful servant
House bill to reimburse the contingent fund
was taken up, having been amended by the
Council, and Mr.. Campbell moved to disagree
10 the amendment and ash committee Of con-
ference; agreed to.
Mr. Burgess submitted resolution to pay the
Sergeant alarms for extra services; rules not
suspended.
Mir. Campbell offered resolution OF thanks to
the reporters: adopted.
Mr. Mcknight moved resolution OF thanks
to the clerks and officers OF the House, adopted
LEGISLATIVE Pun.
Mr. Murray introduced bin to incorporate the
Swampoodle. Hell's Bottom and other Locality
Railroad Company; which was read Also pc
tittOn Tor lighthouse at the mouth Of the Tiber
referred TO the next Legislature.
MesSrs. Campbell, Hall and Ennis were ap-
pointed committee TO wait OF the Council and
tx upon All hour of adjournment
Mr.. Cassin, after expressing his regret AZ
PARTING from his friends in the House, submit
ted resolution tor an adjournment sine de at
WOo'ClOck.
MIR. Dickson expressed his regrets that in the
coming Legislature, instead of seven in oppOsi
ton, there would be but pair left, and that the
retiring members would not be present PAR
ticularly his friend from the fifteenth district
As the youngest member of the minority-the
innocent lamb of the fiock-he returned his
thanks to the msmbers one and all, for the
kind treatment he had received in the first Leg
islative Assembly, and he would ever recOllect
mis- associates III that body.
Mr. Campbell, from the committee TO wait on
the Council i'll reference to AN hour of adjourn
ment, reported that they had waited on the
nral in hi ,.f,,s, III
treated very GiSCOuTteOusly.
Mr.. Ennis related that the committee. on
making the announcement TO the Council, were |
received, alter an awkward silence. by an |
n0uncement from the president that the Coun-
Gil had voted not to transact any business, and
the committee retired.
Mr.. Lloyd.-'What are they mad about?"
Mr.. Campbell-'The trouble seems to be that |
there appears 10 be a bull-headed Scotchman in |
this house, and bull-headed Englishnan in the |
upper house"
Mr.. Lloyd proposed, as the Council hal no. |
received the committee, and the House were |
powerless to adjourn sine die, that the House |
proceed to business, and take up his resolution |
calling on the Governor for certain information.
Mr.. Cassin amended his resolution by insert |
ing 2A O'Clock, and if was adopted unanimously. |
Mr.. Campbell, in explaining his vote, said |
that the Council had, in defiance of law and in |
contempt OF the House, left their chamber. He |
wanted his vote to go as protest against an in
dignity. He would vote for the esolution, but |
desired that 1t be cOnsidere a protest against |
Illegal and unwarrantabie action Of those ''in |
the ManSard TOof."
The Council amendments i'm relation TO the |
contingent fund Of the HOUSE were concurred in. |
Mr.. Boswell stated that he had been informed
by several members of the Council that when
they adjourned hey were under the impression
that the House had cOncUrred in motion to ad-
joarn.
The clerk here returned and reported that he
had been to the Council chamber, and found no
one TO receive the concurrent resolution.
Mr.. Campbell said the attempt OF the Council
was TO pOrogue the House, and he contended
that now it was impossible for the House to ad-
journ sine die, according TO law.
Mr.. Harkhess suggested that the Governor
should be informed of the fact that he may call
them together to reconsider their illegal action.
Mr.. Hulse (Mr. Burgess III the chair stated
that he had been informed that the action of the
Council was caused by misapprehension on
their part. He suggested that as the Council
had left the chamber the easiest way to get out
Of the difficulty was by the adoption of simple
resolution TO adjourn.
Mr.. Lloyd offered resolutiI requesting that
the Governor procure from the Attorney Gene
raj an opinion whether Sundays and holidays
are to be included in the ''term of sixty days."
The chair ruled the resolution out OF order.
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