Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-20
HOUSE.

Mr.. Dawes moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution instruct
ing the committee on wavs and
means. whenever they shall report a
bill changing the import duties, to
provide also for putting salt and Goa
on the free list.
Mr.. K K.llinger moved that the house
adjourn.
Mr.. Dawes hoped the house would
settle, by square vote, the question
whether the business of the commit
tee on ways and means should be left
with that committee, or be transacted
by the house.
The motion to adjourn was rejected.
The motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution was rejected,
ayes 103, nays 86-tWo less than a
tWO-thirds affirmative vote.
MIR. Mercer moved a suspension
Ofthe rules and to discharge the COM
mittee of the whole from further con-
sideratiOn of the bill repeating duties
on tea and coffee and to pass the same.
Mr.. Dawes wished to have the bill
brought before the house for discussion
and stated that he was instructed by
the committee of ways and means to
ask the house to be heard. Objection
was made by several members and
the rules we're suspended and the bill
passed. Yeas 153, nays 39.
Mr.. Poland from the joint selected
committee on Southern outrages, pre-.
sented a report accompanied by half
a dozen printed volumes of testimony
which he said was about half the tes-
tImony taken, and moved that forty
thousand extra copies of the report
and five thOusand extra copies of the
testimony be printed.
Mr.. Beck submitted the views
of the minority and asked that
it be printed with the report of
the majority.
Mr.. Poland objected to the inser-
ton of the minority report as a re-
Election on the majority, stating
that the minority had not had an op-
pOrtunity of seeing the majority re-
port and that the statement was sub
stantislly untrue.
Mr.. Beck disclaimed any intention
to reflect en- the majority OF the com.
mittee in that sentences. 1t was rath.
er intended as an apology for not hav-
ing met arguments in that report.
Mr.. ScOheld, member of the ma
IOrity, called attention to the state
ment, on page 2D2, Of the minority re-
port, characterizing the majority re.
port, which they first asserted that
they had not read as the grossest
outrage and the foulest calQmnies,
Mr.. Beck said that the report had
been altered, and that what Mr. Seo-
field was reading was not in the re-
port.
Mr.. Scofield said he was not going
to parIey with the gentleman as to
what was in the report as amended.
He would like to know, however,
whether the minority had also
the text of the clause which
read; ITO make our report clear to the
mass of the American people, on
whose innate honesty and good sense
we rely, for we fear that no facts will
have any effect on the partisan major
Ity in congress, who have already
shown by the passage OF the ku.
kluX bill against their will and
Judgment that they dare not disobey
the orders of their imperious, not to
5dy lulpSIlda pEoslucuIs
Bingham made point of order that
t was not competent to make report
to the house rejecting On the legisla-
ion of congress and the action OF the
executive.
The speaker said the language
quoted was highly disrespectful
% the house, and such as II used
1y member on the floor, in debate,
me chair would call him to order. |
Mr.. Bingham-I object to the report |
being received
The speaker further quoted the fol. |
owing language from the report:
And we will show to ali men not |
blinded by prejudice or passion, that |
he ku.klux bill and the proceedings |
hereunder is the grOssest outrage /
md fOulest calumny." He said /
hat was allowing a minority to
ay the act OF the majority Of the
house was the f0ulest calumny.
che chair would have had no hes
tation in calling the gentleman
rom Kentcky, In his individual ca
,acity, to order II he had used such
on the floor.
Messrs. Beck and Cox defended
he report of the minority and excused
{, claiming that it was intended
'nly to refer to matters outside
4 the House and that necessarily a
minority report must criticize that
# the majority.
A confused discussion ensued which
vas only brought to an end by Mr..
insisting on his objection
tho rAonnr.ffnra ~ tho |
,ort,
Messrs. Poland and Stevenson APP
,eaIed to Mr.. Bingham, butIwithout
fleet, to Withdraw his objection.
Cox moved 70 suspend the rules In
rider to have the minority report
cad.
Banks suggested that 1t should be
N condition Of having all matter ex-
luded that was in violation of parlia-
nentaFy rules.