Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-11
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Mr.. Coburn presented the conference
report on the bill respecting staff promo
tiOns in the army, and it was agreed to.
The bill repeals so much of the sixth
section Of the army appropriation bill of
1870 as prohibits promotion in the Engi-
neer's Department; provided that moth
ing contained in this bill shall authorize
promotion III that department over the
grade of Colonel
While COburn's cOnfereu 1e report was
awaiting action, the filibustering spirit
manifested itself among the more ultra
Republican members, and many of
them declined to vote, so as to indicate
that there was no quorum present.
There was a motion for q call of the
House, but the Speaker declined to rec
ognize it, and, instead, recognized
Mr.. Kelly, who offered q concurrent
resolution extending the session I'LL six
o'clock this evening.
Mr.. PlatU moved that the House ad-
jOurn, and demanded the yeas and nays.
The motion was voted down.
The resolution extending the session
was then adopted. Yeas 1872, nays 81.
Mr.. Platt moved to reconsider the last
vote, and called for the yeas and nays.
The Speaker, after a count, announced
that there were twenty-siX members de-
manding the yeas and nays, which was
not one-fifth Of the last vote.
Mr.. Plat made some remarks, inti-
mating partiality on the part Of the
Speaker, and saying that the yeas and
nays had often been ordered by twenty
six members.
Speaker-The gentlemen from Vir-
ginia, unless be is grossly ignorant, is
grossly disrespectful to the Chair. Ex-
pressions of satisfaction and approval on
the Democratic side. The last vote
showed one hundred and sixty-four
members voting, and the youngest
member of the House knows that when
the yeas and nays are Immediately
thereafter demanded, the Chairman
never assumes that they are ordered un-
less One-fifth of the members last voting
rise, and members, generally, is not that
so? Responses of ''yesv' "yesp']
Mr.. Platt was proceeding to reply to
the Speaker, but the Democratic MEM
bers shut him off by loud calls to order.
The Speaker interposed, and expressed
desire that Mr.. Platt should be heard.
Mr. Banks objected most emphatically,
intimating that the object of MIR. Platt
and his hackers was to consume time.
Tellers were appointed on the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Platt got an opportunity of saying
that the yeas and nays had been or
dered several times to-day by a less
number than twenty-six.
Mr.. Dawes informed the Speaker that
Mr.. Platt's original statement, which
the Speaker had not heard, was that the
Chair had shown gross partiality.
The Speaker said that he had misun-
derstoOd Mr. Platt's statement, and had
pardoned it on the ground Of gross ig-
norance. Laughter and encouragement
from the Democratic side of the house. |
The tellers reported as the result a
count Of 20 to 12S.
The Speaker, in announcing the re-
suit, said that he regretted the language
which he had used toward the gentle
man from Virginia, but it was the first
time in his history in which he had
cause for a belief that either side sup
posed he was partial or unfair in a count;
he was glad that the count by the teller
had amply vindicated the correctness of
his own count.
A motion to reconsider the vote of ex-
tending the session was tabled.
The bill giving the widow of General
Anderson ten thousand dollars instead of
a pension passed.
The Senate bill to reimburse the State
of Nevada sixty thousand dollars passed.
a message was received that the Sen
ate concurred in extending the session.
[Great laughter.1
The bill TO pay one hundred and
twelve thousand dollars to Theodore
Adams for tie construction Of mortar
boats was referred to the Conference
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. COnger, "a proviso
was added to the Senate bill relating to
steamboats,, and the matter was referred
TO the Conference Committee. The pro-
viso suspends for one year any existing
law OF regulation requiring the use OF
the lookup safety-valves, registering
steam-guage pipes TO carry steam into
the holds Of vessels In low water, and
indicators for testing pumps.
The House then, in order to shut OF
this eccentric legislation, took recess
from 1890 pm. TO 2:3O pm.
During recess msre eccentric move
ment was attempted by Mrs. Mary
Walker, or DIR. Walker, who made her
way 70 the clerks desk, and proceeded
70 harangue the members in the inter
est of women nurses In the army. Be
ing interfered with BY Mr.. Boyd, assist
ant door-keeper, she made a backward
but ascending change Of position TO the
Speakers chair, aud from that point
/ tried to continue her address, but the ef-
forts of the assistant doorkeeper being
seconded by those Of MIR. Baxton, the
doorkeeper, the excited little woman
was overruled and led out of the hall,
! protesting against such ungallant and
unrepublican treatment.
On reassembling, a resolution was
adopted authorizing the Appropriation
Committee e. meet during recess, to SUI
pervise all the laws affecting appropria-
! tiOns.
! The testimony in the Buell. court mar.