The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-23

Oh bhS iuuu Hey are EOJ Intre any more
than anywhere else in the United States
MIR. Stevenson. Will the gentleman
allow motion to be pending to refer this
bill to the Committee on the Judiciary?
Mr. Hawley, of Illinois. | cannot yield
to any such motion, for the reason that l
think this bill ought TO pass.
Mr. Stevenson. Then | hope the de-
mand for the previous question may be
voted down, in order that we may have
this bill referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
Mr.. Hawley, of Illinois. desire TO say
single word before the House votes on
ordering the previous question. If this
| bill goes to the Committee on the Judiciary
it is well known to every gentleman that 1t
will not be reported this session, and that
it will be lost Therefore | have resisted
| the motion to refer.
Mr.. Stevenson. | am willing that the
committee should have leave to report the
| bill at any time -.
Mr.. Randall That is fair proposition
/ Mr. Hawley,of Illinois. / eanho' agree
/ to that.
Right here is u good opportunity to see
how little interest Congressman take In the |
business of the people The question was
on seconding the demand for the previous
question; and being put, there were
ayes 60, noes So; no quorum voting
The Speaker, under the rule. ordered
tellers; and appointed Mr.. Hawley, of
Illinois, and MIR. Mccormick of Missouri
The House again divided; and the tell
ers reported-ayes rs noes 81.
SO the previous question was seconded.
Mr.. Holman. In order tOi have n test
vote on this land scheme, | move to lay
the bill on the table
The question being put on Mr. Holman's
motion, there were-ayes 90, noes 20.
Mr. Holman call for the yeas and
nays
The yeas and nays were ordered
| The question was taken; and it was de
cided in the negative-yeas 70, nays lOl,
not voting 6l Sixty-one members not
voting enough to have laid it on the ia
/ Bile.
The main question was then ordered
Mr. Hawley, of Illinois. | move to re
consider the vote by which the main ques
ton was ordered and also move to lay
the motion TO reconsider on the table
The effect of this motion, if carried, was
to keep the control of the matter in Mr.
Hawley's hands
The question was taken; and it was de
cided in the affirmativc-yeas 81, nays 70
not voting 70
The bill was then ordered to a third
reading.
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previous question on the passage OF the
bill
Mr. Stevenson. | move that the bill
do lie upon the table.
The question was taken and it was de-
cided in the negative-yeas 50, nays o.,
not voting 81
\ motion to adjourn was lost-yeas Is,
nays 100, not voting 81
Mr. Mccormick, of Missouri. have a
proposition to make which | think will
meet the appreciation OF a majority of this
House.
MIR. Hawley, of Illinois | object to
debate
The question then was on ordering the
the main question to be put. Mr.. Stevens,
of this State, called for the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered
The question was then taken and there
were-yeas So, nays -. not voting so So
the main question was ordered
Mr.. Hawlcy, of Illinois | move u re-
consider the vote by which the main ques-
ton was ordered and also to lay the mo-
ton To reconsider on the table
Nlr. Stevenson | hope the gentleman
will not press that motion now Ii was
+ understood that we should adjourn after
the last vote and | move that the House
do now adjourn
The Speaker. The motion of the gen
tleman from Illinois 10 reconsider is en-
tered, and pending that motion the gentle
! man from Ohio moves that the House do
J now adjourn
d Mr. Mccormick of Missouri. have a
proposition which | think the friends of
this bill will consent to, if they will hear it.
Mr. Hawley Of Illinois | object.
Mr. Stevenson. | hope the gentleman
b will let it be read
Mr. Hawley, Of Illinois ] object
And so the matter rested for that dav.
The next day the 18th the following
occurred
LAND TITLES n IOWA.
The speaker The House resumes. as
the regular order, the consideration of the
bill I'll X. 1918 to quiet titles to certain
lands in the State Of Iowa, which was yes
terday taken from the Speaker table and
comes over a. unfinished business, the
main question having been ordered on the
, passage Of the bill
Mr.. Hawley, Of Illinois ] had moved
IN reconsider the vote ordering the main
, question, and to lay the motion To recon
slider on the table. ] withdraw that mo-
! ton.
Mr.. Holman. l now desire IN make a
proposition to the gentleman who has
charge Of this bill ] ask him either to al.
low an hours debate, 50 that the whole
facts may come before the House Or
Mr.. Hawley, Of Illinois | proposed
Yesterday 10 allow the opponents Of the
bill forty minutes and they rejected my
offer
Mr. Holman ask the gentleman to
hear my proposition 1t is that he will
either allow an hours debate on the bill,
or that he will permit it To be referred 10
I me Committee on the Judiciary, with
power W. report It back at any time
. ] Va AlAlApls. 90 not
cept the gentleman proposition. object
b. debate
.. MIR. Mccormick, Of Missouri. ! desire
70 make parliamentary inquiry | hold
IN my hand a petition from the people of
the State Of Iowa, declaring that former
: petitions from them to Congress in rela-
ton u this bill have been suppressed. /
wish to inquire Of the Chair whether |
have not the right to ask that this petition
OF the people of Iowa be read?
The Speaker Not if objection is made
The previous question cuts off the reading
OF petitions or anything else which would
be considered in the nature of debate.
Then followed a colloquy in regard to
parliamentary usage, etc by which the OPP
ponents Of it hoped to stave off its pas
sage,
Mr.. Holman. As the gentleman from
, Illinois objects 10 all debate, / move that
the House do now adjourn.
This motion was lost, and the question