, 1875-01-28
LEGISLATURE 5
nr. Speaker Haine4 :: Illinois,
Again Becoms,% C.
fracto':::;
He Shows Beyond Doubt His
Rare lncompetency.
The House in Confusion-..Ab-
surd and Tyrannical
Rulings.
A Set Of Louisiana Resolutions Passed
by The House.
No New Developments in Wisconsin
or minnesota,
Both Carpenter and Ramsey Sure to Be
Defeated.
Gov. Randolph Elected Senator from
New Jersey.
After Votes from Nebraska and
Michigan.
4 Set Of Louisiana Resolutions Passed
by The House.
No New Developments in Wisconsin
or minnesota.
Both Carpenter and Ramsey Sure to Be
Defeated.
Gov. Randolph Elected Senator from
New Jersey.


After Votes from Nebraska and
Michigan.
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS.
ILLINOIS.
THE FooLIauHEas or I1A1HEs.
SPECIAL DispdteA to The Chieaao Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 27,-Speaker HaineB is
mixing moss Of 1t hcre agcin. lie began bs
training his independents no wond1ous tluo TINT
they reachcA Hash altitudiuouA independence
that they would do nothing save accept what tho
Democrats would offer, md wouldn't take it then,
unless it were by much tue larger hair. Hninea
duly appropriated the lnrgcr half, the Speaker
ship. Tint done, Iinn6s began with apponls to
the Independents to stand by him i'll hin ruliuga,
right or wronN- From then until NOW lie laY
been insisting that ho lie stood by. lie kep. in-
sistinB. aud finally under threat vi going over to
tho Republicans 1t tho Independents didn't stand
by him. the latter did siaud by Llm to tho exteat
OF reluctantly passing the caucuB resolutions
approving his rulings IN tho Jones Of 10
DavieBs Affair, aud pledging thcmaelyea to stand
by him in his future rulings. Tlen Cummings
Hise, HerrinXton, and Other Democratic leaders,
having expressed their disapproval Of tho
Speaker in ono instance, hc insisted upon it
that they should stand by him, aud succeeded in
getting their signatures to tho card affirming
that they asro STOOD by tue Speaker and ,co,tti
stand bS the Speaker. [Tne card Of the Demo-
crass la published bolow.] This morning the5
all Democrats and independents, cau1o into tho
House pledged to stand by tho Speaker, and the
! work Of standing by tho speaker began.
Tie Committee on Contingent ExpouBes,
to which had boon referrgd tho resolution re-
citing that the pny of tue Speakers clerk Ind
| been tixod At s6 per day, wlon it was supposed
to be but e4, and requiring that, within three
days, the Bald clerk ba discharged, reported
recommending that tho resolution do not pass.
| Dunlap, Moore. ind Holmes. Of tho Commit
| tee, made q report recommending the adoption
! OF the resolution.
Motion wAs made to substitute the minority
| for the majority report.
| Motion was mado 10 table that motion, and tho
| Democrats Alood by the Speaker aud tabled the
| motion to substitute by II 10 G3.
Jones', OF 10 DayicBa {sttcly conforming to
the letter Of the parliamentary Inv noW). entered
| q motion to reconsider, but was cut OF from tho
| floor, Cummings. now in the chaiE, having
| awarded 1t to Albright. TITO latter moved to
| strike out 30 much Of the majority report M
| fixed tho pay OF tic Speakers Clerk at &c, aud
to make it I'll per day.
In support OF his notion Albright sthtet1 that
ho made 1T at the request OF the speaker.
tendeucy to illibustor lad been manifested on
the other aide, and to mike bunc,11nbo capital
out OF % per day.
Tho previous question was calod by Landra-
gon Ind.) On Albrlehs'h amendment when tho
Speaker Cummings in The clair) ruled that tho
amendment OF tho report Of tho Comlnttoo vaa
| uot In order.
Merritt then offered tie following r,lbstisuto:
Atsalrt, That he Speakers clerk be pa.4 per thy
and liz mosa.
ua1SKs OBTAINED THE rLoon
on the substitute, aud began by atatiug that he
had not asked for clerk ; had always hereto
fore employed l.is own private secretary
aud had expected 10 do 10 ngain.
lie had not known that tie pay of
his clerk had been A1ed At Sc. ny law it could
bo but q, and he had himsoIt notified tho Audit
or that that amount WAS all tl,at could 10 paid.
ue had not, Al had been charged, slgued the pay
rolls for &c par day for hin clerk. lIo theu pro-
cecded to deliver hirpsol1 Of most bitter iuyoc-
tive against the Republican side. 1Io chlrgod
that in thsa mattor they pleaded tho baby act
confesBlug that tAcy had votod for resolution
without knowing What 1t nloant. lio charged
that tho contest over this "a per day, now that
tho majority bud offered resolution to s4ye
It, part Of the achono to hintlsr the business
Of the HOUSE BY pointcBs parliamentary points.
Dusiucss Ind been 70 dclayed, md tue public
preEB had intlamcd against him, mud 1t wns now
current Throughout the StAte that thu Speaker Oh
ssructed busanoss Ho desired to make it known
that oyery day (excepton one dny, wllon tha
gentleman from 10 Dayioas lad ohstruct-
cd business) the, business On tho Speuk-
o.'s t4ble bud been wholly cleared up
before ADJOURNMENT. Az ,Aa proceeded he
grew moro bittes, referring tue Republican ei,,o
AZ tho minority representing nobody anl uot
knowing what they did, characieriziug tue par.
liamsntAry points made from, tia,o to time OH
that sido heretofore ~ unable ia bad faith to
obStruct business, or In ignorance Of what tl,oY
meant. After having delivered himself Of tho
bltterest tnVactlYe and nost haunting sattre upon
the lsvpubEicAn sido he concluded ,Tlttl the ssr-
douic observation tAat to Bafa tltle Il Il ;;resent
further obstruction Of business, ho VII move
the previous question op the Hubat|tutotaf
TELLS OF "CowAAD1" AND ntss1iL
rose from the Republican side. mcmbctuttnranG
cat.cails were heard; but Ilaincs. who Ind re-
mansd standing, Insisted upon als call Ut the
previous question
The ayes and lays were called. l1osllngton,
Iiise, aud o.lss Democrats. voted aGefnst sus-
Amidst Rfn.t confusion llaiACB Aow rose and
said that u 1t wa4 tho wish Of that Hido (Oppo-
g!tiou), he Iesred to Withdraw h,a call or The
ryeyious question.
aud tic lo-call proceeded. Other Democrats
sud INDEPENDENTS fui!sd to stand by tho Hpeatcr
aud yoteduo. Ha!plu, Itise, aud tho rest were
not stanting by the Speaker ia his attempt ut
y /. III Il tne r9ayoa: r
tioa waa 1uss. ob1aetons were n,Ads Oh Ills
Rspubllc4u aids 10 the withdrawal, and Iainss |