Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-30


until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House of Representatives was called to
order at the usual hour and after prayer, the
reading of the Journal of Wednesday, session
was begun.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Dis
trct OF Columbia asked that the reading be
suspended for few minutes to enable the
House to pass bill appropr'atiug slS2, 500 to
pay interest Oh the District bonds, due Febru-
airy lst.
Mr. Randall gave way for that purpose.
Mr. Holman objected, aud demanded the
reading of the journal.
Mr.. Raudall-More than once it has been
asserted on this side that dilatory motions
would not be persisted in if the Appropriation
bills were taken up
Some member demanded to know what the
point of order was.
Mr.. Randall, of Penu.-Mr. Speaker, rise
to point of order, that the highest privilege
of member of this House is to have the jour
nal read.
The Speaker-Does the gentleman from
Pennsylvania mean to make the point that the
Journal is now being read in a manner different
from the ordinary way?
Mr.. Randall dou't care how it is being
read, and mean DO disrespect by that, but l
wish the entire Journal read
Mr.. Tyuer wished to know whether the gen.
tlemau required the entire list of the names of
each Of tue sixty or seventy yeas and nays
should be read.
MIR. Raudall-Ycs, aud the absentees, too.
Laughter.
MIR. Garfield argued that there was 20 right
on the part of any member to have all the yeas
aud nays read as part Of the journal. 1t might
as we'll be contended that every bill must go
into the minutes in exteoso.
MIR. Cox (Dem.) said that the object of his
side Of the House was to prevent notice of a
motion for the amendment Of the rules Other
business might 60 on.
MIR. Garfeld-And that means there shall
be no proceedings 10 this House without the
consent of the minority. We shall resist that
perpetually.
Mr.. Raodall-That means 20 such thing.
Go on with the Appropriation bills.
Mr.. Cox asked to have read the Constitu
ton on the subject and the rules Of the House.
The Clerk read the clause of the CoDstitu-
ton requiring each House to keep record of
its proceedings, and to record therein the yeas
and nays on the demand of ous-6tth of the
members present.
Mr.. Cox then said Il demand my right in
the name of the Constitution Of my country.
Laughter
Mr. Cox-Lf the gentlemen want to laugh at
the Constitution they can do so, but it had
some solemuity at the last election.
Gen. Butler urged that the rules be COM
piled with and the journal read at length. Let
the responsibility for delaying the public bust
ness be left with the Democrats.
Mr.. Randall said he had no concealments to
make. Tue object of requiring the whole min
utes to be read was to prevent notice to-day of
motion to amend the rules. That notice
could be given on Monday in spite Of the mi
uority, but he did not intend it should be given
day sooner Any Legitimate public business
might be taken up.
Mr.. Garfed-Aud let the minority decide
what is legitimate. That won't do.
The Speaker said he must decide that the
right to call the yeas aud nays and to have
them put Oh the minutes was the constitutional
right of one-6fth of the members present at
any meeting. TO have the minutes read in
exteuso WIS the right of any member.
The reading of the minutes was proceeded
with, and will occupy until tomorrow unless
the House takes up an appropriation bill or
adjcurns, which the Speaker has decided is
waiver of the reading of the minutes.