Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-02-20

communication from the President. trans
hitting the report Of the Secretary Of War re- /
lating 70 the action taken in issuing supplies /
for the relief Of persons in Nebraska and Kan .
who were sufferers from the drought and
grasshopper plague, and asking an approval Of /
such action. Referred to the committee ON
military Affairs.
House
Mr.. Hale Of Maine introduced resolution /.
to change the rules Of the House by the adop-
ton of the following as 8 new rule Whenever
a question is pending before the House, the /.
Speaker shall not entertain any motions of a
dilatory character except one motion to adj I
journ, and one motion TO fix the day to which |
the House shall adjourn. But the previous /.
questions ON the engrossmenJ and third read |
ing Of bill or joint resolution shall not be or
dered during the first day of its consideration |
unless three-fOurths of the members present |
shall second the demand. PrOUided, that this /
rule shall not apply to House resolutions |
offered in the morning hour of Monday, and ]
provided further, that it shall not apply to any
proposition 10 appropriate the money, the |
credit or other property of the United States, |
except the regular appropriation bills.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, the Senate bill |
appropriating 31S2, 500 to pay the interest on
the 3.65 bonds of the District of Columbia was
taken up and amended, on motion of Mr.. Ran
dali, by inserting the words sin currency" |
and passed-yeas, 164 nays, 62.
MIR. Platt, Of New York, from Post-office
committee, offered a resolution authorizing
amendments to be offered to the Post-office
Appropriation bill, as follows Fixing the sala-
ries of poetmasters, and the mode OF comput-
lug the same authorizing the Postmaster
General to pay the expenses of taking weights
of mails on railroads and to pay experts and
other employees in the preparation and publ
cation of post route maps also to abolish the
publication of certain post-office advertise
I al
Mr.. Fort, Of Illinois, offered a like resolution
to allow an amendment to be offered fixing
postage on public documents at two cents a
pound, and the same on agricultural seeds.
Adopted.
Mr.. Maynard, Of Tennessee, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill allowing pro-
ducers of tobacco to sell it at retail in the leaf
wholly unmsnufactured at the place of produc-
ton, only to an amount not exceeding $50
annually. Rejected--yeas 1872 nays, 1913.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to sus-
pend the rules so as to allow the committee on
rules to report at the present time for amend
ment aud action any new rules or change of
rules, and providing that during the considera-
ton and discussion of such report and amend
ments offered thereto the Speaker shall enter
tain no dilatory motion whatever, and that dis
cuesiOn on the rules and amendments thereto
shall not exceed one hour.
! There was great excitement as the vote pro-
| gTessed, and particularly when it became known
! that the necessary tWo-thirds had not been OBJ
| tanned, it lacking four of that number when the
| roll-Call was finished. Messengers were sent
| to the committee rooms to look for absent
members, and every effort was made on the
! part of the majority to secure the necessary
| two-thirds.
The vote was announced as--yeas 100 nays,
| Sc, being less than twO-thirds in the aftirma-
tive and so the motion was rejected. The
! T., ho
one was that Mr. Sener, of Virginia, voted
"No." His vote the other way would have
carried the motion.
Mr. Cobb, of Kansas, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill directing the President
to supply food and disused amy clothing to all
destitute and helpless persons living on the
| Western frontier, who have been rendered 50
destitute and helpless by the ravages of the
grasshoppers last summer. Agreed to---yeas,
| ITO nays, 40.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, moved to suspend the
rules and allow the committee on rules to re-
port now any new rule or change of rule ; that
during its consideration the Speaker shall en-
tertain no dilatOry motion and that the dis
clssOn thereon shall be limited to one hour.
Caried-yeae, 1871 nays, 80. The result was
the cause of great congratulation on the Re-
publican side of the House, and of correspond
ing depression on the Democratic side.
The new rule adopted the day previous was
amended after long discussion by substitute
ing the words "two-thirds in place of three
forths." The vote stood III to 49,
Messrs Randall, of Pennsylvania and Cox,
of New York. then insisted on resigning their
places on the committee on rules, and after
some discussion their designations were accept
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the rules were sus-
pended and bill passed appropriating $4,000
for the expenses of the Select committee on
Louisiana.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, asked that the
House consider his motion to reconsider the
votes of last session by which the Civil Rights
bill was referred to the Judiciary committee.
The vote resulted yeas, lat nays, 81. The
question then was, "Shall the reference be re-
considered" and it was carTied-yeas, ISL
| nays SO.
The second days discussion of the bill was
of a very general and acrimonious description,
and Mr.. Brown, of Kentucky nettled at the re-
marks of members in regard to Southern
affairs, said In the course OF his remarks In
Scotland years ago there was a man whose
trade was murder, and he earned his livlihood
by selling the bodies Of his victims for gold.
He linked his name to his crime and to-day
throughout the wolll it is known Jas Burbdng.
The Speaker interrupted him with the query;
Does the chair understand this gentleman to
be referring to this language to a member OF
the House? Mr. Brown replied: No, sir.
am describing character who is in my minds
eye, and resumed No, sir. call no names
This mans name was linked to his crimes, and
to-day throughout the world it is known as
Burking. If [ was to desire TO express all that
was puHillanimous in war inhuman in peace
forbidding in morals, and infamous in politics,
| should call it Butlerizing"
Instant, there was intense excitement anC
after the clerk had read the words from the
official report, Mr.. Hale, of New York, Offered
a resolution that the offending member be
taken to the desk by the sergeant-at-arms anC
publicly censured by the Speaker. Mr.. Dawes
of Massachusetts, pressed resolution of ex
pulsion but it was not entertained and on thu
passage of Mr. Hale's resolution, Mr.. Brow
was taken to the desk by the sergeant-at-aIm.
and the Speaker censured him in these words
" Mr.. John Young Brown, you are alraigned a
the bar Of the House, under its formal resolu
ton, for having transgressed it's rules by dis
orderly remarks, and for having resorted Il
prevaricatOns when your attention was callet
to the rules of decorum by the Speaker. Fo
this duplicate ofTense the House has directed
that you be publicly censured at the bar. N
words from the chair i'll the performance O
this most painful duty could possibly add t.
the gravity of the occasion or the severity o
the punishment. 1t remains only to pronounc
i'll the name of the House its censure for th
two offenses charged in the resolution"
Mr.. Brown replied l wish now to state tina
: ! intended no evasion for prevarcaton to tn
Speaker, and no dsrespect to the House.
Mr.. Scoteld, of Pennsylvania, from the com
mlttee on naval affa Is, made unanimous re
port acquitting Mr.. Stowel, of Virginia, of tn
: charges made against him of selling nava
cadetship, and the report was agreed to.