The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-08
THE FIGHTING LEGISLATURE.

JUSTIFIED By PARLIAMENTARY LAW.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 9, 1875
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
AZ the accounts OF the '1ate unpleasantness' In
the Pennsylvania Legislature which have ap-
peared In the democratic daily papers OF the
country have been branded by the partisan repub-
llcan press as 'Ties from the whole CLOTH" and as
an attempt was made to impeach the veracity OF
the HERALD's correspondent in the House OF Rep
resentatives yesterday, he desires, without enter
ing into the details OF the debate on parliament.
AIRY points, to give sucoinct and truthful account
OF just what happened IN the Lower House
OF the Pennsylvania Legislature on last Monday
night and proceedings subsequent thereto.
| THE CONDUCT OF MIR. WOLFE.
The House was considering the admlssibllity of
the petition OF citizens OF Lancaster county. pro-
testing against the admission OF D. P. Rosenmil-
| Ter, republican member returned nom that dis
trict. An appeal from the decision of the Chair,
that the petition could be legally admitted. was
not sustained on q call OF the yeas and nays,
when Mr.. Wolfe, OF Union, republican, raised the
further point OF order that 1t required two
thirds vote to take up the petition. This point he
submitted In writing simply as point OF order,
and not ss an appeal as Its form shows and i'm
mediately, before the point was decided, began TO
discuss 1t. Mr.. Lusk was in the Chair. accord
ing to parliamentary law point OF order cannot
be discussed until decision has been made upon
II by the Speaker and an appeal, signed by two
members, Is entered against the decision. The
appeal may then be discussed.) The proceedings
from this point were as IOllOws:-
Mr.. woLrE-Mr Speaker, desire to state this and
90 hope that the gentlemen on the other side OF the
Mr. r.gscr dnte 1S Speaker Isl the point
or Is &c TO- ,s As was sang the on the
nS those whole
|
Tl. i!ILnTi point Of order-th.t the gentle;
ssstIs%sn dssnssias s0
the Of ords n as w would decide
M ann IN Sode yon no sl. 0on ia
debatable
llhe speaker Of tine House Qfr. Patterson. of ALE
&o aere rssa%sa sse II
0 the who occupied the chair Jus,
sustain
me SFsA,EnIns gentleman out of order
The syEAKsRm1he gentleman is out Of order
MT TALLEr-I move that this House do now adjourn.
vincSs MI1szns stSss-Give us the yeas and
NOR ksroa1sa@The:s calls for the yeas ana
nays were nterspersed with cries Of M speaker,na
Above shs the a%o
s sss
knS Te and the hsyn sss : be
u. III s En- ss. from Union
Mr WoLrr.I Will not take my seat will, ,.s. ,,.
se af %sny in fssr &c won't
Several members reiterated '.No. he wonrr'
AT point Of disorder ensucd. during which
gentleman nom Delaware MI raiieyj. Which was vs.,
The House accordingly adjourned
This is the correct Photographic report OF the
TIE SCENE OF DISORDER
OF this scene OF disorder We wish to speak
'little more fully. In response to the command OF
the Speaker the SergeantstArms came waking
Wolfe sat. As be approached Mr. wolfe that ha;
at m ns % srm ssS oRr
his head. gestlculating and pointing toward the
sounded IKE Go for him !" go Tor MIN p but your
correspondent viii not venture 20 state as a fac!
BY Mr.. wolfe, as he did not ca,cn the
words clearly in the confusion which at once en-.
lett their seats ana crowded around Mr.. Wolfe
At this Juncture, wnen everything was excite
ment, II was alleged by few eystanders thai a
known In the crowd.
Mr.. WOLVES DEFENCE
| The day following the trouble Mr.. Wolfe being
brought before the bar OF the House. refused TO
acknowledge that he was wrong and desired TO
account Of the proceedings, and mot upon tne
legal minutes Of the House. By the phonographic
Speaker pro TEN. Ont: LusE, had ruled the
POINT , ,aa, oy Mr. Ta'lsy o,,., not wen
the Journal s SHOWN, and consequently be mad q
right TO the floor. Now any impartial reader,
acquainted with parliamentary law, cannot fan TO
designate "pont OF order" could. unoer parlia-
mentary law, be considered nothing but sugges-
ton, there already written point OF
order. that OF Mr. Wolfe, pending. And when the
Speaker pro tenn, Mr. Lusk, prompted 70 com,
the House by the second part OF the suggestion
OF Mr.. Janey, viz, shat the chair has not yet
decided upon the point OF order" lof the gentle.
I tue point Of order not wen taSen.n there can be
no other inference than that II was the only real
: point OF order before the House, which was de-
clded-to WIT, that OF .he gentleman rom Union,
Mr.. Wolfe.
J The journal OF the House and the photographic
report IN the record upon the latter OF which Mr.
Wolfe claims to stand, are precisely alike, with
minutes or the House, takes no coRnizance OF the
remarks OF Mr. Tailey as 1t does not OF tne sug
Restlons or remarks OF any other member whicf
we're not legally admissible as or In the shape OF
parliamentary actions. And when the friends o
n oa ns M 1s or Saa sea MIN
as a paragon OF parliamentary perfection, at
tempted TO amend the Journal by inserting upor
termed il. the point of order or Mr.. Taley, tney
were attempting TO stultiy the legal record OF the
action OF a single member, for even though Mr.
Wolfe had been entitled 10 the moor MS refusal "
take his seat when ordered 70 DO so oy The
A safe precedent. indeed, was It shat she gen
tleman from Tloga tMr Mitchell) was DESTROYS O
hshed BY MIN yesterday noon. when, as Speaker
pro tenn. lie decided that rule OF the House which
WE'VE e" co"R for FTday coud oe y
majority vote. when another rule OF the House
! requires two-thirds vote for ali suspension Of
rules.
speaker Patterson, though he Is inexperienced
and may nave made MISTAKES during the session.