Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-10
The Biaine-BOnd Affair.

ings 10 the United States House OF Represen-
| tatives yesterday 10 relation to the Blaine at,
fair, synopsis Of which appeared 10 the ia,
zette Of that date:
Dir. Hutton moved to lay % the table MIR.
Blaiue's motion to reconsider the vote Tor the
printing of the testimony taken before the Ju-
! dietary Committee
| MIR. Page, of California, suggested that the
| motion be withheld until the gentleman from
Maine should be present.
| Mr.. Blaine at that moment entered the hall
| 10 hot haste, and with the declaration OF "Here
| am
MIR. Buckper, of Missouri, raised the ques
ton of consideration, claiming that private
business being before the House it was not IN
| order TO iDterpose other business.
| In the course of parliamentary squabhle
over this and other points of order, MIR. Blaine
Insisted that, under the ruling OF the Char
yesterday, he was not to be deprived OF the
control OF his own motion.
The Speaker pro ten. MIR. Cox, Of New
York; read from the report Of yesterday, 5
proceedings to show that Mr.. Blaine himself
bad stated that if be could not call up the mo-
ton to reconsider yesterday he would lose the
parliamentary right to which he was entitled.
Mr.. Blaine asked MIR. Huuton whether he
insisted on his motion to lay on the table.
Mr.. Hutton replied that he did.
Mr.. Blaine. And you decue 10 accept my
amendment?
MIR. Hunt6u. | have told you before what
| was willing to do about that.
MIR. Blaine then tell back upon the assur-
ance Of the Speaker yesterday that he MIR.
Blaine would not be deprived Of the opportu-
nifty Of calling up his motion to r, consider.
The Speaker pro tenn. The only assurance
given by the Chair was that which had been
read from the Record, and that was in accor
dance with the rules.
Mir. Randall OF Pennsylvania reminded
Blaine that in entering his motion to recoDsid
er the other day he B;ainel had taken adyau.
tage of MIR. Hunton's omission to make the
usual motion to reconsider and lay on the table.
Mr.. Blaine. How did | take advantage Of
it? | went and asked the Clerk about it.
Mr. Randall. know exactly that
Mr. Blaine. Well, what advantage did
take ?
Dir Randall. You took advantage of Mr.
Hunou's omission to make The usual motion.
| admit that you could do that.
Mr.. Blaine. Was that any more advantage
than acting under any rule Of the House
, Mr. Randall. Oue moment Having taken
that advantage, | submit that the motion Of
the gentleman IRON Virginia is entirely within
the practice and entirely within due courtesy r
also taking advantage to-day OF the gentleman
from Maine 10 moving TO lay his motion on the
table Now, az to the Caldwell telegram.
understand the gentleman from Virginia to be
!, willing to let the telegram 90 into the proceed
logs Tor what it is worth.
Mr.. Baoe. 1t could not 90 for more
Laughter.
Mr. Randall. do not yet understand that
the gentleman from Virginia objects to the
telegram going in.
Mr. Blaine But call the attention of tht
;. gentleman from Pennsylvania to the fact thai
neither the Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee nor the chairman of The sub.judiciary
; committee has ever yet iotmated or given tt
the House any advice of that telegram.
Mr. Randall. Will the gentleman irou
Maine ask the House now that the telegram
be embodied in the proceedings OF the com
mittee.
Mr. Blaine. Yes, am after that very thing
and want the official telegram. The gentle
man from kenucky Knott, after keeping il
10 bis pocket FIVE days Indignant calls to order
from the Democratic side, seconded By the
loud hammering of The Speakers gavel, gave
it, as | understand, to the Associated Press
but has never given it to the House.
!
cratic members, rose to questions Of order, but
Mr.. Blaine held his position, and in the midst
of great uproar and cnnfuson, asserted that al
the members on the Democratic side of the
House we're out of order.
The Speaker pro tenn required the gentleman
from Maine, and other members who were
standing, to take their seats, and added that
the gentleman from Maine was out OF order
and that 20 one knew it better than himself
MIR. Blackburn of Kentucky, demanded tt
be informed whether the utteraDces OF mem
Der delivered out of order should be published
in the Record.
The Speaker pro ten. replied that there Wa:
no rule on the subject. He added that whel
he gave the House assurance, yesterday, thai
he would recognize the gentleman from Maine
to call up his motion to reconsider, he did uo
mean to preclude, nor could be preclude. auy
other member from moving, at the proper
time. to lay the motion 10 reconsider on The
table. How, he asked, could he take the gen
tleman from Virginia off the floor?
Mr.. Blaine. The gentleman from Virgins
can very easily make bis motion otherwise.
MIR. Huntou. call for the regular order.
MIR. Wilson, of Iowa, rose and was informed
by the Speaker that the pending motion Was
not debatable. He said, however, that he only
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the business, for he did not believe that the
majority of the House would shut off the gen
tleman from Maine from hearing.
The Speaker. The objection comes too late.
MIR. Wilson. How so?
The Speaker pro ten. Because the motiou
to lay 90 the table is pending.
Mr.. Southland, Of Ohio. desire one word
in explanation of what took place yesterday.
The gentl, mau from Maine insisted yesterday
Oh calling up his motion to reconsider, and one
of the reasons alleged by him why he should
have that right was that he would lose it if he
did DOT exercise it then.
MIR. Blaine. And the chair assured me- other
wise.
The Speaker The chair did not assuee you
otherwise. The gentleman states what the
Record does not show.
Mr. Southland. He has lost the floor and has
no right to claim it to day.
Mr. kasson, of Iowa. renewed the point Of
order made by Mr.. Buckner that under the
rules Of the House only private business was in
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