Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-10
tenn explained tina, It was AWAY, the practice Of

Speaker pro tem-The roll call has been com.
pleted.
Blaipc-Never has such thing been done.
Speaker-It Is highly improper, and hardly de-
| cent for the gentleman to confer with the Chair
| in that peculiar style.
Blaine-The gentlemans (springer's) inquiry
| is merely dilatory.
| Springer-l deny the gentleman's right to i'm
pugn my motives.
| Blaine-The Clerk has read the vote, and de-
mand that it be announced.
| Speaker-The Chair cannot announce the vote
| before it is handed to him.
| Blaine-The vote has been read, and demand
it be announced. Shouts Of "order" from the dem
ocratic side
sprnger-I demand the gentleman from Me.
| take his seat and be in order.
Blaine-l am in order.
Speakcr-lf the gentleman from Maine will not
take his seat when properly called to order, the
Chair will not only require him to do so under
the rules but will call on the off ,ors Of the
House to enforce its orders \, pa'Nc IN the
dem. sidel.
Fisher lin an undertone)-Cal them in; fetch
them in.
Blaine (taking his seat)-I will be seated with
pleasure, when others are.
Speaker pro tem.-The gentleman from Maine
stated that the chair should have announced the
vote before the chair received it. The chair had
not the vote at the time the imputation was made
which was intended to go to the country as
imputaion Oh the fairness ofthe chair. The chair
other member from discussing the subject further.
The chair now proceeds to announce, in proper
and formal manner, the vote upon the question
which Is now for the first time handed to him, and
all statements to the contrary are positively and
UNANIMOUSLY false. The chair says so on honor.
applause on dem. sde)
Blaine-That is very parliamentary language.
The vote was then announced as follows yeas
l2l. nays23.
The Speaker-A quorum has not voted.
PaQp-I he house d0 adj
Springer rose at the same time as Page, and
was recognized by the Chair
Page claimed that his motion must be put
The Speaker pro tenn intimated that the chair
understood its own business, and added that two
motions were in order, one for the call of the
house and one to adjourn. and non constat that
the gentleman from Ill. could not make one of
those motions.
Page-I have just made one.
Springer My point Of order ia this.
Blaine-No points in order
Speaker pro tem.-Tne gentleman is not Speak
err OF the house now. (Applause.) In the pres
ence of quorum it cannot go outside OF he rec
ord Just handed up to the clerk.
Blaine-Now motion to journ is in order.
Page renew my motion to adjourn.
Springer-I move call of house.
Balne-I rise TO a point of order.
Speaker pro tem.-The gentleman will state his
point OF order.
Blane-I desire to have read, as explaining the
point of order, extract from the rules.
The clerk read from the Manual as follows
cit IS not IN order on private bill day to call up
| AID consider motion to reconsider a vote on y
public bill if objected to, except after postpone
ment by majority vote of the private business.
Blaine (res umiDg)-The Chair overruled that
point when made by the gentleman from Ia. Mr..
Karson. l asked the Chair to give its reasons, and
|, the Chair declined to do so, and very prudently,
because that rule is explicit-that motion to re-
consider is not in order during private bill day.
THIS is public matter. 1t is not here properly.
1t is here a defiance of the rules, by ruling Of
the Char, for which the Chair could give
reason, and which is right in the teeth of the let
ter OF the rule That is my point. cloud ap
/ pause on the rep. side and IN galleries).
Springer The rule uses the words "a public
blu. This is not public bill it is a resolution
OF private nature in the interest of the nomlna-
ton of the gentleman for President of the U. S.
applause, Kisses, laughter, great uproar and ex-
ctement)
Speaker pro tem-The gentleman from Maine
raised point of order and has had the rule read,
but, in the opinion of the chair, the rule is not APP
plcable at the present stage of business. 1t is
enough for the Chair to say that oftentimes occu-
pants of the Chair make rulings without giving
reasons for them: otherwise the whole business
of the House might be taken up in that way.
Baine-I have never seem
Speaker pro tem-The Chair has to call the
gentleman from Maine to order now and gives no
for it, because it is apparent that he is out
of order by repeatedly intcrruptng the Chair.
man knows the rule very well that he must not
interrupt the Chair when making decision
Brown of KY wish simply to know if this is
the American Congress.
Blaine-That is what want to know too.
Brown-Or whether we are the pupils of the
schoolmaster from Maine Uaughter.)
Blaine (without needing the Speakers gavel)-
1t is the most surprising American Congress that
ever assembled. daughter and applause)
y member on the democratic side-To that we
~ ( md
roar, with the Speaker vainly endeayoring to en-
force order, and the audience in the gallery pay
ing little attention as the members on the floor
to the efforts of the Chair)
Morrison asked unanimous consent to offer
the following resolution;
Resolved, That all the evidence taken by the
Judiciary committee. under the authority of the
resolutions of Messrs. Luttrell and Tarbox, be
printed, and that the dispatch, signed Josiah
Caldwell, be also printed as part of the record
the case, aud SAID committee shall examine any
witnesses who may be called who may have heard
said Caldwell make the same over contradictory
statement as that contained in said dispatch, and
that the evidence of such witnesses shall also be
printed with the other evidence taken by said
committee.
Speaker pro TEN is there any objection
Mr.. Hoar-l object.
As the confusion and excitement on the floor
showed no sign Of abatement, the Speaker pro
tenn. directed the door-keeper to exclude from the
floor all persons not entitled to the privilege to
preserve order in the galleries announcing it
his determination to break up this system Of co.,
fusion in the House.
Garfield suggested that the anne ndment propos-
ed should be adopted
Blackbutn-Wll the gentleman accept as an
anne ndmcnt the resolution offered by the gentle
man from Ill (Morrison)
Garfed-I have authority to accept any
ame ndment except the amendment suggested to
the gentleman from Virginia yesterday, and TO
which he said he had sort of objection. Ev-
cry body think will feel that it is but faisness all
round to allow that amendment to be offered.
The gentleman from Virginia stated yesterday
liza he had objection to the publishing Of the
dispajch for what is worth, and Of the proceed
ings of the committee on Wednesday. That was
all that was asked for on his side, and if it were
accepted there need be no further DELAY in the
matter. He asked the gentleman from Virginia
20 allow that amendment TO be voted on.
Hunton replied that when that proceeding took
place IN the House he had stated to the House
las he now s,ated) that he had sort of objection
to publishing that telegram for what it is worth,
but he did not agree to accept it as an amend
ment to his resolution 1t seemed to him that the
resolution suggested by the gentleman from Ill.
was a proper and that it met the whole case.
Galfeld-The gentleman has stated, and no
one has contradcttd his view, that the telegram
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