The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-10
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l26 TO 81.
Before the vote was announced Mr..
Springer rose to parliamentary inquiry,
when Mr.. Blaine Immediately started TO
hi. feet and objected, and on this demon
strstion Mr.. Springer suggested to Mr..
Bla,ne that he was entirely forgetting
his position, and the Speaker pro TEN
calmly explained that it was always the
practice OF the Chair to hear parlis-
mentary inquiry.
Mr.. Blaine-During the roll call,
never.
The Speaker pro tem-The roll call
has been completed.
Mr.. Blaine-Never has such thing
boen done.
The Speaker pro tenn with great sever
ity of manner)-It is highly improper
and hardly decent for the gentleman to
confer with the Chair in that peculiar
style
Mr.. Blaine-The gentlemsn's (Spring
er's) inquiry is merely dilstory.
Mr.. Springer-I deny the gentlemsns
right to impugn my motives.
Mr.. Blaine-The Clerk has read the
vote, and demand that it be announced.
The Speaker pro tem.-The Chair can
not announce the vote before 1t is handed
him.
Mr.. Blaine-The vote has been read.
demand that il be- announced.
Shouts Uf ''orderl' "order! from the
Democratic side Of the House,
Mr.. Springer-I demand that the
gentleman from Maine take his seat and
be in ordor.
Mr.. Blaine-i am in order.
The Speaker pro ten-lf the gentle
man from Maine will not take hls seat
when be is called to order, the Chair will
not only require him to do so under rules
but Will cali on the officers Of the Hous"
to enforce its orders. Applause on III
Democratic side.
Mr.. Foster, Of Uhio-(in AL undertone) }
Call them in! Fetch them onl
Mr.. Biaine-(takiug his seat. l will
be- seated with pleasure when Others are.
The Speaker pro tem-The gentlemar
from Maine stated that the Chair should
have announced the vote before the Cha
received it. The Chair hsi not the vote
ut the time the imputstion was made,
which Sas intended to go 10 the countr!
As an imputalion on the fairness OF thr
chair. The Chair says this TO the eIclu.
sion, rs it has right OF any other mem
Der from discussing the subject For
this the Chair now proceeds TO announce
IN a proper and formal manner the vote
upon the question, which is now
tor the frst time handed TO him, and ali
statements to the contrary are positively
and UNANIMOUSLY fs.se. The Chair says s.
on honor. Applause on the Democratic
side.
Mr.. Blaine-That i very parliament
ary language.
The vote was then announced. ieas,
l2l; nays, %, no quorum voting.
The Speaker-A quorum has no'
voted.
Mr. Page 1 move that the House d.
now adjourn
Mr.. Spri ser rose at the same time a.
Mr.. Page, aId was recognized by th'
chair.
Mr.. Page claimed that his motion mus
be put.
MIR. Springer said: My point is this
whether q quorum Of members, although
nut voting, are in their seats, an,
whether b re the chair will not take cog
nizsnce OF that fact.
Speaker-The parliamentary inquir!
is q very pertinent and proper one. Th'
chair decides that, in deciding on tb'
presence OF y quorum, it cannot go out
side of the records just handed up by th'
clerk.
Mr.. Page-I renew my motion L
4djourn.
Mr.. Springer-l move the call Of ,h'
House.
Mr.. Blalne-I rise 10 point Of order.
The Speaker pro tem-The gentlemar
will state it.
Mr.. Blaine-I desire 10 have the clerb
read rs explaining the point Of order al
extract from the manual, rs follows: IL
is not IN order on private bill day l.
call up and consider 4 motion 10 recon.
slider vote on apublic bill J.
objected 10 except after postponement
by a msjori.y vote on private business.
Mr.. Blaine, resumlng the chair over
ruled that point when made by the gen
tleman from from Iowa.
Mr.. Kasson-I asked the chair TO Civ
its reasons and the chair declined 10 d."
So aud very pruden,ly because that ruiz
is explicit that motion TO reconsider l.
ndt In order during private bill day
This, publsc matter, it is not here pro.
perly. 1t IL Lere 10 defiance OF the rules
by a ruling OF the Char, for which th'
Chair could give no reason and which H.
right in the teeth Of the letter Of the rul'
that is my point. Loud applause Oh
the Republican side aud IN the gallsries.
Mr. Springer-The rule uses the WORD
"A public bill" This is not a public
hill Ii is q resolution Of q private ns
ture in the interest Of the nomination o.
the gentleman for President Of ID.
United States. Applause, his.ss, lsugb
ter and great uproar and excitemsnt]
The Speaker The gentleman from
Maine raised the point Of order and ha'
bad the rule read, but in the opinion o.
The chair the rule j. not applicable at th"
present stage Of business 1t is enough
tor the chair 10 say that aften times the
occupants Of the chair make rulings With
uut giving reasons for them. otberwise
the whole business Of the House might
be t.ken up in that way.
Mr.. BlAlne-I beyer have seen
The Speaker pro tem-The Char ha,
TO call the gentleman from Maine 10
order now, and gives 10 reason for it, BE-
cause it il apparent that be il Oh, Of or
der ia repeatedly interrupting the Chair
GApplsuse on the Democratic side The
gentleman knows the rules very we'll
and that be must not interrupt the Chair
when making sdecisiOp.
Mr.. Brown, Of kentucky-I amply
wish 10 know il this ., the American
Congress
M. Blaine-Thst IL ~ha; | want 70
know too.
Mr.. Brovn-Or vhetber We are the
pupils of . school master from Maine
Mr.. Blaine-Soi needing the Speak