The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-27


house.
After senator's had Withdrawn and the
speakers announcement Of new legis-
lative day, motion for recess I'LL half
past nine, made by Mr.. Lane, was ruled
out Of order by the speaker As dilatory
motion, the ruling being much applauded
on the Republican side and IN the gale
ries.
The discussion then proceeded on an
order offered by MIR. Hale that the vote
on Oregon be counted
The journal of Yesterday having been
read and few enrolled bills having been
presented and signed by the speaker, Mr..
Clymer offered q resolution that for a
more careful consideration of the obiec-
lions to the report Of the electoral com.
mission in the Oregon case the house
shall now take q recess until 10 o'clock
Monday. lie desired to state why he
offered the resolution. but was met by
objections on the Republican side, and
by the speakers ruling that the question
was not deDataole.
Mr.. Clymer: Do gentlemen on the
other side refuse to hear a statement as
to the object of the recess?
Mr.. Townsend: 1 object to debate.
Mr.. Hancock made and argued the
point of order that under the eonstitu-
ton and under the electoral law recess
was not now in order. In conclusion he
said: 81 feel as keenly az any other the
modification Of defeat and disappoint-
ment but hope no one will so far lose
his manhood as to fail in the performance
OF his duty. There is no authority in
either house to procrastinate, to delay,
to resort to any legislation or parliament
tary expedients to postpone the action
enjoined upon us by the constitution.
Mr.. Clymer: This is question of
order, not of manhood, and it seems to
be work OF supererOgation 10 raise this
question OF order after it has been al
ready decided four times. wish further
to say that in making the motion, have
done it
Mr.. Townsend: object to debate.
Several other Republicans Let him
go on.
| Nr. Townsend Very well.
Mr. Clymer (continuing): AS my mo-
tive has been impugned have right to
say that 30 far as i am concerned-I be-
lieve so far as the large majority of those
with whom act are commemorative mo.
ton is made in good faith. This Oregon
question does involve issues of the highest
importance to all the people, and il those
who wish to present their reasons Tor OPP
posing the finding OF the commission,
should ask for delay, should ask for time.
should ask for the quiet Of the Sabbath to
come over them and their outraged feel
ings-[ Derisive laughter on the Rspub-
lican sidel-tbey ought to have it. There.
fore / have made the motion in good
faith.
Mr.. Brown: Is it in order to reply to
the gentleman from Pennsylvania
The Speaker: Not unless it be OH the
point Of order. Each side havin. been
heard, the chair thinks its his duty to
confine the discussion to the question OF
order. The chair decided on the 10th oil
February the same question in the Flor.
ida case, and an appeal being taken from
his decision the appeal was LAID on the
table by vote of l56 to 20. The chair
has, since that, consulted various per-
sons, whose names, il were at liberty TO
state them, would be recognized as those
Of men OF great parliamentary practice
and knowledge, and hardly one OF them
dissented from the opinion and ruling Of
the chair.
In conclusion he 0verruled the point OF
order and decided that the motion was in
order.
The question was then taken and the
resolution was rejected-yeas liz, nays
1853. :
| Mr.. Lane then moved for recess till
$50 Monday.
MIR. Hale made the point OF order that
the motion was dilatory one and there
fore in contravention OF the constitution
and law
Speaker. The chair is unable to recog
nize the motion in any other light than
as a dilatory motion.
Mr.. Lane: 1t was not so intended.
Speaker: The chair Is unable to classify
Ii In any other way. The chair rules that
where the constitution OF the United
States directs anything to be done, and
when the law under the constitution OF
the United States and in obedience
thereto, directs anything to be done by
either house, it is not in order by any
motion to obstruct or impede the execu-
ton OF that constitution and law. Zap
plause on floor and in galleries..
Mr.. Lane: desire to say in justice to
myself that it was not in that spirit that
made the motion to take q recess.
lCaIls TO order. 1t is a matter OF per-
sonal spirit, and have right to ex-
plain.
The Speaker; The chair would state to
the gentleman from Oregon
Mir. Lane: I trust the chair will not
interrupt me. [Laughter.l The ::chair
has stated that | made motion in that
spirit.