The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-18

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Again the fruitles5 formslity of q vote
! by tellers was gone through, and the re,
sult snnounced-yess l40, nays O; nc
J quorum voting, but the Democrats com.
ing TO within seven OF the required num-
| Der.
On motion of Mr.. Potter, another cal
| OF the House was ordered at 1925, and
this was expected to be the initial move
ment of a serious and protracted attempt
to enforce the presence of quorum and
to reach a vote On the resolution. A cal
of the House was ordered-yeas $50, nay:
10. There were five Republicans voting
| in the affirmative, which would leave the
entire Democratic voting force l45, OF
l46 with the Speaker, which is but one
less than is required to make q quorum
The call of the House showed the pres
ence of 269 members, only 23 less than 8
full House.
The doors were then, at l:25, ordered
to be closed, and resolution was offered
! BY Mr.. Potter directing the Speaker tC
| issue his warrant to the Sergeant at Arms
to arrest, take into custody and bring TO
the bar of the House, such of Its members
IS are now absent without the leave Of
the Houee.
Excuses were made for Messrs. Free
man, Willetts and Sspp. They were ex-
cused when the Democrats were assured
that these members were not paired.
MIR. Crapo asked that his colleague,
Mr.. Loring, who was i'll st his room, be
excused. On the usual question being
asked, from the Democratic side, as tc
whether Mr.. Loring was paired, Mr.
Crapo replied that he understood that he
was paired with Mr.. Goode.
Mr.. Goode said Mr.. Loring had not
been paired with him. There had been
such a pair existing, but be LGoode] had
written to Mr.. Loring last Tuesday,
stating that under the circumstances he
desired the pair to exist no longer, and
he Loring] had replied that he was anx-
ious for the pair to continue to be OBJ
served, and he [Goodel had respected the
pair for that day (ruesdsy.) No ar
rsngements had been made, however,
and lnasmuch as the Republican mem.
bers of the House had systematically re-
fused to vote, thus preventing business
he TGoodel had felt it to be his duty to
notify MIR. Loring's collesgu e[ e[Crapol OF
the termination OF the pair.
Mr.. Bonger objected to any reflection
on members OF the House.
MIR. Reed (ssrcastically) There
should be no objection. The gentleman
| CGoode) ought to be allowed to make
some excuse for doing such a thing.
! This remark was not, owing to the pre-
vsiling noise and confusion, heard on the
Democratic side.
Mr.. Conger-lt is simply question
of honor whether the gentleman will
break his pair.
Mr.. Goode Gndignantly)-Let the
gentleman from Michigan understand
that | can take care of my own honor,
and if he sssalls it he shall be held per-
sonally responsible. Applause on the
Democratic side and contemptuous
laughter on the Republican side,
Mr.. Conger lin g tone of sarcastic
mockery)-The gentlemso from Michi-
gan is trembling IN his boots, as in duty
bound.
Mr.. White, OF Pennsylvania, lex
citedly)-Is anybody afraid here? Con-
tlnued noise, uprosr and confusion, the
Speaker e1erting himself to restore some
degree of order.
Mr.. Hale demanded that Mr.. Goodies
remarks be taken down and ruled on by
the chair, remsrking that 1t was high
time precedent should be established rs
to what was proper to be said in debate.
Mr. Harris, of Virginia, said the first
offense had come from the gentleman
from Michigan.
Mr.. Tucker demanded that Mr.. Con-
gers remarks be also taken down and
ruled on by the chair.
Mr.. McCook-Wo it be in order 10
have select committee of eleven ap-
pointed to investigate this mstter2
The Cbair-The cnair thinks that such
committee could do it as well as the
chair.
The colloquy between Messrs. COnger
and Goode having been written out by an
official reporter and read by the clerk,
the Speaker said the chair decides
that the offensive provocstion came first
from the gentleman from Michigan,
Triumphant applause on the Democrat
ic side and corresponding demonstrations
of dissent from the Republican side, and
that you might as well expect child not
to cry when struck as expect q gentle
man not TO resent an offensive expression.
Renewed expressions of disappointment
on the Republican side met by Kisses on
the Democratic side.
MIR. Hsle-Does the Chair hold that
the words used by the gentleman from
Virginia are parliamentary l do not
ask the Chair to rule what might be ex-
pected, but whether the words are parlia-
mentary. [Shouts of "Order" on the
Democrotc side
The Speaker-The Chair thinks that
the words of the gentleman from Mlchl-
gan [Conger1 were not parliamentary II
thev were used in an offensive sense. a
mans honor cannot be called into ques-
ton without allowing him to defend his
honor.
Mr.. Hale persisted amid the constant
shouts for order on the Democratic side,
to press the Speaker for decision as to
whether Mr.. Goodies remarks were par
liamentsry, but the most direct response
be cot was that If the language OF eoth
Gentlemen was intended TO be offensive
then it was not parliamentary. THE
Democrats greeted this ruling with trl-
umphant laughter and applause, the Re-
publicans with counter demonstrations OF
disspprovsl.
Finally as Mr.. Hale pertinsciously
stuck to the point the Speaker told him
If he was dissatisfied with the ruling ne
might appeal from it. Mr.. Hale asserted
that he had not heard any ruling and
the Speaker iutimsted that the gentle
mans comprehensions was at fault.
Mr.. Conger wanted to know whether
the Speaker intended to be understood
as saying bis CoDger's words were used
in an offensive sense.
The Speaker replied that if the gen.
tleman intended his language to be
offensive it was parliamentary.
Mr.. Conger-Did the Chair intend to
decide that I did use them intending
them to be offensive'
The Sneaker-The Chair is not TO de-