The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-18

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number.
On motion Of Mr.. Potter, another call
OF the House was ordered at 1925, and
this was expected 10 be the initial move
ment Of serious and protracted attempt
10 enforce the presence Of quorum and
10 reach vote on the resolution.
A call OF the House was ordered-yeaa
150, nays ITO. There were five Republi-
cans voting in the affirmative, which
would leave the entire Democratic yo.
ting force 145, or 146 with the Speaker,
which is but one less than Is required to
make & quorum.
A call Of the House showed the pres.
enoe Of 269 members, only "a less than q
tull House.
The doors Were then, at 1:25, ordered
10 be closed.
When the doors Of the House were
closed, after calls and excuses were being
made for absentees, an exciting scene
took place between Representatives Con-
ger and Goode.
Mr.. Copger made allusion TO Mr..
Goodies voting, claiming that he was
paired with Mr.. Loring.
Mr.. Goode resented what he regarded
as reflection on his honor, stating that Il
Mr.. Conger intended any insult he would
hold him personally responsible.
Mr.. Hale insisted on the words being
taken down, and amidst great confusion
and excitement, mingled with applause
and hisses, on the floor and gallery, the
Speaker ruled that the remarks OF both
Mr.. Conger and Mr.. Goode were unpar-
liamentary.
Confusion followed this scene, nothing
being done, but mere waiting for the
sergeant-at-Arms 10 bring the absent
members.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Potter
directing the Speaker TO issue his war
rant TO the Sergeant-at-Arms TO arrest,
take into custody and bring to the bar OF
the House such Of It's members as are
now absent without leave Of the House.
Excuses were made for Messrs. Free
man, Willets and sapp, and they were
excused when the Democrats were assur-
ed that these members we're not paired.
Mr.. Crapo asked that his colleague
Loring) who was Ill at his room, be ex-
cused?
On the usual question being asked from
the Democratic side rs 10 whether Mr..
Loring was paired, Mr.. Grape replied
that he understood that he was paired
with Mr.. Goode.
Mr.. Goode said Mr.. Loring was not
paired with him. There had been such
a pair existing, but he (Goode) had writ
ten to Mr.. Loring last Tuesday, under
the circumstances he desired the pair
should exist no longer.
Mr.. Loring replied that he was anxious
for the pair to exist still longer. He
(Goode) had respected the pair for that
day (Tuesday. No arrangements had
been made, however, and inasmuch as the
Republican members Of the House had
systematically refused TO vote, thus pre-
venting business, he (Goode) had felt 1t
his duty to notify Mr.. Loring's colleague,
Mr.. Grape, OF the termination Of the pair.
Mr.. Conger objected to any reflection
on the members OF the House.
Mr.. Reed (sarcastically)-T should
be no objection. The gentleman (Goode)
ought to be allowed 10 make some excuse
for doing such thing.
This remark was not owing 10 the pre-.
vailing noise and confusion, heard on the
Democratic side.
Mr.. Conger-It Is a simple question Of
honor whether the gentleman will break
his pair.
Mr.. Goode-Let the gentleman from
Michigan understand that ], can take care
OF my own honor, and II he assails It he
shall be held personally responsible.
ITApplause on the Democratic side and
contemptuous laughter on the Republican
side.
Mr.: Couger lin a tone Of sarcastic
mockery).-The gentleman from Miehi.
gan Is trembling in his boots as in duty
bound.
Mr.. White, Of Pa, (e1citedly)-Is any
body afraid hereH
Continued noise, uproar and confusion,
the Speaker exertipg himself 10 restore
some degree Of order.
Mr.. Hale demanded that Mr.. Goodies
remarks be taken down and ruled on BY
the Chair, remarking that 1t was high
time precedent should be established as
to what was proper to say in debate.
Mr.. Harris, Of Virginia, said the frat
otfense had come from the gentleman from
Michigan.
Mr.. Tucker demanded that Mr.. Con.
GERS remarks also be taken down and
ruled on by the Chair.
Mr.. McCook-Would II be in order to
have q select committee Of eleven to in.
yestigate this matter3
The Chair-The Chair thinks that such
a committee could do II as well as the
Chair.
The eolloquy 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
offensive provocation came from the gen.
tleman from Michigan. Triumphant
applause on the Democratic side and
corresponding demonstrations Of dissent
from The Republican side. You might
as we'll expect child not 70 ho!ler when
struck as TO expect gentleman not TO
resent an Offensive expression. Renew.
ed expressions Of disappointment on the
Republican aide, met by hisses from the
Democratic side.
Mr.. Hale-Does the Chair hold that
the words used by the gentleman from
Virginia are parliamentary? / do not
nk the Chair 10 rule what might be ex-
pected, but whether the words are parli.
amen,ary. [shoutsof order on the DEM
ocratic side. 49,,
The speaker-The Chair thinks that
the words Of the gentleman from Michi-
gan (Conger) were not parliamentary, II
they we're used In an offensive sense. A
man's honor cannot be called In question
without allowing him to defend his honor.
Mr.. Hale persisted, amid constant
shouts for order on the Democratic side,
| 10 press the Speaker for decision as 70
whether Goodies remarks were parlla.
mentary, but the most direct response he
pot was, that II the language Of both
Gentlemen was intended 10 be offensive
| then 1t was not parliamentary.
The Democrats greeted this ruling with
triumphant laughter and applause, and
lie Republicans with counter demonstra.
| tions Of disapproval. Finally, as Hale
pertinaciously stuck to the point the
Speaker told him II he was dissatisfied
with the ruling he might appeal from 1t.
Mr.. Hale asserted that he had not