Daily globe., 1878-02-24

and he couldnt see the necessity of comnel1;no
them TO resort to the loft to find ont What p.s
going on. The House might as well rracefnlly
submit and throw open its doors. He consid-
cred 1t small business at least to keep out the
reporters, and then tell them all that hapnened
after they left the hall That was about What
the House was doing now.
Mr., Bowler again addressed the House. and
read from Edmund's trial, to show that the
House was acting in accordance with estab-
hshed precedent. There was reason. though in
all things. There was none, however, in this case
tor the proceedings would, under any circum-
stances, become known, and perhaps distorted
version. 1t was better, as they would be pub
hshed and the House couldn't prevent it, that
1t should be done correctly. The testimony
winch they wanted to keep secret was all
known, besides nobody wanted to read it, or
would read 1t, If it We're published land in this
the speaker showed level head).
Mr- Purdle rose a second time and made a
ss,t3rong speech in favor of admission. He didn't
hke these things kept secret The people were
en.i1ied l to know all that is going on and being
cone, and for one he was willing to CRAFTY
snem. 3 Suppose the reporters did stir the mem
ners up occasionally, it was all the better for
tnem, and he was willing to see them come in
and report as much of the proceedings as they
wanted to.
Mr.. Muir again took the floor and contended
that the Judiciary committee had given a di-
gested report of the testimony and that the
members who wanted to make speeches could
do SO on the facts as set forth in that docu-
ment.
Just here Speaker Gilman made a formal
ruling that the easiest way out of the trouble
was to reconsider the vote whereby the doors
had been closed and a secret session ordered
ana that the rule, once reconsidered. could be
modified SO as to allow the admission of re-
porters.
Mr.. Rice wanted to go with the proceed
lngs. That testimony was entertaining he
wanted more of il. Here they had already
spent between one and two hours discussing
the question of the admission of reporters, and
had arrived at no conclusion. He asked where
the House was and what it was about. Let's
go to the testimony.
The motion to reconsider was then put, and
the yeas and nays being demanded. Mr. Robin
son then moved to lay the whole matter on the
table, which motion was carried.
The motion to admit reporters was then re-
newed, when Mr. Stone moved to amend by
throwing open the gallery. 1t was, he said
mere child's play to be sitting there with closed
doors.
Mr.. Giles put in his oar, and said he would
like to see the doors opened, and reporters,
lobby and all invited in. In fact, he would
like to make an old fashioned Methodist love
feast out of this modern star chamber, but the
House didn't agree with him. and on motion of
Mr.. Christensen, laid the whole matter on the
table.
Mr.. Rice, whose inmost soul was yearning
for the testimony, called for it's reading and
the long agony commenced, lasting until nearly
l o'clock, when the House again got into a row
about adjonrning or taking recess, the former
finally prevailing by vote of Al to 43. Ad-
lOurned to Monday at 10 o. clock