Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-23


prohibiting special legislation. Referred.
At the expiration Of the morning hour Mr..
Butler called up the motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill providing for the issue
Of fractional currency and for the issue of
treasury notes of denominations of 81, %, So,
and SIS.
Mr.. Atkins-Has this bill been considered by
the committee.
Mr.. Phillips-The committee on banking and
currency has ordered it to be reported favor
ably.
1t brings back the old scabbly fractional cur
rency.
The bill was then defeated-yeas 120, nays
1924.
Mr.. Regain moved to suspend the rules and
pass the river and harbor appropriation bill.
Mr., Cox, Of n. Y, made the point Of order
that some items in the bill were against the
constitution. In fact, that while the constitu-
ton gave Congress the power to regulate COM
merce with foreign nations and among the
several States, it never was intended to allow
Congress to appropriate millions for 1ncon-
siderable rivers ana creeks.
The Speaker overruled the point of order on
the ground that it was questiou to be deter
mined by the House itself and not by the
Speaker.
Mr.. Southland expressed hope that the bill
was not to be thrust through the House without
discussion.
Mr.. Cox added it was bad practice cloud
calls to order and much confusion) and that it
could not be done without protest. The effect
OF the bill was to destroy constitutional limlta-
| tons. and to beget log-rolling system utterly
subversive Of fair legislation.
The bill was read in full, when Mr.. Cox, of
New York. renewed his point of order and sug-
gested if it were not sustained he would have
to move an amendment to provide water for
many of the rivers appropriated for.
Messrs. Kenna and Regan protested with
| some excitement against the remark Of Mr..
Cox.
The Speakers ruling was the came es before,
that it was question for the House, and not
for the Speaker.
Mr.. Southland also made the point Of order
which was overruled by the chairman, about
the bill not containing a statement of the ag-
gregate appropriations.
Confusion and uproar increased to such de-
gree, that the Speaker, with much sternness of
manner declared that not a point of business
their seats, and a member suggested that the
riot act be read.
Mr.. Rice moved that the House adjourn.
Negatived; yeas "a, nays 2O7.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, was then agreed to; yeas I66, nays 66. 80
the bill passed. 1t appropriates $780,,
OOO.
On the announcement Of the vote Mr., Cox,
New York, rose to a privileged question Tor the
| purpose, he said, of presenting protest
bers of the House.
Mr. Burchard inquired if the protest would
| affect the bill.
| The Speaker replied that it would not.
| Mr.. Mills Thought it required unanimous con-
sent to have the protest read.
| Tho Speaker said the gentleman from New
York, Cox, having risen to privileged ques-
ton, had the right to have the paper read as a
| part Of his remarks. Mr.. Regain desired the
| Speaker to rule the paper out, as not embracing
| the question Of privilege.
! The speaker stated he could not rule upon
| that question until the paper was read. 1t
| mi ght contain charges against a member.
| MIR. Finley-That is just what the paper does
! contain in substance.
| Amid much confusion Mr.. Butler moved to
adjourn, but the speaker refused to recognize
| him for that purpose, stating that the gentle
man from New York was on the floor.
/ Mr.. Reagan raised the point of order that Mr..
Cox had stated his object was to protest against
the passage of the bill. and now he could not
| insist upon its being privileged question.
Speaker-Ihe chair states that the gentleman
from New York Cox rose in his place, was re-
cognized, stated he rose to a question OF privi-
lege, and sent forward a paper which he dtsi Ell
to have read. The chair is unable to state
whether it is question of privilege until the
paper is read There was an example Of this
in the first session OF the 99th Congress- when
! James Brooks, on the part Of the Democratic
side Of the House. entered at length on the
journal protest against the conduct Of the
clerk as to the manner in which he made out
the roll,
Mr.. Garfeld-Was the question raised then Z
The Speaker-The question was raised and the
clerk refused to receive the protest, but it was
read and is upon record. The gentleman from
New York is entitled to be heard, and Re sends
this paper to be read part of his remarks
as he has right.
AIr. Butler-I rise to parliamentary in
quiry, and that is, ''Has any man a right to the
floor on question of privilege, SO as to prevent
the House from adjourning?'
The Speaker-The gentleman from New Yorl
is on the floor and he declines to yield.
MIR. Butler-Then he can keep us here for
ever.
Mr.. Reagan-I appeal from the decision o
the chair.
Mr.. Butler--Pending the appeal move tina
the House adjourn; the gentleman is not on th
) Mr.. Springer-The chair has not yet rule,
> on the point of order. (Cries OF regula
order.)
3 The Speaker-The chair did rule that tn
E | gentleman from New York had the right, risin
| to privileged question, to have that pape
read as a part OF his remarks, and from tina
/ decision the gentleman from. Texas appeals.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to lay the appeal on til
table.
By this time nearly every member was Q
his feet, rising to points OF order or propoune
| consumed in obtaining order, the speaker n
quested ar. Butler to withdraw the motion
t adjourn, so that the House might vote on tx
! appeal oa.a ,.;.aa Il. no;nt 80 order that +
t colleague Cox, having the floor, it was NJ
f competent for the gentleman from Texas
i appeal fron, the decision Of the chair in ord'
= to allow another gentleman to move to az
e journ.
J. The speaker-The chair thinks that an AZ
0 peal is in order, and pending that q motion
n adjourn is in order, but the chair asks the ger
e tleman from Massachusetts, (Butler) not
d press that motion.
Is Mr.. Butler-I insist on my motion to Il,
journ.
IS Tellers being ordered, thereupon the speak
II appointed Messrs. Butler and Cox, New York
II to act in that capacity, which was the sign
ID for a laugh all over the House. The tellers r
st the negative, and the yeas and nays being Q
dered, the House, by vote of yeas 119 Al
n nays l01, adjourned.
The following is the protest, which Cox pr
ID sented, signed by % members.
Of We. the undersigned members of the fort
n fifth Congress, protest against the passage
n the substitute reported by Mr.. Regan to Hou
bill 1926, making appropriations for the CO
struction, repair, preservation and complete
of certain public works or rivers and harbt
and FOR other purposes for the following n
~ SONS:
u First. The bill contains appropriations to
s. amount of 81 ,293, 700, and is of such a lar
E. amount that the rules of this House should \
NJ be suspended to facilitate its passage witho
to debate and consideration.
= Second. ALI our rules, especially rule l:
are specially applicable to appropriations
works Of internal Improvements, intended