The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-16
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ana cox) have referred we're petitions presented In
proper msnncr unaer The constitutions THIS = not
petition. THIS - . resolution Of State Legisiasure
Ia this case thore 10 nothing which oohges Us 70 TO
ceive thIs resolution.
Mr. SrxrHESs-rhe gentleman from Massach usetts
| certainly did not understand. He anu DO not as
agree say that u Is the right Of every parliament
tary body, at the ini,iatve; when question Is pre-
| sented, whether memorial. petition or anything
/ else, 10 say whether Is viii receive IL or not
Mr. BASks-l did not understand you in mat way:
/ Mr. STEPHKSs--gsrlaniv, mat ~ my position BUS
understand The gentleman from Massachusetts 10
raise the question Of consideration under the iorty
Mr. BAxKs-.Very we'll assent to that proposition.
evil We &C, upon ire matter Dows" Bot the ques.
ton really 10 10 raised IN this case ~, 'Win me
Is the ria 1T Of he Houss say Today whether will
reject not That u the fundamental principle Of
gone by related 10 lhs. question about presentation
1t was the right o. the petitioner 70 have NE
Inc duty o. The House 10 receive IL rns
gsnd r,sht q me House % reject nr,n =
clpis OF law 70 motion to the reception or
rejection of paper has never been touched ny our
foundea upon H. No dsi,bsraive boay could exist
without right just AZ you would turn out man
y''r d0Hr Il he yI rsh q SET
| organization, OF scit-pro,ection. But y should
30 Wisely sna ,bnss xno so0tsnSsa against ,ns
policy OF petition mas been discovered when twas 90
late The great right Of the American people 70 pe,l
ton settled, suppose, without question from
any quarter. Now, the House to-day has inc rsht 70
REJECT this memorial from the STATE o. Maryland
II 1T, butts II wise TO 90 soS 1ustY oueha
not State OF The Union 10 have hearing heref
eught no. hls memorial 70 90 referred y :, commit
| great error # tins House should say "Do"
Mr. Cox, o. New York; desire to say 10 tho gen
| tleman IRON Georgia that the ruio which requires
vote for the rejection OF a measure applies Ia IT'S
| terms bills only. ! understand tho gentleman
from Georgia contend that the House, in the morn
| ing hour OF Monday, mas general parliamentary
right reject memorial OF this nature by motion
| Mr. srErHKxs-I hold that in any hour, morning or
evening or ~ any tine when oil, memorial, peti-
ton ,h,ng Is presented the Housc which
House does intend TO entertain Tho question
eau be raised anu vote taken TO reject It,
Mr.. Cox-it the gentleman will read the rule OH that
| su Diect uc will 6nd that that Is the The
rule says that bills may nave notion 70 reject put
Ion State ike Nh indiylcuai has the right 10 petit
| tion, but tno houso mas right 70 determine inc
mode and time al which petitions 81 al DO rsceiyed
New York where the constitution gives 10 State
the risnt 10 putilionf faf
/ Mr. Cox-rhe Stale Is an Individual in one sense
| Besides, TINS is not petition, it Is q memorial.
| et* CONCLUSION THE SPEAKER.
The SPEAKER--lhe Char desires 10 suy, al the gen.
tenan Massachusetts Mr. BanEsl relies on rule
| Al ia behalf OF MS declarati"n Of hight
MIR. BANKS Qnterruptinp)-No, SIR Ny position 10
that under $50 Inc rlgnt is exhausted when tho
State has been called IL The House receives pettiou
| but IT, as the gentleman IRON Georgia has suggested
tho House refuse 10 receive H. or u the House reject
| IL.
| the SrEAKER-rhe Chair und lands the gentle
man IRON Massachusetts to claim the right which the
question, and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr
Congor referred 70 rule Al as establishing that right
Tne Char agrees with the gentleman IRON Georgia
tMr Stepnenl In this particular that that ruls does
not cover this That rule, which anterior TO
rule $50, refers to the consideration OF subject IN
tho manner OF proceeding 10 It's disposition Inc gen.
tlcman from Georgia, however, draws line
OF distinction between the right 70 con.
slider and The right 10 receive. Now, under rule
| No. 100, which directs the Guar as TO the manner
OF procedure communications OF this character from
state legislatures authorized 10 be received IN tue
morning hour on MONDAY aud The rule provides how
they snail be disposed or II says that they shall be
presented "for reference and printing" Tue Chair
thinks that the inherent right alluded to by the gen.
teman from Georgia. 10 every Legislative BODY, IL
fully realized by the BODY in it shall refuse TO re
ier its petition. motion refuse refer IL In Tho
opinion oil the Chair, equivalent to motion to re-
the gentleman from Massachusetts iorssts tand per-
haps, many members Of the House iorgei) that
me subject OF this petition has already gone to
duood by another member from Maryland (Mr.
Kmmelij, and reicrred TO that committee, aud mat
that bill preceues this memorial IRON the State Legs
luture Of Maryland. Tnis COMMUNICATION from the
State Legislature Is respectful one, suUIsct Of
ceive que delDcralion. The Guar therefore, thinks
The rule properly provides for IT'S references Tho
ayupposiL,,ous case that un,cation might
In here which was disrespec,u 10 the House, which
charged . member OF the House with ciimc, or any
thing Of that sort, but the CHAR REMIND gen
tlonan from Msssachusct that this is not sucn
course Of reasoning by simile Of that kind There
IL no such predicament as mat IN this casa Hero IS
| respectful communication. The rule provides Tor
its reference aud Chair thinks vote should
be taken reference. In the line OF thought oil
the gentleman from Georgia mt. stephens, the Char
would think that refusal 10 roier would be equva.
I lent to a refusal TO receive,
Mr. Cox IepI. OF Ono, said that while he agreed
With the rule stated by the speaker, he did not
agree WITH the Speaker as 70 ono effect flowing from
II. lie believed that under that rule When memorial
or petition was read IRON the Clerks desk Inc rgnt
OF the peiitioner Was iuy accomplished. II no mem
| Der should thea make any motion whatever IN re-
spect TO It Il would simply go ON the table OF the
House. aud aftcrward II could considered Ia Accord
with the rules. Ho wished therefore, to be un-
derstoou asserting that &Acn . petition
read every respect which The petitioner ask
for Is uily gwen, and that any action beyond that
whether the House act on It ono way or another, Is
just rospectai.
The srKAKEk-And yet The rule states that JOINT
resolutions from Stale Legislatures shall DO Tor refer
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohic-Yss. n the House so choose; but
believe that the House - not bound either TO print
sir. BAsks-All that is required BY the rule 10 that
| the States snail be called
Mr. HySDEE (rep) oil W., callod for the regular
The SPEAKER stated that under The standing rule,
two O'CLOCK business OF tho District OF Columbia,
that bu mess must now be taken up, and that tho
pending question would have 70 go over ior the pres
oui.
Nc. GARyIkLD-I desire 10 enter a motion to recon-
slider the whereby the bill introduced by the son-
tieman from Maryland (ME K,mmciD was referred TO
| tue Judiciary COMMITTEE
| Tue oPEAkER-fhe Chair cannot entertain that mo-
ton. The rule provides that bills introduced IN tue
morning hour Monday snail not be brought back ny
motions 10 reconsider.
MIR. GARFiELp--My motion 10 not to bring back tho
| bill, but to RECONSIDER the vote OF reference.
Tho SPEAKER That would bring back The bill.
i TmE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The House then proceeded consideration Of busi-
OF The District OF Columbia the nrs Oil taken up
being tho bill to provide permanent form Of govern
mont Tor tho DistrfcI The bill provides that on tho
third MONDAY IN Apri, 1878 (to-dayl there shall BIO
elected appointed three persons Commissioners
4
powers and authority, with certain exceptions, now
vested In the Commissioners One Of tue Cominis-
sioners Is to 20 officer OF the Engineer Corps OF
the army, with meal RANK above that OF captain,
and who 10 70 10 detailed by the Prcsucnt tor
thrce years. and Is TO receive 10 iurther coin-
pcnsaton than his regular army pay. Tue Soc
| opd Comm ssioner Is to he elected oy the House
of Representatives,, ana the third Commissioner let
he elected by tho senate. ncir terms are 10 DO Tor
one two years TO DO Determined by lot and their
SUCCESSORS to be ccc ed Tor three years Tho
House aud Senate Commissioners must have been
actual residents OF the District Tor ten years There