Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-20

! mean no reflection on him personally
Dcrisiye laughter on the Democratic
side. What | mean 10 Say Is that
where party caucus resolves against the
will of its own minority that its whole
party must act rs one man here without
regard To- the opponents within It's own
party, then IL ceases iuhe Tree delibcr-
tion. II becomes dictatlon from the
outside aud not the dcliberatlon OF
statesmen
Mr. Blackburn, having lett tho chair
aud come down ON tho floor, said: Mr..
Chairman there be- anyone who, in
the heat Of discussion, has been be.
trayod into improper action nr Improper
uttcrancc, | submit that | Will not per
nit myself to loose sight ol the Tact
that, as presiding chairman oi this Com
mittec Of the Whole, during the pend
ing discussion uf this measure, ! must
not engage in a disl.u rs to It's merits.
| do not conceive that II would be prop
or iur n0 10 leave the chair To- come
down tu the floor tu engage IN wranglG
or discussion with any gentleman,
as to the mcrts of the measure over
whose dcstiurS was yielding more than
ordinary power. | have not come down
here lur that purpose, nor 81" ! propose
Ia address myself tu u single feature "i
this amendments have come 10 re
spund tu what il seems tu ne could have
been uttered hut with one purpose, and
that is t. force me irum that place To
rrpcl not only an indignity hut tn hurl
back m attempted INSULT APPLAUSE
on the Democratic side. Before pro-
coed to sav to- the gentleman irum ONO
IGarlicldl what | want to say intend
to read the note furnished tu ne lay the
official stcnographcr ol the House:
"Our House is to-day presided over hy
one who is under orders To- decide that
thi, comes under the rule. ~ 1t the gun-
ileman from Ohio is content with that
" "A correct statement ul his language, l.,
Of course, have nothing lett but To- Nc
ccpt it.
Mr. Garfield That i, not the whole nj
the SvntCuCc.
Mr.. blackburn am perfectly will.
ing Ia have the sentence completed, Tor
| do not desire Ia do the gentleman in
justice.
IhuId what i, furnished me hy the
official sicuogriphcr ui tho House. II -
very evident, aud am glad To- rccus
nixc the fact that the gentleman irnm
Ohio does not propose tu stand CA that
nov. when submit to him the qucs
tiun as tuwhcthcr lac then intended, or
does now PROPOSE To- hc understood ~
telling this committee that !, aS u7
chairman, received instructions, cithrr
directly or indirectly, cr even amy luil.
nation from a Democratic caucus ~ tu
how Was tu rule, az how ! WAS expect
"a To- rule un amy question oi order that
was ever io hv presented | aiu not
able tu reach the direct m,ur with lho
gentleman. du not understand
nov, ~ hc puts It, that lac even chargrs
that wish tu add a single wurl, aud |
am sure that | am not violating ANY oh
liguiuu that belongs To- the caucus ar-
ton. There never MAS the slightest m
tinatlun given me hy that caucus, "r
any member at II, either IN the caucus
ur since. that WI>vNrrrt"d I" rule thus
WaN uI that way uu ANY question on
which point ul order might hc raised
lurNrr saw the amendments offered to
tai, hill hy the gentlemen from Alabama
and ohio lIcrhcrt aud southland until
they were sent t. the Clerk = dr,h. |
did, ui cuur,r, know " hat their general
purpurt VAS. did not know their
srnpr. djduut know thclr framework.
They hai mover been explained To- ~"
ur ryad lu my, uur had thoy been -cvn
h mr t,l lhr point ul uuirr VA, ualScd.
Without Iuhug auN action CA the
Rmrudm,ui thv Committee Iu,c and the
House aiIuUruvd