Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-01
SpaL In the Senate.

10 tic consideration of the SPECIAL deficiency
bill 10 the Senate yesterday Mr.. Blaine offered
an amendment to pay tie employees Of Tho
Government Printing OHoo for tho four legal
holidays. The Chair (Mr. Rollirs temporarily
pre-: iliuR) ruled tho amendment out of order.
Mr.. Blanc said Il was eGtlrely pra!niCus AID
unpr;c ,dentcd fer the Chair to rule 90 amend
ment out of order in no atscoce Of Gtisc,iops
from any quarter.
MIR. Ferry said i: had been v<1y common
thing FIR the chair 10 do SD.
Mr.. B:ane replied that such Proposition
had never been knogn to him dureg his loae
parliamentary experiences. Mr.. Blaine pressed
MIR. Roos Tor the reasons for his ruling.
MIR. Carpenter slid 90 ono had light TO
compel the Chat to give reason for Lis rulioe;
| 10 say under what rule bis decision WIS mad,
1t Was entuah TO say that il was cut If order
uuder tbs rules.
We have heard" ssd Mr.. Blaine, 'frcn
LWo distinguished psIhanHntL1iaLs who have
presided over til, body. d. you meau TO sly
that chair csn make decision here, and
wEeo Seuator Willy asks bin Tor his reasons,
hat he oan lnsoleutly sny. '0ouc of your bu,i-
ness 1t such vas the ruliog of Licvious
pre:ldiog othcss OF tho Senate, he was glad he
hnu eUtiCu iutU tuC CSuG!6 carrier,
Mr. Carpenter nrose, aud vi h O delibera;lou
that lrol1aled he was going to make eharp
reply. said nobody WAS mere Rud than he that
The Malice Seuator had not entered tho senate
earlier. Laughter. Upon that p,int there
couid BE- 20 issue i,iDed. Mr.. Baioo had
charged lin With auvcciline . policy of iuso
IeDoo 10 presiding ofiuer, No mau vas 10 ore
successful 10 argument han hat Senator when
be was Knocking diva hJbli IS ct I'D by him.
self. He had said noihrg to warrant apy
su,h teductioos. q g:alu,to Of school
where lrs4l:nce dchtsd and Construed the
rales bad 10 pratcxt for a=cribing to him any
such theory. tie did MT doubt chnr would
Indulge S"Da,tr ia pleasant conyersai ion
upon the sut %; ct dec sion, Lu! he certainly
GOULD not be compelled to give rtas)bs. a ds-
olsIon and the opinion that followed were
different things tfcm tie Senator's demaHd.
Lord Mansfield in giving advic, 10 a young
Judge soltg out 10 ladia said Never give a
rcssoD for dt sion. Your decision viii gen.
orally be ht, AID your reasoes Tor !. wrong"
Laughter
Mr. Blaine aid tho Senator FROM Wisconsin
had never served in tho House, which he had
charged was ruled by insolence If he was
would Say that The remarks of MIR. Carpenter
ssVored OF lmpertncnco. Under tho rules Of
'''insolence" Of the House no such gag had ever
been Attempted, q transaction Wholly out of
keeping with the boosted diglity of the Senste.
r, mr.. carpenter said he hau never known the
Senator restrained by any rule of proprletv or
anything else from saying exactly what he
pleased and when he pleased. If there was any
restriction now felt by him he begged him to
remove it. He (Carpenter) was very glad that
he had never served in the House. He had
mover craved that honor.
Debate was continued in this etrain some time
longer, phen MIR. Carpenter declared he had
TWO or three times answered the objections made
to what he had said, and it was hardly worth
while TO 60 further and answer criticisms upon
what he had not said. He sank into his chair
with an sssum I'D look of weariness and exhaust.
Ion, very annoying to his opponent
This meeting OF MIR. Blaine upon his own
ground and in his own sggresiiTe style was
highly enjoyed by the Democratic Senators and
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