The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-25
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
An unsvsntful Session of the
Senate.
Lively Times 10 the ROuss-TOwnshend's e
Alleged Smuggling Act Takes Up the
Tlae Of the Entire sessiOn-A
Call OF the House Attended
by The Usual Humorous
Scenes.
wAsHSoTos. March "a.
SENATE.

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penses for the appointment Of an assistant
librarian for the Senate was discussed.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed 1t saying the
library had been satisfactorily admins.
tered by one librarian up to March 4, 1879,
and the present inconvenience was the
result of the policy Of turning out tried
and efficient officers, and replacing them
by political iavorites.
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, spoke Of
the need for an increase. The resolution
was passed.
The bill incorporating National Edu-
cational Association was taken up and OPP
posed by Mr.. Carpenter as unconstitutional.
The morning hour expiring, the Geneva
award bill was considered.
Mr.. Herman supported the committee
bill, holding that the insurers stand was
| in the same position toward the fund as
the insured owners would have occupied
had they not been insured.
Mr. Carpenter submitted resolution
requesting the President, II not incompati-
BILE with the public interests, to communi.
cate TO the Senate any correspondence not
heretofore published between the United
States and Spain, in regard to the fulfill
ment by the United States OF the require
ments Of the Ninth Article OF the treaty OF
1919, between the United States and
Spain. Adopted. After the executive
session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
After prayer the Speaker declared the
frst business in order was the question as
to whether the proposition submitted yes
terday by Mr.. McLane providing that the
bill introduced by Mr.. Townshend, Of
Illinois, on Monday last, and referred to
the Committee on Revision OF the Laws,
shall be taken from that Committee and
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means, presented a question Of privilege.
Mr.. Blackburn raised point under, the
first clause Of Rule defining the duties
OF the Speaker. The journal Of yesterday
would have to be examined and approved
by the Speaker before unfinished business
relating to Mondays journal would come
before the House.
The Speaker replied that the journal Of
Monday had not been disposed Of, and it
would be inconsistent to take up Tues
days journal before Mondays for con.
sideration.
Mr.. Blackburn argued that it was not
demanded by the rules; that the House
should approve the journal, but 1t was
imperative that the journal OF one day
should be read at the desk Immediately
after the assembling Of the House on the
following day.
Mr.. Reed contended that Tuesdays
journal could not be read until Mondays
Journal had been approved, and he re-
ferred, as his authority, to Rule24, which
declares the order OF business after the
journal has been read and approved.
The chair would, however, submit the
question to the House whether the jour
nal Of yesterday must be read before the
journal OF Monday must be approved.
The Speaker was about to submit the
question to the House when Mr.. Springer
raised the point Of order, that under the
rules II was the duty OF the chair to de.
eide the point OF order, subject to an ap-
peal by the House.
The Speaker replied that he desired the
construction OF the House upon a point
OF order, and submitted to the House
questions as to whether Yesterdays jour
nal should now be read. The vote re-
suited, yeas ll5, nays III.
On the announcement oi the result Mr..
Knott raised the point that the reading OF
the journal being required by vote Of the
House, 1t could not be dispensed with
without unanimous consent.
j The Speaker replied that the House, by
a majority vote, had put an Interpretation
upon the vote, and in obediance to the
voice OF the House, he would oyerrule the
point oil order.
Amid great deal OF confusion and
!, noise the Speaker was piled with points Of
order by Bland, Hutchins, Blackburn,
. and others, all Of which points he over
ruled and directed the clerk TO read Nc
Lanes proposition.
Much amusement was occasioned by
! the violent gesticulation Of Mr.. Turner
] tKy.l who at this point rose and moved to
! adjourn, and that being defeated, moved
to take recess until O'Clock. This mo-
: ton having also been lost, Mr.. McLane's
proposition was read, as follows:
WHsREAs, The House being OF the opin-
| ion that the reference OF House bill 6265
, to the Committee on Revision OF Laws
D was incorrect under the rules, be 1t
RsolSd, etc., That the said Committee
) be discharged from its further considera-
ton, and that tho sane bereterred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
The Speaker again announced that the
} pending question was whether that propo-
sItion presented question OF PRIVILEGE
Mr.. McLaneexplained his proposition.
The question was submitted to the
House, which decided, yeas 1856, nays 9S,
7 that the question contained in Mr.. Nc
r Lanes proposition yss ope Of privilege.
] Mr.. Blackburn demanded q division oil
the proposition, desiring separate votes on
the preamble, the proposition to discharge
D the Committee on tho Revision Of the
' Laws, upon the consideration Of the bill
and the proposition TO refer 1t TO the Com
mittee ot Ways and Means.
Pending tho vote on seconding the de-
Q mand for the previous question, Mr.
a Blackburn moved the House adjourn.
! Defeated, yeas 81, nays l84.
: Mr.. Knott moved to lay the resolution
Q on the table. Defeated, yeas 81, nays 1888,
Mr.. McLaine again demanded the pre-
a yious question, pending which Mr.. Wilson
q moved TO adjourn. Defeated, yeas a.
: nays l02.
Mr. Blackburn moved that when the
4 House adjourn II be until Friday. On {
count by tellers the Democrats generally
|. abstained from voting, so there was M
i. quorum and the Speaker stated that nov
i there were but two motions in order, 4
4 adjourn or for call OF the House.
Z Mr.. McLane--As the usual hour FOL
adjournment has come and Gs am no
disposed to be kept here all night by any
obstructionists, move TO adjourn.
o Mr., Blackburn am glad that the OBJ
4 structionlsts have to surrender.
The House refused 70 adjourn, 81 10 100
u and then A motion 10 adjourn over wa