The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-20
AFIeld Day ia the AOuse-Hr. cOuger Ex
tolls The Ancient and Mr.. Stephens
CrltlcIsss the Modern Do.
mocracy-Revlslon Of
ihsHouse Rules. sisI
WASHINGTON, February 10.
SENATE.

! subject a1oulu 90 10 tue Soluuilttee VI
Foreign Affairs or a special committee
Mr.. Mcdonald called for the regular orde
1.-The FIVE per cent bill.
Mr.. Davis, (W. Va.,) submitted o reso
ution directing any heads OF the Execu-
tive Departments who have not yet dont
so to comply. with the statute requiring
such officers TO annually report to Con
gress the number of employees in their de
partments and whether any OF them car
Be dispensed with or whether any changes
can profitably be made. Adopted.
Mr.. Morrill, opposed the bill and Messrs
MILAN and Saunders supported i. Mr.
Morgan did not believe the enabling acts
contemplated what was insisted on In the
bill, and argued at length upon this view
Mr., Logan obtained the floor, but yield
ed to motion by-Mr Morrel for an ex-
ecutiye session, (which prevailed, and when
the doors opened the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland, from the Committee on Coin,
age, Weights and Measures, reported a
bill to establish Mint at St. Louis.
Printed and recomitted.
Mr.. Blackburn endeayored to dispense
with the morning hour and consider rules,
but was unable to obtain the necessary
two-third vote, and the bill regulating the
removal Of causes from State to Federal
Courts was taken up. The morning hour
having expired the bill went over without
action and the House went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the revision OF rules.
While the third clause OF the 2lst rule
was under consideration Mr.. Stephens
desired to address the committee for ten
minutes, but objection was made on the
Democratic side. ~
Mr.. Speeri moved that the committee
rise. Agreed to.
The yeas and nays were then called on
the motion to go into Committee ot the
Whole on the State OF the Union, for the
purpose Of giving Mr.. Stephens an oppor-
tunity to speak. The motion prevailed.
Yeas III, nays ia, and Mr.. Springer took
the Chair.
Mr.. Blackburn submitted that it was
not competent for,the committee to ex.
tend the time for debate.
Mr.. Speer moved that the committee
rise for the purpose of having the house
|
Mr.. Blackburn denied the propriety Of
4hrusting anything of a personal character
into the pending question. He desired 10
obtain vote on the rules and II one gen,
tleman was permitted to speak it would
not be right to preclude another. He in
quired whether, il even the committee did
rise, 1t would not take unanimous con-
sent to extend the time for debate?
The Chair-It will. n
Mr.. Blackburn-Then will object
Mr.. Speer thereupon withdrew his mo-
ton.
ilMr. Conger moved that the committee
rise, and when It did rise, he would move
thatthe House resolve itself into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the State of the
Union for the purpose Of listening to the
remarks OF the gentleman from Georgia,
(slr. Stephens.
Mr.. Conger's motion was agreed to-
yeas, 10l; nays, 90. The committee ac-
cordingly rose.
Mr.. Conger then moved to go into Com
mittee OF the Whole on the State OF the
Union. Agreed to; yeas III, nays ia
strict party vote, with the exception Of
Mills, Parsons, FELTON,, Speer, Tillman and
Warner, who voted with the Republicans
in the affirmative. All the Greenbackers,
with the exception OF Ladd, also voted in
the affirmative.
The vote having been announced, Mr..
Black burn moved to reconsider and MIR.
Conger moved to lay the motion on the
table,
( On this Mr.. Blackburn demanded the
yeas and nays, but while the Speaker was
putting the question Mr.. Speer raised q
point Of ordert that, IL was not competent
for Mr.. Blackburn to move to reconsider,
as he had voted on the losing side.
Mr.. Garfield stated that Immediately on
the hegentlemantfrom Kentucky Black burn
making the motion he had risen TO make
a point Of order.
The Speaker ruled Mr.. Blackburn's
motion not in order, inasmuch as the
gentleman from Ohio (Garfeld) stated
that he had risen in time to make a point
OF order.
Mr.. Finley asked leave to change his
vote, but this proposition was met by q
storm OF objections from the Republican
4 side. The House accordingly went into q
| Committee on the State Of the Union,
Mr.. Springer In the chair.
The scene was amusing as well as dra-
i matte when, as itby one accord, Black.
burn aud Conger rose and demanded
recognition. The chair refused TO recog.
niRe either OF the gentlemen until perfect
order had been obtained, when he recog-
Inized Conger as being the author OF the
motion on which the House had gone into
committee.
Mr.. Conger said he had made the mo-
ton in the interest Of free speech. He
had desired an opportunity 70 hear the
views OF the distinguished gentleman from
Georgia, (stephensl, whose legislative ex'
perience, and whose familiarity with the
rules Of the House dated back to q time
when the fierce Democracy Of the othel
side believed In free speech, in free dis
cussi6n and fairness, 70 the time OF the OLD
hard.tisted Jacksonian Democracy o.
which he istephens) was living repre-
sentative still, thank God. LCheers. u
lin the, progress OF events in this countryi y
had happened that the Democratic party
A once SO honored, once so esteemed, onct
so respected, once embracing 50 large
portion OF the peopla OF ell sections and o
, ali regions had slipped Its moorings, |
Il had been wandering for years on an
known seas OF adventure, IL It had for
, gotten the principles Of Jefferson
and Madison, and Monroe, anS
! Jackson, Whist glorious thing !
/ was for the country that there still lived
]. stlll breathed, still was one In all hi
/; mental and intellectual vigor with memor.
/. unimpaired, an old representative Of th
q | Democracy Of those days, then a Whie
1 (applause and laughteE) then acting Wit
: that party true to the constitution, hu
unfolding Jefersonian ideas as the reI
) resentatiye OF old time Democracy, honol
!. ed by them as such, having brought unit
4 the fold the ark Of the covenant 4
. Whiggery tlAughterl and placing Il in d
|. Democratic camp. how fortunate was
v for the old representative Of the Viii
!. party Il at the ark Of the covenant was sd
d held By the gentleman, and that b
d could tell llwhat The Democracy he'd bee
q In early days, what 1t had been when th
Whig party had become the depository 1
IA lits pFinciries, how he had borne thi