The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-22
HOUSE,


HOUSE.
Washington, IA motion to dis
pense With the morning hour failed,
and the Speaker called committees
for reports.
Wood moved that the House 60
into committee on the funding bill
for an hours debate.
Pending this, Robinson offered the
following resolution:
ResoLoed, That the two houses will
assemble IN the chamber Of the House
of Representatives on the second
"Wednesday in February, 1881, Vt 2
O'Clock. and the president of the Sen
ate shall be presiding officer; that
two persons shall be appointed tellers
on the part OF the Senate and two on
the part OF the House of Representa-
lives to make a list OF the votes IS
they SHALL be declared; that the result
shall be delivered to the president of
the Senate, VINO shsl announce the
state of the vote aud the persons
elected, to the two houses assem- bled
aforesaid, which announcement, to-
gether with list OF the votes, shall
he entered in the journals of the two
houses.
The Speaker decided that the Teso-
luton presented a question of priv,
lege. WnereupOn F. Wood raised the
question OF consideration.
Robinson though Congress would
enjoy the holydays better sitter doing
It's constitutional duty. He desired
to speak on the question Of consid-
Grafton.
The Speaker ruled it not debatable,
but Robinson Notwithstanding, and
amid cries Of order from democrats,
said this, was q resolution under which
the presidents were counted il up 20
Lincoln. Answering Townsend, OF Il
linois, be said he desired to antsgon-
ize every bill until constitutional
duty was done.
The House, by g vote of yeas 81
nays 96, refused to consider Robinson
resolution, strict party vote. Green.
backers. except LNdd, voted will
republicans, aye.
The House then went into COM
mittee on the funding bill, and voted
down all attempts of Wool TO limit
the debate. There was an exciting
opposition to the bill on the part OF
Weaver, Bland and Mills, who said
they would oppose its passage by
every parliamentary means.
Field presented the majority reports
of the committee on elections in the
cases of Holmes Us. Sspp from be
Eighth, and Wilson rs. Carpenter,
from the Ninth Congressional Dis
tricts of Iowa. They grant leave to
the contestants to Withdraw their petit
tons. Ordered printed.
Weaver submitted q minority re-
port of the same committee in the
case of Boynton rs. Loring from the
Sixth Congressional District OF Msssa-
chusett5. It declares the contestant
entitled TO a seat.
Caldwell, from the committee on
private land claims, reported back
adversely the bill to ascertain the
title TO the tract of land known as the
PsnOcne Grande, in CaI:for-
MIA. Referred to the private calendar.
Gillette took the floor in opposition
to the bill, which be declared to be |
10 the interest Of bankers and which |
should be entitled "a bill &c prevent
the payment Of the public debt"
He apposed it because it copfiicted |
with the free institutions of the ooun-
try and was ia the interest OF a few
Of the expense of the msny-siter
speaking hall hour Gillette yielded the
remainder of his time to Weaver,
who, however, expressed q desire to
postpone his speech to come future
day.
Mills moved that the committee
rise. and F Wood moved that the
bill be read by sections, inssmuch as
there Eas no person who desired to
speak upon it.
MIlls, in a some what excited
hoped the gentlemen would /
not foycs the bill now.
Z. Wood ssid-I DO not intend that
a few msn in this house, less than |
one twentieth would number, shall !
force me and control the time Of this
house. There are two ways OF de
festing a MEASURE and one is by never
being ready 10 speak and ssking the
House 70 delay action until a gentle
man is ready. The gentleman from
Iowa [ Wesver) said he wanted the
floor for one hour. If he is not ready
10 proceed, any other-gentlemRn ia
entitled to the floor, but if nobody is
ready, it is my right and duty to pre-
coed to the consideration of the bill
by sections.
Miils-The gentleman nesi not
lecture me about rights Of which
may avail myself, anu be need not
permit his zsaI 70 serve the synG!cates
and bankers Of Wal street 10 lead
him so far az to Insult a member on
this floor, WaO is asking for grave and
deliberate consideration of a great
question, & question which involves
lotaing less than cOndemning to Ella.
7ery the generation after Us, in order
% satisfy the goddess greed Of the peo-
DE the gentleman represents in Wall
treet. l stand TO resist and I tell the
Gentleman, when be says few men
hail not coatrol the house that be
hall not control 1t.
+. Wood IN reply saii-I doubt
7hsther anything l may have said
'ond be construed bT the gentlemen
nto any intent OaRl personal insult
o him. hal notice served on me
o'dsy by the leaders Of thu small
)Rrty that every parliamentary strs-
egg and right tneyslould possibly
emmsnd they would exercise to pre-
ent the passage OF the funding bill,
Weaver-And. l renew that declar-
ton.
F. Wood-The gentlemen assume
hat position publicly and openly and
n their heads rests the responsibility.
Nesver-We can bear it.
Bland said there vas barely a
uorum present. It was not proper
, consider any important measure Of
nls kind with such e small House.
L. Wood said be was ready to let
be debate run OF. He had sc-
ulesced IN the desire of the House -
nis morning IN regard TO thst. but he
'ss unwilling II be adjourned from
sy 70 day to give the gentleman op-
ortunlty TO prepare speeches. OIL
Randsll said there was no .lessure
lore important, and he did not be-
eve there was any member that
ally desired to prevent, at this ses- d
IN lppisla fiOY1 on tho SnI;aog a., -