New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.

After prayer by the Chaplain, the SPEAhEN
declared that the lrs business IA order the
ton whether proposition submitted yesterday By
Mr. McIano Dem, Md providing that the bi In
troduced by Mr. Townshond Dem, NJ last Mon
day. and erred To the Committee the Revision OF
the Laws rnall be taken from that committee aud re-
ferrcd Committee On Ways and Means, presented
ST.. BLACKBUHN Dem, KY raised the point Of
order, that under the nrt clause OF hue drhung mo
speak e- duties the journal of yeserduy would have
10 b. examined and approved by the Speaker before the
unfinished business teiauug " Monday Journal would
Tnr SPEAKER replied that tho journal OF Monday Lad
been disposed OF. and II would De Inconsistent 10
take up Tuesdays Journal before Mondays 'of consider
alton.
b. the rules tna the House should approve TIE journal
t II wa, imperative tuat the Journal 81 day should
b. read the dcsa immediately after iho assembling Of
ia. House on The following day.
Mn REID rep. Mel couteuded tllt Tuesdays
Journal could not he read untl Mondays Journal had
been appTv, cd and lie referred a. hs authority to
Rule wlicn declares the order Of busluess after
the journal ha- been Rad and approved"
Mr. CARR ED Q|cp.. Oaol quoted IN support OF MT.
Reeds position StcuOn OF the Constitution when
provides each House shall Keep journal; NOT thai
Mr.. BLACKBURS quoted from "CushlnGs Manual"
k:trr a short 6ut confused debate upon Mr. Black
burns point OF order participated In 6y Mcssrs BLACk
~ ~ hN' ~ aSd HEWBiiRY Rrp.' MchJ tGc
SPEAKER stated that II was obligatory upon the House
toarproye us journal Ie SuI SVu ,s op su of
Yesterday he read before tho Journal II Monday
Mr. CONGEk Qlrp.. Mlch) objected to any proceeding
except iAe suDnl-siOn O the privileged question to the
lntrruutrd by Mr. uUICHINs dom, y " aud Nj
SPIINGER % M Il), and some amusing passages OF
words took place between those gentlemen and himself
Mr. SPRINGER raised the pOint OF order that It waa
the duty of the decide tue point Of order. sub
III rcpIicd that he desired the consrrnc
ton Of the House Rs to whether yesterdays Journal
Tls vote rcsuliei-ycas. 115; nays. 127-a party
vote with tho exception of Mes'rs Blckncl OF lndl-
PhcIn. Of Connecticut Covert ana f. wood, Of Sow
YORK.; Ross and smith OF New-JeTsey, ana Beh,
hoover, Bachman, Cymcr. Conrolh, kiot1, Wise ana
Wright of Pcnnsy vana, who voted with the Repnoll-
cans IN The IogailYc' , -, ,.,,o,o,
dem raised the point OF order that tho reading Of
the Journal being required by rule oil Tue House could
The SPEAKER replied thai the House by majority
vote had put an inicrprctai2h mpoh the rae anu m
obedience the voice or the House. ho would OVoriue
Ami Sreat deal OF confusion and noise tho Speaker
was piled with points OF order by Me,srs. Bland Dem.
MOI. Huichns. Blackburn and others, al OF whleh
points he oYerrued and directed the Cerk To read MT
" ybn al ths point rose and moved to adjourn and
ihnt belng defeated. moved 20 take u until
o'clock. This motion having also been defeated, Mr..
McIaues proposition was read, as follows;
Whcreas The House. being OF the opinion that the ref
erence House bill 5,l05 10 the Committee the Re
Re Il Eesored etc. That said committee discharged
from IT'S fnrther confederation and that The be
refsr,ed to the Committee ON Ways and Means.
The SPEAKER again announced that tho pending
ouestion was, whether that proposition presented
au.stlon OF privilege.
Mr. MCLANE explained his proposition. He took his
exceution 10 Journal OF Monday. 1t had been ap
proved by Speaker aud read the House, but had
nor been approved by the House, and before 10 mp
proved he submttod. question OF privilege. that IL
was right To have bills referred according TO the
rules
Mir. robson rep, ~ j. argued that IL was Tho
right of te House to zee mat ts rules properly
confronted Under the rules II lcit II not 10 the
honor least the Judgment o. the members that the
pro ,orna proceedings should be correct
Mr.. 10 NNenkND dem, III rose TO interrupt.
Mr.. ROBESON-I nsinuat, nothing against the gen
tlemSn did nothing that liable to censure as
dsbonorn bls thing think he had mistaken idea OF
effect OF the rules ana used All ndsnct rule 10 &c
conpIlsb purpose which the House did not
should be ccOnplishrd.
Mr. SPRINGER Dem, nl.) contendod that the bill.
having been referred TO The Committee on Revision OF
The Laws could not be from that committee
and referred 81 any other without suspension OF the
rulea. ANY other movement would be revolutionary
Mr.. OSCAR TURNER (Dem., XVI appealed ~ the ma