Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-25
House.

WASHINGTON, March 2ith. = The Speaker and
Blackburn became involved in a discussion as to
whether the first business was to approve yesterday
journal or to vote on correcting Mondays journal.
The Speaker maintained that it would be nconsist-
ent to approve Tuesdays journal before Mondays.
Blackburn clened that the rules provided for read
ing the journal OF the preceding day Immediately
upon assembling.
Reed and Garfield quoted rules and precedents
sustaining the Speaker.
After confused debate the Speaker submitted the
Before the Speaker submitted the question,
Springer raised point that the House could only
decide the question by appeal from the decision
of the Speaker. The Speaker, however, said he de-
sired the construction of the House rs to whether
yesterdays journal should be read. The vote stood
yeas lis, nays l27-neaTly party vote, although
Is Democrats voted with the Republicans.
Knott raised the point that re1ding the Journal
could not be dispensed with except b. unanimous
consent.
The Speaker said the House had just overruled
the point He overruled all other points raised by
members and amidst the greatest confusion directed
the Clerk to read McLane's proposition.
Turner of Kentucky, with violent gesticulations,
moved successfully to adjourn and take recess.
Both defeated.
the Chair then read McIanes proposition taking
the reference from the Committee on Revision of
Rules and giving il to the Ways and Means.
In the course of the debate on McLanes PROPOSE
ton, Robson exonerated Townshend from attempt.
inp Il, do a dishonorabIe thing, but said he acted
Il
sense of the House.
| Springer said the proposed action would set
revolutionary precedent.
| Oscar Turner asked the House to drop the matter
and consider the appropriation bills.
Mills strongly denounced the action OF the ways
/ and Means Committee, against the poor man and
| in favor Of capital.
| Kelley claimed that Townskend had eyaded the
rules of the House. and boosted of 1t in the hall In
so doing he had violated the law, and had assigned
/ the unholy reason therefor that certain commit
tee was not CONSTITUTES to his taste
| The House-l35 to 9S-decided that McLane' 1
proposition contained question OF privilege.
Twenty Democrats voted with the Republicans.
McIane demanded the previous question ON his
proposition aud the Democrats filibustered.
| McLane said as he did not care to be kept here al
night by the obstructionists he would move TO ad
journ.
| The House refused TO adjourn, by 100 to 81.
| Further fibustering and attempts at compromise
ensucd.
At one time the Sergeant alarms brought to the
bar of the House Davis OF California, Bergman
Richmond, 0Reiy and Herbert, who excused then
absence on the greund of hunger, AID were excused
The fun mounted to its hight when Steele, as
cending the Clerks desk amid shower OF witt
cisms recited Tam 0Shanter," saying it would b.
| as good as the House was likely to hear.
Singleton of Illinois inquired whether, praye
having been concluded, it was not in order Tor tn
/ journal to be read
Frost, being brought before the bar in full dress
congratulated himself that at last he had caugh
the Speakers eye, and made his acquaintance.
At 12.l5 the House adjourned, by vote OF q
to T6