, 1881-05-07
1l(1lIS L,

the promised excitement for to-slny, therc
was apparently urgent nuca. ffow effectively
Tie prayer was answered, tic subsequent pro.
ccelings will show.
Everything was peaceful during tho rcatl-
Ing Of tie Journal.
cut,IsEcrtSo 11tE JOURNAL.
Mr.. Sexton. who. lurIuE tho iii, md con-
fuson attending yesterdays adjournment,
n,oye,l to reconsider tho vnte BY whEcl, ilo,.so
Bill An was lost, arose atN1 uskcl tint the
written Journal b0 50 corrected as to stated
that fact.
The Speaker sntd Ito Ind l,ot heard tho
1notlot,-lm fact, ,hatfn't reeughizett hln,.-anl
the correction could only be ,nade by unani-
lnOt,s cDilsclt~
Mr.. f.fnugar Obiected.
Tho Speaker .Ilree,rtl att. Scxton to re-
sluce lts laotion to writing, which h. did.
Mr.. t;arter Of Asiams. objected, anl mntlo
the tt,lnt Of or,ler that
THE GENTLEMAN WASN'T RECotaNfzEp,.
and tho motion wasn't entertained.
'rhc Speaker decided the pUfnt we'll tnkan,
md the proposed correction WIS ruled out.
Ind 1t gone III, It wau[I lnvy show, that
something was tl01e pei, ding tho tefeat uf
tic McWftla,as Fool bill and tile noisy ami
sudden adjournment fur tho day.
C0ttRECTlOS ltf atAAlttS0.
Mr.. Linegar WIS ready with another tno-
tion tn ct,rrect. It proposed tn strike, tut I'LL
aftcr tho words "Shull the bill bass :' on tie
final yote On the bill down to. the cid Ut tile
chapter.
The Speaker held that tho motion wus
open to the sntnb obtectinn that ltal becl
,nale to the mutton Of Mr. Sexton. The
journal could BIZ CORRECTED, but not by wIplng
out.
Mr.. Llnegar promptly
TOOK An APPEAL,
and proceeded t0 stnte the case from tho
point Of yiuw taken by the ndvocates at tic
Pool bill. 4}efUro ,e had g,ttel, very fur, the
Speaker tools occasion to inform lin That he
l,a,l read tic journal, and knew it WIS cur
rect.
Mr.. Ltnegar took the ground that the
Speaker WIS but
THE AGENT OF TIE House,
md TINT the litter WIS tile supreme Judge us
to tile correctness Of the record,
Tllo Speaker held That tile only question Mt
ISSUE was whether the journal wits II record
OF what Actunlly t0Uk placc, wllethor tic
proceedings Were regllur ur Irregular.
Mr.. LlMcKar, continuing, challenged tho
correctness Of the j0urllNl 0n tho gruuMl
that the motion to atijarn wis not
property carried. .--t4At lho Speaker mcreIy Pit
tho mutton, and. Without putting tho negative,
DECLARED thu HOUSE adjourned, whun tareo to
one Of the members would huve voted 'Su'
sQuANtSH 1llsisEfF.
, Tho speaker uow hid his shy. Masslng his
dignity. An1 mssntutug III a!r or lofty and III
t,retl tnnucuncc, he wont IN to snY that ho hail
never hcd thAt 1t was NOT aotirHtGnt fur tho
fIuIso 10 currcct' al,y inistuEc. Ills only
nlutlve, 80 fur US hv knew htn-
self, t1i all thnt hp had dUno Or
failed to do this session, l,ad bccn to expedite
tue public business. No nun, woman, or child
hui! ever ..-...-.. ..-
APPROACHED nIM
OIL ono sidn Or tho other of tho bill, md ho felt
nut tho slightest interest As 10 wl,utnev 1t WIS
voted up Or down [And yut tho Sl,euker himself,
It viii bo remembered, voteA nul. After II full
Jiscusslnn ut tho question tho roll WIS cHlIvt.
Thtr followed tho Gull fur ataentees. Artur-
wrtls tho rull was verified. Wnt'o ths, uiork was
counting up hc, ot co.lrac, rcfl1eed tu reruHnixu
anybody. KS fur Mr. Linrgar. that gentleman
wns tot In his 3cat, and accordingly cut ut
order. As tu,whuthor h1 asll put tlIu ,.yus aud
mons on Adjournment. th,st WIS incrvly il nues-
ton OF ysrueIty.
MIR. Llucxar as1cd the Sponkar to
srEr lows tl,uM rltE clAIH
II ho was Kuinx to ntaku Mn urttltluent.
Tho Speaker stal,l where hu WIS.
2tEs klEECtukNlA ODtEClGA III tuG pTgAVHE1 Ut u
Senator On tho tlour,-sho 6euntur referred lu
being nouu other tlaM tho frrcprosslblo Merritt.
lie, to0, stAisi whese he wa%.
Tho 8pgnker. continuing. snttl llo had tlcvur
sogu tho motion tueonprl tAc ,tttenal,Gu Ut ub-
8entccs, under circumstances suph ,ls prtvntled
yostUrtIay. entertained III nuy detlberutivo ny
Eenuy. We're such tho ruv, every tiu,e Il bill
failed within u few votrs tho mnJurtty Ut Il 4uo-
rum might nuke tic anutioll, and uoso tho tuurs
OF tho liouNa nnd scnd for nbsvlltcps,-soud to
BLOOMINGTON 0it rI.Ul:Il.A.
When, uuer BltuH q rule, wuutl the business
over bo ilnlshed7 Tho JuurNnl WIS nllluinl aud
truthful, uni Il nlotlon to Wlpg Uut whit bio Up-
cnrled WIS out Of order.
The rotl WIS called, unl ths Spcnker wns sus-
taluc,i In his lcusslun ugainst tho oxpunRing
motion by u vrto of ycas ID, naysaL
Dir. Csuukrlte thulotlnon .,,ule the parlIa-
n,cntary motion TO resulutl TINT portlon Ut tho
jourl..tl which Sir. Llnc9ar hAd tafleu to Wipe
out.
bir. Hcrrln9ton ratsod tho point that noth!ug
but tho correction 0f tho touruui wus now in
order.
Tho Speaker Sustained tho point and Mr.
WALKED INTO A TRAP
when he declined to tako III, appeal, tho spuakor
nsroatnK to rocognEzU hin whom tho lautlon was
in Or,lhr.
Thoro woro no other attempts to correct tho
journal, ana tho record wns formally npprove
Dir. CFonkrlte tharoupna roAewei hls motion,
Dfr. Tcaraan snappod tho tr.ll' OH hlta by raIs-
nR tho point TINT tho regular urtier NJ this mo
tnent WIS Ho,ito bills u, soo0ntl reudng, and
that two"thlrda voto was necessary to ohangu
tho ortlsr.
Tho speaker sustained tito poInt.
Tho mellon wtlB nevertheless put and lost by
yotc @ VI yuAs a. nays VI. Taat sutt!ed 1t for tho
Mr.. 'Hoxlon SECURED the correction wh!ub ho
ha! cnttllvnrett IT, DutAIu curly In tho sbsait.
MF. Carrier, uE Adams, plny0d tho last unrI In
tho pack when he stat vi, tn tho clork'a desk
THE kcATlttSu PROTEST
Ia rognfd to tho Speakers action, slgnu.l by
night. ''
Ar. iIerrlnRt9n jumped sol,fs fucs in au In.
stunt. and 'nado tho point that pEoteat, t0 10
spread unun tho 1o4f.sal, H,ust W asiust s,,lt,o
| not 0r rtanlutIon tf tho House. Thu papsr was
nuthinK mora nur lexs Than IN Milwars,tet3 At-
tack upon The s'oaker, aaa the lIouBo ought not
| tu.pertlit IT. 1ours,al 20 bo ~ disxracet
Dir. Tn0rnltn. or rt.tnMt1. ulip 0C tho algRors
Ut tho protest, fclt hts c0HrAH0 oozlnH Uut At
hts tlt,xcfs .cnds a1d saado pltlublc spectacle
| Ut htn!sct by w1akgntnH.