Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-05
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WASHINGTON, March 4
LAST NiGHCs EssIoN

LAST NiGHC S SESSION
Mr.. Sing eton, IF Illinois, at few min
Ii e, aeL rails ID he point Of order at
tn 4 n OF Narcl haVi.g arrived the 46sh
so gress had rxpi ed by Limitation. L ere
was n, gentleman on thi- q 'or who could
s.y that the b of M-rcn La not arrived.
II u ucetd d u argue ratner excitsilF, IN
supuort Ot s p0int, and MS rem FRS were
receiv with gr-a laughter aud cohfIelon.
rhe Sp-aker said that tHls question had
he II rars-d n 1891 aud it had then been
decided hat Cpngress expired at nool on
e An # Iarch
Mr.. Sing elun moved thst the House sd
! ,urn sin die an this b ling voted down,
uIs vnt.- being the only one cas1 IN The ht
Il naive he gave notice that be would
bring f ,re III, >uprem G purL every bill
passed y this Congress after this time,
Al Z 81 the hou . took recess until III
0'clsck tits morBtng,
The House met at 10 o'clock On
motion of Mr., King, Of Louisiana,
the Senate amendment was concur
red in to the bill dividing the S ate
of Louisiana into two Judicial dis
tri, is.
Mr.. Hutchins, of New York, ris-
ing to a question Of privilege, id
that he hal attempted to enter
the capitol at the Senae wing,
and that he had been stopped
by a man dressed in military at ire,
with arms in his hand, who refused
him admittance. He had stated that
be was member of Congress, and
he had then been admitted. He
desired to know by what au hority
the military instead Of the civil force
was placed at the doors of the capi-
tol. He wanted to call the attention
of the House and of the country to
this fact. 1t was small matter
now, but in the future it might not
be. He therefore offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, Members of this House
have this day been refused admission
to the capitol of the nation by an
armed military force.
Resolved, That this breach Of
parliamentary and Constitutional
privilege of the members Of this
House in going to and returning
from the same, merits our severest
! censure.
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio-This is not
8 light matter bayonets ought never
to be crossed here.
Mr. Frost, of Missouri, stated that be
had also been refused admission. He
did not wish to make a mountain out
of IL mOle~hiII, but tbs wnich might
be harmless at present might prove
] a precedent of most dangerous
Acharacter. The time might come
s. he did not anticipate that it would
that which now passed with
Tout irotest might he held up as
precedent, and a precedent set by
Il DamUcrCic HDuse and Senate fOl
the purpose OF trampling upon the
liberties of both these assemblies
There had been instances IN the past
not only in England, but in this
country, at not very distant perlod,o
, armed troops being stationed at th'
doors of Legislative assemblies, anC
it was because the Democratic part
did not wish to sane ion that STATE
of aff,irs that the resolution was
offered.
ii l.. Frye-Tbe gentleman need not b
alarmed; NIB ,dy will ever follow tn
Demo tic precedent. Laughter
Mr.. B Fry Of California, stated hat /
had also been stopped st the entrance 9
tue S4na by armed men dressed in blue
Laughter aud res of ''that's what's tn
s. m t.. r. on the Republican side ]
81 Mr.. Price, of Iowa. stated that men weT
s. there to p otec this body fro the NIB OF
/ the outside He shou have said crowd.
At IN point prot eedings re suspend
ed and Mir. Cox, of New 7 .rk, havi
E 'SNen the chair, Mr.. Conger sait
mat 1t Was with pleasure that he was per
= lhitleo to ohsr the j owing resolu ion:
inaI Ihe thanks of this House are du
1 ana rendered to Hon. s. J. Randall
Speaker Tor the abi'ity, fairnass and cou
: tesy with which he has presided over il
81 deliberations during the 4oth Congressn
s. This resolution was adopted, the on1-
+ negative voc being cast by MIR. Young
! Of OHIO
: TIE consideration of .ne resolution be
! fore the House having been resumed, MI
3 Warren of Ohio, spoke IN It's support. B
what autho isy were armed soldiers sts
toned about the capito2 Give 1t up.
From the Republican side.) The gentle
man from Iowa had stat d that it was fo
the protection CT the House. Had it com
to his hat there must be soldiers abou
legislative assem- blies TO protect them? ID
t had seen bayonets placed across the en-
, trance Of as EN- biies in other counties, bu
he had never expected to see them abou
the capitol of the United States
Mr. Frya-There are some soldiers N tn
= gallery. Now look out for them.
Mr.. Warner-I am glad to see them, bu
} thev are not here for our protection.
The confusion in the hall was very great
which fact was attributed bY Mr.. Congo