The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-10
A WORDY WAR.
INTERESTING Episode IN "HOUSE
OF REPREHENSIBLES."
Fiery Frye and BOld Blackburn Indulge
In Little OralOrIcaI sword Practice,
aud Later Shake Hands Across
the Bloody CrsvIce Amid
Loud Applause.

House Of Representatives this afternoon
Mr. Frye, OF Maine, called up the resolu.
tion reported from the Committee on
Rules providing that hereafter whenever
the morning hour is dispensed with, that
hour shall be set apart as time during
which members may ask to pass bills on
the calendar by consent, five objec,
tiOus to be fatal to the consideration oil
any bill.
A noisy discussion ensued, which at one
time became very acrimonious and angry
between Messrs. Blackburn and Frye. Mr.
Blackburn denied that no had received
notice OF any meeting OF the Committee
on Rules at which the proposition had
been considered, and inquired OF Mr., Frye
whether there had been quorum OF the
Committee present.
Mr.. Frye replied thSt there had been
no quorum, but he had been instructed to
submit the proposition TO the absent mem.
beIs, which he had done; he had not been
able to find the gentleman from Kentucky,
however.
Mr.. Blackburn replied that he had been
present at every roll cal OF the House,
and It was not his fault II the gentleman
could not and him. He proceeded to OK.
plain his understanding OF the matter,
when he was sharply interrupted by Mr..
Frye, who declared that the gentleman
understood the matter perfectly we'll.
MIR. BlRCkburn-The gentleman will un-
derstand 1t better.
Mr.. Frye-tIow better2
MIR. Blackburn Does the gentleman
say there was majority Of the members
OF the committee present when the rule
was considered?
Mr.. Frye-The gentleman understands
what said, doesn't hep | stated the fact
that | was called to attend meeting OF
the Committee on Rules; that there were
but two members present; that The gentle.
man was not there; that was instructed
TO submit a rule to the absent mem bers
that | could not find the gentleman from
Kentucky. Why should he charge me, at
least by implication
Mr.. Blackburn Unterrupting)-I never
deal IN implications, l always use direct
assertions. ! stated 10 this House that il |
was not my purpose to reflect on the gen.
tleman in any way for reporting that res.
o'ulion, but also stated that was never |
present at q meeting Of the committee at
which this proposition WAS considered, |
had never been called to such meeting,
and had never seen the resolution, though |
in my place every day.
Mr.. Frya-Suppose that should turn out
to be true2
Mr.; Blackburn-Does the gentleman
question III
Mr.. Frye-I am going on with my sup.
position.
Mr.. Blsckburn-Does tho gentleman
question it2 Will he have lnsnliness
enough 10 answer my question?
The Speaker stated that the gentleman
from Maine refused to be interrupted, and
MIR. Frye, continuing, repeated his former
The dialogue between Messrs. Black.
burn and Frye, which had been carried
on In an angry tone, then ceased,
Mr.. Townshend [Ill, raised the point OF
order that the resolution not coming from
A quorum Of the Committee, the rule was
not in order. 1t had been represented by
The gentleman from Maine that this was
a report from the Committee, when IL was
not.
Mr. Frye-What does The gentleman
nean2 1t was reported from the commit.
Ice.
Mr.. Townshend The gentleman repre-.
Iented that 1t was reported from the com.
nittee. He now Confesses that II was re.
ported with the consent Of only two mem.
JerB.
Mr., Frye-I did not confess anything Of
he kind, and the gentleman must he dull
% understand It 30.
The resolution was then agreed to,
Blackburn and Frye being applauded
when, taking their stations as teliers, they
cordially shook hands.