Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-01

sit down, to which he responded by moving
across the area TO where Mr.. Miller Wss
standing, aud gesticulating with his fist in
the neighbOrhood of Mr.. Mller's face, a
movement which was greeted with shouts
of laughter and clapping of hands.
In the midst of the disorder, the Speaker
was heard TO repeat that he had right TO
refuse on Monday to entertain a motion to
lay on the table (as the rules were not then
applicable) and the House had affirmed his
ruling, but the motion as now made was
under the rules, and was In order, and was
(0ringing down his gavel with an emphatic
knock not debataOle. Applause on the
Republican side, with the storm on the
Democratic side still raging.
Notwithstanding the Speakers ruling, Mr..
Cox, OF New York, persisted In an attempt
e. present his point of order, while Messrs.
HaZeltOn of Wisconsin, and Miller and
O'Neill of Pennsylvania, shouted at him to
take his seat.
The Speaker told him that his Interrupt
tions were not in order, aud that he must
the House and the Chair; to which
Mr.. Cox retorted that II the Chair would
respect itself, he would respect the Chair.
The uprOar and disorder did not wsne, but
still Mr.. McLsne managed to make himself
heard in all the noise and confusion, pro-
testing against the treatment he had been
subjected to in being deprived OF the floor
when he was entitled to it.
An angry colloquy took place between
MessTs. McLane and Hszelton, of Wiscon-
sin, which the Speaker cut short by declar-
ing the question to be the motion to lay the
preamble and resolutions on the table.
Mr.. Cox made some further fight against
having the question put so peremptoriy
without Mr.. McLsne's having had chance
to be heard, and Mr.. McLane himself de-
clared that under the rules the Speaker was
tOund, when a question of privilege was
presented, to submit It to the House.
A chorus of Republicans-Thati is what he
is doing.
The Speaker-That is what the Chair is
trying to do now. [Applause on the Repub-
lican side.
extent of submitting the question to the
House as 70 whether or not iJ presents a
question Of privilege.
The Spesker-The Chair has entertained
1t as a question of privilege.
Mr.. Randall-Then the gentleman from
Maryland is entitled to be heard.
The Speaker lending his sentence)-And
the gentleman from Maine has moved to lay
the resolution upon the table, which propo-
sition is now before the House.
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, cOntended
wh'c1 the SIesker replied that he would
have had that right but for the motion to
lay on the table.
Finally the Democrats had to yield. Mr..
McLane declaring that the Chair had viola
ted the rules OF the House.
The yeas and nays were demanded and
and the storm subsided. The vote
was taken, and the resolutions were laid on
the table by vote OF yeas 143, navs So.
Mr.. Ranney, of Massachusetts, then,
from the Committee on Elections, called
up the Florida contested election case of
Bisbee against Finley, and the question of
was raised by Mr.. Randall.
The House voted to consider it. Yeas,
149: nays, 2 (Messrs. Phelps and Harden
bere); and then, that case being thus fairly
launched, the House, at half-past eight
O'Clock, adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Brown presented reso-
lutions of the Georgia Legislature request
ing their Senators and Representatives to
use the utmost diligence in procuring such
as are needed to render the
rivers Of that State nsvlgable. Referred.
Favorable reports from committees were
made upon the following Senate bills, which
were placed on the calendar:
By Mr.. George, from the Committee on
Claims, with ameudments-The bill for the
relief of the Protestant Orphan Asylum at
Natchez, Mississippi.
By Mr.. Sewell, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, with amendments-The bill
for the relief OF Fitz John Porter. The bill
authorizes his appointment to the position
of Colonel in the army, with the same grade
and rank held by him at the time of his dis
missal from the army, provided that he
shall receive no pay, compensation or allow
ance whatsoever for the time intervening
between his dismissal from service and his
appointment under this act.
Mr.. Logan presented the views of the
minority of the Military Committee on the
bill, which we're ordered printed.
By Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on
Appropriations, with smendmsnts-The
House army appropriation bill. Ordered
printed.
By Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on
Public Buildings, with amendments-Bllls
Tor the erection of a public building at
LYncnburg, Va, and HarrisonbuTg, aud
Abingdon, "a.
By Mr.. Rollins, from the same scommittee
"A bill providing for public building at
Greenville, 8. G.
Mr.. Logan Introduced a bill to allow to
;he widow OF the late Minister to Peru,
Hurlbut, an amount equal to his salary for
one year. Referred to the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee.
The discussion of the Senate bill
to reimburse the Creek orphan fund
was resumed and occupied the remainder
Of the morning hour. The contention was
as TO the lab lity of the government to
make good the deficits in the fund alleged
to have arisen from a diversion OF portions
of 1t to purposes other than to which it was
specifically assigned.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. Slater,
Call and Dawes, and opposed by Mr.. Nc
MILAN. A motion to indefinitely postpone
it was voted down-yeas 90, nays 25.
Mr.. COckTell moved to require payments
from the fund to be made to those OF the
Creeks who were Orphans in 1889, thus
more specific the benefciaries OF
this legislation. Adopted.
Mr.. Cockrell then offered and advocated
an amendment striking out the item of
$40 900 on account of depreciation Of in
vtstment Of the funds in State bonds.
LOst-yeas 16, nays 29.
At o'clock the bill went over without
action, after an Intellectual effort by Mr..
Brown for an extension of the morning hour
TO dispose Of 1t.
The Chair then announced the japanese
bill as the order of business, when
Mr. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, moved an
executive session.
Pending the motion Mr.. Garland by unani-
nous consent, called up the bill to grant to
the Mississippi, Albuquerque and Inter
ocean Railway Company the right of way
through the Indian Territory. Mr.. Garland
stated in reply TO Mr.. Plumb, that the per-
sonnel of the comapny was an assurance
that the road wodld be built, il authorized.
Mr., Hoar asked how the bill came TO be
reported from the Committee on Railroads,
Instead OF Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Ingalls, said it was because the latter
was not favorable to such legislation.
Mr.. Garland regarded Mr.. Ingalls, remark
as unwsrranted, and asserted that the bill
had been properly referred.
The bill being objected to by Mr.. Ingalls,,
was laid over.
Mr.. Bayard gave notice that on Friday
be would move for consideration of the
bonded spirits bill. Similar notice was
given by Mr. Platt in behalf of the pension
cases on the calendar, when Mr.Allison an
nounced that the Appropriation Committee
would insist tomorrow upon the army sp-