The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-01
WORDY WARRIORS.
Forty-Seventh Congress
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from the committee on rules, pending
which Kenna, of West Virginia, moved
that the house take recess, but the c''' i
proceeded to read the report, wbcre'lpoi
Kenna rose to the point of order that au
motion must be first submitted.
The speaker overrulcd the point of order
and Kenna appealed from The decision.
The chair refuted to entertain The appeal
and directed the clerk to read.
The clerk then proceeded TO read the
report of the committee on rules as follows
Amend paragraph SO OF rule l6 so as tt
read "Pending a mooion 10 suspend The
rules, as on any question OF consideration
which may a'ise on case involving tht
right TO seat, and pend
ing motion for the previous question
or after it shall have been ordered on any
such case, the speaket may entertain one
motion TO adjourn; but after the result
thereon is announced he shall not enter
/ lin any other motion until vote is taken
on the pending question, and pending con
sideration of such case only motion to ad
lourn or take recess, but not both in success
ssio shell be in order, and such motion
shall not be repeated without iur
ther intervening consideration of the case
for at ler st one hour"
Eeed said he would call up the report at
the suitable time. Randall demanded that
it lay over one dav.
Three or four dilatory motions were sub.
mitted, pending which Calkins asked, ano
obtained unanimous consent to submit the
proposition adopted in republican caucus
last evening.
TNoTE.-"Wircs down" and sequence o.
proceedings broken.-ED.]
About o'clock turtber proceedings un
der the call were dispensed with.
Dunn introduced Though the petitioD,boS
Joint resolution appropriatinS SlOO,C.J tc
be expended by the secretary OF war for the
relief of persons rendered destitute ,by the
recent overflow of the Mississippi river ano
it's tributaries. Referred.
The Joint resolution was accompanied by
a letter addressed to Dunn by Governor
Mansum of Arkansas, under date OF May
22d, st .ting the present overflow is il
many respects more disastrous than during
February and March last, aud unless con
gress comes to aid destitdte persons in th,
oyerhowed sections starvation is Imminent
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Nav 2).-An order wal
made for adjournment, to-day, until Wee
lesday. II honor of Decoration Day.
M. Koar introduced bill 10 establish
a uniform bankruD,cy law. He eSpla'ncc
that il twas based upon the Lowell bill; bu
that, while con n,aiuing many provisions o
that measure, j. reserved all exception
under the STATE law. He asked thaG it bt
pi inLed and tabled. The judiciary com
mice having reported on the subject, i
was 50 order ed.
On metion of Mr.. Slater senate billt 0 re
induce the Creek Indian orphan fund wa
again considered.
Upon expiration of the morning hour tn
bill was LAID aside without action.
Mr.. Rollus called up The bill for sale o
the old pcs,. Office site in New Yolk and i
was passed.
The japanese indemnity fund bill cam,
up as The regular order, put a.,et debate
was laid asiLe without action.
A fter short executive session the sepat,
adjourned untl Wednesday.
ROUSE.
The house opened this morning with in
dcaLions of bitter parliamentary con
aict eyDected during the day. The door
the hall contaioed fewer vacant 'rsthal
usual and the galleries were pretty wei
filled up.
In The chaplans S prayer request wa
made in behalf OF members 'haC the pau
of duty might be made plaiu ~ them.
AS .,oon AS ihe reading Of ,he jouflD va
fni:ned Reed of Maine, c-.lled up for con
sideraiicn The proposed amendment 10 tn
rule prohibiting moiions on contested eleo
tion cases.
The que. ion Of consideration, that is
"Sball the house now consider " =? WAS IL
stanrIv raised by Eandall, Of ofPernsylyania ia
and thai was followed by amoIion OF Kenna
of West Virginia, TO adjourn, ant
by one of Blackburn of Ken
lucky, That when The houst
adjourn 10 do so to meet on Wedpesda,
next, stating The reason for the me Jon tha
Tuesday was Decoration Day.
on The latter motion the yeas and ray
were ordered and tactics of further obstruc
ton were thus nut in operation.
The vote on BlacKburn's motion was an
nounced at Ii; 40 as-yeas, 2; nays, 2!b; an'
the speaker declared the motion lost
Theleupon Randall moved that tht
house be adjourned TO meet on Tuesda!
neSv.
On that molten Reed made The point o
order that no proposition 10 adjourn Unde
the rules, as a dilatory motion, could be or
tertained.
Randall denied the right of The .,ro B.,
to put any such cons uCtion on bis ,npo,;or npSi
ia. ii p'opo.ed to discuss the ,;ni ~ q,
dor and gsested that il sho' "a C'nb be "a ,n ~
ond onened I'd discussion. y ~ i,ao,,, oV q, -,
io Thai END. however, was m' de 20
Reed then oDeued T. d;scrssior
He claimed that the bor sc had nnJe, m
certain pc weTs expressly cor
fer, ed upon it; DO Sers which 10 coul,
E .,ercise wiihost ; 81 or hindTance of an
other body; powe' which il could moi ,Iad
awav, which ~ must perfoi On and be iirs
OF the powers was 10 judge Of election IL
turns ana of the qualification OF It's owl
mem bers This lIbuse had been endeayo
ing Tor '.he last ten DAYS 10 perform thi
duty. but had been prevented bv dilatof
motions The best and most orLelly wa
TO put a sion 10 that course was 10 amen
tie rules. The series Of mo ions made tc
day were maze for 'be express purpo:
of delay, and of preventing change oi tl
rules. lie maintained The proposition ,hf
wherever there j. a duty imposed on col
eress 10 accomplish cenain wolz, IL is th
duty Of the speaker TO carry out that rul
Of the law or of the constitution. He Gle
the ruling OF Speaker Randall when ther
was filibus.eTing against the exocuiiOh {
the electoral count law, and when Obstrdt
tiOn was ate nDted by Springer OF Illinois
with that combination of physical sc.iV;i
and intellectual acuteDess Tor which be
distinguished Ilaugbterl, 10 the effect 40.
he (,be chaiF) mad allowed tbis aud bad .
lowed that and had allowed the O.. he r
tie way OF motions, but that lie was no
brought 70 point when he ms a \
Feed laid down the proposition tbs :,
much a. by The Organic law OF The Irui,.
States, ibe house had a right 10 q a,oe
rules at anvsime, aHd that no M, o,b.sr
sci Of members, had any right to s-oe ri
which are 10 be changed 70 r-.s,eui
change which The house dazirr f.L
There was no spch thing as ~ ,r;ae h, a.
provision Of the uOnsiiiuiic a He ~,
QUO ed n decision bv Blaine, 40, Le 80
Of - ore of the g7eaiest D. .,1is1,enf ~
who ever sas in the cbair, . 80 80, tt
on the pending pop0sitir = - ,.i..sa !
rules. dilafOrv motto ,s. csn-cf
eutertliued. This ruin -. ,--Fe or I
18th OF January. $50. q, ,lo.cg ~ =,
ing that the minority - a. -;,,it fr-Ir
20 delay The acIi0n Of - t-T.s
.s...s,.,5 - 20, ~, 49, - reply 20 Reed
were. first. f1r the 49,. ..-.--.I-,,-s - -
ness. and not q ~. ,,--.is-.Tir-, III /