The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-02
HOUSE.

Washington, kelley asked the
unanimous consent of the House to
submit report from the committee
Of ways and means, and Page, from
the committee of commerce, de-
sired to report back the river and
harbor appropriation bill, but Ran
dali interpostd an objection.
The House then proceeded to the
consideration Of the contested cleo
ton case of Bisbee against Finlay,
Second Congressional District of
Florida Ranney stating that he
would demand the previous question
at o'clock this afternoon, made an
argument in support Of the claims
Of the contestant.
Beethoven, Pennsylvania, spoke
for two hours in advocacy of the
claim of the sitting member, and
was followed by Jones, of Texas,
upon the same side. At the con-
clusion Of Jones speech, the pre-
ViOus question was ordered without
division. After a brief speech by
Mcmillan, Tennessee, in opposition
to the report Of the majority,
Brisbee took the floor in his own
behalf, but before concluding, 5
o'clock arrived, and the House took
a recess.
After recess, Bisbee concluded his
speech, and the resolutions declaring
him entitled to seat were adopted.
Yeas, IA; nays, Z,
Bisbee then appeared at the bar of
the House and was qualified as
member.
: Page (Cal.) chairman of the COM
mittee on commerce, reported back
the river and harbor appropriation
bill and it was ordered printed and
Feeommitted. Page said he would
Monday next move the passage of
the bill under a suspension OF the
rules.
Hazeltine (Wis.) called up the
contested election case Of Lowe US.
Wezeler, eighth district Of Alabama.
Against CHS Kenna, Of w. Va,
raised the question of consideration.
After considerable talk, the House
decided-yeaS 14S, nays ito take
up the election case,
Hazeltine took the floor and reit-
Grated his statement that the con-
testee had had full and ample OPP
portunity to be heard; that his
counsel had been heard long as he
desired and that the gentleman has
been able, at any moment to get a
report here.
Malsaing, of Mississippi, stated
that he had gone to the document
room this morning and hed been in
formed that the report had not Yet
been received.
Then Kenna and Cox of New
York, r0se respectively to parlia-
mentary inquiry and point Of order,
and a stormy scene ensued, which
continued. Cox insisted that he had
moved to adjourn.
eHazeltine having yelled to him for
that purpoSe), which he had never
withdrawn, and Ito the Speaker)
syou know ii"
Page, of California, rose sXcltedly,
and demanded that the member
from New York should be respect
full to the chair. DerisiYe laughter
and shouts of "Oh, Oh" on the dem
ocratic side came to Page.
Cox-You can't lecture me; you
are not the Speaker.
The Speaker stated he had with
drawn his motion to adjourn and
that therefore he had not been en-
titled to the floor.
Cox asked to make a statement in
reply, but the Speaker stated he had
already made his statement ard the
chair was willing two statements
should stand side by side.
Reed, then moved to adjourn and
Sae Speaker put the question, not
withstanding Cox's efforts to be
heard.
"Well," said Cox, "thatis what I
call brute force; mere brute force.
ut IS moi" replied the Speaker.