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man to speak. have the most perfect
respect for The Chair and will not utter a

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Here there were loud cries on the Repub
lican side which led Mr.. Tillman Of soutl
Carolina to suggest ironically that SAIr
Mcl.ane was member otthe House.
Mr.. McIAne, continuing, said: "WhilC
have respect for the Chair, / hay,
also some respect for myself, and find
that the gentleman from Mississippi
was called to order by tine gentleman from
New York, Camp, and taken to task By
Speaker, neither the gentleman from New
York nor the Speaker recognizing, he
took the floor on question Of privilege
rise to question Of privilege, and that
is, that il becomes the duty Of the Speaker
TO submit that question TO the House"
The Speaker-The gentleman Is mis-
taken.
Mr. McIane (dryly)-well, would
like to know how.
The Speaker-The Chair recognized the
gentleman from Mississippi on question
OF privilege, but the moment the gentle
man violated his right TO such privilege,
any other gentleman as well as the Speaker
might have called him TO order. The
Chair recolleCts no case where question
Of privilege has been submitted to the
House.
Mr.. Kenna, Nv. va,)-Docs the Chair
intend to be understood by his statement
now, and his action to-day, as claiming
that It is either right, or the duty OF the
Speaker OF the House TO reprimand mem.
Der without the action Of the House?
The Speaker-The Chair holds that It Is
his most imperative duty to maintain order,
and whenever any steps are necessary
within the power Of the Chair this Chair
will assert them. Applause on the Re-
publican side.
Mr.. Kenna-T hope the Chair will not
eyade my inquiry.
The Speaker-It the gentlemen will not
resume their seats when out Of order and
called to order, the Chair wi 90 further, II
necessary, than merely to reprimand them
u they insist on violating the rules Of the
House.
Mr.. Kenna-I trust the Chair will give
me direct answer, and ask the Chair to
state as candidly as l PROFOUND the inquiry
whether the Chair means to be under.
stood as claiming the right to reprimand
member?
The Speaker-"When any gentleman is
openly In the act OF violating the rules OF
the House, which the Chair is charged with
enforcing, the Chair regards it as not only
his right, buthis isduty, to reprimand him and
insist upon order, not that he has the right
to call the member up and punish him, but
the right to call him to order, being, as 1t
stands, alone and without precedent
Nr. kenha-'l am glad to have frank
announcement OF the Speaker in that re-
gard"
Mr.. Money-"It is nothing but Justice to
me that the record should contain what 1
have thought it my duty to say in vindica-
ton of myself. II the House will permit
me to proceed l have no intention OF pro-
ceeding out OF order. The gentleman who
made the point of order against me per-
haps anticipated what they supposed
would say"
Mr.. Speaker-"The gentleman will be
recognized to proceed, but not for the
purpose of making an assault upon the
Chair"
Mr.. Money-aAs was proceeding to
say, land / am speaking without passion,
and simply in defence OF my rights
and the rights Of this House)
when the bill appropriating Sl5O,OOO
for the relief of the sufferers by the
overflow, was under consideration. Thirty
minutes were allowed for the debate, and
none OF that time was granted the repre-
sentatives Of the section most interested in
the bill The gentleman from New
York, Mr.. Hiscock, talked out
OF time. I asked him sew
eral times for a few minutes, ands so did
King, Dunn, Robertson and Chalmers.
These requests were denied and the floor
given to other gentlemen who had no di-
rect interest in the people concerned.
Then when the gentleman demanded the
previous question, rose to parliamentary
inquiry aud asked the Speaker if thirty
minutes had expired. The chair replied il
had not. Iagain asked the gentleman from
New York for some time and was again re-
fused. l then, holding the floor and not
interfering myself into any mans speech,
desired to state that the people from
one section had not been heard.
Just before that Republican member (al-
luding to Marsh, OF Illinois,) spoke out
"order," and in voiceso loud that itseemed
hoarse, and brandished his fist, and
nobody spoke Of reprimanding him
There is no rule that permits
members Of the House to be reprimanded
except by order OF the House, and no
Speaker has the right to arrogate to himself
and usurp the power OF the House.
Now take that down il you wish. Zap
plause on the Democratic side.l As far rs
am concerned personally simply wish
ed to show the people | represent that
wRs incapable Of submitting to n thing OF
this sort without protesting against it.
Applause on the Democratic side.
II the Speaker has no right OF his own
motion to reprimand or punish member,
he has usurped functions and powers re-
served to the House ITSELF"
Mr.. Hiscock stated he had accorded the
floor principally 10 members coming from
other: portions Of the country, thinking
thereby there would be less objection
manifested to the bill.
Mr.. Butterworth did not understand that
the Chair insisted that in a technical sense
he had the right to reprimand member.
The Speaker-The chair calls q mem
Der to order when he persistently and flag
rantly violates the rules Of the House, that
is all.
The matter was then dropped though a
Republican member suggested that It
should go over as unfinished business,
and the House adjourned.
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