The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-06-08

fusing to entertain motions and appeals OF
Mr.. apringer on Monday. the goth, declaring
thathc was not allowed his right ~ . repre-
sentative Of the people to submit motions A.
fecting tho merits of the measure then pend
Ing. and that this right of the House to con-
stric 'ts own rules was not accorded; also
declaring TINT II IL the duty Of the House to
maintain tho integrity and regularity Of its
proceedings and to preserve tile rights and
privileges of It's MEMBERS and therefore re-
solving that. In tic judgmen; Of the House. said
motions and npPeais were IN osder ut the
time they wire made and taken under existing
rules. and ouglt 10 Lave been entertained and
submitted BY tue Speaker to the Hon.e fur its
action thereon: also resolving that ia decision
and ruling Of the chair and his refusal 10 allow
appeals therefr0m. were arbitrary and frc COLI
dcnin.d by tire lion-c. Mr. Reed. OF Maine.
Immediately moved to table the r.soIutioii, and
II was entertained BY the speal..i. thu. cut,ing
or Mr. MeIan'. The sen which followed was
the Widest ever h.tuau III the !l,nsu, fifty
III. aibrta slian.iag simultaneously .or r.rogn-
ton. and speaa.r Refer b.ing pale With anger
llnnlis' y pity vote. the resolutions were
Florida case Of i,isi.e s.. Finley. The House
voted to consider i, aud tL.l adjourned.
A bill authorizing tile construction Of . rail.
road bridge across the Sault Ste Marie river, to
connect with the Canadian roads, was passed
BY the Senate on the LIST inst. The bill to re-
iniDnlsa the Creek orphan fund WAS amended
anil passed. Mr. Allison reported the House
b u to extend the charters Of national banks,
with suniry amendments. The Army Appro-
pr.ation bill was called up. Mr.. Bayard
opposed compulsory retirement vt 6l and
Mr. Logan acsen led It. Mr. Ba,ier gave
notice of an amen lne..t excepting fscns.
sil,rman. Sheridan, Hancock aui How
ard. Mr.. Msxoy announced a motion TO
rtriss the clause from tile bill. pro onscd
draat. c.lsncd, hut no action was taken. Tie
II nsa took np the Florida contested c.t.oa
case II !: s1ee -. Finley. Speeches Mere made
ly Messfs Bel,xhoovcr, Jones, Mcmillan AMI
BsNce. when resolution deciarin, the later
entitled t. II seat Was passed by l4i to r. AMI
he vas sworE IN. MIR. iIaz Tin. called n.p tas
sl'essed-c.cc.ion case OF Lowe Va. WhseeI
from A'aLama. ana the House decided to consil-
crit. Then Messrs. kenna and Cox, If Nm York,
rose respectively 10 parliamentary in4 /, ~ and
point OF order, and stormy scenc cns.ed
which continued some time. MI. Cox insisted
that hc had made . motion to adjourn lMr.
Hazleton having yielded 10 him for that pur-
posel, which he had never withdrawn. "and
Ito the Speakcrl You know il. !"
Mr.. Page, Of alilofllia, rose cxcitedly, aud
demanded that the gentleman from New York
should be respectful to the chair. [Derisivo
laughter and shouts Of "Oh," "Oh,' on tho
Democratic side. Mr. Cox Oo Mr.. page)-.lou
cannot lecture me /; you arc not the Speaker
The Speaker stated that Mr.. Cox had withdrawn
his motion TO adjourn. and that thereafter he
had not been entitled to the foor. Mr. Cox
asked to make statement in reply, tut the
Speaker stated he had already made his state
mcnt. aud the chair was willing the two state
ncnts should stand side bv side. Mr. Reed
| then moved TO adjourn, ana the Speaker put
to be heard. "Well." said Mr.. Cox. "that il
what | call brute forcc-mere brute fierce.
ut Is not, replied the Speaker. The House
then adjourned.
| The Senate found itself without presiding
officer when II convened on Friday, June 2,
owing to the absence OF David Davis. He des.
| ignatei Mr.. Ingalls, to act for the day. Tie
! point was immediately taken that the As.ing
| Vice President had no right to make such des-
| isnaiion. and thSt the President would have
to bc elected by the Senate The parliament
aiians We're Instantly ready with precedents for
and against the power OF the President Of the
Senate to make the appointment. Meanwhile
| the Secretary Of the Senate presided.
! Mr.. Morgan sai,i he viewed the position that
the Actin, Vice President could 30 delegate his
/ authority with extreme alarm. since President
! Arthur might be stricken down. aud Ingalls,
might then succeed 70 the Presidency. without,
gan said that to avoid difficulty he should move
10 aajouin until Monday, which wonli
leave Mr.. Davis tenure perfect to the sue
cession III the event Of any accident u
President Arthur. The molten WAS
adopted Tie House took mp tho Alabama
c.atestel-elcction case OF Low. VA Wheeler. on
which speeches were made by Nessrs. Mills.
4 Jones, Athelton aud Horr. The General De.
| 'icncy bill and the Legislative. Judicial and
1 Executive Appropriation we're reported. and re-
f.rred to the committee OF the whole.
The Alabama contcsted-election case OF Lowe
". Wheeler being under consideration in the
House on the Sd inst, Mr.. Springer moved to
lecommit. with instructions, aud placed that
motion in the form OF . resolution and pre-
| amble. The preamble sets forth that = num-
ber OF so-calied depositions offered by the
contestant were never certified, and did not
show that any Of the pretended witnesses
were sworn. AMI that some Of the depo-
81 ions had been changed since the ex-
amlt.a,ioa. At this point Mr. Red oh
ject.l to the further reading, ciaim.ns thst
iLc preamble was merely = speech, and ma.!.
the po,nt Of order that il WAS not proper to be
incorporated in motion to recommit. Mr..
Springer declared that he acted in perfec: good
faith. and that II the gentleman from Maina
lReed, insisted to the contrary he WAS acting
wltLon, the slightest foundation. The Speaker
ln'cd the resolution was not III order, on Ia Q
kr,uad that poltioas OF the preamble
wvre in tho nature OF debate. Mr..
springer was successful. however. in
getting the whole preamble in tho Record by
appsalsig from the decision OF the char. The
appeal WAS land Oh the table. MIR. Springer
thea moved to reeommit, with Instructions to
tie committee to ascertain the number of tis-
sue ballots cast for either Love or Wheeler. and
to report resolution giving the seat To the oae
having the highest number uf legal votes,
after rejecting all such tissue ballots.
The notion was lost yeas n. navs l3! a
party vote, except Smith. Of New York, who
voted with the Republicans resolution do
claring the contestant entitled to the seat WAS
adoptcd--veas lig nays .llfardenbeigh.
Phelps, and kice o. Oaiol--and Lowe appeared
at tho bar of the House and took the oath of
office. There was no session of the Senate.