The Portland daily press., 1882-05-29
XLVIIth Congress -lst Session.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, May 27.
Immediately on the reading of the journal
Mr.. Reed Of Maine arose to make privileged d
report from the committee on rules, pending
which Mr.. McKenna moved that the House
take recess. But the clerk proceeded to read
the report, whereupon Mr.. McKenna rose to
point of order that his motion must first be
submitted.
The Speaker overruled sthe point and Mr..
McKenna appealed from the decision. 49,
an appeal .pending on this proposition tie
will have his day. .a1
Mr.. Kenna-I made point of order
The Speaker-It was overruled.
Mr. Kenna-And 1 appeal.
The Speaker-The chair does not entertain
the appeal and directs the clerk to read
The clerk read the report of the committee
on rules as follows:
Amend paragraph of rule 16 SO as to read,
pending motion to suspend the rules, as on
any question of consideration which may arise
on case involving the constitutional right to
seat, and pending the motion for the previ-
GUS question or after it shall have been Or
dered on any such case, the Speaker may en-
tertain one motion to adjourn, but after the
result thereon is announced he shall not enter
tain any other motion until the vote is taken
on the pending question, and pending the con-
sideration of such case only a motion to adj
journ or take recess, but not both IN success
sion, shall be in order, and such motions shall
not be. repeated without further intervening
consideration of the case for at least one
hour"
Mr. Reed-I shall call that report up at some
proper and suitable time.
Mr. Randall-You will not do it to-day?
Mr. Reed-You attend to your own SIDE to-
day.
Mr.. Kenna-We will help the gentleman
to attend to his side.
Mr.. Reed-Will you?
Mr. Randall demand that the report lie
over for one day.
Three or four dilatory motions were then
submitted, pending which Mr.. Calkins asked
and obtained unanimous consent to submit a
counter proposition to that submitted by Mr..
Blackburn yesterday 1t proposes that the
House proceed to the consideration OF the
Mackey-Dibble case; that after the hours dis
cussion the House shall vote on the question
of recommittal by yea and nay vote, and if
it be decided in the negative that thereupon
the House shall continue to consider the case
until finished, without flibustering motions.
Mr.. Randall-The proposition is not satisfac-
tory and object to further discussion in re-
gard thereto.
Mr.. Reed-Oh yes, we understand the DEM
ocratic position. They object to discussion.
The conclusion of his remarks was rendered
inaudible bya cries for the regular order from
the Democratic side. Several roll calls fol-
lowed on dilatory motions, which showed that
the Republicans lacked two of quorum.
At / o'clock, on motion to adjourn over
the Republican force fell off to 1856, while the
Democrats contributed only two votes-Petti-
bone and Phelps and call of the House was
ordered.
The House then settled down to season of
perfect rest and no attempt to renew the con-
test was made for few hours Shortly before
4 O'Clock further proceedings under the call
were on motion of Mr.. Reed dispensed with
Mr.. Dunn of Arkansas introduced through
the petition box joint resolution appropriat-
ing 300 900 to be expended by the Secre tary
of War for the relief of persons rendered desti-
tute by the recent overflow of the Mississippi
river and its tributaries Referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations The joint resolution
was accompanied by letter addressed to Mr..
Dunn by Governor Mangum of Arkansas, un-
der date of May 22nd, stating that the present
overflow is in many respects more disastrous
than that of February and March last, and
that unless Congress comes to the aid of the
destitute persons of the overfowed section
starvation is imminent.
The speaker laid before the house message
from the President transmitting communica-
tion from the Secretary of State relative to the
export trade with France in fresh and salt pork .
Referred.
The house then at o'clock adjourned.