New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-30
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duty we have a,sa another constitutional power which
is the power to make rules of procsedng ine &c f
mans ruling which have Just quoted goes ~ . ~
measure OF the point, that where moioh - ,e Jinr
is, an obstruction, and Is not ia % ITigSt now
state abstract question that the IiEh. ~ ,"ise
ether SIN rnle or collection of that shall pre-
vent legislation. do not say thl II - "a ,riscrihc
for the power which makes rules to make anu
their ordinary proceedings; but do say tha Wheh
these rules aud under the rnlin-S upon oo'
come in their nature dhatory ana aproutvN up7u -;
thon thev are not rules Of proceeding, Dul are "',
obstruction and cannot be entertained rev upon .uo
| Maine. lsp mon the authority which myself have
quoted from the late speaker Randall; rely al'' ,
upon thc good sense and clear pcrcepliph' me H-l'
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! MERE DIIATORY MOTIONS NOT TO BIZ ENTERTAINED.
II has been declared, the authority OF former
Speakers that mere datoTy motions can be enter
tanned AGAINST the constitutional right to change the
rules II has also been decided by Speaker Randall that
when the Chair 20 decide upon what was hlaory
notion he looked no. at the form OF thc motion hut at
its effect say that the non OF order TAX n by the
gentleman from Maine vel taken. and that II restS III
the Char to sustain thai this right is in accoT ance
with the percentions OF every reasoning man. that it
has been sustained by former akers thai 1t vests on
the Constitution itself; that the occasion demands rs
prompt execution; that its prompt consideration ana
just will meet with the concurrence OF all
patriotic citizens; that II Will meet wit the approval
believe Of the patriotic the other side, and that
it viii receive the applause Of an attentive but wearied
Mr. Cox Of NewYork said that he DID not arrogate 10
himself any special patriotism nor dd ne dGrogate rom
the patriotism Of the gentleman from NewJerseY VINO
had Just laborcd hardfOr il was labor mental
and moral [Laugherl The gentleman had a. last come
10 the Cons tuition a. the reservoir ana source o ~
power in making the rules o. the House The House hal
I on matter r"' appcrIanng ''0 to the Gmi'-
sion of member 10 was more , neces e,dy
and irrevOcable than 1t wa IN regard To any %ner Pui
pose ccpi PERHAPS one. and that was In relation 10
on That the found ,tIon of the system Of reore,
sentative government Yet Tue House knew very wen
clustered prevent action on the App'rlnucn' PHI.
On that occasion the hhnstellng hal btn carried on
hv the = utleman from Maine NIrRerd and 10y 'he g"r-
lemau from New-Jcrsey who now protests ms virtue,
and by other members on ih%t sac Ill ne ara"t
| on this occasion Was he making tms hg.t Tor
d ar "a If mean hat he would use the power Of
the majority al lime when an emergency seemed 10
he rc ed The House had yet considered h' Leg
slatve Appropriation hin; the Naval Appropriation
bill Was II the lden 20 roll me stone on o. inc W.! i
order that the majority ioigh upoo every rue egr5e H.
might involve millions Of dollars fie was in favor and
woull quote from The Bible DE ri vtrs" al me second
chapter of Iagsai " Who is lett among Eol 'h,' saw
! this house in her first glory Ana now go }4u
see H. nov Is not III y|111 c'S lTors IN
hani nothing HaughterI An ne aIncuimeuts TO the
Constitution had been made according 10 the form pre-
t. that The rule. ,oulj be changed, irrespective
! OF tle mode prcsc'ib.d in TIE rules 49,, Co.. .,,
ms criticism was not just and tha th' mode 10 loved
u the instance was the mode prescribed Ia the
Nr cox quoted several rules and stated hat al these
must DE atrosated by the rh.9s 81 me S'c,Aef u.s.
/ object now proposed
MIR. cox or TIIIBUSTEHNG.
| lie asked why the majority bad resortet to tbs
peculiar method only To-day The matter OF the election
contest had been running on for eight days and the
! minority had no iuiImation until saturday, wnen it
found tAls change rules staring IN the face lie
| was not in -ayor Of flhusterng oyermuch bnt that
had been IA great remedy ara great eWcr-ences l'' r.
L IltI- ~. Ia
hao I' Of dISn.ierirr: bu, nat that ruie
iad been opposed by Mr. IIawey, shinnS hgnt
of the Republican party; ly Mr. earned n
rFNlainc: b, M Conger oi Michigan and by other Re
publ cans and that Mr. Tucker hId eventually 10 win
| Ora" the proposition. Gentlemen of The Diner side.
when they undertook 10 LAY nat ne minority no" was
Tcvo stationary. ougt hi-l 10 LOOK al theit own c%i'
lie also rounded the liose tal IN me i.Al it
mcnt hich consisted Of 90 members. some forty Hn-
bcls AaG by motions tn edlourn. kept mat great Gov
crninent almost IN tie thr'es OF agony lof weeks am
! weeks for the remedy OF u great "r"AE' ana
10 bri z In hs co.Ufe the purpose Of suppr s~iug
the minority and that hal not the courage To
ii nad been the British Parilmen for hundreds aud
hundreds Of years. that the rules were IN me lei,si
the minority, the protection OF parliamentary pfN
lego and o. civil liberty through all Inc ages tApl"aac
Mr. Hooker OF mississippi asked whether the House
was acting under lis rules actnS under ne report
moi be conteuded b, anybody, not even hy the genie
man from Maine, that m nhdug mguOh u ciihg' tAo
rules such q motion not under existing rules
| NJ. Hazciton. OF Wiscou-in-Do yon hold that ma
| iority OF the House cannot change the rties
Mi Hooher-TIc Orify ha the UsLi {" TX the rules
Of the House Originally VII the House was ORGANIZED
These rules are mace not WIN reference alone 10 he
rights OF maiory, out with reference J." thr -hh o. y
| minority. The very form OF government under which
live Is pedicaied ON the LEA t3t me rehis oil 5ne
LooGcr quoted iror. Cushing. Parliament ary Law
CHARGES AGAINST ThE MAJORITY
| Nj McLauc 81 Mary land, next spoke on the Demo
cratic side Of The question lie would no admit tnai the
issue before the House 10 obsruct legislation.
.rl.. iii d.
81 ns and from The tyganuIcdl position Of maj mi
Tlc majority had been endcat0ring 10 force tni7
! All ,av and against all rules, and no" t p"p. sci
| a violent. summary proceeding Ia ahr'tsie the
tested election Wa- that the case % presented
! which fraudulent and yod. ana, there orr,
the minority had refused 30 consider me ca Un such
fI3uGu..nt testimony mad been clnln Ted lAa' Vas
strc is the rlgAt OF the minority IL WAS an Art Of
tyranny the part OF DE majority t0 INSIST tn TIE Cln-
world ~lo would refuse Ia look into r "lre 0h that
dispositions were false: Tue majority STOOD before the
country to-day, OhuOxiouS % the rcproach at 10 uad en-
dcaYored o force upon he hon9 lhe cohs",iAoi 3D. q
0u,s forged tcatinony. the question al l>S c
had no fairly truly presented to the House IN
| the DEBATE to-day. The mnonly bad not
refused o. consider the con eSted election ciNr ma
ony asked that when any dec M court justice would
grant, namely ~ have tine question oi Iraud ehni'cd
from the case ana thon 10 nav lur 4csloa eo',u
Ilc maO1ty stood responsible 10 tuc country Tor me
obstruction Of legislation Iho most lnr"it-ht ltl,d'
ZION IA ben Db-uct.d ana delayed because the ma
lOlty would not eliminate from is contested election
loniy woad find n the future, as it had iound the
pact, that the people were quite competent 10 GnEeI
| sand aud condemn tie Dra.aI tyranny OF the thnd
! pa tisa ship o.. ,le majority
lIr. Halclton imputed 10 the gentleman from Mary
land the check OF Jesuit COnoCi0n. ~ his bct mat
there no, word OF truth or Iorhda on I'D all thal
he said The cOntos Cd election case ia question mad
bt, referred b. to House TO committee or Boar o
icIcrucs, aud had back To the House IA regular
order alter elaborate debate AMI m consideration lie
| argued that the same majority mat makes or
| lepeals law can make OF chanSe rue ne
/ dld not wonder al the course OF The gentlemen
Oh he other side Iaey lad got utO "a chronic hu1ll OF
rcDciipu and col STRIVING against thr Government iAp
pause tue Republican side and misses on the Demo
| cratic sIGcJ
MI Reagan, Of Texas. argued on the Democratic side
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