Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY. MAY 81.

mitted by Mr.. Blackburn Yesterday. 1t is ero.
posed that the house proceed to the consideration
OF the MaeKey Dibte case, and that after six
hours discussion the house shall vote on the ques
ton of recommittal by yea and nay vote. If il
is decided in the negative, then the house shall
continue to consider the case until it is finished
without flibustering motions.
Mr.. Randall The proposition is not satisfac-
tory, and ! object to this discussion IN regart
thereto.
Mr. Reed-Ohl yes we understand the demo
cratic positions-they object to discussion.
The conclusion Of hs remarks was rendered in
audible by cries for the regular order from th,
democratic side.
Several roll-calls followed on dilatory motions
which showed that the republicans lacked two o.
quorum.
MONDAY, MAY 80.
,Senate-The senate was not session.
House-As soon a the reading If the journal
was ended, Reed called up for consideration tht
proposed amendment to the rules prohibiting
dilatory motions on contested election cases.
The question of consideration was instantly
raised by Mr.. Randall, and that was followed b,
a motion by Mr.. kenna to adjourn, and by one
by Mr.. Blackburn that when the house adjourn
it be to Wednesday, stating as the reason
that Tuesday was decoration day. On the
latter motion the yeas and nays were offered
and the tactics of obstruction thus put in ope.
ration.
The vote on Mr. Blackburn's motion wa.
announced, it being yeas 2, nays l45, and tn,
speaker announced the motion lost. Thereupor
Mr., Randall moved that when the house adjourn
it be to Thursday next.
On this motion Mr.. Reed made point of orde
that on proposition to amend the rules dila or,
motions cannot be entertained.
Mr.. Randall denied the right of the speaker t,
put any such col struction on his motion.
Mr.. Reed proposed to discuss the point of ord, r
and suggested that limit be put on that discus
sion.
No agreement to that end, however was made
and the speaker said he would not make g iimi-
taton less than or henr on each side.
Reed then opened the discussion.
Discussion was continued by Regan, Randa Il
Hazelton (Nis.l and Robinson and closed by
Reed. The speaker then made a decision sus
tanning II eds point of order that dilatary mo
tions cannot be made to prevent change o.
rules. Mr.. Randall appealed from the decision
of tn, cha and Mr.. Reed move to lay the ap
peal on the table-yeas $50, nays none. Afte
the announcement Of the vote Cox, Of New
Y ork, presented protest signed by over l0(
democratic members against the ruling of tn,
speaker. The protest was not received to 60 upor
the journal but was read as a part Of Mr.. CoxI
remarks so as to be printed in The Congressional
Record. The report of the committee on rules
At 6:45 the house de..na,ned to proceed on the
consideraiio ion of the contested election cases.
Mr. Miller, of Pennsylvania. took the foor tt
open the debate and the house adjourned unit
tomorrow.
TUESDAY, MAY 80.
Senate--Not in session.
House-The journal of yesterday having been
read Mr. Springer objected to its approval or
the ground that il omitted all reference to two
rta M bi.h bo da 4 h.
speakers refusal to entertain them. He had the
official report on the subject read from The Con
gressional Record and then moved to have the
journal corrected so as to include those two
motions, which were to lay on the table the re-
port of the committee on rules, and to recomml'
the report with instructions, to gether with the
speakers refusing to entertain them; h- (Spring-
er's) appeals for such refusal, and the speaker /
declining to entertain them. Mr.. Springer point
ed out similar cases in the recent proceedings OF
the house, where motions not entertained were
journalized He argued that the motions were
proper, and should have appeared on the jour
nal which should show correctly and truthfully
what was done, even though the journal might
then contain condemnation of the men who sat
in the speakers chair. Indignant calls to order
on the republican side and declaration by the
speaker that the gentleman was not in order.l l
have
THE RIGHT TO SPEAK.
If am not in order let my words be taken
down.
The Speaker-The chair can very well afford
Mr. Springer attempted amid excitem mt and
confusion, to proceed with his remarks but was
told peremptorily by the speaker that the ser
geant-at-arms would be directed to force him
al least, to desist.
The democratic members gathered around
Springer, giving him aid and encouragement
while many republican members were also or
their feet, protesting angrily against Springer
course.
Mr. Knott after some further colloquy, made
constitutional argument in support of Mr.
Springer's position. He had as high respect fol-
the speaker any other member had. yet ht
could not say the speaker was nfallible or in.
capable of making mistake. When the
speaker refused to entertain motion that was
perfectly legitimate, in such refusal he coulo
not say the speaker was not mistaken. On thu
contrary, he saw that the speaker was mistaken
because the rules give
A RIGHT TO ApPEAL
from the decision of the chair
The speaker admitted the accuracy of the gen.
era proposition stated by Mr.. Knott, but repeat
cd that the Journal clerk had acted strictly il
obedience to the rules.
After further remarks by Messrs. Burrows
Kasson, Kelley and Randall, the motion to cor
rect the journal was rejected.
Mr.. Miller then started with the opening of his
contested election case of Mackey against Con-
nor. but had not finished the first sentence wheu
the attention of the speaker was called by the
democrats to the fact that the journal had not
yet been approved, and the vote was called toI
on approval. AS the vote proceeded the demo
Gratis withheld their votes, and there was a like
lihood of failure of a quorum, but an active
HUNT AFTER REPUBLICAN, ABsENTEEs,
and the fact that Wilson and Morse, who were
paired carried out their promise to vote ii neces-
sary to make a quorum, resulted in lag yeas and
nays so the Journal OF yesterday was approved
Mr.. Miller then proceeded with his speech in
favor of the report of the election committee il
the case of Mackey against O'Connor.
the discussion was continued by Mr.. Davis, of
Missouri, against the report, and Mr.. Paul, OF
Virginia in favor.
The eupon Mr.. Calkins withdrew the notice he
had given that he would call the previous ques-
ton at tomorrow, and stated that he would
call it earlier.
Several democrats (de6antly)-Call it now.
Mr. Reed of Name And If this matter pinch
es somewhere, it is not the fault of this side.
Mr.. Randall-0h, we have passed the pinch.
Mr.. Reed-You are still groaning under it.
The house, then, on motion of Mr.. Calkins ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY,, MAY 81.
Setate.-A bill wa reported by Sewel from the
committee on military affairs, with amendments
for the relief OF Ftz John Porter.
Senator Bayard gave notice that on Friday he
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