New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-01
al know that rctorted Mr.. Springer.

Does the gentleman desire TO say tnat ne choose
to speak out of order :" asked the Speaker severely
q have taken my seat" sharply responded the
broad-mlnded and courteous statesman from Illinois,
Il demand that the remarks of the gentleman
from Illinois shall not be given a place in the
record" exclaimed Mr.. Robinson, of Massachusetts,.
Then there was another tumut, and on the Demo-
cratic side the rebel yell " heard
for the first time in this Congress. Mr.. Mills,
of Texas, made himself particularly conspicuous by
his mpudent and persistent violations of every rule
of parliamentary decorum. After ten or fifteen
minutes of this sort of thing some degree of order
restored and a vote taken on the resolu-
tions by the committee and they were adopted by
a vote of 100 to g. The only Democrats voting
were Messrs. Hardenbergh, Phelps and Morse.
AS lon as Colonel Mackey had been sworn, Mr..
McLane, of Maryland rose he said, to a question
of privilege which he had reduced to writing and
which he sent up to the Clerks desk to be read.
There was a long preamble. recitng the motions
made by Mr.. Springer day before yesterday, and
overruled by the Speaker, the appeals which
Springer had attempted to enter, but which the
Speaker had refused to entertain and certain other
statements respecting the conduct OF the majority.
The resolutions themselves read rs follows:
Besolced That in the judgment of the House said mo-
made and under the existing rules. and they ought
have been entertained and submitted by the Speaker to
Rcsofced That said decision aud rulings OF the Speaker
and his refusal 20 allow appeals thereirom were aIbi-
rary and are hereby condemned ana ceDsured Dy TINS
House.
Mr.. Reed moved that the resolutions lie on the
table. while Mr.. Hiscock loudly protested against
their reception at all, on the ground that
they did not present a question of privilege
which they certainly did not. 1t then cane
out that Mr.. McLane had been guilty of
piece of very sharp practice, to say the
h,H 4,a Gpal llrar
known that the resolutions reelected upon him.
self he would have called some one else to
the chair before they were presented, but it appears
that McIane had assured him that the resolutions
did not reflect upon him. The Speaker said that
while in his opinion a question of privilege had not
been presented, he would prefer to leave 1t to the
House and was about to put Mr.. Reeds motion
when another tempest arose. A half dozen Demo-
Gratis were their feet at once, shouting at the
tops OF their voices, and hrng perfect
yolley of points of order" and "parliamen-
tary inquiries" For twenty minutes the scene
was one of indescTlbable confusion and tumult. ,,
= Cox was particularly excited and divided his
time about equally between attempts to interrupt
the Speaker, who was trying to make statement,
and buZZing about like an lnebriated wasp seeking
somebody TO stIng At one time nearly every man
in the House on his feet and forty or more OF
them adding their voices TO the general up
roar.
The vote on the motion to table the resolutions
indorSing Mr.. SprngeTs conduct OF Yesterday ana
the day before and censurng the Speaker for reuS-
ing to entertain motions which out of orGer
143 yeas to SO nays. Mr.. Springer of course voted
in the negative. Colonel Mackey cast his first vote
as a member of the XLVlIth Congress.
Then Mr.. Ranney, of Massachusetts, called up the
contested election case of Bsbee against Finley, of
the lid Florida District. In spite of the fact
that in discussing the amendments TO the rules only
two days ago Mr.. Blackburn said that the Mackey-
Dbbe case was exceptional one. and declared In
behalf of the Democrats that we stand ready for
the consideration and transaction of any other con-
tested election cases you will bring u.s." Every Dem
ocrat save two refused to vote on the motion
10 take up the Bisbee-Finley case this
evening. Their filibustering tactics did not
prevail however, the majority, although 1t was
long past the dinner hour, being able To muster a
quorum with two three votes TO spare. The BIS
tce Finley case will be discussed tomorrow and 1t
is possible that a vote may be reached before the
hour of adjournment, although as much time as
NAV be needful will be allowed for debate. 1t Is
| expected that the pending case and the Lowe
| Wheeler case will both be disposed of this week.