Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-02

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Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, took
up the point made by Mr.. House, of
Tennessee, and insisted that the
gentleman from Maryland, Mr.. Nc
Lane. having presented question
of privilege, was entitled to the
floor to argue it, and that the floor
could not be taken from him by
motion to lay on the table.
Excerpts from the record, which
had been just read in the preamble,
showed that the Chair declared on
Monday that motions to lay on the
table were not always in order. Gap
plause from the Democrats.)
Mr.. McCook, of New York, put
the parliamentary inquiry, whether
the action of the majority was not
the action of the House, and whether
such action could be arrained.
The Speaker attempted to make
some further explanation and de-
fense of his ruling, but there was
so much clamor and uproar and so
many members shouting on both
sides that no intelligent report of
what he said could be made. One of
the most persistent claimants on the
floor was Mr.. Cox, of New York, who
continued to asseverate in loud tones
that the gentleman from Maryland
could not be deprived of the floor
by motion to lay on the table.
He was raped to order by the
Speaker and informed that the Chair
had the right to recognize the motion
to lay on the table. He was also ad
vised by Mr.. Miller, of Pennsylva>
mia, to sit down. to which he res
sponded by moving across the area
to where Mr.. Miller was standing,
and gesticulating with his fist in the
neighborhood of Mr.. Miller's face, q
movement which was greeted with
shouts of laughter and clapping of
hands. In the midst of the disorder
the Speaker was heard to repeat that
he had the right to refuse, on Mon-
day, to entertain the motion to lay
on the table, as the rules were not
then applicable, and the House had
affirmed his ruling, but the motion,
as now made, was under the rules,
and was in order, and was (bringing
down his gavel with an emphatic
knock) not debatable. Applause
on the Republican side, with the
storm On the Democratic side still
raging
Notv itstand the Speakers ruling,
M. Cox, OF New York, persisted III
his attempt to present his point of
order, while Mr.. Hazelton, of Wis.,
consin, and Mssrs Miller and
O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, shouted
at him to take his seat, and the
Speaker said to him that his inter
ruptions were not in order, and that
he must respect the House and the
Chair, to which Mr.. Cox retorted
that if the Chair would respect
itself, he would respect the Chair.
The uproar and disorder did not
wane till Mr.. McLane managed to
make himself heard in all the noise
and confusion, protesting against
the treatment he had been subjected
to in being deprived of the floor
when be was entitled to it.
An angry colloquy took place be-
tween Messrs. McLane and Hazels
ton, of Wisconsin, which the Speaker
cut short by declaring the motion to
be on the motion to lay the preamble
and resolutions ON tine table.
Mr.. Cox made some further fight
against having the question put SC
peremptorily without Mr.. McLane
having had chance to be heard, and
McLane himself declared that, under
the rule, the Speaker was bound
when a question of privilege was
presented, to submit it to the House
Chorus of Republicans-''That il
what he is doing"
Mr.. Speaker-"That is what the
Chair is trying to do now" Ap'
plause on Republican side
Mr.. McLane--'.The chair should gt
to the extent of submitting the ques
ton to the House as to whether OF
not it presents a question of priv
ilege."
Speaker-"The chair has enter.
tanned it as a question of privilege.
Mr.. .Randall-"Then the gentleman
from Maryland is entitled to b,
heard, (the Speaker ending his sen
tence.) And the gentleman from
Maine has moved to lay the resolu-
tions on the table, which PROPOSE
ton is now before the House"
| Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, con
tended that Mr.. McLane had a righ
to be heard, to which the Speake
replied that he would have had tina
right, but for his motion to lay OF
the table. Finally the Democrat
had to yield, Mr. McLane declairin.
that the Chair was violating the rule
of the House. The yeas and nay
were demanded, and after the storm
abated a vote was taken and the re
solutions were laid on the table
Yeas, 14S; nays, So.
Mr.. Ranney, of Massachusetts
from the committee on elections
then called up the Florida conteste,
election case of Bisbee against Fin
ley, and the question of considera
ton.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, tn
House voted to consider it; nay
149, nays 2-Phelps and Harden
bergh.
The case being thus fairly launched
the House at half past s p. M. ad
journed.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Mr. Kelly
of Pennsylvania, asked the unani
nous consent of the House to sub
NIT report from the committee o.
ways and means, and Mr.. Page, o
California, from the committee O
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