The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-08
Several Republicans: "What are they

Cnalr that The resolutions arraigned the
action of the Chair and of the majority
Of the House."
The Speaker: "The Chair distinctl,
understood that they had no personal
application TO the Speaker, otherwise the
present occupant of the chair would have
taken occasion to have left the chair. Ir
this situation, and having made .hat
statement, the Chair would very much
prefer not to rule OH the point of orde,
presented by the gentleman from New
York, (Mr. Hiscock, but 10 allow thu
motion Of the gentleman from Maine
(Reed) to be put"
Chorus of Republicans "That i:
right"
The Speaker: "The present occupan.
OF the chair, however, is clearly of opin.
ion that the resolutions are entirely out.
side of privileged question"
O'Nenll of Pennsylvania ''Tho Chair
is quite right"
The Speaker: at is not in order as n
question of privilege for one side of the
House to arraign the other side"
a Democratic member: "The Speaker
has the right to leave the chair now"
The Speaker: "The present occupant
OF the chair does not desert his post O!
duty. Applause from the Republicans
and great uproar: The Chair prefers to
put the question"
House, Of Tennessee, insisted that the
gentleman from Maine (Reed} had not
the right to take tho floor from the gen.
tleman from Maryland (McLane). who
had presented privileged question.
ONeall, OF Pennsylvania. declared in
highly excited manner that tie House
ought to dispose of the resolutions by
laying them on the table at n moments
notice.
The Speaker in reply to House said n
order.
Hiscock expressed his willingness Ia
Withdraw his point of order if the Speak
or desired to have Reeds motion submit.
ted, but he desired to put on record his
protest against entertaining such q pre-
privilege.
The Speaker in the midst of much
confusion and disorder announced that
he entertained the resolutions and also
the motion to lay them on tho table.
Shouts from the Republican side "Let
us have the vote !"
Cox, of New York, insisted that the
first thing in order when n question was
raised concerning the Chair was for the
Speaker to leave the chair.
The Speaker informed him that there
was no rule to that effect.
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, took up
the point made by House, Of Tennesse
and insisted that the gentleman from
Maryland (IcLane) having presented a
question Of privilege was entitled to the
floor to argue it, and that the floor could
not DO taken from him by motion to
lay on the table. The excerpts from the
Record which had beer just read in the
preamble showed that the Chair declared
on Monday that motions to lay ON the
table were not always in order. iAp.
plause from the Democrats.
McCook, of New York, put the parlia.
mentary inquiry whether the action of
the majority was not the action of the
House, and whether such action could be
arraigned.
The Speaker attempted to make some
further explanation and defense of his
ruling, but there was so much clamol
and uproar and 80 many members speak.
ing on both sides that no Ineligible re-
port of what he said could be made.
One of the most persistent claimants
OF the floor was Cox, Of New York, VIC
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. lie was repped tc
order by the Speaker and informed that
the Chair had right to recognize {
motion to lay on the table. He was alsc
advised by Miller, of Pennsylvania, t.
sit down, to which he responded by NOV
ing acros' the area to where Miller wa!
standing and gesticala:ing with his !is
i'll the neighborhood of Mr.. AIiller's fac,
"A movement which was greeted will
shouts of laughter and clapping of hands
In the midst of the disorder tn,
Speaker was heard to repeat that he hat
q right to refuse on Monday TO entertain
the motion to lay on the table las tn
rules were not then applicable) a-'' tina
the House had affirmed his ruliIg, bu
that the motion as Low made was unde
the rules and was in order and wa
bringing down the gael with an EN-
phatic knock not debatablc. [Applaus
on the Republican side, with the storm
on the Democratic side still raging
Notwithstanding the Speakers ruling
Cox, of New York, persisted in the at
tempt to present his point of order, Will
Hazelton, of Wisconsin, and Miller ano
O'Neall, of Pennsylvania, shouted a
him to take his seat, and the Speaker
told him that his Interruptions were no
in order, and that he must respect th
House and the Chair. o which Co,
retorted that if the Chair would rcspec
itself he would respect the Chair.
The uproar and disorder did not wane
but still McLane managed to make him
self heard in all the pnise protestiD,
against the treatment he had been sub
jected to in being deprived of the foo
when he was entitled to it.
An angry co!loquy took place between
McLane and Hazelton, of Wisconsin
which the Speaker cut short by declar
ing the question to be ON the motion /,
lay the preamble and resolutions on tn
table.
Cox made some further fight agains
having the question put so peremptoril,
without McLane having had chanc
to be heard. Ard McLane himself de
clared that under the rules the Speake
was bound when question of privileg
was presented to submit it TO the House
Chorus of Republicans "That is wha
he Is doing"
The Speaker: "That is what the Chat
is trying to do now" Applause on th
Republican side.
McLAne: "The Chair should 20 10 tn
extent of submitting the question to tn
House as to whether or not it presents
question of privilege"
The Speaker: "Thc Chair has enter
tanned it as question of privilege"
Randall: "Then the gentleman from
Maryland is entitled to be heard"
The Speaker lending his sentence)
And the gentleman from Maine ha
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