New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-30

II; the fntUre lie sunnosed the case of the Speakers
chair being and of the House being conirohSu
with the necessity OF clecting Speaker, unher Tue
rules and under the Constitntion-whlch WIS gea,s1
tnan the rules and he asked whether the House sn0
he controlled by onc-ifh Of s own members, VINO
might choose TO say chat the House tnonll
not proceed to elect speakef Ia. ut fhcS
would move 10 adjourn. 10 adjourn over ahn 10 IAN :,
Tece,s ana mat me llous, so t r The Tras and
the fathers 6uit better than that And were not they
Oher sons) ashamed the logic which would ead lhtn
The gentleman from Maryland (Nr. McLanc had
talked Of the people, and -aid nai this question WOu
20 to the people tfthcy could to the e"pe oitcer
and nnv unr about what thc people wanted TO he
submit ed 20 the Gentleman GOn nary lanh WDum ietl
nj S & c,fry cnuli nave Looked IN nj the proc ed
iugs of this House for the last eight days; anu
had considered that the 293 members chosen 1,r,.
t2r tlc Uuros f attending 70 iher business and u
considering grave lions that were to he passed
uuon they would nave said "Why does not the House
do sonnet ling q" Ana If some nad answered: Inc
reason why The House does do business Is because
onr-nfih of ITS members submit ting diaioly
motnns" Tie plain people would have said Ilunbug
and nonsense Is there not power III the rest Of inc
Ii IT were said to thcrn W. have rules which
have come down from fathers, and which prevent
ihe FROM proceeding, IT would not tte long Tor
scn,nr people L. say GIVE other rules or re-
sign and let honester peOoe CONE
Appanse on the Republican sIdel If the great aDihiy
OF ne nInor mad Oecn brought 10 bear ior Iho a''
would not e business have been IN better shape and
would members have stood better before the cou-
try
TIE ATTITUDE OF TIE MAJORITY
The attitude Of majority WAS tha II was its rght
TO consider this contested election and 10 consider
il In the way which tho majority proposed. Inc
minority said that IL wanted investigation, ana thai IL
would IOt consiler The case any other case uhie's
as if chose to do When the majority had brought here
"A quorum 10 do business, the unDrlt' nag
ali mat h mad ii -ht o ask and II should have yedeI
to The majority hau been SAID that the speaker hdu
before him "a impOr ant question ut Lal' nuoct'
bur 4; only reluirel The cOaIags OF an honest man.
knowing tile Constitution ana Heiernlntd L" CIV ~
force and effect. to come 10 rlShl uccIsIon ~ o ,
cIson should br accord WIKI Wal seemed 10 ne to
reason and and outcome OF the Constitution IeJ
WAS no scar mt mat uh'iil'ilillou u 'oi'0 "
applause on the hepdDlltah e'ic'l 49,, =. lao,
Mr Ean'h explained ,ne @'5i son, Iii LII" anL s,id
of tnc Electoral Count IN apu S''iu
that II was based upon law enacted dller me a"oP'Vh
Of ile rules ana IA IhS " vi %e noi,tIo1
bdI by tue Democratic side 81 the House cond be
best proven by what thry haI dope IN 'no p. iS
Against ihe protest V we - li' Sj' ,'o r Il ~
the NLlIld Con.es, lad adop cd RUE CT" ING @" u''
tory notions. OAe OF the Li7' ac OF the DE ottilo
sd. when came 10 bc lAaJoy Ill lne IL ~ ,
gcs tu undo tnat RUE ana 10 reuse 10 uu vac
noriy by IT, DURING the t"rrr CONGRESSES tlat ,ur
House remained uIdcr Democratic control there never
h4d been % proposition made TO strike uO"H
the rights OF the minority a now PIopo'eu'
MR. K, Il closed tre discussion iOr the Republican
side IL sd mat IL ytuiug needed 10 snow the
optng the DEBATE II vas iAc nt4ujy OF the answers
tlIt h.d be, attempted l." b- hrsdc l. tr
mcn- on tuc ot1,r , Neio 40, enough 10 satisfy 1ne
Speaker Ut tar -utulEc-s "a MS pohi 81 oIut H ~
:
TIE DECISION or TIE SPEAKER.
Tie speaker tacn proceeded 10 render Ms decision,
which uc promised with biei review Of ihr status OF
tine csc 81 the time Nj Reed raised the point OF order
IL could no. Doe di.pu;edhe contnue1-that the Com
Ii-c Oh luc. had right io report 81 any time slch
cha gee OF the rules might drcne to bee WISE The
resolution OF 1914 December, lo>l adopting the rules
for the present Congress, also expressly gave
tine committee that right, wnch carried WIN
IT. the u-ut ot '"-id-raton it would DE
Observed .hlf The rule hII only Oe"n cohdll"nally
adopted. aid hr right hal been expres-b reserved 10
tn House 10 order uciu all 7r '.I.c "e lic-loh TOT
lloa-e to Ue Iued IS 40 give to thc minority II
tine House the absolute rru' To- prevent quorum and
-.uc or any Ir,.isiJn in The rules providing for any
mode ot procc,diu- In the matter 81 consideration
whether. tpe question "i eu mSine the rifles vas
before line Iour, rupud be 40 cons rded ~
virtually To p.cFcat ucr cuaAgei IL WOMB be wen 10
M -, 49, cr,,,. Inc rii,c4 ,i pgnrr.t!lngs wa. never
each IluIse The r-At To make on aHer III rH
iri,etdrnt of any rnics it mi hi uay adopted. Da-
were comparatively recent cNpeuchi., and s"ill not
H. fvor ii il lv c-e save Wutr- absolutely uircu by
soc clear rule or practice. There seemed to be apund-
AMI precedent ior winch tie Chair ook an IN
Sneaker i!Sne referred ION Nir Reeds
Dariug tue NLiVth Compress his Distinguished prcde-
coesor Mr. BandaD had dccidrd in rrolp" me P'int
involved bcIo. Tine Constitution and tHr law were
higher tGan am rule aud when lhry were ID co.h'ct
"a v"rj I'M the present rules that r,-criDcd
procedure IN tEknE lic Pci'ii'E Iui'1
exc. nj the IrovI~O That no standing Iuic OF order
anou DE rrsciudcd or cuahgI WItIou ON lay hoicc.
There Is nothing rev outl"h5 lh hi 'l"- ta' pofa1
dINOry mohohs cO"iu lo' ~ ''V ',''' a., fit,,,
ac,ou ou urOpo -tuu 10 amend tAc IuI ~ lhc house.
- this pr position Is one cs7r-,hl 10 De eAcI
ci.ed preliminary 10 the orderly transaction OF
tue business M In, House. thc proposition was
80 To amend rules in contested cecuoh eases as 10
take away me rfIt 10 mat ana I'l~i u.'iS ~ w,
lions. 70 allow ihr-c wOMu he 10 hoII Inc rules SUI
/ Inc Constitution 0; thr United states. the
! Chair Laa u1ed aud w"uld Try 20 give
10 pIo.,cI the Ii-hts OF the minority 10 heH utmost
extent fhr CIaIr nad uecn unable Q" hi '4"l an! di-
1iy motion uad been made % pgcfet tnc lh& cOisd-
cr4ilor Dl aAl cOIte'ted election crc uhth 'hs Con
.fc,, lie Lett ,l.., princ,.c aul sound precedent
10, point OF order must ne f- ''n'd I" le tAcht o.
{ lo,lHe t.a. tue motion now utdc By Inc gentlemen
nom lenl-, wanna wDicI o, IL i~ct dil'I"I! motion,
! Mr. l;andaI-l mtac decision inst announced ap-
! peal TO the hou+c u.S" ohiccr s. d are.
NI. Reed moved To- lag 10. appeal On the table anu
| the ca, .u4 nays were ordered.
Nil SyuAscraoktd To- rr excused rom voting on that
motion, puI -pcakcr ruled lid. IN fe4ucr. was hOt
Sr Springer appca ed f.om tie decision, but the
was adopted eas, LOO; u.' u. no4'.
rca llu- OF Il Pfoe.t iro" the Dcnocratlc
question recurring IN tne demand o.. ir i,'e Tor the
question Oh ths adoption o. Tie i'p"rt Gi thc
JOnntlcc i,,~ ID. clriSci uu'ci 10 10y the 70
POI me vi Inc Chair REFUSES 20 recognize the gem
leman. Inc gentleman rom Ai4ne d-nAlAs tue pro
Mr. Sp(jl,srr-rhe notion TO lay Oh tle table takes
prrceacucc make That motion, AUD have rlSht 10
&c.
Il, spetker-rhe Chair has rllcd that dilatory
ions, against opposition 10 cAanse the rucs, al e
/ d order.
Nh -puuger-I deny that this is dilatory motion. and
the rant 10 10y tna-I AN makus +tOfy
| MOlIOA.
Tlc -Drakcr-1hc gc1ilemar is not IN order
Mr. opriAgerl am ~ order ana appeal from the de-
csIUu tao DuaIr
a. fucker Does TIE Chair rule That motion to lag
on tEr table d, mo-. Iu Orfic,
Inc @pcat,T-it L. h"t.
Air IucAtr-Aud Tire Chair DC lines to entertain an
appeal ...,.,,