The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-27
Kaifer's R,ulincs.

Mr.. KEEPER was wound up completely
on Monday last by the Democrats OF the
House Of Representatives, andhad no alter
native but to "bang" open the House ant
let Mr.. KELLY's motion to recommit Tho
ship bill be entertained. We have nevel
before known Speaker to be so complete
" enmeshed in web woven by himself
We would that we had room for the whole
debate; but we have not; and must con
tent us with brief synopsis OF the points
made.
Mr.. KEIrER had ruled that as the House
had ordered the yeas and nays on Mr.
fuckers motion on Saturday, and the vote
had not then been taken, II was not In or
der on Monday. before the yeas and nays
were taken, to submit motion 10 reier
MIR. KAsseS then moved TO reconsider tne
vote by which the House had ordered inc
yeas and nays. This was no vote III all,
seeing that one fifth OF the members present
can order the yeas and nays upon any ques-
ton. Nevertheless, the Speaker enter
tanned Mr.. KAssoN's motion, saying that
such motions had often been entertained
by his predecessors in the chair. The oh.
iect of the Republicans was to get rid OF
RAN. fuckers motion to allow Americans
to buy ships as cheaply as foreigners.
Mr.. KNOTT raised the point OF order that
II would require four-ffths vote to recon
slider am order which one fifth Of the mem
bers had a constitutional right to make
The Speaker said he might so rule IL his
predecessors had not ruled otherwise; but
that he would follow their rulings. Mr..
HASKELL reinforced Mr.. KNOTT. Now
read:
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Iowa mfr. KAssoN] moves to reconsider the
vote by which the yeas and nays were or
dered, and the gentleman from Kentucky
mfr. KNOTT calls for the yeas and nays on
the motion to reconsider.
The yeas and NAYS on the motion to re-
consider were ordered-42 members voting
therefor.
Mr.. DUNN: move now to reconsider
that vote by which the yeas and nays have
been ordered on the motion to reconsider.
The SPEAKER: The Chair thinks the
gentleman from Arkansas can hardly be in
earnest about that.
Mr.. DUNN: want to run the rule to 4
ridiculous result.
The SPEAKER: All parliamentary rules
that are followed out Improperly may run
into absurdities.
MFR. DUNN: The position take is that
this runs into an absurdity.
Mr.. robson 1t cannot be i'll order
to reconsider vote to reconsider.
Mr.. DUNN: If any one makes the point
of order on my motion, let the Chair rule
upon it.
The SPEAKER: The Chair has simply
ruled, following line Of prccedents
through the entire history Of the House,
that a motion to reconsider the vote by
which the yeas and nays were ordered was
in order. The Chair cannot entertain two
motions Of that kind at the same time.
Mr.. DUNN But this was a vote order
inc the yeas and nays. Now, move to re-
consider that vote; and ii point OF order
is made on Inv motion ask the Chair to
rule upon it.
The SPEAKER: 1t is like making scvc-
raj appeals at the same time. The Chair
cannot present any such absurdity under
the RUE. Uc Nlclh W III '.lii th' AOi.
Mr.. KENNA rose.
The Clerk proceeded to call the roll, ana
called the first two names.
Mr.. KENNA: rose to point OF order
before the call of the roll began. | ask the
Chair to rule upon the motion OF the gen.
tleman from Arkansas.
The SPEAKER: That motion would
undoubtedly be in order, but the Chair
cannot entertain two motions OF the same
kind at the same time.
Mr.. KENNA: This motion does not APP
ply to the same vote as the other. The one
is TO consider the vote ordering the yeas
and nays on the amendment OF the gentle
man from Virginia Mr.. TUCKEE]. This
does not apply to the same vote ut all. The
motion OF the gentleman from Arkansas
applies to the vote last taken.
The SPEAKER: The Chair understands
that perfectly well. But it is the same cha
racter Of motion.
Mr.. KENNA: Does the Chair hold ii
out OF order?
The SPEAKER: The Chair does not
hold it out OF order. But the Chair holds
it cannot entertain two motions OF the
same kind at the same time.
Mr.. KENNA: Does the Chair hold it to
he in order!
The SPEAKER: The Clerk will call the
roll.
Mr.. KENNA: ask the Chair to decide
whether the motion OF the gentleman from
Arkansas is in order or is not in order.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would hold
it would be in order il the House was moi
proceeding to vote on similar motion.
Mr.. KENNA: If the Chair holds tho
motion is out OF order | desire to appeal
from the decision OF Chair.
The SPEAKER The regular order is
the call OF the roll.
Mr.. KENNA: Does the Chair entertain
my appeal!
The SPEAKER: The Chair can submit
no appeal pending the roll-call.
Mr.. KENNA: | rose in my place and
was recognized by the Chair.
The SPEAKER: There need be no ditli.
Guilty about this. The Chair followed the
precedents in entertaining the motion OF
| the gentleman from Iowa. In every ses-
/ sion OF Congress, so far as the Chair is able
to learn, certainly i'm all the Chair is famil.
lar with, the practice has been to allow 6
motion to reconsider vote by which the
yeas and nays have been ordered. III pre-.
sented as I'm original question the Chair
might hold otherwise. But when the yea;
and nays have been ordered on motion o.
that kind, the Chair does not think it car
entertain similar motion, and submit tn,
question on that, going on indefinitely
In this the Chair follows exactly the pre-
cedent that two appeals cannot be submit
ted ut the same time.
Mr.. KENNA: only desired the Chair t
/ pass on that hepauSp IN IL n now prouosi
ton.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would hole
the proposition Of the gentleman from
Arkansas in order for the same reason tia
it has entertained the other notion; but
cannot entertain the two at the same time
Mr.. KENNA: And from the ruling o