The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-01
Wednesday in the House.
Discussion oyer the Correction of Mon
days Journal.

The washington correspondent OF the Bos-
ton Herald says: Proctor Knott OF Duluth, he
of the red face and white hair, came to the
front again in the House this morning, digni-
fled review of what he was pleased to term the
arbitrary and tyrannical" conduct of the speak
er of yesterday, The very springy Springer,
whose black hair grows thinner as his button
hole bouquet grows larger, bounded up again
and again in this connection. 1t was great
occasion for Springer. He was the person chief
ly talked about. 1. was his motion that Mr..
Keifer had refused to put, and his point OF or
der that Mr.. Keifer had overruled, his appeal
from this Outrageous decision that Mr.. Keif-
or declined to entertain. The solemn speech
of the once witty Kentuckian was all about
Mr. Springer and 'the scandalously tyrannical
conduct of the speaker toward him. At the
very moment that the liquid eloquence was
flowing from the lips of Mr.. Knott, the Demo
cratic COMMITTEE of safety Mr. Randall, Mr..
Carlisle and the rest were in conference in a
neighboring cloak room, over Mr.. Springer's
settling. They solemnly framed a solemn pre-
test against Mr.. Keifer's action, and then
emerged to witness Mr.. Springer's little per
as he grated around himself He was aided
and abetted, however, by more sensible Demo-
Gratis who ought to have known better, and per-
sisted in abusing, in disorderly manner, the
man who sits in the speakers chair" Finally,
he had to be threatened with visitation from
the sergeant-at arms. Then he simmered down
and the speaker put his motion to so correct the
journal of yesterdays proceedings as to elimin-
ate the arbitrary" rulings on Mr.. Springers
motions The House voted that the journal
should stand as read. Then Sam Miller, a
thin, compact, black-haired country lawyer,
from Western Pennsylvania, with short, tutfy
black beard, and good pair Iof leather lungs,
took his stand behind Garfelds old desk and
proceeded, assisted by bandanna handker-
chief, a lemon and glass of water, TO pulver-
ize the position Of the Democrats on the Mack
ey-O' 'Connor case. He spoke for hours and
very effectively. He was frequently applaud
ed. The galleries joined in the applause. Then
he exhibited tissue ballots taken from South
Carolina ballot boxes. Mr.. Miller was very
much in earnest, and, as he proceeded, aroused
a good deal of interest in his auditors. He be-
came very much interested in himself, and he
waxed warmer and warmer. He threw on the
floor successfully his necktie, collar and cults,
He sat down amid thunders of applause. Mr..
Davis of Missouri defended the Democratic po-
sition in passably good speech, which awaken
ed little interest. Then Mr Paul, the Read
iuster member of the elections committee,
made his r'aiden speech in the House In vindi-
cation, incidentally, of Mackey's right to q seat
in the House for Charleston and chiefly of the
Readjuster party Of Virginia. he surprised
everybody, himself included, this farmer-llke
Young Congressman, as he defended Mahone
To night the Republicans did not have quo
rum. So the Democrats flibustered to their
hearts content. Tomorrow Mackey will, the
Republicans say, be seated