The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-06
A S0REHEAD'S S0RTIE.
oN rAE SPEAKER oF rAE HOUSE.
OOdlO,s Orth, Of indiana, Claim, That Rank and
HOwllng Injustice has Been Done Ills Dl,tln.
gulshsd Abilities, And he Feels Very bad
Over IT, 40 he Does, Poor Dsyi

Over II, 10 he Does, Poor BSIi
WASHINGTON, January 5.-In the Hous
to day Mr.. orth rose to question Of priv
lege, stating that 1t grew out Of and atIecte
the recent appointment OF the Committee
Of the House. Before stating the question
specifically he said: ~ ask indulgence t
announce that tits my purpose at an earl
day to introduce for consideration an,
action q proposition to change the methot
Of selecting committees. The vast and dl
vensiGed interests OF the country are a
more or less affected by Congressional leg
islation, and this legislation, as is wei
known, Is almost exclusively controlled b!
the action Of the committees. For this rea
son their formation assumes Importance
and is invested with a responsibility toC
great to rest in the hands OF single indi
vidual, however capable and honest ant
patriotic such individual may be. As nov
exercised 1t is emphatically "one-lnar
power" and such power is always danger
Gus, and in conflict with the principles o
republican form ofgoyernment. It's oul
duty to see that 1t may not ut some future
period be used 10 the detriment o
the best interests OF the people
And now as to the question d
privilege. You have seen tit, sir, to assign
me to three committees, namely: Second
place on Foreign Affairs, second place on
Rules and Chairman OF the Committee on
Civil Service Reform. By the kindness and
unwavering confidence Of my constituents
| have been for twelve years member o.
this House and am now entering on my
seventh term Of service here. With two
exceptions there is rot another Republican
member who has thus long represented
his people. During that time have served
us Chairman Of the Committee on Private
Land Claims, US u member OF the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, and for ten year.
us member Of the Committee OF Foreign
Affairs, a part OF such time as its Chair
man. With one exception, possibly two
am the only Republican member who. al
any time prior 10 this session, has eyel
served as chairman OF any committee o.
this House.
In view Of this fact, submit that the
speaker, in his recent action, has done In
justice to me and my constituents, for the
relations between representative and his
constituents are SO clearly interviewer thai
injustice to one is necessarily an injustice tc
the other. They naturally feel pride and
interest in the proper recognition OF theil
representative, and especially when sucI
recognition is regarded BY the customs and
courtesy OF alldeliberative bodies as attach
to long years Of service. For this injustice
there is, however, no remedy. All tina
can be done is to protest against it, as
now do for myself and my constituents
and for reasons SO apparent as not TO re
quire specification. | respectfully ask The
House 10 excuse me from serviceNs mem
Der OF the Committee on Rules
Mr.. Springer stated that he was about t.
make suggestion as to the method OF ap
pointing committees, but would not do i
at present.
The Speaker-The chair does not under
stand that it is necessary for him to vindi
cate himself by saying anything in reply
It must not, however, be inferred, because
the chair does not undertake to chaIleng,
the statements charging him with injustice
that the chair aCquiesces in the views takeI
by the gentleman from Indiana (0rthl.
MIR. Orth's request was granted, and III
was excused from further service on the
Committee on Rules.
The regular order being the call Of thu
committees, it was dispensed with.
/ FfE a.
the fact that the Khedive OF Egypt has pre-
sented to the United States an Obelisk
known as the Cleopatra Needle, and tend
ing to his highness the thanks OF the peO
pie of the United States for the gift, whict
only the Oldest OF nations could make and
the youngest could most highly prize
Adopted.
A long and desultory discussion spran,
up us to the power OF the members to in
troduce bills through petition box instea(
OF presenting them in open house. Tht
discussion finally closed with the expires
sion OF opinion from the Chair that tn,
only way to get the bill properly befor
the Committee was to present it in opel
House.
The Speaker said that Mr.. Hewitt hat
requested to be relieved from service OF
the Committee OF Public Buildings an,
Grounds, as his private business relation
were such as might make it improper 70
him 10 serve, SO his request was granted
In the Senate, the Chair submitted peti
tons from the bar OF Rockford, ILL.,, for TIL
organization Of q Court OF Appeals, an
from the bar and judges OF the courts G
Marion county, Ind, and the bars OF Terr
Haute, Madison, New Albany and Evans
vile, for nm additional Circuit Judge in tn
Seventh Circuit.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Anthony: To promote the eff
cheney Of the navy,
BY Mr.. Maxey: TIL increase the etficier
cy OF the signal service OF the army.
Mr. Garland offered q resolution Instruct
ing the Committee on Finance to enQuir
into the propriety OF refunding to partie
who paid for protection under the trad
mark legislation the fee required by act
Congress, touching that subject which wa
decided by the Supreme Court OF tn
United States in the trade mark cases to b
unconstitutional, and TO report by bill {
otherwise. Adopted.
By Mr. Plumb: To provide for tho dii
! position OF portion OF the Fort Hayt
military reservation, Kansas.
Many petitions were presented, c
which large number prayed for the exc
else of government control over transpo
tation chaFgess
Mr.. Garland introduced o joint resoll
ton to Inappropriate the amount OF 1915
8 coo, appropriated by an an act of Marc
: 1877, to pay In full to certain southern ma
i contractors amounts due under the
= contracts for the years 1859, 1860 and 1SG