The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-01-13
FORTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS.

CONGRESS reassembled on tho 5th. In the
Senate. bills were introduced: BY Mr.. An.
thony-To promote the efficiency of the Navy;
by Mr.. Maxey-To increase the efficiency of
the Signal Service Of the Army; by Mr.:
portion Of Fort Hayes Military Reservation,
Kansas. 80. In the House, Mr.. Orth rose to q
question of privilege. stating 1t grew out of
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question specifically, he said: al ask indul-
gence to announce that il is my purpose ut an
scsSn to Change the method dn az
selecting committees. The vast and diversi.
ned interests of the country are all moro or
less affected by Congressional legislation. and
this legislation, as Is well known, Is almost
exclusively controlled by the action of tho
committees. For this reason their formation
assumes importance and is invested with re-
single individual, however capable and hon
est and patriotic such individual may be. As
now exercised 1t is emphatically Q one. man
can government. 1t is our duty to see that ft
may not at some future period be used to the
detriment of the best interests of the people.
And now as to the question of privilege. You
have seen ut. sir, to assign me two committees,
namely: second place on Rules, and Chair
man OF the Committee on Civil Reform. By
my constituency, have been for twelve years
q member of this House, and 1 am now enter
ing on my seventh term of service here. With
two exceptions there is not another RepuAli.
his people. During that time that have served
as member and Chairman on the Committee
on Private Land Claims, as q mem.
Der of the Committee on Ways and Means,
and for ten years as q member of the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs, part of that time as
its Chairman. With one exception, possibly
two, am the only Republican member who,
at any time prior to this session, has ever
served As Chairman of any commit e of this
House. In view of this fact submit that the
Speaker in his recent action has done an in.
justice to me and my constituents, for the re.
latiOns between Representative and his
constituents are SO clearly interviewer that
injustice to one is necessarily an injustice to
interest in the proper recognition of their.
Representative, and especially when such
recognition Is regarded by custom as attach
ing to long years of service For this injus-
tice there Is, however, no remedy. All that
can be done is to protest against It, as do
now for myself and constituents, and for
reasons that do not require specification.
ask the House to excuse me from
Rules" The Speaker: "The Chair does not
understand that it is necessary for him to vim.
dictate himself by speaking in reply. It must
not, however, be inferred that because the
charging him With injustice, that
the Chair acquiesces in the views taken by
the gentleman from Indiana" Mr.. Ortf's re-
quest was granted. Mr.. Hewitt IN. W was
relieved from service on Committee on Public
offered a resolution reciting the fact that the
Khedive of Egypt had presented to the United
States the o6elisk known as Cleopatra's Nee
die, and rendering to his Highness the Khe.
dive the thanks Of the people of the United
States for q gift which only the oldest of ma.
tions could make and the youngest could
most highly prize. Adopted.