The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-02

was several times called Mr.. Black
| burn, in order TO break the dead
| lock. submitted resolution that special COM
| mittee investigate the charges OF irreglnarity
! in handling the testimony in the Mackey-Dibble
case. The confusion then became very great,
scores of members talking simultaneously, and
Mn Calkins secured an adjournment The
| resolution offered by Mr.. Blackburn was the
| fruit Of O secret session OF the Democratic eau
| Gus committee. Immediately after the adj
| journment the Republicans held caucus,
with Mr.. Ro5eson IN the chair. Mr. Caikins
| explained that he had intended TO offer
counter proposition TO that OF Mr.. Blackburn.
| but debate was cut OF. resolution was then
adopted TO submit TO the Democrats q PROPOSE
| ton TO open the case for discussion for six
hours, the time to be equally divided, when
motion will be entertained to recommit the
| report to the committee
In the House of Representatives, noSatruday,
May n, after several dilatory motions, Mr.. Calk-
| ms obtained consent TO submit proposition to
discuss the South Carolina contested election
| case for six hours, the House then TO vote on
| the question of recommlttal. Mr.. Randall OBJ
| jec.ed. Roll-calls on fllbustering motions
showed the lack of Il quorum. Mr.. Dunn in
| tfoduced a petition for an Appropriation OF
5000 for the relief Of sufferers by the over
| flow OF the Mississippi, accompanied by letter
| from Commissioner Mangum, OF Arkansas.
| Mr.. Reed presented an amendment to the rules
| to limit filibusterlng on election cases. The
| Senate was not in session.
Mr.. Garland offered resolution in the SEN
ate, on the Goth inst, which was adopted, for
an inquiry into the necessity OF aiding sufferers
by the overflow in Arkansas. Messrs. Cockrell,
Sherman and Mcmillan spoke III opposition TO
the bill TO reimburse the Creek Indian orphan
fund, which was laid over. An act was passed
| for the sale Of the old postotfice site in New
York for 100000. Mr.. Lapham presented
resolution for the payment OF $4,000 TO
| the administrative OF John G. Under
wood for, prosecuting his claim to
q seat in the Senate from Virginia Mr.. Plumb
reported bills TO set aside lands for a park in
Arizona and TO enlarge the powers of the De-
partment OF Agriculture The Japanese In
demnity-Fund bill was discussed and lai over.
In the House, Mr.. Reed called up the proposed
amendment TO the rules prohibiting diatory
motions on Standardization ease. MIR.
Randall raised a question of conside ration.
Mr.. Kenna moved an immediate adjournment,
and Mr.. Blackburn proposed to adjourn over
Decoration day. Lost-yeas, z; nays, 145.
Mr.. Randall then moved that the
House adjourn to June /. On that,
Mr.. Reed made a point of order that
ON the proposition to amend the rules dilatory
motions cannot be entertained. Mr.. Randall
denied the right of the Speaker 10 put any such
construction on his motion. Mr.. Reed pro-
posed to discuss the point Of order, and sug
! gested limit be put on that discussion No
agreement to that end, however, was made,
and the Speaker said he would not make the
limitation less than an hour on each side.
Mr.. Reed then opened the discussion. He
claimed tnat the House had, under the consti-
tuition. certain powers expressly conferred upon
it-powers which it could exercise without let or
hindrance by any other body powers which it
could not surrender, which IL could not trade
away which 1t must perform, and the first Of
these powers was to judge of the election re-
turns and qualifications of its own members
This House has been endeavoring during
the last ten days to perform that duty,
but had been prevented 10y dilatory motions.
| The best and most orderly way &c put stop to
| that course was to amend the rules, and that
was the bject now. He maintained the PROPOSE
ton that wherever there Is duty imposed upon
Congress TO accomplish certain work, it is the
| duty Of the Speaker 10 carry out that rule OF
law or of the constitution. He cited the
ruling of Speaker Randall when there was
hlibustering against the execution of
| the Electoral Count law, and when an
obstruction was attempted by Springer,
to the effect that he (the chair had al
lowed this, and had allowed that, and had al
lowed the other, In the way OF motions, but the
House was now brought to point where it
must act. Mr.. Reed referred to the decision
| by Mr.. Blaine TO the effect that, pending a
! proposition to change the rules, dilatory mo-
tons cannot be entertained. He closed by
to delay the action of the House. Randall
proceeded TO reply TO Mr.. Reed. He adj
mitted that the rules of legislative body
were first for the orderly conduct Of busi-
ness, and next for the protection Of
the rights Of the minority. In this latter point
| he quoted from the rulings OF the Speakers OF
| the English House OF Commons. He argued
| that, just as the constitution prescribed the
manner in which it should be amended,
80 the rules prescribed the manner in
which they should be changed. AS to his
own decision in the electoral-cOunt case, he
put il on the ground that the law under which
| the House was then acting was greater
| than the rules, and cut of dilatory motions.
In the present case, however, there was no
| law interfering with the rules. AS TO Mr..
Blaines ruling, or rather dictum, Mr.. Randall
asserted that 1t had never been pressed, nor
any advantage taken of II, but that, on the
contrary. efforts had been made on that occa-
sion (when the Civil Rights bill was under con-
sideration) TO suspend the rules 80 as to cut off
| dllatory motions, but without success, 30 that,
after Baine's dictum 1t had been conceded that
only by two-thirds vote could dlatory motions
be cut off. In conclusion, he justified the ac-
ton OF the minority in this contested election.
Messrs. Kasson, Carlisle, Haskell, Blackburn,
Robson, Cox, Hooker, Mclean Reagan, Ram
dali and Hszelton aired their views on the issue,
consuming three hours. The Speaker sustained
Mr.. Reeds point Of order. Mr.. Randall took
an appeal, which was tabled by $50 to 0. Mr..
Cox presented a protest by 100 Democratic
members. The report OF the Committee on
Rules was adopted by $50 TO 2 Mr.. Miller.
of Pennsylvania, obtained the floor on the
South Carolina Standardization case when
the House adjourned for the day.