The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-28
HOUSE HAPPENINGS.
THE AMENITIES OF STATESMEN.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., June o7.-Mr. Page
Chairman OF the Committee on Commerce
rising to the question Of privilege, sent to
the clerks desk and had read the following
statement, relative to the bill 10 regulate
immigration. :L93, ;
"On Monday, June o,by unanimous con.
sent, Mr.. Reagan, representing the Com.
mittee on Commerce, moved TO suspend
the rules and pass the bill to regulate i'm.
migration. The bill which he offered was
handed in by Mr.. VanVoorhis, and pur.
ported to be u bill agreed to by the Com.
mittee on Commerce. Mr.,Reagan aud the
members Of the Committee present were
misled in regard to the bill which was pass,
ed, they supposing it to be true copy Of
the bill agreed to by the Committee on
Commerce. The Committee recommends
that the House submit the true bill, now
in possession Of the Committee, for the one
passed" sle
Mr. VanVoorhis objected.
Mr.. McI.ane commended that the statement
intimated that the gentleman from Texas
(Reasan) had been imposed upon. A ques.
ton OF privilege was raised and it was not
competent for objection to be raised
against the consideration Of the bill.
The Speaker took contrary view, -
Mr.. Page said without intending 10 re.
fleet upon anybody, he decided tostato that
the Committee on Commerce found itself
embarrassed by the fact that the wrong bill
had passed the House, and he deemed it
Just 10 the Committee that the uouse
should consent to pass the bill as it come
from the Committee. Is ,s,l ].
Mr.Van Voorhis-"For the last week the
newspapers have been filed with publica.
tious such Gs the one l now send TO the
clerks desk. l do not blame the news.
papers. because the falsehoods in them
emenated from some memb.r or members
OF the Committee on Commerce. There
never was ialser charge made than that
designed 10 deceive any body in the passage
OF bill OF such mrmentuus importance 10
the country" He then sent to the
clerk desk and had read rs "a specimen
brick" an article in the Chicago Tribune,
alluding to his actions as thigh handed
outrage" Continuing he said; nThe pro.
vision in thi2 bill which Is complained OF
was one OF the highest public concern.
believe every patriotic member OF this
House, ii he will read the bill and examine
authorities and facts will see this fourth
section ought to be passed exactly rs II -
The Et5ning Pot said the other day that
the committee did not recommend that
section. 1t ought to have said the com.
mi,tee had recommended it. There was no
motive on my part, there was no money
in it and there was no politics in it. 1t
was simply question Of public benciI and
public good. / stand here ready to de-
fend myself against MI couiers. | don't fear
10 lace any mortal man on such question
as this. No man can impugn my veraci,y
and my integrity and get out OF this House
unrebuked. In continuing bis remarks
Van Voorhis made an attack upon Rca.
gan, characterizing his conduct rs sueakine,
and the accusations OF the gentleman from
Texas AS inelTable meanncss. p.
Mr.. Hammond Immediately demanded
that the words be taken down, and offered
resolution declaring the language un.
parliamentary and that the speaker should
receive the ccDsurc OF the House.
Mr.. Van Voorhis withdrew the offensive
remarks, claiming that he did not know
they we're unparliamentary. Whereupon
Mr. Hammond with ill.concealed sarcasm,
stating that it would be cruel under such
circumstances to press the resolution, with.
drew it, and Mr.. Reagan took the floor in
reply to Mr.. VanVoorhis. ..E--=-l
At the conclusion OF Mr. Reagan's re-
marks, which were very severe upon Mr..
Van 'oorhis' action, the House passed,
without division, the bill to regulate immi-
grafton as agreed upon by the Committee
on Commerce. -. =. :