Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-30
FROM WASHINGTON.

ately after the reading of the Journal of the
House this morning Mr. Springer arose to
amend the journal so as to include the mo-
tons made by him yesterday, to recommit
the pending change Of rule to the Com
mittee on Rules with instructions, and also
to lay the report upon the table. These
motions were clearly in order under the
rule, but Mr.. Keifer arbitrarily refused even
to entertain an appeal from his dccision.-
When Mr.. Springer therefore rose this
morning he had a well founded complaint
against the Speaker, but the latter seemed
determined to make more apparent than
ever the lamentable fact that he had
usurped the power of the House, and sat as
Il despot in the chair, recognizing or de-
Ginning to recognize motions at his pleasure,
not rs according to the rules, but in accord
ance with the suprcma ler Of Mr.. Robesons
mandates. MIR. Springer proceeded to state
the motion he made yesterday, and to cite
rules and precedents to sustain his motion
to correct the journal, ndhaving expressed
in vigorous English his opinion of the
Speakers usurpations of power, the latter
declared him out of order and threatened to
take his seat. Mr.. Springer defed the
right of the Sergeant-at-Arms or the Speak
er to make him take his seat when making
an orderly motion. The Speaker raped
vigorously; great confusion ensued The
Speaker ordered Mr.. Springer to be seated
Mr.. Springer persisted. II can make you
take your seat myself cXcitedly exclaimed
Humphrey, republican from Wisconsin,
1T will take larger pattern of man than
you to make Inc take my seat" retorted
Springer. The Speaker finally backed
down, and permitted Mr.. Springer's motion
to be voted on. Mr.. Knott, of Ky, made a
strong argument against the power of the
Chair to make the journals of the House to
suit his pleasure He quoted the Consttu-
ton requiring each House to keep jour
nal Of its proceedings, and denied the power
of the Speaker arbitrarily to decline to en-
terrain motions known to the rule. TheSpeak-
er's action in refusing to entertain appeals
constituted one man power, and while he had
confidence in the Speaker, he did not con-
slider him intallible. The action Of the
Speaker in this particular, was SO arbitrary,
that the Democrats had decidedly the best
of the debate. Throughout the discussion the
Speaker looked worried and uneasy But
he will have TO make many more similar
unjustifiable decisions before the Case is final
ly disposed Of for the end is not yet After
the squabble referred to was over Mr.. Mil
Ter, republican of Pennsylvania jumped to
the seat that belonged to the late President
Garfield and said lat last Mr.. Speaker after
eight dayS"-but he was not allowed to go
no further for just here he and his entire
side of the House were surprised by de-
mand on the part Of the democrats that an
aye and no vote be taken on the approval OF
the journal, and as the rule authorizing them
to make that demand had not been abolish
. ed, it had to be complied with. That vote
consumed another half hour after which
as no other dilitory motion was permssa-
BILE Mr.. Miller was permitted TO proceed in
his speech upon the merits Of the case
The following are the new postal route
agents on the service supplied by the Mid
: land Railway who received their appoint
ment from Gen. Malone Marshall Jack
son, Madison CO.; Charles Malord Fra.
ney, of Warrenton - Dodson, of Meek.
t lenburg CO.; - Holcombe - Sprinkle
, of Madison, and - holland, of Pulaski, OF
whom the last two only are white
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Lapham
from the Commtte on Privileges and Elec.
tons, reported a bill for giving Mrs. Maria
, G. Underwood $1,000, the amount of ex.
penses incurred by her husband the late
! Judge John c. Underwood, in prosecuting
his claim to seat in the U S. Senate. Ii
will be recollected that the late JOS Segal
was paid like sum and for the same as.
signed object.
= But for the votes of three democrats to.
day, one Of them Mr.. Wilson of West Vir.
gnia, who, because Mr.. George had paired
with him some time ago, and was absent at
Balls Bluff, by Il remarkable development
fmagnanimity, felt compelled to vote so as
to make quorum, there would have been
2 no quorum when the vote was taken
OH the adoption of the journal to-day
. All the other democrats RETAINED from yot.
3 ing and there were only JAG republicans pre-.
sent, and among them were Messrs Robe
son, Morey and Lynch, who were booked
for orations at Arlington but couldn't make
them III consequence of the necessity fol
their presence in the House. The republi.
; cans will have to be OH hard strain all the
: time and will have great difficulty in keep
ing their quorum present.
There is hardly any thing talked of at the
, Capitol to-day but the revolutionary action
of Mr.. Speaker Keifer. Though he allowed
the debate yesterday to so on for hours he
had the decision he was to render on his
desk before that debate was even commenced,
and, as he is unfamiliar with the hand
writing Of Mr.. Robson, who prepared it,
, he had no little difficulty in reading it.
Among the other noticeable incidents of
yesterday evenings proceedings were the
presence of Secretary Lincoln, who is said
to be especially rancorous in his hatred of
the South upon the floor of the republican
side of the House, and the conspicuous ap-
proval given by Senator Conger, who was
also seated there, to the partisan speech of
Mr.. Robinson.
Mr.. Jacob Troth, of Fairfax county, Va,
is secretary Of the Peace Parliament now in
session here.
1t is rumored that General Hancock will be the
democratic nominee for Governor of PENNSYLVANIA
and Chauncy Black, of Jesse, the candidate for
Lieutenant-Gopernor,a and that the former who
it is assumed, will be elected will be called from
the Gubernatoral Mansion at Harrisburg to the
White House in 1885, leaving the latter to preside
over the affairs of the Keystone State This rumor
originated from conference of the parties named
and of many other prominent democrats of their
State.
1t is reported that Gen. Malone has promised