Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-20

reports and obtained attention of the house.
While the house was discussing this question
the committee on appropriations was matur-
ing bills and would come in with them and
take the floor as against all other committees.
Mr.. Randall--And so it should be. Appro-
priations to support the government should
have the first and fullest consideration.
Mr.. Randall, what remedy do you suggest
as result of your reflections.
Mr.. Briggs-Stop this everlasting talk and
go to work. 80
Mr.. Robinson-The best remedy here and
now is to recommit this subject. Get it out
the house and go to work. daughter and
applause,) and then when the gentleman rises
and moves to adjourn from Thursday to Mon
will deserve honor, and not by grumbling and
growing because we are not first, second or
third on committees.
Mr.. Robinson then rose to move the previ-
Gus question, which he did amid great cOnfu-
sion, and with several members addressing
the chair at the same time. The previous
question was put.
Mr.. Robinson, Mass, complained he had
been trying to make privileged motion and
that the speaker had not recognized HIM.
The speaker explained the gentleman had
not stated what the motion was.
Mr.. Robinson-No man could state it in
such noise and confusion.
The Speaker-That was the fault of the
house.
Mr.. Robinson-But the house is in the
hands of the speaker and it should be called
to order.
Mr.. Robson obtained the floor to close the
debate, but yielded portion of his time to
various members.
Mr.. Williams, Wis, replied to the remarks
of Belford to-day. He declared that Wiscon-
sin, in support of her candidate for the speak
ership, had acted on her candor and confidence
and judgment until after the election of speak
er. Not one element of Wisconsin had men
toned to him the question of chairman of a
committee. The speakers life had not been
spent in a corner, but on the battle field and
in the halls Of the Legislature, and until some
private or public wrong was fastened on any
man holding such high Office, he hoped he
should not hear it either openly stated
on this floor, or insiduously limited, that
there had been opportunities for bribery in the
way of parcelling out committeeships. Wis
consln members had supported the speaker
because they had confidence in his capacity,
his intelligence, his candor and his fairness.
He hoped the Wisconsin members would dis
tinguish themselves on the committees by in
dustry if not by exalted capacity.
Mr.. Cannon gave it as his judgment that an
increase of committee membership would do
great harm to the effectiveness of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, preferred quail
ity rather than quantity. Membership should
be improved. He complained that justice had
not been done to the minority side and that
certain gentlemen of great knowledge of pub.
lie business had been left off committees with
the business of which they were familiar.
Mr. yhv1rn has 1S ha
on rules, advocated the report as an expert
ment. He asserted, not member of the CON-
mittee On rules would accept assignment I'M
der the operation of the report.
MIR. Dunnell opposed the report, because he
did not belieyeit would increase the efficiency
of committees. He added, no legislature in
the world was burdened with such Infamous
rules as the house.
Mr.. CallSins (Ind) advocated the report.
Mr.. Robson closed the debate. The report
was made, he said, not for the purpose of con-
ciliating any individual, not for the purpose of
giving any sop to any complainer, or spread
ing any plaster over the wounds of any sore
head. He agreed with his genial friend from
Michigan (Hoar), no plaster could cure sore
head Flies would still buzz around like flies
around an old horse in July. daughter
The history of tho American congress would
show more time has been lost by the detection
of frieuds than by the attacks OF, enemies, and
THAI it was only when men had courage
The speaker had been attacked by
a covert if not by open speech. He would not
stand it. He needed no defense. 1t was an
assault on courage that had stood ''firm on
the perilOus edge of battle.'' As to himself
he should be discouraged if he did not feel he
was the subject of attack from certain classes
of persons and certain characters of individ-
uals who felt it their duty to attack him. 1t
had been insnuated on this floor, if not stat
ed, that the report was made for the purpose
of giving comfort to some and consolation to
others. 1t was not so. 1t was for the one
single purpose only. and that was to give all
the relations and all the varied interests of
this great country their representations on
If it were voted down the com
mittee on rules would accept it as the decision
of the house.
Mr.. Joyce moved to recOmmit the report
and all pending amendments to the commit
lee on rules.
Mr.. Springer moved to recommend with in
structions to report a rule whereby commit
tees would be organized, as nearly as possible,
in proportion TO the political paaties in the
house, and that the minority shonld have the
right to designate the minority members Of
The committee.
Mr.. Callins made the point of order on
Springer's motion, and twas ruled out of or
der by the speaker.
The house voted by yeas and nays on Joyce's
motion to recommend the report, and the mo-
ton was agreed to; yeas, 159; nays, 80,
The house went into committee of the
whole on the state of the arrears, Mr. Haskell
in the chair, and passed the. bill to appropri-
ale $1,000 for packing, transporting and ar
ranging certain agricultural and mineral
specimens received by the agricultural bur
eau from the Atlanta exposition.
A resolution iHstructing the committee on
printing to consider the propriety of publish
ing copies of proceedings in the Guiteau trial
for the use of the house and senate was re-
ferred
Mr.. Railson presented the joint resolutions
of the West Verginla legislature in favor of
to producers ofleaf tobacco.
The speaker presented several messages from
the president in connection with Indian and
army matters. Referred.
Mr.. Spooner regretted one OF the earliest
duties devolved on him,was the announcement
of the death of the late Senator Burnside, and
on his motion Monday next at O'Clock was
assigned for the exercises eulogistc to his