Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-01-19
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS.

CONGRESS reassembled on tho 9TH. In the
Senate. bills were introduced: By Mr.. An
thony-To promote the efficiency of the Navy;
by Mr.. Maxey-TO increase the efficiency or
the Signal Service of the Army: by Mr..
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kansas. In the House, Mr.. Orth rose to a
question OF privilege, stating it grew out of
and affecting the recent appointment of COM
question specifically, he said: 81 ask indul
gence to announce that it is my purpose at an
early day to introduce for consideration and
selecting committees. The vast and diversi-
fled interests of the country are ali more or
less affected by Congressional legislation and
this legislation, as is well known, Is almost
exclusively controlled by the action of the
committees. For this reason their formation
spOnsibility too great to rest in the hands OF
single individual, however capable and hon
est and patriotic such individual may be. AS
now exercised it is emphatically one-man
power, and such power is always dangerous
and in conflict with the principles OF republi.
can government. 1t is our duty to see that it
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 fit, sir, to assign me two committees,
namely: second place on Rules, and Chair
man OF the Committee on civil Reform. by
the kindness and unwaverlng confidence OF
my constituency, have been for twelve years
member of this House, and am now enter
ing on my seventh term of service here. With
two exceptions there is not another Repuci
can member who has thus long represented
hispeople. During that time that have served
as member and Chairman on the Committee
on Private Land Claims, as a men,
Der of the Committee on Ways and Means,
and for ten years as a 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 committee 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
lations between a Representative and his
constituents are clearly interviewer that
injustice to one is necessarily an Injustice to
interest in the proper recognition of their
Representative. and especially when such
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 Tor
reasons that do not require specification, I
respectfully ask the House to excuse me from
service as member OF the C Committee on
understand that it is necessary for him to vim
dictate himself by speaking in reply. 1t must
not, however, be inferred that because the
Chair does not undertake. to challenge the
statements charging him with injustice, that
the Chair acquiesces in the views taken by
the gentleman from Indiana" Mr. Orth's re-
quest was granted Mr.. Hewitt IN. " was
relieved from service on Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds. Mr.. Hewett (Ala.)
offered resolution ree,rng tine TACT shno tae
States the obelisk known as Cleopatra's Nee
de- and rendering to his Highness the khe-
dive the thanks of the people of the United
States for gift which only the oldest OF ma
tons could make and the youngest could
most highly prize. Adopted.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Davis vaca-
ed the chair for the day to Mr.. Garland. A
resolution by Mr.. Maxey, instructiu,s the Sec
rotary of the Interior to furnish a report of the
survey OF the United States ana Texas Boun-
diary Commission, made under act of June 5,
1855. and if no final report of said commission