Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-02

was SO ayes to n noes, so the motion was
lost.
Mr.. Child then bobbed up serenely
and moved call of the house, in which he
was sustained by sufficient number.
Senator Wilson moved the rules be sc
far suspended as to dispense with the call
but withdrew the motion to give Senator
Rice an opportunity to move to lay the
motion for call of the house on the table.
which he did.
Mr.. Hicks raised the point of order that
a motion for call of the house could not
be laid on the table.
The speaker ruled the point was not
we'll taken.
Mr. Child thought the speaker erred,
and to convince him asked permission to
read portion of the rules touching the
point.
The speaker, however, declined to rec
ognize Child, saying the business before
the convention was upon the motion of
Senator Rice. to lay upon the table, upon
which the ayes and nays had been called,
in accordance with which the roll was
called, and the motion to lay on the table
adopted.
Before the result was announced, how
ever, Child bobbed up again like a jump
ing jack, and raised the point that mo-
tion to lay on the table could not be made
without a suspension of the rules.
HICKS TAKES HAND.
Ill 4Io all
taken.
Hicks -"Then appeal from the decision
of the chair"
The Speaker "There is nothing from
which to appeal. The gentleman from
Jackson was only allowed by sufferance, as
the easiest way to get rid of him, to make
his point, the only thing in order at the
time being the announcement of the result
of the vote just taken upon the motion to
lay upon the table. Until that result was
announced the ballot was not completed,
and so no motion could be entertained"
Hicks-"I again appeal from the decis-
ion of the chair, and"
The Speaker, interrupting -"You have
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used to it. I have already answered you,
but I will repeat it: You are not entitled
to the floor for an appeal or for any pur-
pose, until the vote Is announced. Let us
dispose lof one thing at time. We'll get
along better that way. When the vote is
announced then we will be ready for some
thing else"
Hicks did not follow up his point of Or
der, but moved a recess until o'clock.
Senator Castle made the point that that
or any other motion, except to ad-
journ was out of order. The joint conven-
ton for the election of U. S. senator was
held under the statutes of the United States
which made it obligatory upon the two
houses to so convene at - meridian of each
succeeding day of the session, and take at
least one vote for United States senator.
If dllatory motions were admissible
SMALL MINORITY,
as was being attempted here could pursue
a course which would prevent such an
election. The mandate of the statute was
plain and distinct. It was to vote.
Mr.. Hicks claimed that the statute did
not either in its spirit or its intent imply
the application of gag law. Free speech
was the very bulwark of a republican form
of government. 1t was right guaran teed
to every American citizen to give his rea-
sons why he approved or opposed, and
that right was sacred in joint conven-
ton to elect United States senator.
Mr.. Smith, Jr., said the people had sent
them here in part for the performance of
a specified duty, the election of United
States senator, and it would
not do for members to
skulk or evade that duty by dilatory mo-
tions, or otherwise. The people were
getting tired of this deadlock, and were
demanding in tones that could not
be misunderstood, that this duty be per-
formed.
MIR. Hicks again took the floor, this time
he said to a question of privilege, but be-
fore he had stated his point, he was
called to order by Mr.. Boardman.
The speaker decided that Mr.. Board
mans point was not. well taken, the gen
tleman, Hicks, not having proceeded far
enough to tell whether he was in order or
not.
Hicks, resuming, said he had not
skulked vote during the entire sessi on,
but the gentleman from Ramsey who
threw out the imputation was voting for
a man who had skulked his duty while
secretly
At this point cries of ''order, order, were
raised in all parts of the house, drowning
Hicks voice, though a strong one, SO the
conclusion of the sentence could not be
heard.
Quiet restored, the speaker ruled Hicks
out of order and he subsidized, only to be
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