St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-23

'Why did you not call attention to it?' in
quired Mr.. Brown, of Pennsylvania.
'sWhy have not you done it?'' retorted Blount.
sBecause l have not known it." replied
Brown.
sob, my dear sir, you are very innocent
person. returned Blount. 81 want to add that
this rule has been obsolete for months, and
years. 1t ought to be enforced, and the gentle
man from Indianana is certainly excusabIe under
the circumstances when rule has been obsolete
in every direction"
Mr.. Springer made point that the rnle re-
lated to person who was interested in claim
pending before congress. 1t had reference to a
pecuniary interest, to hired attorneys coming on
the floor md advocating the passage of claim,
and it had never been assumed it had any refer
ence to gentleman who came looking after the
interests of friend or relative in a contested
election case.
Mr.. Horr said he had made the statement, not
for the purpose of any political clap trap Incred-
ulous laughter on the Democratic side. |, but be-
cause he found the dignity Of the house and its
honor being violated, and he felt it his duty to
call the attention of the house to the fact that
the gentleman from Pennsylvania said it was nat
ural for father to feel for his son. So it was.
But it was also natural for him, if he had any
seemly and becoming manner
ssAnd SO he has, exclaimed Randall.
'And not do it, continued Horr, ''by outrag-
ing the rules of this house. If you do not be-
ieve what tell you, investigate the matter and
1 promise to prove good deal more than have
stated No man with keen sense of honor
would be found on this floor doing what he has
been doing III this CASE
Mr.. White, of Kentucky, moved that the ser
geant- t-at-arms be directed to arrest the Hon.
VIM. English and bring him to the bar of the
house to show whether he has violated the privi-
leges of the floor His motion was received
with laughter, and White subsequently withdrew
it, saying he did so at the request of the con-
testee.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, then rose to defend
his old friend, who had been insulted by the mo-
tion. He gave the origin of the rule regulating
the admission of ex-members to the floor. He
had originally drawn up the rule at the time
when the Republican party was rising toward the
very height of corruption, and when eX-members
came here to lobby for railroad grabs, which the
Democratic party was now undertaking to for
felt. Applause on Democratic side.
Mr.. Miliken-''Is there any higher claim or a
more sacred claim than the title of man to his
seat?''
Mr.. Cox-s'I would rather have the man come
here undertaking to present the claims of his
son honorably to the house than your mean,
sneaking mercenaries that come here to grab
| and raid the public treasury
Mr. Payne offered resolution instructing the
| committee on rules to inquire and report to the
| house whether or not the Hon. VIM H. English,
an ex-member of the house, has violated the
privileges thereof, in the contested election case
| of English vs.. Peele.
| Mr.. Hoblitzell objecting Mr.. Payne withdrew
the resolution for the time being.
The Question recurring on the minority res
olution, it was lost yeas, 1873; nays 129, and the
| majority resolution was adopted, yeas 1870, nays
| 127.
English then appeared at the bar of the house
| and took the oath of office.
| Mr. Bayne reofered his resolution as a cues
| tiou of privilege.
Mr.. Dunn suggested it be amended by direct
| ing the inquiry, whether Green B. Raum, late
| bill.
Mr.. Thompson hoped no such amendment
would be pressed.
| Mr.. Bayne said, he offered his resolution be-
cause he had information that a member of this
| house had voted in the early part of the pro-
ceedings that he had been asked to leave his
| seat, that he had left his seat that he had gone
| into consultation with English, and that he had
thereafter disappeared from the floor of the
house without having been paired, Having that
information, he felt 1t to be right and just that
the inquiry should be made by competent COM
mittee.
The member referred to is Weller, who voted
on the first ROLL call to-day, and did not do SC
| thereafter.
| Mr.. Nichols said Jere Wilson, ex-memba1
from Indiana, and counsel for Peele, had been
on the floor lobbying in the latter's interest.
| Mr.. Cannon said he had not seen Wilson on the
floor, and didn't think anybody else had.
| Mr.. Horr said since he had called the atten.
tion of the house to this matter not single man
on the other side had risen in his seat and de
| MED single thing he had charged or intlmated
| that it was not true.
| ssWe are not suspicious as you are,'' ex
planned Mr.. Cosgrove.
| The only thing that comes from members on
the other side is, ''your another,'' continued
Horr. He thought it unseemly and indecent for
an ex-member to lobby in contested election
case, and any one who did SO should be punished
Horr said the Democratic members whom Eng
| lish had importuned could not be counted on the
fngures of one hand.
A member-''who told you?'
Horr-'sGet your investigation and if the thins
is not true it can't be proven 1t is true it will
be apt to be proven. / think as the gentlemen
by this silence admit that this thing has been 90
ing on for the last two days. it is time the house
purged itself of this kind of work.
Mr.. Randall-''There has been no admission o.
that sort whatever. We are entirely content OF
this side to have an investigation made
Mr.. Balm modified his resolution, by granting
| the committee power to send for persons and pa
pers.
Mr.. Hammond offered an amendment, entrust
ing the investigation to a select committee o.
seven members, and requiring it further to in
quire whether any ex-member employed as al
| agent or attorney in any contested election case
| or for any railroad or other corporation, having
| any claim pending, has, during this session
abnsed the privileges allowed him under rule "a
and report who they and how they have
privileges granted them. The amendment was
agreed TO, and resolution as amended was
adopted.
The bill amending the Thurman sinking fund
act bill forfeiting the Oregon Central land grant
the congressional library bill and the educationa
bill were then pressed upon the house fol
consideration. The Oregon Central measure
| proved successful.
The consideration of the sinking fund bill was
voted down, yeas 76, nays 13O, and the Other
propositions without division.
| Mr.. Oats opposed the bill, on the ground il
proposed to forfeit portion of the grant which
| had been earned by the road.
Mr.. George took the same view, and Mr. Cobb
made an argument in support of the BILL In the
of his remarks, he referred to the decision
| of the supreme court of Oregon in regard to the
| grant to the Oregon Central, and Mr.. George as.
serted that the Oregon Central, to which the de-
cision referred, was not the Oregon Central to
| winch me Dill relaleQ ana declared at the same
time that Mr.. Cobb was misleading the house.
This aroused Mr. Cobb and he declared he
had in his possession letter showing Mr. George
| to be railroad attorney
| Mr.. George entered vigorous denial to this
declaration, and defed Mr.. Cobb to produce the
| letter.
Mr.. Cobb said, when the gentleman accused
him of attempting to mislead the house, he was
mistaken in his man.
Mr.. George disclaimed the intention of charg-
| ing that Mr.. Cobb purposely misled the house,
| but the fact remained. he was doing 90 Pnnd