St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, Arraigns His
Colleague. Mr.. Taylor, for Breach
of Privileges,
By Publishing Speech After the Adjourn
ment Of Congress which was Never
Delivered.
A Great Deal Of Bad Blood Exhibited on
Both sides, but Warner Finally
Carries His Point
House ofRenresentntires.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2--Iu the house to-
day, on motion OF Mr.. Ellis. concurrent
resolution was passed reciiing that the ext
gencies Of the public service prevent the at
tendance of congress at the opening OF the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton exposition az
New Orleans, that the president has decided
ia open the exposition by telegraph, and start
the machinery thereof by electricity from the
executive mansion in the presence Of bis
cabinet and foreign representatives, and re-
Questing the president OF the senate. to-
gether with a COMMITTEES OF thirteen senators,
and the speaker Of the house, with one rep
resentative or delegate from each state or
! territory, TO attend at the executive
mansion Tuesday, December 16, at
! 1890, 10 witness in behalf OF congress
the opening Of the exposition by the presi-
dent, and TO adopt and forward therrfrom
such an address Of congratuation as may
seem appropriate on the occasion.
Mr.. Warner, Of Ohio, rising to a question
Of privilege, offered pream BILE and resOlu-
| ton recitng that J. ID. Taylor, OF Ohio, on
the 9Th Of July, 1854, the house having I'M
der consideration the Mexican pension bill,
having obtained the floor occupied the time
Of the house six minutes, that subsequently,
he obtained leave to extend his remarks IN
the Record, that instead Of extending his re-
marks he had printed in the Record after the
/ adjournment Of congress a written speech
or paper containing sentiments aud para
graphs rejecting on the members OF the
| house, a com mittee Of the house, and the
house itself. aud reporting or purporting 10
report the action OF one OF the committees Of
the senate, all in violation Of bis leave TO
extend bis remarks in the Record
and of the rules Of the house,
/ declaring that the parts Of the speech reflect
4 ing on members OF the house, on the com
mittee Of the house, and on the house, aud
referring 10 what took place In the senate
committee, are not legitimate part Of the
proceedings Of the house. Mr. Warner stated
he was directed by the committee on pen
sions, bounty and back pay to bring the mat
ter before the house. He sent 10 the clerks
desk and had read the portion Of Taylor's
speech 10 which objection is taken. They
rheet upon Warner, as chairman Of the
committee on pensions, bounty and back
pay, on the committee itself aud the denun-
citation of the house upon the Mexican peu-
sion bill. They also make allusion 10 the
action Of the senate committee on pensions.
Mr.. Browne, OF Indiana, made point
that the speech of Taylor did not violate the
privileges OF the house.
The speaker thought IL was not his duty TO
decide that question. II member arose and
alleged certain thing had been done in VIC
lation Of the rules, il was the duty OF the
speaker to submit the question TO the house.
Mr.. Warner then proceeded TO argue that
the facts alleged in Mr. Taylor's speech were
not true, and coutroverted the statement
that the committee on pensions, bounty aud
back pay Of last session reported only one
bill for the relief Of the soldiers, and that was
an Objectionable one, and he quoted from
the records of that committee 10 show large
number Of bills had been reported for the
| house. The question 10 be decided was
whether the house would allow to remain as
a part of its record what was never spoken
in debate. The paragraph TO which he OBJ
| jected most strenuously was one charging
the committee with stealth aud cowardice.
Did the gentlemen claim that was pArlia-
mentary language. His committee was not
willingit should 60 unchsllenged to be quoted
against the committee in future by gentle
men who did not know as well as the mem
beers Of the present house did the gentleman
who was the author OF il.
Mr. j. ID. Taylor. Of Ohio, attributed the
motive which influenced the Offering Of the
resolutions 10 the fact that Mr.. Warner aud
! himself had been rival congressional candi-
dates at the recent election, and that Warner
claimed TO be elected bya majority of 2l7,
while he (Taylor) bad carried every county
except Monroe. GOOD for Monroe" ex-
claimed Davidson, Of Florida, and laughter
and applause on the Democratic side. Mr.
Taylor declared Mr.. Warner would have car
ried Monroe except upon the hypothesis that
he had voted for Randall for speaker He
raised laugh at the expense Of Speaker Car
Isle by reading from a Democratic paper
published in Ohio, in which that gentleman
is referred TO as having been q trader
throughout the speakership contest.
Mr.. Taylor then submitted various aruxl-
ments to substantiate the statements made
! by him in his speech 10 which exception was
taken. and the discussion drifted into the
consideration OF the Mexican pension bill.
! Coming down more directly to the subject
in controversy he read from tables prepared
! by the public printer showing that Mr. War
ner had, himself, on several occasions taken
advantage OF the privilege 10 leave speeches
/ to print in order 20 show that twas the habit of
members 10 avail themselves of this permits
sion. One of these tables discloses the in
teresting fact that during the forty-fifth forty
sixth, forty-seventh and tine first session of
the forty-eighth congress 500 speeches were
I printed which were never delivered on the
floor. while l,lS3 speeches delivered were
withheld for revision and substan tally al
| tered. he also read letter
calling attention 10 the fact
that the ''salt in politics. speech Of Mr..
Cox, of Ne~ York, was not delivered IN the
house, but was a reprint of a Fourth OF July
address TO Tammany hall. Laughter
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, said a remarka-
bic spectacle was presented Of the committee
of the house consisting OF Democrats and
Republicans unanimously requesting their
chairman 10 present certain charges against
the gentleman from Ohio (Tayior), and ask
| ing that the Objectionable features I'm the
speech OF that gentleman be expunged from
! the record. The gentleman seemed totally
insenslble Of the attitude in which be was
placed, and instead Of undertaking 10 estab-
lish the falsity of the charges or apologizlng
to the house in an honorable and manly
way he went into a discussion OF
Ohio politics, and brought in GER
tain records of the public printer, who
might well devots his time TO the public SER
vice instead OF answering inquiries OF a par
tisau character. Mr.. Rogers then went on
10 defend the committee on pensions, bounty
and back pay from the Charge of neglecting
the interest Of the soldiers.
Mr.. Hammond said II was perfectly imma-
terial how the election in Ohio had been con-
Quoted, or how IL ended. The sole question
was whether by the paragraphs complained Of
the gentleman from Ohio had committed a