The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-20

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royalty.
| Bedford asked ironically whether
1t would be III order TO Cff5r resol-
ution presenting the apologies of the
House to the German Chancellor for
having troubled him. s
Phelps said this matter, at first
OF very little consequence, had been
made of great consequence, and the
committee had unanimously agreed
upon the report; it would seem there
ought to be an explanation.
When, on the 9th Of January,
members were closing their desss
preparatory TO adjournment. the
gentleman from Texas COchil-
tree) sent to the clerks desk
a series of resolutions aud asked
unanimous consent for thsir adup-
ton. After Visiting until the res
| olutions were read thew were unanI
imously adopted aud the House
| adjourned. After ten days the
House was startled by the informa-
ton that the German Chancellor
had refused 10 accept them, and
next M rning members hunted up
the Congressional Rs ord to see what
they had done. They found they
had expressed regret at the death Of
LaSker and sympathy with the Ger
man people at his loss. This was
true. They read also that they had
expressed the belief that the free
and liberal sentiments of the de-
ceased had advanced the material
and social interests of his country.
This was true; but between the two
truths there was vast d ference.
| One was a truth which this House
could export, the other was truth
which il could not export. The
House could say it regretted the
death of Lasker and send
the message anywhere; it
could believe and know
| his political sentiments were for
the good of the German Empire,
out it had no right to send that
opinion to friendly power which
entertained different opinion, and
thought the political sentiments of
Lasker had not materially advanced,
but had materially retarded the pro-
gress of the government. Hare was
a dilemma and where was the re-
fuge? There seemed to be none. The
House uld resent the fact that its
friendly sentiments had been re-
jected, but it could not resent the
fact that its political sentiments
had been rejected because it mad no
business to put them on the same
pager.
The resOlut' ous were adopted
without division, though an unsuc-
cessful attempt was made to have
the yeas and nays ordered.
Bland, committee on coinage,
weights and measures, introduced =
bill limiting the coinage of double
eagles and to discontinue certain
United States coins. House calen,
dar.
Ellis, committee on appropria-
tions, reported the Indian appropri-
alton bill. Committee Of the whole.
Then the iong-expected struggle
over the whisky bill began. Black
burn calling Springer to the chair)
moved to go into committee of the
whole on the revenue bill. Doubt
was raised as to the question OF con-
sideration, and Randall demanded
the yeas and nays. The motion was
agreed to, yeas 100, nays 121, and the
House went into committee, DORIS
heimer in the chair. The first bill
was the bonded extension bill.
HiSc0ck objected 10 it's c1nsidera-
ton. His objection was reported to
the House, which by a vote of yeas
1877, nays 11S, decided to consider
the bill, and the committee resumed
Its session. Morrison taking the
floor in supp,rt of the bill. Before
he had finished q sentence, how,
ever, White (Ky.) rose, saying he
had moved the committee rise for
the purpose Of bringing a privileged
mat .r be'o the HOu e.
Tne chair state That It r. cogn Zed
the gen, leman f on Ilinoi, (YO-
rison), md White, ~ & .ng an app al,
reused TO notice u on The Ound
that the ap cal mas t III order
upon a question O. ME- rec ,gni ion
by the chair The:eupon White
rose to a poin. OF order, ind said
member of the ~b!skey ring was
now on the floor, when he had
previously given his pledge that he
bad no interest In any bill before the
House.
Within few days from making
that pledge he had appeared before
the committee on ways and means
in support of the bill and was now
on the floor, as well az the editor of |
the Courier journal frem the town
where more whisky was in bond
than any other tow n in the United
States.
Blackburn submitted that this
was not point Of order, aid eaid
his colleague knew he had no right |
to be beard upon it.
The Chair ruled il was not q point |
OF order.
White-I say am entitled to be |
heard on the question Of privilege.
The gentleman from New York
(Dorsheimer) has decided that am
hot in order, and he must take the
responsibility. You may bulldoze
this bill through, but. (Phe re-
msinder of the sentence was
drowned in cries of 0Orier