St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-19

tnere was some question pending before the
house. The chair thought the eentlemsn,a
motion was at least premature. and for the
present he declined to entertain the demand
for the previous question.
Mr.. Reagan then moved to limit the do
bate on the section to ten minutes. but the
speaker declined to entertain the motion. ON
the ground that the senate could only be adj
United in the house by the instru mentaIitv ~
the previous question on these rulings: # wSs
to leave the house In parliamentary tangIs
and enable it to limit the debate. The
speaker recognized the inconvenient, and.
as far as he knew, unprecedented state Of
affairs, but could not escape the plain read
ing of the rules.
Mr.. Herbert requested that the speaker
submit the question to the house whether.
when such a state of affairs as was now pre-
sented, it is in order TO move to limit the de-
bate on the pending section.
A point of order was also made against
this proposition, but pending the discussion
the speaker recognized Mr.. Horr, who had
been recognized early in the day, to offer the
amendment to add to Mr.. Barksdale's amend
ment the words, provided such separation
shall not be made on the basis of race or
colOr.n
Mr.. Horr said he offered the amendment
for the purpose of enabling his Democratic
friends to relieve themselves from all further
embarrassment on this subject. During the
recent campaign The Democratic party had
taken the position that it was pre-eminently
the party which sought to benefit and elevate
the negroes Of the country. Yet upon the
first occasion, when the Democrats had a
chance TO emphasize their position in regard
to the eolored race they had jumped the track,
He wanted them to show the country they
meant what they said.
The debate branched off to the discussion
of Herbert's proposition, and many ON both
sides presented their views as to the best
method of untangling the parliamentary
knot into which the house had twisted itself.
Mr. Hobert moved to close the debate ON
Mr.. Horr's amendment, and, pending the
question Mr.. Keifer raised point of order
against the motion. The speaker said the
question presented WAS a very important
one, and there were no rules or presidents
to guide him to decision. He would, there
fore submit the question OF order to the
house. The house decided, yeas, 81; nays,
81 that the motion was in order The
motion TO close the debate was then agreed
TO without division.
Mr.. Horr's amendment was lost, yeas, us;
nays, 100.
Mr.. White, New York, offered an amend
ment that any railroad company permitting
the use OF free passes or tickets at other than
published rates shall be required to furnish
similarlfree passes or tickets to any person
applying for the same. LOST
Mr.. Budd offered an amendment dividing
the railroads of the country into four grades
and establishing the rate per passenger to he
charged by each grade. Lost.
Mr.. Henley offered an amendment pro-
viding that any person purchasing railroad
ticket shall be entitled to use the same any
time within year of the time of purchase
Lost.
The construction of the second section was
then entered upon, but without further action
the subject went over.
Mr.. Curtin introduced a Joint resolution
providing for the representation of the
United States at the proposed exhibition in
London in 1886. Referred. 1t recites that
certain citizens of the United States propose
and have arranged 10 hold in London in
1856 an American exhibition to be devoted
to the display of arts, manufactures and re-
sources of the United States, aud the various
departments of the United States govern
ment, have, under the action Of congress,
forwarded exhibits to the worlds fair at New
Orleans, and declaring the government shall
be officially represented at London. 1t re-
quests the president to direct that the govern
ment exhibit now on display at New Orleans
be suitably packed and put in condition at the
conclusion of the fair to forward to London,
and To assign one or more vessels TO trans
port the exhibits. An appropriation Of $780,
600 is made for this purpose.
The house then adjourned.