The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-12-23


tainednin the Appendix tothe Ri CORD,
page 494. vulume Is. part g.. hut which
appeared frs, in the issue OF the RECORD
bearing date August /. the last session
having ended on the 7th of July In
order 10 bti1g, the. matter directly before
tbeiHouse, / stnd'tothe Clerk Z. desk TO
he read tae following preamble and res.
olu ion ---a-"---s-. '.--~-----.-~s- -
The Clerk read as follows:
Whereas Hon. JosEra D TAYLOR, OF
o ,io, on the 9Th day Of July, 1884 -,he
House heing in session. and having M.
der consideration the Mexican pen ion
hill with Senate aEendGents-haviug
obtained the floor. occupied the time o.
the Hnu-e for six minutes In remarks
upon said bill and
Whereas on the 7 h dav of July ssi
.IOsEPH d. TAYLOR obtained leave to *.
tend his remarks in the RICoRD; anil
Whereas instead OF eA'ending his re.
marks under said leave, sal JOSEPH D
TAYLOR did, after the adjournment OF
Congress, have printed IN II copy Of the
RtcnRD bearing date OF issue Augult l,
1884, written speech or paper, not en-
bracing his remarks IN the Hsuse, buI
containing sentences and paragraphs re-
d-ciing upon members OF the House in
their representative capacity, upon com.
mit,ees of the House. and upon the
House itself. and referring 10 and re-
porting. or purDortlng TO report, the &C
ton of. and occurrences in. one OF tn.
committees of the Senate-all in viola.
ton OF the implied obligation in his
leave TO extend his remarks in the RE
CORD and in violation OF the privileges
and rules of the Hnuse: Therefore,
BE IL rcsolrcd. That the parts OF said
speech flee i,g upon members Of the
House, or of anv committee OF the
House. or on the Hons itself, OF relai.
ing to what took place in any comTi
tee of the Senate, are unparliameniary
and an abuse of the privileges Of the
House. and OF his leave to pint, and are
hereby declared not 10 he Legitimate
part OF the Official debates of the House
The parts of said speech more es-
pecsllv referred to are as follows see
page 49i. Appendix 10 CONGRESSIONAL
Rec RID, volume 16 psrt):
I'VE are asked why these amendments
are not presented in separate bill, wher
;hi, House knows very well that numer
Qua bills embracing everv line OF thes,
amendments have heen introduc d, an(
were introduced at the opening OF tn
session. and seven months have elapsed
and vet these hills in which the soldier,
of this country. and in which the patri
olc people OF thi, country are deeply
interested have been suppressed"
Again, same page:
"rhese bulls have been throttled and I
hearing denied. Democratic commi'
tees do not design to con iier such bills
nor do they dare 10 report against them.
Also. on page 495. referring to mem
bers. collectively:
"Tnere are people who would do vel
to talk less and think more There is
great deal OF ign"ranee among gentle
men who would like to be called states
men in regard to the policy and Organ
ism of our government
Ol the same page is the following
reference to Senate committee, and tht
action of the Senate:
"Tbe Commi,tee on Pensions in ths
Senate was composed OF nine. Senator
five OF whom were Republicans and four
were Democrats. For long tine Sen
a,or SABIN, Of Minne.o,s. was absent
and this left the Pension Committee foui
and four. The RECORD will show the
absence Of Senator SABiN, and the ur'
ther facts that during hil absence pen
sion bills were reported adversely nv ms
| Democratic s0hcomDi tees, and that n,
progress wa, made in passing pension
hills. This hitch in pen-i,n legislation
was removed by the resignation OF Sen.
ator SABIN, who was s i'll absent, and tb,
appointment of Senator WILSON. o
Iowa, in his plac, on the Pension Com
niltee, since which time every pension
hill that couli bs reached, including
those reported upon adversely bv Demo
cratic members, has been passed bv th'
Sena.e The Senate has not only passed
these hills, hut it spent several weeks II
ma'uring the bill now before this House
which provides not only for Uninn sol
diers, their widows and orphans, hut TO
Mexican soldiers and their dependents q
WE'LL"
Oa the same page is the following ar
raignment of a committee OF the House
"He IL the chairman of the Select Com
mit,ee on Payment Of Pensions, Bounty
and Back Paw, to which was referred th
most important legislation Of this ses
sion touching the soldiers and their de
pendents; and regret to ssy that thi
committee has proved The graveyard o
all this important legislation. 1t Deve
reported hut one hill. and this wss g
Objectionable TO soldiers that the Sena,
gave it no consideration.
Early in the session | introduced
bill graniing arrears OF pensions. wbic
went 10 this committee. Governo
HAIRS hill granting pensions to a.
soldiers ~ho had rendered q certain
amount of servie and who had arrived
at certain age, and scores of others o
like character, were sent to this com
niltee for consideration; but they hsv
all slept the sleep that knows no waking
1t seems to have heen determined f'on
the opening OF this session to this h"u
that no hi in the interest OF the Unini
soldiers should b'come o law. and tha
this end should he accomplished, not b,
open and frank opposi ion, but by stealth
and CO wardics.
And on page 496 is the following de-
duncia'ion of the House itself:
awhile denounce the at itude OF thi
House toward these measures as an out
rage upon justice
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