Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-23

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( WSs8ulfes May va vote OF
sv-s ~. asys - gus >-usfe lefGsed Il
"a-.4es en- nil proli1HIae from the
. mails uze-ptp "a suI--.u ~ .ef ferv I'D
Fsrtise meats .uj B.. goes tu % foot OF
! .ae csi,sudar
Morgan fE1u the Con- ittee on For
e'Ea Relations SATIN ed proposed
. amenaarn. 20 ,.- consular an diplo-
I ustlc if4t. 4pr,a priAtiuV 5000 to en-
a5le "a Pr sideut to open comm rcial
Z or t.n slAtIc intercourse with the Congo
Z css g.
:, bill was introduced providing pay
1 mens ~ female nurses tor services dur
| ing the War.
Van Wyck submitted An amendment,
to tie Proposed At the propsr tins. ex-
| tending the provisions of tue lottery bill
80 A. To prohibit mailing newspapers or
| other publications containing ADVERTISE
| meDts or notices of sales of railroad,
mining or other stock corporations by
margins, or puts asd calls" or any
| agency thereof. or any notice or report
or statement of such sales.
The Utah bill WIS laid aside and the
senate resumed consideration Of the
Labor statistics Dill.
Van Wyck's proposed amendment to
| the Libor Bureau bill was read, provid-
ing that the chief OF the bureau shall
be Identified with the lsboriug classes.
Ingalls, aid that every fiber in his
beng was in sympathy with labor, but
this WAS bill he could not support Ia
| its present shape. Ii, however, the bull
was prop rly amended he would then
support 1t.
Van Wyek said that Communism OF
capital was more dan2erou, than 90 n
| mnuism of labor. Six railroad kings
| cOdld sit IN pirlor IL New York aud
| regulate everything in this country.
Snermt an suggested the sub ,t,tution of
the word department for bureau.
Pending debate the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Horr. rising to a ques ion of privi-
le2e, sud NJ member of Congress
has right to the floor. II he takes it,
and then abuses his privileges by at
tempting to influence legislation here, [
now rise To say that il mas been brought
to my notice by Democratic member
| OF THIS House that an ex-member of
Congress, who is the father of one of
the lltigants In TINS case, has been on
the floor of the House, soliciting mem
beers, sending for them. taking them
into consultation aud attempting to in
flsnos their votes on this case. IL that
| be true, 10 IL suoa vol alton of the dig.
nity and integrity of this House that Il
ought MT To 20 unuotIced."
Il desire to say" replied Randall.
that ths father of the contestant
wOald bs Jun uural II he di not take
she deep 81 interest iii his sons contest
| tapplAu % on the Democratic and deris-
| I've laughter ON the RepnbiIc4n sldel,
| and | stand here as witness 10 the fact
that the gentleman has exercised a most
careful prOprlety III connection there
with" Applause on the Dem lcratIc
| side.
Aud | want TO say further" broke
IN Biouut, that II Is u notorious lct,
4.own by all the member. ~ the door,
that this rule has been violated time
aud time again that ex-me IN bers OF
Congress, in the employ of railroad
comp tnies An in other interests, have
heen importunIag mrmbers Oh this
door"
Why did you not call attention to
it?' i"qulrei Brown. Of Pen sylv mia.
VIII have not you done so?' intei-
posed Blouut.
- cause have not known" replied
| Brown.
"Oh. NV dear sir, You are a worry in
| nocent person." returned Blount.
| want 10 adj that this rule has been OBJ
solete for months aud years. IL ought
| to hryo bs-n enforced, ami the gentle
| mau from Indiana IL certainly excus..
! bic under the circumstances, when the
rule has been o ,solste In every other di-
rectiJn."
| Springer made tue poiat that the rule
| related To a person. VINO was Interested
IN "a claim psndIng before Congtess. Ii
lad reference to pecuuisry Interest to
hired attorneys coming On tie hoor and
| advocating the passage of claims. Ii
b I'd never been assumed that II b I'd ref
ersnce to gentlemen who tme looking
after tue interests of n friend or rela-
tive IN a coutt sled election.
Horr said he had made the statement,
not for the purpose of any political clap
trap liucreduious laughter on the D.ln-
ocratIc side |, but because 10 found the
dignity of the House and Its honor be
lna violated. and ne felt it his duty to
cail the attsation of the House TO the
fact. the gentleman from Pennsylva
ara said IL was natural for a father {
feel for his son. So it was, bot it was
also natural for him that. II he had tue
sense of honor he should have, to do u
in a seemiy and becoming manner
f. And SO be has" exclaimed r .ndaiil
aud not do IL, continued ID RI. by ous.
raging this House. IL you don't be-
lieys what | tell you, investigate this
matter, and | promise to prove a good
deal more thar have stated. No man
with keen sense of honor would be
found on the door doing what he has
been doing in this case.
White of Kentucky moved that the
Sergeant alarms be directed to arrest
William ii. Euglish and bring him 70
the bar to show whether he had vio-
lated the privileges OF tue door. White
subsequently withdrev II.
Bayne offered resolution instruct
ING the Committee on Rnles TO repor,
to the House whether or not William
II. Engiish, ex-membsr Of the House
bad violated the privileges thereof.
Hoblitx-n objected and Bsyne with.
drew his resolution for the time bsing
The question recurring on the minor
isy resolution, it was lost-yeas l8
nsys ~ and the majority resolution
was adopted BY 100 20 Ii. English
then apps sred AZ the bar Of the Hou q
and took the aatn Ut ofhse.
Byne offered hrs Resolution a. q
gu -stion OF privilege.
Mum Suggested that is be amended
hy direstIng an inQairy as 20 whetaei
Greea b Il u %. lsts a ulemher of tais
house, had is5bied for the whisky bill
Thompson hoped thai No such
amendment would be pressed.
B.yEe said be offered his resolution
because he bad information from .
memoer of this House in the early part
Of the proceedings that he bad bees
asked - leave his sess: thai he hae
ieft bis seat that he had gone into
consult alton with Eagiish, and that BE-
bad thereafter disappeared from tns
hoor of the Hsuse without having beer
paired. Having thai information. b.
felt is right and ju.s that an inqair,
shouid be made by . co.npesent CON
msss-e. The member to whom Bayn.
, made reference ID W.iisr. WHO vsted ~
, IN, 6ra roll c,t ami did no. do 8.
thereafter. Bsyne ssssisfled his res9la
, tson by granting p zoe. t. ssnd for PSF
! soma aud papsrA
) Hammond onss d an amendment In