The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
XLVIIIth Congress--2d Session
E0UsE.


WASHINGTON. Dec IL.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Ellis Of Louis
lana. concurrent resolution was passed reciting
that the exigencies of public service prevent the
attendance Of Congress at the opening Of the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Exposition in New
Orleans and that the President has decided TO
open said exposition by telegraph and to start the
machinery thereof by electricity from the exeeu-
tive mansion in the presence Of his cabiset and
foreign representatives and requesting the presi-
dent of the Senate. together with a committee of
thirteen Senators and the speaker OF the House.
with one representative delegate from each
81 ate or Territory to attend at the executive nau-
sion Tuesday, December 16th, at 1890, to witness
on behalf of the Congress of the United States the
openi z of the said exposition by the President
and to adopt and forward therefrom such an ad-
dess Of congratulations as may seem appropriate
the occasion.
MIR. Warner Of Ohio, rising to a question of priv
iege, offered a preamble and resolution reeiting
thai D. ID Jsylor of Ohio, on the 5th of july
1884, the House having under consideration the
Mexican pension bill, having obtained the floor,
occupied the time OF the House for six minutes;
that subsequently he obtained leave to extend bis
remarks in the Record Instead of extending
remarks he had printed in the Record after the
adjournment OF Congress written speech or paper
containing sentiments and paragraphs rejecting on
members of the House, committee of the House
and the House itself and reporting purportug to
report the action of one of the committees Of tbs
Senate all in violation of his leave extend bis
remarks IN the Record and of the rules of the
House and declaring that the parts of the speech
rejecting on members OF the aouae, on commit
tee of the House and on the House, and referring
to what took plxce in the Senate committee not
legitimate part OF the proceedings Of the Houss.
Mr.. Warner stated that he was directed by the
committee on pensions bounty and back pay to
bring the matter before the House.
Mr. Taylor, in defence, read soma tables one
OF which disclosed the interesting fact that during
the XLvth, XLVIth, XLVIIth and the FIRST session
Of the XLYlllth Congress $50 speeches were
printed which were never delivered on the floor,
while 1888 speeches were withheld for revision
and substantially altered.
spectacle was presented OF committee of the
House consisting of Democrats and Republicans
unanimously requesting their chairman to present
certain charges ag inst the gentleman from Ohio
(Hr. 1ayor) aud asking that the Objectionable fea-
lures in the speech of that gentleman be expunged
from The records, but the gentlemen seemed to be
totally insensibe of the attitude in which be was
placed, and instead of undertaking ito establish the
fasiiy of the charges of apologzing the House
cussien of Ohio politics aud brought in certain
records Of the public printer, who might well devote
his time to the puolic service instead of answering
Inquiries OF partisan character.
MIR. Warner in rising to close the debate, said
that the action of Mr.. Taylor In printing such
speech was unprecedented. He did not wish to 90
into discussion of the Ohio election but he would
say that never had a campaign beens carried
anywhere where methods so corrupt, forbidden and
abhorrent were resorted to as were rosorted to by
his colleague, his confederates and his paid staff Of
scoundrels to circulate the very speech which he
had printed.
Mr.. Taylor demanded that the words be taken
down and they were read from the clerks desk.
Mr. Warner--L withdraw the remarks, which l
can plainly see to be unparliamentary; but l say
this, that do no think campaign ever car
ried on anywhere in which methods more corrupt,
forbidden and abhorrent resorted to to achieve
political ends than resorted to in the Sev9n-
teenth district of Ohio during the last campaign on
the part OF the Republican party. (Appause on the
Democratic side)
Mr.. Warner continued with vindicatien of the
committee OF which he was chairman.
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Mr.. Willis chairman of the COMMITTEES on rivers
and harbors, reported resolution calling on the
Secretary of War to inform the House whether any
parts of the amount appropriated in the river and
harbor bill of July 8, 1884 for removing the reef
at He'll sate had been used tor different purpose
Adopted.
1t was ordered that when the House adjourned it
be to Monday next.
The House then took recess until 8Io'clock, the
evening session TO be for the consideration Of pen
sion bills.
EVENING SESSION.
At he evening session TWO pension bills were
passed, including one granting $50 a month TO
Mrs. Emma De Long.
Adjourned.