The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-15


the motion to correct the Journal, offered by
Linegar, was our OF order.
Lnegar appealed from the decision.
Haines entertained the appeal, and Linegar
proceeded to state the case, but Haiues in
terrupted him frequently, and they jawed
backward and forward The substance OF
Linegar's argument WAS that the house couid
| remove a speaker at its pleasure
Haines advised them to file specifications
against him, which was the only way they
couli remove him, unless he resigned, and
| 10 dill not propose TO retire under fire.
Keyes said If the chair was not sustained
| the house would occury the enoma lous
position cf having adjourned until u,
| HhnTea, it was in seSsion at 10.
Finally the qua ion on sustaining the
chair Wa PIT 10y Ha,ues, and although the re
| sponc either way was very faint, he decided
| himself sustained. 1'Aere was then run
ming FIRE Of motions for adjournment, draw
| ing for seats, AMI other questions all Of
| whicf were v0tei down.
| Chapman addressed the chair as MIR.
| Temporary speaker" Haines said there Is
no such officer. Chapman, then addressing
| him as Speaker, was recognized, AMI OBJ
! served that, under a temporary organization,
| if the house. al iouFnei without fixing d
| time to which it stood adjourned, it would
/ adjourn itsell out Of existenea. Haines in
dorsel this view, and proceeded to remark
/ that, theirs being no quorum, no business
except motion to djOurn is in order
! Everything about the house seemed to him
! to be temporary except the speaker. This
| announcement was greeted with roars of
laughter.
| r L Logan iRep) suggested call on the
| chaplain to fray for the majority.
| Finally. On motion of kimbrough, the
house having wasted the day, adjourned
until ~ o'clock Wednesday, with Haines still
on top
| On HBe.lay Governor John NJ Palmer
was askei by a press representative: SIS
| Mr.. Haine' the speaker Of the house. or notl"
He is .,e peaker, and so would any body
| be that the houss chooses to place there. A
| majority la, at any time the right
to choose speaker. 1t is not
| customary 70 change speakers. because
the MAJ is usually satisfied. The
! only execution Of tie rule / happen to re
senate whoa ,eatt4r Bayard was displaced
b. the r p,ihl cans AMI judge David Davis
| elected to laAe MS place. No one ever has
or VIII que t.uI tae right of teHberatlve
beds 70 change lis speaker The question
does not in any wise affect the organization
| of the house, because no such thing as
| d temporary organization IS an integral part
| of the legislative department The leslSla-
ture me Il AMI organizes, and that Is all
there is of it, The senate has recognized the
| organization Of the house by proceeding to
| legislate I. would be impossible for the
senate to do 50 unless the organi2a-
tion of the house had been ac-
| ceptcd, since the senate cannot pro
coed alone. do not see how HaineS could
be impeachei There is no higher power to
do it and can not see how it would be done
Moreover, who would preside over the house
when the impeachment was in progressa'
Judge Saint NJ Moore was asked his
opinion regarding the position taken by Mr..
Haines. Judge Moore said:
THE provisions Of constitutional law dc
not recognize temporary organization if
remember Alright From the fact that Mr.
Haines Is in the chair should think he has
the advantage AMI is the speaker of the
house, How far his POSITION Is tenable, &C
cordipg TO custom, ! am unable to say. He
is in power AMI thr question arises, how car
be lie put ont?f
1 Gen. Back Is rsportai as holding an oPpo-
site view and declaring Ha;neS a usurper