The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03

States was to be inaugurated. 1t was usual that
the House of Representatives. with the Senate
and other public officials. should witness that
great scene. A resolution. which declared that,
because the House had to sit behind the other
gentlemen in the Senate it would not sit there
at all, was puerile. The House. instead of main
tanning its dignity, was losing it. 1t was offer
ing. intentionally what seemed TO be an insult
to the committee, which had never intended to
insult or infict upon it an affront of any sort
Mr.. Young earnestly protested against the
House inficting this dlscourtesy on the Presi-
dent of the United States.
Mr.. Reagan supported the resolution, and said
the House should not submit to the Senate TAX
ing control and ignoring the representatives of
the people Preference hac been given to diplo-
mates judges. military officers and heads OF bu-
reaus over representatives. The Congress OF the
United States was authorized to make arrange
ments for the inaugural ceremonies, and a single
body was not authorized to dictate and arrange
it. The Senate committee had not done other
wise than offer an intentional and deliberate dis
courtesy. Representatives would have to ans
wer to their constituents for this discourtesy.
Mr.. Kelley stated that he had been present at
six inaugurations, and the programme on this
occasion was no departure from precedent.
Mr. Hammond said ne had no intention of al
lowing Republican Senate to keep him away
from seeing Grover Cleveland inaugurated. 1t
was the first time he had had chance to see
Democratic President inaugurated, and he in
tended to see it. Applause He did not pro
pose that anything should keep him from his
proper place to witness the Inauguration of the
man in whose hands the people had placed the
scepter for the next four years.
Mr.. John S. Wise, Of Virginia regarded the
place which had been assigned the representa-
tives as one of many slight outcropplngs OF the
growing evidence of the superiority supposed to
exist in the Senate of the United States. In the
programme presented the Senate assumed to rep
resent the legislative branch of the government.
and allow the poor House OF Representatives
Gil IL
He was glad of the opportunity, here and now
to enter his emphatic protest, on behalf of the
representatives of the people, against these en-
croachments of that would be aristocratic body
the Senate of the United States 1t was the
right of the House to be present at the inaugural
ceremonies as the equal of the Senate and if it
could not be there as its equal, its dignity re-
quired that it should not go atall. He wanted
to see the Inauguration. and the gentleman from
Georgia (Mr. Hammond) wished to see it, because
it was the first Democratic inauguration; he
wanted to see it because he thought 1t entirely
likely that it would be the last.
Mr.. Mills spoke i'll support of his resolution,
and inveighed against the action Of the Senate
as being deliberate slight upon the House He
also wanted to see the Inauguration. but he, as a
representative of the people was not going to be
in at the tail end with the boot-blacks. The
House owed it TO its dignity and to respect for
the people it represented that it should not &C
cept the inferior station which the Senate as
signed it,
The motion to suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution was lost--yeas 30, nays 1885,
Messrs. Hutchins, Randall and Long were APP
pointed conferees on the naval appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Bennett called up the Iowa contested cleo
ton ease of Frederick VS.. Wilson.
Mr., Valentine raised the question ofconsidera-
ton, the Republicans refrained from voting, and
tho House was left without quorum, but on
the roll-call the Democrats mustered quorum
and the House observation-disclosures LIZ, nays Ito
consider the election case
Pending a vote, Mr.. Adams of New York.
gave notice that at the conclusion of considera-
ton of the election case he would move to sus-
pend the rules aud pass the bankruptcy bill, and
upon announcement of the vote, Immediately
made a motion to adjourn, but the Speaker had
previously recognized Mr. Bennett to debate the
contested election case, and did not recognize
the motion.
Mr.. Valentine, however, called the attention
of the Speaker to the fact that the resolution of
the committee had not been read and demanded
that it be read.
The Speaker recognized the force ofEhe obiec-g
ton, and directed the clerk to read the resolu1
ton.
This having been done, the Speaker was be-
sieged with motions to adj ourn, and recognized
Mr. Adams to make that motion The motion
was lost--yeas IL, nays 195. Then, motions to
take recess to 8, and 10 o'clock, respectively,
were offered
At the suggestion of Mr. Randall. who stated
that the House would be compelled to sit late
tonight, perhaps until tomorrow morning. the
first named motion was agreed to, and the House
took a recess until 8 p. M
Immediately on assembling for the evening
session. the conflict over the contested election
case OF Frederick VS. Wilson, from Iowa was
resumed, and the large audience in the galleries
was treated to number of dilatory motions to
take recess until s, 8 and 10 o'clock and till to-
morrow morning.
The Republicans refrained from voting, thus
fhaH ayxrith nlrfo Md
two or three ineffectua! rol-calls, a call of the
House was ordered.
Proceedings under the call were dispensed
with IN order to permit Mr.. Holman TO submit a
conference report on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
The report announced agreement on all the
points of difference, except on the Senate
amendment allowing clerk to
each senator who is not chairman
of committee. Further disagreement was in
sisted upon, and further conference ordered
The House then resumed consideration of
filbustering motions.
On motion of Mr.. VanWyck SIS 900 was appro
priated for public building at Nebraska City
On motion of Mr.. Mcmillan an amendment
was agreed to appropriating 800, 900 for public
building at Winona, Mimi
On motion of Dir. Miller. of Cal, an amend
ment was agreed to authorizing the President to
bestow testimonials on officers and subjects of
the Russian government who extended aid and
comfort to the survivors of Jeanette, and ap-
propriating therefor 49, 000 also s. 900 to enable
the President to send a representative to the
jubilee Of the Statistical Society at London.
A motion to appropriate $4,000 for the pur.
chase of Miss Ransoms portrait of General
George IT, Thomas was agreed to.
A motion to appropriate SIS 900 to buy Mrs.
Fassetts picture of the electoral commission
was lost.
Resuming Work.
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