Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-03
out the provision for machine runs.
Placed on the calender.

nents, recommending concurrence In
some and non-concurrenc in Others.
The amendments were considered In
the house IA In committee OF the
| whole.
A resolution was offered, which de-
cisred that because the house had 10
sit behind the other guests la the SEN
ate, II would not eft there at all.
Mr.. Young OF Tennessee protested
against the house infiicting thls dis.
courtesy ON the president OF the
United States.
Mr.. Reagan OF Texas. supported the
resolution and said that the house
should no. submit TO the senate's taxi
Ing control and iguorlng the represent
tatives OF the people. Preferences had
been given TO the diplomatic,
Judges, military officers and
the heads OF the bureaus over
the representatives The congress OF
The United States was authorized to
make arrangements for the inaugural
ceremonies. One body was not author.
lied to dictate and arrange t. The
committee had not done otherwise
than oiier an Intentional aud delib.
crate discourtesy. The Republicans
would have 10 answer 10 their
constituents for this discourtesy.
Mr.. Medley OF Pennsylvania states
that he had been present at ak in
augurstions, and the programme on
this occasion was no departure from
] precedent.
When all the amendments were dis
posed OF, Mr. Mills OF Texas moved TO
suspend the rules and adopt the reso-
luton that the committee appointed TO
arrange the inaugural ceremonies,
having declined TO give b.
the Republicans in congress their
| proper place they will decline TO take
part In any of said cere monies Mt the
capitol. This resolution, esid Mills
reflected the sentiments OF large mum.
bers.
Hammond of Georgia demanded q
second and the motion was seconded,
| lsS to 8.
Mr.. Hammond eaid that the house
was about to do In passion very UNI
seemly thing. On the 4th OF March a
president OF the United States was to
be inaugurated. IL was usual that the
house should be with the senate and
other public officials to witness that
great scene.
Mr.. Hammond said he had no inten-
ton OF allowing Republican Senate
20 keep him away from seeing Grover
Cleveland inaugurated. IL was the
frat time he had had chance tn ace a
Democrat inaugurated and he Intended
to see II [applaus !, he did not propose
that anything should keep him from
his proper place to witness the in-
augeration of the man In whose hands
the people had placed the scepter for
the next four years.
MIR. John s. Wise OF Virginia re-.
gsrded the place whicb had
been assigned the Republicans AS
one OF the many slight out.
cropplngs OF the growing evil
dence OF superiority supposed TO ex.
ist In the senate Of the United S,ates.
In the programme presented the
senate assumed 10 represent the
Legislative branch OF the gov
eminent and allow the poor
house OF representatives 70 follow
along Az q little dog under the wagon
He was glad ~ an opportunity here
aud now TO enter his emphatic protest
on behalf Of represen tation Of the peo-
Pile against these entertainments
of the would be AFisto-
cratic body, the senate OF
the United States. II was the right OF
the house to be present at the inau-
gural ceremonies an the equal OF the
senate. and II IL could not be there %
an equal, dignity required that IL
should not go Mt all. He wanted 10
see the Inauguration because
IL was the first Democrat in-
augurated for years. He wanted
To see II because he thought IT entirely
likely that 1t would be the last.
Mr.. Mills OF Texas spoke in support
OF this resolution and inveighed
against the action OF the senate as be-
ing deliberate slight upon the house
He also wanted to see the inaugura-
ton, but he, as representative
OF the people, was not going TO
be In the tail and with the
bootbiscks. The house owed II 10 its
| dignity and 10 the respect OF the pee
pie 1t represented, that 1t should not
accept the inferior station which the
senate assigned 1t.
The motion TO suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution was lost;
| yeas 3D.. nays 1888
Messrs. Hutcbins, Randall and Long
were appointed conferrees on the naval
appropriation bill.
| Bennett Of North Carolina, called
up the contested cleo lon case Of Fred
ericks vs.. Wiltou.
| Valentine Of Nebraska raised the
| question Of consideration. The Repub.
| lloans RETAINED from voting and
the house was left without quorum I;
but, on The roll cali the Democrats
mustered quorum, and the house
determined yeas, l72; nays, 20 TO
consider the election case.
Pending the vote, Mr. Adans OF
New York gave notice that,
ut the conclusion OF the con-
sideration OF the election case
he would move TO suspend the rules
and pass the bankruptcy bill, and
upon the announcement Of the vote he
immediately made motion TO ad-
journ, but the speaker had previously
recognized Mr.. Bennett 10 debate the
contested election case and did not
recogn lac the motion.
Valentine, however, called the atten'
ton OF the speaker TO the fact that the
resolution OF the committee had not
been read and demanded that IL be