Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-10
Mr.. WILLIS BILL SINKS.
POSTAL APPROPRIATIONS BEAT
THE RIVERS AND HARBORs.

An Effort to be Made to Raise the
SunEen Measure-Messrs. Nichols
and COlquitt Looking After the Inter
ests of Savannah-Mr. White Proves
Almost Irrepres sibIe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Representative
Nichols offered in the House to-day an
amendment to the river and harbor bill
appropriating 100000 for a dredge boat
to be used by the government engineers
in dredging the harbOrs of Savannah and
Charleston and the st. Johns bar. At
the request of the River and Harbor Com
mittee he withdrew it upon the assurance
that the committee would accept it when
the end of the bill was reached, which
was not done to-day. Senator COIquitt
and Mr.. Nichols expect to get an item in
the river and harbOr bill in the Senate, if
it reaches that house, appropriating $780,
600 for Savannah harbOr and $1,000 for
Brunswick.
Mr.. Willis, Chairman of the Committee
on Rivers and HarbOrs. says that an ef-
fort will be made to secure further con-
sideratiOn of the river and harbor bill
after the passage of the post office appro-
priatiOn bill.
SENATOR BUTLER'S PROPOSITION.
Senator Butler to-day introduced bill to
appropriate 100000 to continue the improve
ments of Charleston lsarbOr, south Carolina.
lie also introduced bill TO appropriate $780,
900, to be expended by the ,ecretary of War
in the purchase of a steam dredge, to be used
in the Improvement of the harUOrs on the
coast of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
THE FIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
When the House met at 10 O'Clock this
morning in continuation of Saturdays session
Mr.. Townshend moved to go into committee
OF the whole for consideration Of the post
office appropriation bill.
Mr.. Willis opposed the motion and argued
that the House should continue consideration
OF the river and harbOr bill.
After discussion the motion was lost by
vote of 53 ayes to l26 nays.
The House then, at IL o'clock, went into
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Hammond
in the chair, on the river and harbOr bill, the
pending amendment being that offered bv Mr..
Hepburn, providing that no part Of the money
appropriated Tor the improvement of the New
Orleans harbor shall be expended in the re-
pair, erection, maintenance or paving of
leVees, or IN the grading or TeVetment of the
banks of the Mississippi river owned by
private parties or municipalities. The amend
ment was lost by a vote of go to l05
At 2:05 O'Clock Mr.. Townshend moved that
the committee rise. This was agreed to by a
vote of l23 to 9S.
Mr.. White, of Kentucky. rose to question
of privilege, but his first sentence convinced
Speaker pro TEN. Blackburn that such a
question was not presented, and he requested
the gentleman to resume his seat, but Mr..
White continued with his remarks.
The Speaker directed the Sergeant at Arms
to seat the gentleman, and the Deputy Ser
geant proceeded to perform his duty, but
without carrying his emblem of office.
A LIVELY TILT.
Mr.. White declined to recognize his au-
thority, and Mr.. Hill rushed for his mace and
proceeded toward Mr.. White, who took his
seat, but who in a moment was again on his
feet. I'm the matter of personal privilege
when was occupy ing my place on the hOor,"
he sad, "tEc Sergeant at Arms came to me,
a citizen without a semblance Of authority
and atteI pied to seat me-"
The Speaker pro tem.-The Sergeant-at-
Arms went under direction Of the Chair, the
Chair having repeatedly ruled that the gen
tleman was not in order and requested him
to take his seat, which he persistently refused
to do. Applause on the Democratic side.
81 desire to debate the question" said Mr..
White.
The Speaker pro tem.-The hair does not
desire to hear the debate. The Chair de
cllnes to hear the gentleman further on the
question of privilege on the ground that it is
not question of privilege.
~ desire to ask, 'said Mr.. Kelley, Of Penn
sylvanla," whether person with no insignia of
office may place violent hands on a member
and push him into his seat?"
appeal, if you wish to-" cried several
voices from the Democratic side.
The Speaker-"The Chair hears no ap-
peal"
Il thirk that this is a question of the high
est privilege" broke in Mr.. CutcheOn, of
Michigan.
And the Chair differs from the gentle
man." replied the Speaker.
Mr.. Hammond made point of order, which
was sustained by the Chair, that no appeal
having been taken the debate was not in or
der.
Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, moved that the
House 90 into committee of the whole on the
post Office Appropriation bill.
This was agreed to by l49 yeas to III nays.
WHITE IRREPREssIBLE.
Pending going into committee, Mr.. White
again claimed the floor on the question of
privilege. While he had been stating, he said,
a question OF privilege and addressing the
Chalr citizen without any semblance of
power came to him and demanded that he
should take his seat, and when he protested
with the palm of his hand, he (the citizen laid
vlolent hands upon him and demanded in an
offensive manner that he should take his seat.
Ii that citizen was carrying out the order of
the Ch@lr. then, like Cromwell, this Speaker
could pat his foot down and say, "GO; be-
gone! lie could do as the Speaker of the
pseudo Parliament at Constantnople a few
years ago did If any member dared to do what
the Speaker did not wish--have the Sergeant
alarms arrest HIM and thrust him out of the
House
&. ID. Wise, of Virginia, objected to the
gentleman proceeding, as 1t was evident that
ne wanted to make political speech.
II h we no wish to make political speech"
SAID Mr. White.
You have been making them dozen
times" returned Mr.. Wise.
MI w lsc-'1 1nc gentleman Will address his
remarks to the Chair" suggested Mr.. White.
der"
Mr.. Viii e-"The question | raise is this:
that any person who comes without his mace
TO arrest member, and lays violent hands on
nm, IS unworthy to be an officer Of the
House."
MIR. Hammond said that this question had
been already passed upon by the Chair and
that no appeal had been taken. The debate.
therefore, was out of order
Without regard to the merits of the case
the Speaker sustained the point Of order.
Mr.. White then wished to appeal from the
decision Of the Char, ruling that he had not
presented question of personal privilege,
but the Speaker ruled that the appeal came
too late, and the postal APPROXIMATION bill was