Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-17

desired to take an appeal from the de-
cisios.
"weli I appeal, I" said Mr.. Cutcheon.
Being questioned as to what bis decision
was, the Speaker pro fsmpors said that
the majority as organized on the floor
had the right TO bring in and take con-
troll Of the measure.
Mr. Reed, Of Maine: What party
does the Chair refer to?
Speaker pro tsmpore: The majority
party.
Mr.. Reed: Political partys
Speaker pro fempoye Majority party.
Mr.. Reed consistently; Political
party?
Speaker pro tempore tempbatically) :;
Majority party; msjority party as de-
mOnstra!ed by the vote on Inc question.
MIR. Bou.elle, Of Maine: There has
been no vote on the question.
Sir. Reed The gentleman from lndi-
ana tMr. MatsOn) represents the mi
nority party.
During this colloquy the confusion,
which was great in the beginning, went
On increasing until the words Of the
SpeakeI-and by this time there were
dozen occupying tho floor at the same
time shouting, suggesting points oil
order. ard interpolstory remdrkS-were
lost in the din.
Then the Speaker pro tenpore put the
question "Shall the decision of the
Chair stand as the decision Of the
Ilouse?" but in the noise his voice
was unheard on the Republican side,
and gentlemen on that side clamored 70
know what the question was, and, upon
receiving 10 response from the Chair,
declined 10 vote, and made tho point OF
no quorum" The Chair ordered
tellers, and again stated the question,
when Mr.. Reed made the point Of order
ibAt The Chair had made no decision
from which an appeal would lie--the
Chair had merely answered a
parliamentary inquiry, and bad
made 10 decision. No attention
was paid TO this point, and the vote con-
timed. The decision Of the Chair was
sustained-90 to 0-the Republic
cars RETAINING from voting, but not
raising the point of no quorum. Then an
attempt at some amicablo arrangement
was made, Dir. Matson offering to with
draw the demand for the previous ques-
lion after he bad made some remarks,
but to these remarks Mr.. Grosyenor,
Of Ohio, objected.
The previous question was then Or
dered.
The Speaker pro tempore stated he
wished to make an explanation. Owing
to the confusion in the House he had
not comprehended the real question
raised by the gentleman from Michigan
(Mr. Cutcheon). lie now desired to
state that his decision was wrong, and
he would in the future recognize some
gentleman who had signed the majority
report to control q measure. Applause.
The House refused to pass the bill
over the yeto-yeas, 1872; nays, 97--
not a constitutional tgo-thirds III the
Affirmative.
The next message called up was that
vetoing the bill granting u pension to
Joseph Romicer. In this case the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions is unani-
mously of the opinion that the bill
should be passed over veto. The bill
was passed over yeto-yeas l75 nays
81.
The following gentlemen voted to
sustain the President Messrs. Bennett,
Blanchard, Bland, Cabcll, Gambler,
Clements, Crisp, CroxtOn, Culberson
Davidson Of Alabama, Dowdney, Dunn,
Forney, Harris, Henderson of North
Carolina, johnson OF North Carolina,
Jones Of Texas, Lafon, Latham, Martin,
McCleary, Mcmillan, McRae, Morgan,
Peel, Randall, Reagan, Reid of North
Carolina, Richardson, Sadler, Sayers,
Singleton, Stewart ofTexas, St. Martin
j. NJ. Taylor of Tennessee, Turner
Wellborn, and Wheeler.
The House then, st ) O'Clock, took s
recess until 8 o'clock--tbe evening
session to be for the consideration Of
pension bills.
At its evening session the House
passed one pension bill, and at $3.50
adjourned.