The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.

chairman of the labor committee, and
Mr.. Foran, who is next on the com.
mittee. Mr., O'Neil, in speech some
time ago, spoke very significantly of
"some one" who pretended TO repre-.
sent labor organizations on the floor
of the House, who wanted to see labor
troubles settled by bloodshed. They
have been growing at each others
heels since then, and it has been gen.
orally understood that Mr.. Foran
would force the fighting on the floor
of the House.
When to-day Mr.. Foran arose to q
question of privilege every body knew
what to expect, and the ring was form.
ed about the contestants. The whole
House closed in around them. Every
seat on the republican side of tie
House was vacant, and the members
had crowded over to the scene of strife.
Before Mr.. Foran had finished his ex.
PLANTATION a point of order was made
and he was ruled out to order, upon
the grounds that no charge had been
made against him affecting his char.
acter as Representative.
Mr.. Beach would not allow mani.
nous consent to be given for him to
proceed, and he was taken off the
floor. The disappointment of the
members who had expected to see a
fight was painful. Suddenly Mr.. Col
Inns quick wit suggested way out of
the difficulty. so that the fight could
go on. "Mr. Speaker" he said; ; "if
l now charge directly against the gen,
tleman from Ohio, what the gentleman
from Missouri implied, can he then
claim the privilege Of the hoor?" 1t
was held that he might arise to ques.
tion of personal explanation if any.
thing had been said affecting his char.
acter as a member. "Then, Mr.. Speak.
err" said Mr.. Collins, 81 will make
any charges necessary to give him the
floor" This raised a laugh, and Mr..
Foran thanked him.
But the Speaker would not allow
any trifling, and, after Mr.. O'Neil had
had about ten minutes talk ia reply
TO what Mr.. Foran had already said,
the matter was hushed up, aud the
House fell back to it's customary quiet.
Mr.. Morrill, called up in the Senate
this week the bill to appropriate $780,.
900 for the erection Immediately south
of the Executive Mansion of another
building of equal size and similar ex
terror, connected with the present
building by corridor, and creating
the President, Secretary Of the Treas
ury and Secretary of the Interior a
commission to select material and
make contracts for the erection of the
building. Mr.. Morrill, pointed out
the contracted quarters of the Presi
dent now for residence purposes. He
said the Executive had only six rooms,
and the servants have to go outside to
get lodgings. Besides, he said the
lower portion of the mansion is not
properly drained. Mr.. Morrill, added
that this bill has the approval of the
present Executive, as it bad of his
predecessor four years age.
Mr. HaWley did not think the ar.
rangement satisfactory. He would be
sorry to see the present building turn.
ed into mere Offices. 1t ought to he
preserved from that because of its his
torical associations. The business
ought to be done outside of it, and be
favored the erection of building Just
west Of the present mansion, and be
tween it and the War, State and Navy
departments, for the official use of the
Presidents residence.
Mr.. Morrill, replied that Mr.. Haw
ley had not examined this subject 81
attentively as the public building
committee. That committee unani
mously favored the bill, and many
Senators who had been consulted ap
proved it. He said it was unjust L
any President to confne him in tn,
present building as it now exists; tina
he is there in his office from half.pas
8 a. M, and cannot get away from hi