The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-02
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, February LIN mis-
oDsning prayer the Chaplain said: 1--WE
commend to thy infinite pity and ten
ierness thy servant the Secretary of
state Bho sits with his children in a
Bome iesolate, because twice in a fort
night death hath entered. In this time
y6en earthly estate and human sym
psthy sVaieth so little may the spirit OF
;he living God come to cheer and com
.Ort them.
Hanback,, OF Kansas, rising to ques
tionOi personal privilege, sent to the
clerks dess, have read an editorial from
1ssterdayss New York World, entitled,
Telephone Scandallp but the reading
gas Immediately interrupted by Breck-
earidge, Of Arkansas, with a point
If ordrr, that there was nothing in The
editorial which reflected upon the gen
tieman from Kansas in his Repre-
sentative capacity. =
The Speaker enquired whether there
vas any alluSiOn in it to the gentleman
from Kansas.
Hanback, shook his head.
The Speaker then said THE ge nile
mao must state what the ques ton of
privilege is
Hanbaek-"The House will under
'Aaq what Is the question after the
rdCle IS read"
ila cpeaker-"But unless the article
s 5aec;; II some way on the gentleman
.yl AalSas IN his Representative ca
nSi! there can be no question of
NIleseinyOlyed. -"
=. aaGoaek-'Not at all, 1 disclaim
1 =. out ask that the article be read. -
,. me sPeaSer The article does not APP
5 49, ~ contain any reference to the
''lrl5,aa1 from Kansas"
,I44OaeE-"The article that is to be
t goo, 4AdOther articles reflects Oh this
5 y. and that claim is a ques-
va u 5t .ne highest privilege
~. 'loft discussion ensued on the
? ~. q order in the course of which,
g-lA Of Arkansas, maintained that
fo ,taTston OF privilege must be clearly
,, a. - 9siOre the records of the House
so,s - ,s vehicle to cart scandals
T Ie he county.
B, 1bo'Sef 70 get around the difficulty
IAN I'a'A offered the following resolu-
,r,s,i. ,lsa That the committee on
lS s.ii-- ~ in the department of
a1T;.r " empowered to make full
as INTO any expenditure on the
,Sts YoVernment, relative to the
En- VI me Bell and Pan Electric
sr6 Grous Companies. and for the
&sr5 10 this investigation, and to
Se co1' ,lat people may be fully advised,
aaifo-alllttee is granted the right to
IL aI PERSONS and papers; all expenses
pt,isi 1S rled and accounted from ap-
o b nay, aoG;gachers, and when so approved,
Iressr,1ai u out of any moneys in the
Tie SDa my otherwise appropriated. :"
SoIT,; Spesker could DOT see that the
e ~ involved a question of priv
Nv Twas merely a resolution OF in
6 I miner short debate ensued over
L sij ~ the course of which Ran
w. y, /. Shlie he did not believe the
te., M T'a anything to do with the
u Mter as presented, he was OPP
Of gbd nroWing any obstacle in the
s6a ,1e :. fullest investigation which
4 If ~ 10 ;, the good of the govern
b. - she United States.
Wi ntue more wrangling on the
Zinc U non cut the Gordian knot
e6nsS unanimous consent that the
an = We immediately considered
sss n nnowed a disposition to object
lis r poeSSlled upon by Robertson to
sd W;t usSeht and the resolution was
h. Without dissent. 90
Ma house found it had not vet
vas I'm in the subject before Han
Sion oS saln upon his feet, with a
ecesdinSO' personal privilege, and wa
' ,eea he % : 70 read the World article
F.et, with sgain interrupted by Ham
is,,,,s gss nc,S me point of order, that as
l loes Op aoOthing in the article that re.
SG'oias p 1oo. the gentleman there was
pe'5oS1g Oa which to base \ ouest i ao
S@lng hat , privilege. Hanback' es after
oe ald eIs While there was nof5in no' in
~, 5l7y il 5tissHectlng upon him Der.
~, ~ 9iegfi ta reflect upon the bdn vl
se'al Stf!s OF the House. He T waSs
attempts TO read the ar