The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-02
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Brought Up In the hUuss-A Lively DSbHt
Over the Matter,

HFOuRht Ip IN tne hOuhb-A Lively DeDhte
Oyer the Matter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. LIN tho House to.
day Mr.. Hanback,, Of Kansas, rising to .
question OF personal privilege, sent to the
Clerks desk 10 have read an editorial
from Yesterdays New York World, enti.
tied 1.-THE Telephone Scandal" but the
reading was Immediately interrupted by
Nh. IjecEenridge, Of ArksnsaP, with the
point Of order that there was nothing in
the article which reflected on the gentle
man from Kansas in his representative
capacity. e.
tphu speaker inquired whether there
was any allusiOn in It to tho gaEtl eman
from Kansas. Mr.. Hanback, shook his
head. -
The speaker-Then, the gentleman
must stats what the question Of privilege
Is.
Mr. Ilanbaek-The House will under
stand what the question Is alter the article
Is read.
The speaker But unless thO article re.
fleets in some way on the gentleman from
KRntai, in his representative capacity,
there il no question OF privilege involved.
Mr.. HanGack--Not at all. ditclaim
that; but l ask that the artist 3 bs read.
The speaker-The article does not up
pear to CoutaiN any reference 10 tho gem
tleman from KEugas.
Mr., Hanback-The article that Is to be
read, and other articles, reflects on this
House, and on that | claim that 1t Is a
uueBtion OF tho highest privilege.
A short discussion enstlGd upon tho
point OF order, in the course 0t which Alr.
Dunn, Of Arkansas, maintained that the
uuestion ot privilege must be clearly
shown before the records OF the House
were made vehicle TO cart scandals be-
fore the country.
In order 10 get around tho difficulty,
Mr.. Hanback, offered the following resolu.
tion:
A HEsoLUTiON or INgUlRY.
Resolpcd, That the Committee Oh Ex.
penditureB in the Department Of Justice
be empowered to make full Inquiry into
any expenditure on the pAYt Of the
| tjoyerninent relative to the right OF the
Bell and pan.oleCtriC telephone inpanies
and for the purplse Of this investigation,
and 10 the end that The people may be
Ifnlly advised the Committee is granted the
right 10 send for persons and papers, al
eSnepses to be audited and accounted
from approved vouchers, aud when go ap.
proved 10 be paid out Of any moneys in
HE Treasury not otherwise appropriated a
Tbs Speaker could not zee that the reso.
luton involved q question OF privilege; II
wSg merely resolution OF inquiry.
Another short debate enBued over this
rplinV. IN the course Of which Mr. Ran.
tlall. ei Pennsylvania, said that willis 10
did not believe thss tho House had any.
thing TO do With the BubieGt palter as
presented, he was opposed to throwing
any obstruction ID the way OF the fullest
investigation on any matter which. per-
tainB 70 the good government ot the
United BLateg.
Alter 4 little more wranglink on The
suhIect, Mr. Morrison, Of Illinois, cut the
Gordlafi knot by asking unanimous con.
sent that The resolution be Immediately
considered. .
Mr. DsaCi, Of New York, showed a dlS.
posilion TO object but was prevailed upon
| by MIR, Robertson, oil Kentucky, TO give
his Conrent; and The resolution was adopt
ed without dissent -..
PERSISTENT nANBACE
But tho House had not yet es,
capped from the subject, for Mr.. Han.
back was again upon bis feet with q
question Of personal privilege and was
proceeding to read The World article when
he was again interrupted by Mr.. Ham.
noni, Of Georgia, with The point Of order,
that Is nothing In the article reflected
Upon tho gentlemen there was nothing
Upon which TO base aqueBion oi personal
privilege. ga.
there was nothing In the article feaecling
upon him personally, II did reflect on The
honor and integrity ot the House. He
made several futile attempts 10 read the
editorial, but Mr. Breckenridge, ol Ar
kansas, was in each case upon hib lest
ready with an objection, aud expressed
bis astonishment that the gentleman
should appropriate the article.
Tho Speaker finally decided that che
gentlemen had shown no question Of pOf'
sonal privilege.
"Mf. Speaker" began Nj. Hanback,.
The speakef--''The Chair has decided
the question. II the gentleman wishes 10
appeal he Oan do 80.
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