Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-24


Mr.. Frye called up the motion TO re-
fer to the Committee on Finance the
Presidents annual message, and pro.
ceeded to discuss the message, in which
he said the President bad clearly thrown
down the gauntletoffre trade There was
an attempt, he admitted, at disguise, but
it was so feeble that it ought not deceive
any one.
Mr.. Palmer gave notice that he would
address the Senate tomorrow on the
subject of his bill to regulate immigra-
ton.
The Blair educational bill was then
taken up and discussed by that Senator
for nearly an hour when, at $3.50 p. NJ.
the Senate proceeded to executive bust
ness, and at 4:l5 o'clock, adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The Journal of Saturdays proceedings
having been read, Mr.. Crisp, OF Georgia,
objected to its approval on the ground
that it states that the gentleman from
West Virginia (Hogg entered motion
on Saturday to reconsider the vote by
which the previous question was ordered
on the Ih9be- Carlisle election case. tie
thought that there was some mistake
about that The gentleman from West
Virginia had entered q motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the Perkins res
olution reopening the case had been de-
featcd, but the Char had declined TO en-
terrain it on the ground that it was not
in order. The gentleman had not en-
tered IA motion to reconsider the vote by
which the previous question had been
ordered.
The Speaker pro tenn. stated that his
recollection was in conformity with the
statement in the journal.
Mr. Hogg stated that when he moved
to reconsider the vote on the substitute
the Speaker had stated that the motion
would not be in order until the vote by
which the previous question had been
ordered was reconsdered. He (tlogg)
had said "Ihen | enter that motion"
MIR. Crisp thereupon withdrew his OBJ
lection add the Journal was approved
MIR. Crisp demanded the regular
order.
Mr.. Bumm, of Pennsylvania, rising
to a question of privilege, sent to the
Clerks desk to have read purported
interview with Mr.. Crisp published IN
yesterdays Washington Post which, he
stated, reflected on the large minority
OF the House.
Mr. O'Neil, Of Missouri, suggested
that there was no question Of privilege
presented. rs the country had already
reflected upon the minority party Of the
House.
The interview was read at length. In
it MIR. Crisp criicises the action of the
Republicans for refusing to vote on the
Carlisle case.
Mr. Dlbble, of South Carolina, rising
to a point OF order, coutended that the
matter was not Ia privileged one. Besides
this, there WAS now pending before the
House a question OF high privilege Of
fecting the right OF amember to his seat,
and until that question was settled the
House could not take up and settle
question OF lesser privilege.
The Chair ruled that the extract did
not allege that any member was in
huenced 10y corrupt or improper motives,
and therefore did not present question
OF privilege. The Char was also ready
to rule that where there was a question
OF highest privilege pending IN the House
he would not entertain any other ques-
ton Of privilege The Th@be.Carlisle
case was then called up, and the House
proceeded to vote on the majority reso-
luton confirming Mr.. Carllsle's title to
bis seat. The resolution was adopted
yeas, 1914 nays, 7.
Mossrs. Cannon, Cooper, Davenport,
Post, and Steele (Republi-
cans voted NTH affirmative, and Messrs.
Bakerof Illinois, 5. {. Brewer, Buchanan,
Hovery, Kerr, and Laidlaw
IN the negative.
Mr. Enloe, Of tennessee, called atten-
ton TO the fact that rh@be had had in
serted in the record certain language
upon the Committee on Elec-
lions which he had not used in his speech
upon the floor he lEnloe) protested
against Thpbe's right to do this, and in
Weighed against the practice on the part
II members of changing their remarks
Tor publication.
lir. Reed, of Maine, suggested that
lhGbe was only avalllng himself of all |
he privileges OF the House.
Mr.. Enloe moved that the record be !
amended so as to make it contain only |
he language used by IhGbe upon the |
ioOr.
Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, suggested that |
Is the privilege of the floor had been ex-
ended to Thebe he was entitled TO revise
lis remarks, as it was the custom of !
members to do.
As there was a disposition shown on
he Republican side to make a contest
'ver the motion Mr.. Enloe Withdrew it
mid derisiye laughter from the Repub-
leans.
The House then at $3.50 p. NJ. adj
burned.