Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-24
A QUORUM SECURED
AND THE ,THORBE-C ARLISLB CASE SETTLED
AT LAST
The Attempt to Make Political Capital By Obstr1euDg
the Houses Work Cut Sh0rt-The Majority
Report 4doPtei-0ther Bu,!-
less Transacted

WASHINGTON, January % The HOUSE
has confirmed Speaker Carlisle's title TO hi
seat.
The Journal OF Saturdays proceeding
have been read in the House to-day. Mr.
Crisp, of Georgia, objected TO its approva
on the ground that it states that the gen
tleman from West Virginia Hogg entered
motion on Saturday to reconsider mo-
tion by which the previous question wa.
ordered i'll the ThOebe-Carlisle case. II,
thought there was some mistake abou
that The gentleman from West Nirgini.
had made a motion tn reconsider the yot,
by which Mr.. Perkins resolution reopen
ing the case had heen defeated, hut the
chair declined tn entertain IL on the grOuHC
that il was not in order The gentleman
hah not entered the motion 10 reconsider
the vote by which the previous question
had been ordered.
The Speaker pro TEN stated that hi
recollection was in conformity with tn,
statement III the Journal.
Mr. Hogg stated that when he moved X
reconsider the vote on the substitute, th
Speaker had stated that the motion would
not lie in order until the vote by which tn
previous question had been ordered wa
rcrorsidered lie lHoggl had said: "rheI
I enter that motion.
Mr. Crisp thereupou withdrew his OhieC
tiOn ard the Journal was approved
Mr.. Crisp then demanded The rcgula
order.
Mr. Brumm, of Pennsylvania, rising :,
question of privilege, sent Ia the clerk
desk to have read a purpOrted interview
with Mr.. Crisp, published in yesterday
Washington Post, which, he stated, reflect
cd on 4 large minority in the House.
Mr. Neill, of Missouri, suggested tina
there was no question OF privilege present
ed, as the country had already reelected
upon the minority party Of the House.
The Thoche Carlisle case was then called
up and the House proceeded to vote on tht
majority resolution confirming CAr!jsle't
title 10 his seat. The resolution wa.
adopted yeas lGI, nays :. Mes-rs. Can
non, Cooper, Davenport, Mckcnna Pos
and Steele, Republicans, voted in tn,
affirmative, and Baker, Of Illinois, Hrcwen
Buchanan, Cheadley, Horey, Kerr anC
Laidlow, Republicans, in the negative
Mr. EulOe, of Tennessee, called attention tC
the fact that Thoebe had inserted in tht
record certain language rejecting upon tht
Committee on Elections which he bad no
used in his speech upon the i1Or He
lEuloe protested against Thoebe' right t
do this
Mr.. Reed insisted that Thoebe was only
giving himself nll the privileges Of tht
House.
Mr.. Euloc moyd that the record b,
amended 50 as TO make It contain the Ian
guage used by Thu,Uc on the hoOr
Mr. Ryan, of has suggested, that Il.
| the privilege Of the floor lad been extend
ed TO Thoebr, he wal entitled to revise hi
remarks, as it was the custom of member
| to do.
| As there wa, 4 disposition shown on tn
| Republican side to make Il contest over tn
m0tion, Mr. Euloc withdrew it amid de
rsive laughter from the Republicans.
Mr. En0e stated III withdrawing hi
/ motion that he had accomplished his pur
| pose in calling the attention OF the H"us
to the fact that Thocbe had taken advan
tage Of the privilege granted him to inser
in the Record language which he had no
uttered in the House.
The following bills and resolutions wcr
introduced aud referred:
BY Mr. Henderson, of IIliuOis-For tn
construction OF the Illinois and Mississippi
canal.
BY Mr. Townsend, Of IllinOis-Pension
ing teamsters of the Mexican war, also I,
place the tax on salt used for curing pOrl
on the same footing as that on salt used 10
curing fish.
By Mr. nutterwcrth, oil Ohio-A reso.
luton expressive OF the sense OF the HOuSt
in regard to the adjustment of the differ
ences between the United States and Grca
Britain and the Dominion ol Canada IL
the matter of fisheries.
Bills were reported and placed on the
calendar for the erection of public bnild
iuus at the cost Of 100, OOO both at Spring
field, Monroe county La and Portsmouth
Ohio.