The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal of Saturdays proceedings
having been read in the House to-day, Mr..
Crisp, of Georgia, objected to its approval
on the ground that 1t states that the gen.
tleman from West Virginia tHoggl entered
q motion on Saturday to reconsider the
vote by which the previous question was
ordered on the Thoebe-Carlisle contest He
thought that there was some mistake about
that. The gentleman from West Virginia
had entered a motion to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution re-opening the
case had been defeated, but the Chair de-
clined to entertain it or the ground that 1t
was not in order. The gentleman bad not
entered the 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 that motion would
not be in order It'll the vote by which the
previous question had been ordered was
reconsidered. He (Hogg) had said: 'Then
1 enter that motion" Mr.. Crisp thereupen
withd rev his objection, and the journal
was approved. Mr.. Crisp demanded the
regular order.
Mr. Brumm, of Pennsylvania, rising to
question of privilege, sent to the clerks
desk TO have read q purported interview
with Mr.. Crisp published in yesterdays
Washington Post, which, he stated, re-
Elected on a large minority in the House.
Mr.. 0'Neil, Of Missouri, suggested that
there YVES no question Of privilege pre-
sented, SIS the country.hsd already reflected
upon the minority part OF the House.
The interview was read at length. In it
Mr.. Crisp cTiticises the action Of the Re-
nnhliNana rofnaino n Chic m tho Car
Isle case.
Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, rising to
point OF order, commended that the matter
was not a privileged one. Besides this,
there was now pending before the House a
question OF high privilege affecting the
right OF member 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 influenced by
corrupt or improper motives, and therefore
did not present question of privilege.
The Chair was also ready to rule that where
there was question of the highrst privi-
lege pending in the House, he would not
entertain any other question of privilege.
The Thoebe- Carlisle case was then called
up and the II ouse proceeded to vote
on the majority resolution confirming Car
isles title to his seat. The resolution was
adopted-yeas 164, nays seven. Messrs.
Cannon, Cooper, Davenport, McKenna,
affirmative, and Baker of Illinois, Brewer,
Buchanan. Cheadle, Hovey Kerr and
Laidlaw, Republicans, in the negative.
Mr.. Enloe, Of Tennessee, called attention
to the fact that Thoebe had had inserted
in the Record certain language rejecting
upon the Committee on Elections which
be had not used in his speech upon the
floor; BE (Enloe) protested against
Thoebe's right to do this.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, suggested that
Thoebe was only availing himself of all the
privileges of the House.
Mr.. Enloe moved that the Record be
amended so as to make it contain only the
language used by Thoebe upon the floor.
Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, suggested that, as
the privilege of the floor had been ex-
tended to Thoebe, he was entitled to revise
his remarks, as it was the custom of mem
bers to do so.
As there was disposition shown on the
Republican side to make a contest over the
motion, Mr.. Enloe withdrew it, among de-
risive laughter from the Republicans.
Mr.. Enloe stated, in Withdrawing his
motion, that he had accomplished his pur-
pose in calling the attention of the House
10 the fact that Thoebe had taken advant-
age of the privilege granted him to insert
in the Record language which he had not
uttered in the House.
Under the call of States the following
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred:
By Mr. Oates, OF Alabama-To refund
the bonded debt OF the United States 21E
per cent. 10 reduce the tax on bank notes,
and to secure that currency against unnec-
tssary f1uctustion by applying the national
revenues economically to the payment Of
the national debt.
BY Mr.. Briggs, of COLONIZATION the
erection OF a public building at Stockton,
Cal.
By Mr.. Norwood, of Georeia-To carry
into effect the convention OF 1884 for the
protection Of submarine cables; also to in
corporate the Maritime Canal Company OF
Nicaragua.
By Mr.. Henderson. of Illinois-For the
construction Of the Illinois and Mississippi
River canal.
By Mr.. Townshend, oi:IlIiuois-Pension-
ing teamsters of the Mexican war; also to
place the tex on salt used for curing pork
on the same footing as that on salt used
for curing fish.
By Mr.. Lawler, of Illinois-Appropriat
ing 100000 for the erection in Washington
Of statues to Generals Shields and Logan.
BY Mr.. Peters, of Kansas-Proposing a
constitutional amendment prohibiting the
repeal of general pension laws, also for the
erection OF a public building at Garden
City, Kan.
By Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas-A resolution
calling. on the Postmaster General for in
formation relating to inferior mail facil-
tiles in the West.
ByiMr Newton, OF MISUNDERSTANDING
eligible to the army any person who has
been in the naval, army or civil service of
the Confederate States.
BY Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri-To apply
enrnlnG mn II eAA Al
may accumulate prior to June 80 1883, to
the purchase of United States bonds.
BY Mr.. Simmonds of North Carolina
Extending the legal tender quality of the
half dollar, and for the issue OF silver
certificates on the same.
BY Mr.. Williams, OF Ohio-For the cree.
Hen OF public building st Piqus, Ohio.