Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
The House.

on the sundry civil appropriation bill, and
the House refused, 80 to AZ, to agree to it,
Paysdn OF Illinois, moved that the House
insist upon its disagreement to the amend.
ment OF the Senate relative to the library
building. Coupled with his motion is the
declaration thst the House favor the
original proposition Of the House, sus-
pending the progress of existing work, and
authorizing the Senate and House COM
mittees on public buildings to invite from
Eve leading architects, plans and specifca.
tions for library building which will not
exceed in cost four million dollars.
Payson subsequently, withdrew his propo.
sition, and q further conference was or
dered on the bill.
Morrow OF California offered resolution
directing the committee on enrolled bills to
transmit the Chinese bill to the President
forthwith. A point of order was raised
against Morrow's resolution, and the de-
bate Upon the point became spirited, and
at times almost bitterly personal. The
point of order was sustained, and the reso-
luton was not allowed to come before the
House.
TIMBER AND LAND LAWS.
After the reading of q telegram concerning
Kelly's nomination, Holman reported bill
suspending the operation OF thepre-emption
timber culture and desert land laws until
the pending bills relating to these laws are
acted upon, printed and recommended.
Morrow, OF California, offered resolu-
tion reciting the passage Of the Chinese bill
by the House and Senate, the signing of the
enrolled bill by the presiding officers OF the
lo1v H. H. AA1z
on enrolled bills, and the fact that it is now
in the possession of the acting chairman,
Kilgore. 1t further recites the report in the
Washington "Post" that the bill is being
withheld from the President by the COM
mittee on enrolled bills, and declares that
such action OF the committee is without
authority of law. 1t directs the committee
on enrolled bills to transmit the bill to the
President without further delay.
McMillin, Tenn, raised point OF order
that the resolution did not present a
question of privilege; there was no allega-
tion OF delay in the transmission of the bill
that was unreasonable or unusual.
Morr w said that he had been told by
Kilgore this morning that that the bill was
still in his possession.
IF BILL COULD BE WITHHELD
for day, it could be withheld for six
months. The unwritten rules of the House
required that bill should be delivered
promptly to the President.
Mr.. McMillin said that when the gentle
man sought to smirch colleague, he ought
to have the law on his side. Would the gen.
tleman point out the rule which fixed any
particular time within which bills should
be transmitted to the President?
Morrow replied that therewa no written
rule; but it was an unwritten law which
governed the orderly proceedings OF
house of this character.
Mcmillan remarked that the gentleman
admitted that no rule had been violated,
and the trouble was in the gentleman's own
mind, and the found ation of the trouble
had not existed "a hours.
Morrow replied vehemently that, repre-
senting a constituency that was inter-
ested in this question, he had a right to in.
sist that bills which passed the House
should receive proper consideration and
PROCEED IN AN ORDERLY WAY.
MeMillin suggested that the gentleman
was exercising that right in arraigning q
fellow member for home consumption. That
was all that was in it. The gentleman ar.
raigned colleague for violation OF the
rules OF the House, and yet he admitted that
no rule had been violated. In the facs OF
this the gentleman said that he had repre-
sented his constituents. and it must be pre-
sumed that he was simply talking for home
consumption.
Was the bill introduced for home con.
sumption asked Rowell, OF Illinois.
voted to restrict Chinese immigration
long before the gentleman from California,
or the gentleman from Illinois were thought
of as members OF Congress, said McMillin.
McKenna of California-"Why were you
in sucI q hurry, the other day, and not to-
day? Why did you hasten to pass a bill
and now do not want it to go to the Presi-
dent? Was that for home consumption"
McMillin- 81 will state that have been
in u hurry for a long time to put proper
restriction upon Chinese immigration"
McKenna-'Keep it up, old fellow"
McMillin- But there is no power on
earth. not even the loved ones left behind,
that would induce me to do
"AN INJUSTICE TO COLLEAGUE
for hcme consumption" Continuing, he
said: The smirching Of the officers of the
House and questioning the motives Of
men on such state Of facts as was shown
by the gentleman from California, was an
unheard-of proceeding. He would with
hold any temptation he might have to as
sail their motives.
Payson said this bill is delayed because
the Pnesident wants more than the consti-
tiona ten days. This is part Of the
same rformance begun by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Scott) who attempted,
in a ,ielnagogical way, to make some cspi-
tai himself and his party. Everybody
understands it, and les the country under
stand 1t.