Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-21
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the Chinese bill by the House anu Sehale'
the signing of the enrolled bill by the pre-
siding officers Of the two houses, its delivery
to the COMMITTEES on enrolled bills, and the
fact that it is now in the possession OF the
acting chairman, MIR. Kllgore. 1t turtner
reCites report in the Washington Post tnat
the bill is being withheld from the fresi.
dent by the committee on enrolled bills,apd
declares that such action OF the committee
is without authority Of law. II directs the
committee on enrolled bill to transmit the
Dill to The President forthwith and without
further delay.
Mr.. McMillin raised the point of order
that the resolution did not present ques'
ton of privilege. There was no allegation
Of delay in the transmission OF the Dill
that was unreasonable or unusual. AS
matter of fact there were other cases in
which the delay had been much greater
thar in the present case.
Mr.. Morrow said that he had been told
by Mr.. KiIgore that morning that the bill
WAS still in his possession. II bill could
be withheld for one day it could be
withheld for elk months. the unwrltten
rules of the House required that bill
should be delivered promptly to the Presl-
dent.
MIR. McMillin said that when gentle
man thought to smirch a colleague be ought
10 have the law on his side. Would the
gentleman point out the lu!o or law which
fixed any particular time within which bills
shouts be transmitted to the President. He
had never seen such audacity az was exhlbi-
ted by the gentleman.
Mr.. Morrow replied vebemently that rep
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in this question he had the tight TO insist
that the bills which passed the House should
receive proper consideration and proceed in
an orderly way.
Mr.. McMilin suggested that the gentle
msn was exercising that right now in Or
rajruipg a fellow-member for home consump
lion. That was all that was in it. The
gentleman arragned a colleague for vio-
iation of the rules of the House, and admit
ted that no rule had been violated. In the
face of this the gentleman said that hs rep
resented his constituents, and it must be
presumed that he was simply talking for
home consumption. Applause on Inc DEM
ocratic side.
Was the bill introduced for home con-
sumption 2" INTERCEPTED Mr. RowelI, amid
lsueh liter on republican side.
~ voted to restrict Chinese immigration
long before the gentleman from California
or the gentleman from Illinois were thought
of as members OF Congress-, said MIR. NC
MiIln.
Mr.. McKenua-"Wby were you in such
hurry the other day and not to day 2! why
did you hasten to pass the bill aud now not
want it to go to the President? was ,hat Tor
home consumption 2"
Mr.. McMilln.-"I will state that l have
been iu hurry for long time to put prop
err restric ion upon Chinese immigration,
but there is no power on earth, not even the
loved ones left behind, that would induce
ne to do an injustice to colleague for home
consumption" Applause on democratic
side
MIR. McKenna argued against the point OF
order and in support OF the position that the
resolution was a privileged one. 1t looked
to him like trif1ing with the SUBJECT to say
that Congress should paes bill, but there
was no one charged with the duty OF trans
hitting it to the President.
Mr.. Breckenridge Inquired whether there
had ever been any legislative declaration as
IN the mode in which bills should be taken
to the President.
Mr.. Payson answered that il had been the
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of the memory OF men runuetn not to the
contrary, for members OF the com mlttee on
enrolled bills 10 transmit bills TO the Pres'
dent. "The bill, ~ he said, lis deiayed because
the President wants more than the constitu.
tiopal ten days. This is part OF the same
performances begun Ivy The gentleman from
Penns, lvania, (Mr. Scott, who attempted
in a demigoicsl way TO make some capital
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derstands it, and let the country understand
it. 1t is performance from first to last"
Applause on republican side.
The Speaker pro tenn. MIR. Cox In vain
endeavored to rap Mr.. Hayson to order, but
finally managed TO say "Ihe gentleman Is
out of order"
Il ask pardon of the House" said Mr..
Payson. Laughter.
Mr.. Breckinridge-" was hardly courte-
Gus for the gentleman from California to
permit the gentleman from Illinois. in an.
swer to question | put, TO be offensive and
discourleous."
MIR. Mckenna-"I will say to the gentle.
man that am not responsible for anything
the gentleman from Illinois said"
M. Payson-"The gentleman from III
nois is responsible for himself"
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portion of my time % reply, will yield to
him."
Mr.. Breckenridge Il desire to put on re
cord that the interruption Of The gentleman
from illinois was wholly voluntary that in
u,irg the word 'Iogma:ical he was un-
lou0ledIy both gratuitous and false, and
that the discourteous and offensive manner
of the gentleman in his appeal to the gale
ries wos absolutely uncaled for. and was
evidence 10 me that he was guilty OF what
he was charging on an absent member of
the House-guilty Of an evident piece of
miserable demagogery." Applause on the
democratic side.
Mr.. McKenna at last secured the floor and
continued with bis argument. he disclaim-
ed any intention to reflect upon any gentle.
man, but when it was stated in the press
that the bill was being withheld, he thought
that the House had right to lake notice
Of it.
Mr.. Crisp argued that The resolution did
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