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members had shoWn 10 be applicable 10 th'
absence s NJ Of conventional rules il must look 70
itself. From time immemorial y had been the
law OF English speaking legislative assem-
make GS an sbsoIStO. nS degision to bind tRa
ofIicor oEHs % decided question Of order Il was il
Of any the boSy IT, IN
single SIM nb member to demand division and have
ttellers., Consress had placed q restriction on
tellers must be demanded by one-qith OF Q
quorum. What redress did a member have
Gould iiiIis not have tho yeas apd naysS, The man
Who sat in the ShSiE might d9 all he lSEislg-
txp SSt SStf tbs House. IN tho absence u eo
ventionai rules established by itself was to be
Roverned, by the general parliamentary law. as
SHfo &r onderson D o !'f OF iowa asked ShetSer the
last Congress had formulated rules under
he GnS pFSsoat SS SSd fS,Ss' y
make rules SO that the majority could do the
sppSd The @ saS 6V ave sS S9a
hrSSy S B ts SSd5 so
might have been purposely inserted in tho
Mr.. Carlisle replied in the negative because.
he said, the House could tomorrow morning
adopt 9 code OF rules.
tied Sd down by tho rules Of the previous Con,
gross. which permitted one man 70 hlibuster,
r sass G Be- rspeS spReHd tG s Eaa not said that
which was simply Sdontssda by the The. last .N
nsS s@ea,sry SaS 9Sai4sd 'iSa seF%s9sn;y I
matter Of fllibusterlng, that was a matter each
gentleman must decide for himself and which is1
esd e se o Gndefo 1 *
make motion which he ought not to be per-
mitsd 10 make It was in ,ha the power power Of tho
ject to appeal TO the House. so that the House
might decide it And this right OF appeal was
In submitting the appeal to the House. the
Speaker said:
how R Is posb or tho ass SS
passed out Of existence to bind by rules and
rogulations, the House ik which rS was to come
Sg h Of the Hss hsys H9
rectly. The Chair is unable to see how they
can bScome the rules Of the present House in
made as rules shows clearly the necessity Of a
special enactment: II they become by indiree;
ton the rules OF the next House II would
eral parli9mentary law. such as has
that tho common law OF England was estnb:
lished. by repeated decisions and the general
governs ordinary, assemblies. Tho United
States is filled with pe2ple unusually devoted
To- public meetings. These public meetings
which have been discovered and acted upop BY
various i. meetings ip % great numbers to such an
has been established, Tho suggestion which
has been made that the matter is pnaer nd the
IS at this very i moment N mt rscesins negative, @
because, an appeal is pending In this oase.
esons ss eas q the % Ray deeons ssHns' rd% e
the Chair which are made under proper
circumstances and in good. iaith are subject
sSdsSP SR Ps5H RG seRs9 s W.T.
Of conv enience arising from the nature OF his
9iGe makes RS ruling on % the subject before the
YSon bv s IS %a n oG a1
away that right on the part OF the House. The
present occupant of the cha r has frequently
sion Of Congress- and is not unwilling to do SO;
but the question has come up now as ques-
OF the occupant Of the chair might be. he was
Obliged to DECIDE in accordance with what he
regards 70 , as the the unmistakable parliamentary
It has been stated also that tellers are usual
IN the British Parliament, That Is true. That
telers there is different from taking a vote by
tellers here: 1t requires those who occupy a
the lobby and BE- counted. while the others are
COUNTED In another pla3e-a proceeding en-;
tirely unlike that adopted here. 1t is amethod
result Of the occupant, OF the chair desiring 70
parliamentary law must be made on the sup
position that the man elected to preside over
official honestly performing his duties. It has
been suggested also that the Speaker may. on
the question 9 q Of ordering the yeas and naye,
count may be corrected. But 1t is necessary,
in order to have telers. to have one-fifth OF, a
one-flfth. Ultimately, therefore the Speaker
that he would betray his duty Is not q suppo-
sit9n on WHICH parliamentary law fs founded. |
Ssa law to be- as con-
whereby the Speaker may make count. first By
ing In their seats. and that his record may be |
corrected under constitutional right by the
the decision have made"
Mr cannon moved to table the appeal.
liamentary law recognized no such motion ''''
and spb@ited Mr. caHnoas ms notion. noTs % Il twas was
The question then recurred on Mr. Blands
motion to amend the journal. and 1t was lost
yeas. l3o; nays, l4o The journal was then ap-
On motion of Mr., Gambler Of Massachusetts
;, on motion Of Mr.. O'Noill OF PennsylvanIa the
Senate Joint resolution was passed authoriz-
ing the Marshal of the United States Supreme
Court to loan to the New York state Bar Asso-
citation the p0rtraits Of Chief Justices Of that
to be held in New York on Feb. 4, 1880.
On motion ot Mr.Hopkins OF Illinois q bill was
passed granting an American register to the
ship KenilWorth.
Mr.; Grain OF Texas offered resolution direct
Ing the Commit ice on the Judiciary TO report
Arms was disbursing officer aud If so TO re-
port pill providing for the payment OF sal
These bills were introduced and referred:
by Mr.. MeKeuna OF CaIifornia-To discontinue the
coinage OF the 81 and - gold pieces aud the nickel
sent piecea
by hr Funstono OF Kansas-For the creation OF an
agricultural Commission TO Investigate tho causes of
he present depressed condition OF the agricultural In
erestB.
by Mr. Dorsey OF tho Secretary
)f the Treasury 70 reduce the reserve fund.
1T authorizes the Secretary OF the reduce
he reserve fund now held in the Treasury for tho
lemption OF United States notes; under acts OF Con.
lress approved Jan. ~ ISIS, and July II lNg tho
nm OF S2LOO0NA aud 10 apply the remainder