The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-01

INC Sculcmdu lrOHl lHuidna cOnLln nulng.
THE SPEAKER SAID, sARcAsTIcALLY,
"The gentleman has arisen to the state
ment Of question of personal privilege.
He is now stating it." [Laughterl.
Mr.. Bynum-"This is the first time in the
history of that chair that the presiding off,
Ger has turned his back on representative
on this floor, and directed mere subordi-
nate to suppress him by call of the roll.
II this is parliamentary proceed
ing, if this comports with the high
and responsible duties which belong to the
position you hold, sir, l am much mistaken.
want now to enter my protest. l dispute
the right Of the Speaker to record, in the
journal of the proceedings of the House, any
direction or order that /, or any other mem
Der, may not make. 1t Is made the journal
stitution; not the journal of the proceedings
of the Speaker of the House. You have no
more right to inject anything into that jour-
nal than any individual on the floor has You
have gone forward. You have usurped pow
er. You have mutilated the record of the
House in order to carry out a scheme. You
have deliberately gone to work to carry it
out. Deliberately, because you went for
ward day and night to vamp up some feeble
show to sustain your views. No tyrant ever
make some feeble show to his title, to amuse
the people when he gained possession of his
kingdom. You, sir, have attempted
to vamp up some feeble show
to sustain your outrageous rulings to amuse
the galleries and to amuse the people, while
you c0nsummated and carried ont the be-
hest of the chairman of The Republican Ma
tional Committee to turn out the representa-
tives of the people elected to seats on this
floor, and put In men not only not elected
constituents they seek here to represent.
You now proceed in this matter, but, in the
language Of the immortal Emmett, we pro-
prose to dispute every inch of ground, burn
every blade of grass, and the last intrench-
ment of liberty shall be cur grave"
The Democratic side burst into cheers.
answered by derisive laughter from the Re
publicans. Amid the hubbub
SPEAKER REED STOOD CALM AND COLLECT
ED,
and above the uproar. was heard Mr.. Spring
er's voice moving adjournment. Partial Or
der was restored and the Speaker ruled that
Mr.. Springer's motion was not in order.
Continuing, he said: "The Chair will make
statement to the House. The House will
not allow itself to be deceived by epithets.
The facts which have transpired during the
last few days, have transpired in the pres
ence Of this House, and very large audito-
ry. No man can describe the action of the
occupant of this chair, in language which
full. Republican applausel. A man, much
more famous than any in this hall, said
many years ago that nobody could write
him down but himself No man can talk
self. Republican laughterJ. Whatever has
been done has been done in the face Of the
world, and is subject to its discriminating
judgment. The proceedings of this house,
SO far as the Chair is concerned, have been
orderly, Democratic hisses], suitable and in
conformity with rules Of parliamentary laws.
Renewed Democratic hissesl The refusal
of the chair to entertain motion to adjourn
at this juncture is strictly in accordance
herewith; iit;,,, Democratic groansl There Is
of parliamentary procedure can be used to
stop legislation. The object of parliament
tary body is action, not the stoppage of ac-
tion. When any member, or set OF members
business. even by the use Of ordinarily rec
ognized parliamentary motions, it is the
right of the majority to refuse to have those
motions entertained and cause public busi-
ness M to proceed. Primarily. the organ of the
speaSership. w His W duty, T recognizing
the situation, is to endeavor to carry
out the wishes and desires of the majority of
the body ne represents. Whenever 1t be-
comes apparent that ordinary and proper
parliamentary motions are being used for
the
when members break over the unprecedent-
ed rule-[correcting HIMSELF break over the
rule Applause and laughter on the Democrat
ic sidel in regard" continued the Speaker
calmly, "to the reading of the journal, when
a gentleman steps down to the front, amid
the applause of his associates. and announces
that he intends to make opposition in every
direction, 1t becomes apparent to the House
xph haf 10 pnr lie
Then the duty of the occupant of the Speak
er's chair is to take, under parliamentary
law, the proper course in regard TO such
matters, and in order that there may not be
wish and desire of the majority of the
House, apparent as 1t seems to be- the ones
tion of the appeal from the refusal of the ch air
to entertain. the motion Will be presented to
the House."
Mr.. Springer desired to be heard on the
appeal, but the Speaker recognized Mr.. Nc
Kinley to move to lay the appeal on the
table. In vain did Mr.. Springer protest, the
Speaker merely remarking. that the
House would now vote on the
to hear the gentleman from Illinois,. His
rights were of course, dependent on the ac.
tion Of the House, which alone had power to
compel $50 members to listen to the gentle
man from Illinois. Laughter
Mr. Springer still insisted on his right to
be heard, which called forth the remark
from Mr. Perkins of Kansas, that when the
gentlemen on the other side of the House
learned to talk with decency, they would be
given the opportunity. Still Mr.. Springer
The Speaker-"The gentleman is not in
ORDER"
Mr. Springer-..i am in order. The Speak
er is not in order"
The Speaker directed the call of the roll
but the voice Of the clerk was drowned in
that of Mr.. Springer, who held his ground
with pert!nacity. AS we'll as could be
HEARD IN THE CONFUSION,
Mr.. Springer said: 81 want to enter my
protest against that decision. l insist that
have the floor and have now a right to be
heard. have never known the time in the
history Of the country when Speaker, when
an appeal was taken, refused to hear debate
never in the history of the country. | de-
ny your right, or the right Of this House, to
gag members in the manner you are now do
ing. 1t will not be done without my protest
against the ruling as dishonest to the Ameri-
can people,"
The appeal was laid on the table, yeas 1862,
nays l.: The Speaker, as usual, counted the
requisite number to make a quorum. Mr..
Springer then moved to adjourn.
The Speaker-"The decision of the Chair
IS sustained by the House and it becomes the
motion"
Mr.. Springer-"When will a motion to
adjourn be in order?"
The. Speaker-"At the proper time"
Laughter. The, Speaker recognized Mr..
Dalzell of Pennsylvania to speak upon the
Smith VS.. Jackson election case.
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia-"If the gentleman
from Pennsylvania designs to call up an
election case. he has not yet done SO and 1
The Speaker-"And the Chair declines to
entertain the question"
Mr.. Crisp called upon the Speaker for his
reasons, whereupon the Speaker replied that
the House had already decided to consider
the election case, notwithstanding Mr..
Crisp's protest. The question of considera-
ton had been decided on previous day and
was not binding today. The Speaker refused
TO put the question to the House.
Mr.. Crisp-"Then appeal"
The Speaker-"The Chair declines to en-
tertain the appeal" Democratic hisses
sons?" -''
The Speaker-"The Chair gives as his rea.
son the vote of the House just now,
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