Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-17
1T WORRIES THEM.
The HOUSE WRANGLING OVER Mr.. KEN
NEDY'S SPEE0H.
It Doesn't Know Jus! What to Do With HIM or
1.-THE Ant-Lottsry and Several Minor
Bills Passed-Wsst Virginia
Notes Of Interest

tion is as follows:
''RcS0lrcd, That the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, be and is
hereby directed to communicate to the
Senate the fact that the House repro
bates and condemns the unparliamen-
tary language of Hon. Il. Kennedy, a
Representative from the State of Ohio.
published in the Congressional Record
of September IA, 1890, purpOrting TO be
% speech ON the floor of the House.
September 3. 1890, in which revised and
amended speech he repeats his impeach-
mcnt of the honesty of Senators iudi-
Vidualiy and of the Senate as body.
Tho pending question was ON the
point of order against the resolution
raised by Mr. Grosvenor, OF Ohio.
MIR. BlOmt, OF Georgia, i'm arguing
the point of order, recalled the Brooks
Sumner episode, and cited the action Of
the House in that case. The gentleman
from Ohio kennedy had been SO iu-
dignant at the action of q certain Sena-
tor that he had proceeded To- denounce
him iu vigorous language. The Senator
had been denounced as fel0n and as a
traitor. lie had been charged with col
lOguiug with another Senator 20 bctray
am obligation ho owed TO the country.
Whenever a member of this body ar
raigucd Senator as feion aud a traitor
by reason of his conduct in regard 20
legislation, there could Doe no question
but that thc character of the House was
aS>ailcd. II there were any question
about 10 here, tine public interest mani
Tested throughout the country showed
public conception of the attitude of the
gentleman from Ohio and the duty of
the House.
Mr.. Blouut said he was not here 20
viuditate the character of the Senator
from Pennsylvania. lie was not here
to investigate whether or not the
charges made by the gentlemen from
Ohio were true or not. These We're
matter, with which mo- member had
anything to do; but the question of the
character and dignity of the House was
one with which members had something
To- DO and for which the people would
hold them 90 rigid responsibility.
Here was % ease whore "a mem-
ber of the other body was
deliberately. carefully and solemnly dee
nouuccd for his public conduct iu the
Senate. Would it Dee said that the gem
tlcmau had spoken OF the chairman OF
tine Republican National Committee?
What had the Chairman of the Rrpuh,i-
cam National Committee to do in the
Senate Chamber? The gentleman had
referred to lhc Senator from Pcunsyl-
Nauia. and the designation of him as the
Chairman of the Republican National
Committee was merely q device Jo escape
responsibility.
The Speaker. in rendering his decl>-
ion said that there could be mo- doubt
that the Legislative proceedings of the
two coordinate branches of the LegiS-
uture would Dee very much impeded il
improper reflections were allowed by
the members of the one body upon the
members of the other. This was So
plain, so well established, that 10 seemed
/ unnecessary to say word iu regard to
I it. 10 was founded ON that principle
/ which caused members Of the House to
speak of each other by phrase rather
/ tnln bv name. u was intend
/ cd as FAR as possible to keep
/ personal feelings ont of legislation, and
/ the chair was very glad not only for the
advantage of the relations between the
/ House aud the Senate, but for the adj
/ vantage of tine relations among member,
/ of the House that this question should
/ Doe passed upon iu such a manner as
would make am impression upon aiL
| The Chair therefore 0vcrruled the point
/ of order
Mr. Bayne. of Pennsylvania, offered a
/ resolution referring the Euloc reSolu-
/ tiou. together with Mr.. Kennedy S
speech. to- the Committee ON Judiciary
with instructions 90 that committee to
examine the speech and the rules and
practice regulating debate. and report
/ IT'S findings iu the House within three
days.
Mr.. Euloc thought there was no occa-
sion for sending the resolution 10 any
committee. The facts We're before the
/ House and there was mo- judicial queS-
/ ti0u involved.
Mr.. McMuleu, of Tennessee, thought
+ thc House should purge its record OF
/ ,ucn ralumy as was found iu tine
speech of the gentleman from OHIO.
/ There was but one thing for the House
/ to do. 10 could not ceuSurc the gentle
man. it could not cXpel him. aud IL
roYld NOT afford TO let it's record De eu-
numbered with calumnies. He Me
Nillcnl was not here to defend the Sen
ator who had been attacked. He was
not here to say whether the charges
against the Senator were true or
. false. The question was whether the
rules OF the House should be observed.
Referrins to recent diSorderly scenes
ON the floor of the House, he said that
he spoke of them with biushing and m
shame. Language had oecn used whlch
he would not repeat mere or elsewhere
and the scenes HAD eliminated IN fist
fight Was TINS thing to nave mo- end:
+ Was the House 10 oe converted into a
beer GARDEN WAS the p"slII>1 ana not
the statesman To- oe IN chiel rePu'S''ion .
Mr.. DaIzeii, oil pennsylvania sald
that the speech of the gentleman liom
/ Ohio had been delivered While am c!ec-
tlon case had been uhuor conS'"ri "''oii'
The floor had been accorded mum %"
usual time for adjournment. This ac-
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