The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-01-22

lish speaking legislative assemblies tha
no presiding officer colld make an abso
lutte final decision to bind the body owe,
which he presided. If the presiding Office
decided question of order it was in tn,
power of any member to appeal and tax,
the judgment of the body itself. In thu
English parliament it was in the power
of any single member to demand divis
ion and have tellcrs. Congress had plucet
a restriction on that rule, and had pro
vided that count by tcllers must be de-
mandcd by one-tifth of quorum. What
redress did member have against 4
wrong count by the speaker il he could
not have the yeas and nays? The mar
who sat in the chair might do all tn,
legislative work transacted in this body
He submitted that this house, in the alb.
sencc of any conventional rules cstab
lishcd by itself, was to be governed by
the general parliamentary law as modi,
fed by the rules heret otore prevailing.
In submitting an appeal to the house
the speaker said: THE chair has always
been unable to see how it is possible for
house which has pissed out of existence
to bind by rules and regulations. house
/
future. Recent decisions by the speaker
of the house have been to the effect that
the rules of the last house did not bccom,
he rules of the present hous, directly.
The chair is unable to see how they can
become the rules of the present house in
directly. The very fact that they have
been made as rules shows clearly he nee
essity of a special enactment. If they be-
come by indirection the rules of the next
house it would not become necessary to
rc-cnact them. This house then is govern
ed by general parliamentary law, such as
has been established in the same manner
that the common law of England was
established, by repeated decisions and
general acquicsccnsc of the people in the
system which governs ordinary assem-
blics. The present occupant OF the chair
has frequently ordered tellers since the
beginning of this session of congress, and
isnot unwilling to do so. But the question
has came up now as n question of right;
and whatever the personal wishes of the
occupant OF the chair might be, he was
Obliged to decide in accordance with
what he regards as the unmistakablc
parliamentary law of the land.
MIR. Cannon moved to lay the appeal
on the table.
Mr.. Mills raised the point of order that
the parliamentary law recognized no
such motion.
The speaker ovcrrulcd the point of or
der and submitted Mr.. Cannon's motion
1t was agreed to yeas. 139; nays, 1856
The question then rccurrcd on Mr.
BANDS motion to amend the journal
and it was lost, yeas, 1870; nays. 40
The journal was then approved.
On motion of Mr.. Gambler of Mass
the Worlds Fair committee was granted
a leave to sit during the sessions of the
house.
Mr.. Grain of Texas, offered resolution
the committee on the judiciary
to report within one week whether the
late sergeant alarms was a disbursing
ofhcer; and II so to report a bill provid-
ing for the payment of the salaries OF the
referred.
The house then resumed in the commit.
tee of the whole. the Oklohama town site
bill but made no progress. The commit.
tee rose, and the house adjourned.
TRAGEDY IN ROME.