The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-11

that on q certain vote he was presen.
and not voting. lie was not present al
any time during that vote.
Mr. Rogers, Of Arkansas, objected 10
tho request.
Mr. Enloe then moved thu. tho Jour.
nal be corrected In accordance with the
facts.
This Speaker was about 10 put tho
question when Mr.. Rogers claimed tho
lloor Tor tho purpose OF debating 1t. Mr..
Rogers said that ho desired to bring tho
House back to tho idea that this was n
dcliberativo body. daughter Tie vas
happy to have the opportunity to call
the attention Of the country to tho fact
Tint the House was operating Under
what was called q code OF rules. So far
as his discernment went the rules did
not seem to bind anybody much, 1t
was not surprising that the rules result.
ed In false count. Had not the House
reached u curious climax In American
history when gentlemen OF the House
presuming 10 represent their respective
districts had to have their actions oues.
toned by another representative
Of another district OF another State
who had been honosed by the highes.
place In the gift Of the House. II that
was not humiliation and disyace
to tho House be failed to comprehend
the relations which ought to bind gen.
tlemen on this floor. A few DAYS ago
tho House had listened to homilics on a
free ballot and Il fair count. Why, u fair
count could not bs obtained even in the
House. He then proceeded to quote
from and comment on Speaker Reed's
article in the North american Reuicw on
the subject OF contested electiong. ffc
regarded the article as an apology for
the election committe. Commenting on
the fact that the recently seated mem.
bers had voted for tho Federal Election
bill, he said he was reminded OF the
quotation, "Well done, thou
good and faithful servant; enter thou
into the service Of the Lord TPoiut. |
ing to the Speakerl He then made
q general criticism OF the code OF
rules and quoted from speech made by
Mr.. Mckinley at the time its adoption |
to the elect that the people were more
Interested In what the House did than
the rules under. which 1t was done, !
This. said Mr.. Rogers, was the old maxim
that ''the end iustifes the MEANS" 1t
was that principle which inspired the
pirate on the high seas to scuttle and
rob ships. It was this principle which
Inspired the Federal Election bill. He
to the other side of the
House the article iu the North .imerican
Rtricw signed NJ. G. He was told it was
J lady who, to use an Irish bull, fathered
i, but it was said that the real author
was distinguished gentleman from
Maine, who held a high and honorable
position under the present administra-
ion.
The Journal was then amended as
by Mr.. Ealoe.
Mr.. Fithian, Of Illinois, and Mr.. Will
ans, of Illinois, then rose to correct the
onrnal, but the Speaker pro TEN (Mr.
Burrows, OF Michigan) recognized Mr..
Junuon, of Illinois, who .uoved the VI.
,roval OF the Journal. and on that de.
handed the previous question.
Despite Mr.. Fithian's protests the
question was put and the yeas und nays
,rdered.
The previous question was ordered-
'eas, 104; nays, 5S--she Speaker count.
ng a quorum.
In the debate which followed, Mr..
'ithian, OF Illinois, and Mr.. Villa us,
II Illinois, said the ournal was not cor.
ect, as they had been counted yesterday
When they were not present.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, stated
hat yesterday Mr.. Fi.hian had passed
lis desk and had said jocularly that he
vas going out and to tell the Speaker to
cunt him, He had not delivered the
message butt seemed to have been car.
led out anyway. daughter.
MIR. Cannon, OF Illinois, SAID that his
colleague {air. Fithian) had admitted
hat he was present during the roll call.
Mr.. Flthiau said that he had no. been
present when his name had been called.
Mr.. Cannon replied at length. stating
hat hours had been wasted scolding the
and the Democrats evil
!entty did not want the diplomatic and
consular bills to be considered. Messrs.
OF Tennessee, and Grosvenor,
II Ohio, also spoke, the latter remarkipg
hat the Democratic party had never
lone anything but drag onto the coat.
ails OF progress. He said tho Ag,icul-
ural Committee Of the House had
number Of important measures to report.
A Democrat-Why does it not do it?
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the Demo-
cratic party has obstructel legislation to
.he extent OF more than one quarter OF
Lbe time OF this Congress. aud the coun.
try understands it. Mr.. Grosyenor then
proceeded to critieise the Democrats for
their obstructive tactics. LET them be.
continued" he said, ''iet them keep it
up. Let them abuse their Cons,ltu-
tional privilege to order roll calls, but
let it bs understood the American peo-
pie know what they were doing, and
why they were doing it. applause on
Republican side and cries for "Thomp.
son, Thompson" from the Democracy.
The journal was then approved-yeas
1903; nays 81.
The conference report OF the Diplo.
matte and Consular appropriation bill
was adopted-yeas ia; nays &C. /
Mr.. Fuston, OF Kansas, submitted,
anu tue HOUSE passed the conference |
renort on the Agricultural appropriation
bill.
The House then. went into Committee
OF the Whole on the "Llnd Grant For
feitule BILL"
Without action, the committee rose,
and the House adjourned.
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