Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-05
KENNEOYiS TRADE.
what Are Quay TT Al Going to DO About

lBy telegraph to the Dispa,ch.I

lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.)
WASHINGTON, September 4.-Much indig-
nation exists among the Republican sena-
tors over Mr.. Kennedy's attack upon the
Senate AS n whole and Mr.. Quay in particu-
lar Yesterday. Several consultations have
been held, but no plan Of action has been
agreed upon.
A prominent senator. familiar with par
liamentary presidents and practices, when
asked what would be the proper course TO
be pursued If il were decided TO do any,
thing. said that if after a time the House
took no action the Senate should pass
resolution, courteous IN tone, calling the
attention of the House to the unparlia-
mentary proceeding, and then leave 1t to
deal with the question as il saw tt.
But this action would DEPEND upon the
manner in which knowledge of the de
livery of the speech reached the Senate
Mr. Kennedy's remarks does not appear in
to-day's Record the reporter noting that
they "are withheld for revision" Unless
they come before the Senate in the Record
or in some other authoritative way II may
be that nothing will be done:
Mr.. QUAY knew nothing Of the delivery
of the speech until this morning, and after
his arrival at the Senate chamber he con-
ferred with several of his colleagues.
spending considerable time with Mr.. In
gals. He said TO a reporter that he had
not determined what course OF action 10
pursue He had under consideration the
making OF statement under the rule gov
erning questions of personal privilege, but
be was not fully decided what TO do.
The Pennsylvania Republican members
of the House were very angry to-day when
they read MIR. Kennedys published speech.
1t so happened that as the hour was late
and il was understood that nothing in the
debate was to occupy time, no PennsylVa-
mia Republican member, and indeed very
few other Republican members, were
| present when the speech was deliy-
| cred Yesterday, or, they say, Mr. Kennedy
would have been called TO order before he
had progressed far in his attack. When
| their attention was attracted by the pub
| lished speech to-day the Pennsylvania Re
publicans had their heads together, and the
| result was the preparation of resolution
| instructing the Public Printer TO refrain
| from publishing the speech IN the Record,
as il constituted a breach OF decorum and
| the rules Of the House.
| The resolution was intrusted TO Mr..
| Dalzell for presentation TO the House, Dut
before that could he done Mr.. Burrows
who is Speaker pro tea., was consulted. by
| his advice representations were made 70
| MIR. Kennedy which induced him 10 with
| hold his speech from the printer for u rev
DAYS. and consequently the resolution was
| likewise withheld.
MIR. Burrows, who was in the chair when
| the speech was delivered, was the subleci
of criticism at the hands of some members
because of his failure TO check the speak
err. but he justified himself by the state
ment that it had been the invariable Gus
tom of the presiding officer TO refrain from
passing Judgment upon the utterances Of
a member until some member calls his al
tention TO an alleged breach of rule.
Mr.. Kennedy this afternoon said that he
did not believe that he had said anything
actually constituting violation of the
rules or the proprieties. He added that he
had not yet had an opportunity, TO revise
his speech, and until he had had that 3p
portunity it would be withheld from the
| Record, but no longer.
Meanwhile the impression is on the tiool
of the House that the Objectionable fea
lures of the speech, If there were any, II
a parliamentary sense, will be eliminated
before it is published, and the matter VII
there end.