, 1890-09-11
A WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Senator Quay Roasted In the
House.
The TARIFF DEBATE GOES ON
Considerable Progress Made Dur
ing the Weok--The River
and Harbor Bill.

WAsufNGToN, Sept. Ain tho house
to-day Mr.. Cummings, Of New York,
rising to n question Of privilege, pro-
tested agninst his blncklisting by the
famous Cannon resolution. The gentle
man who offered the resolution made
unjust imputations, and In making
these imputations falsihed the record
and blacklisted himself. He then pro-
ceeded to make an attack upon Mr..
Cannon. comparing him to the noted
Tinnville OF the French revolution. He
then proceeded to arraign the speaker
and the majority Of the committee on
rules.
Mr.. Cummings was frequently inter
rupted with points of order. not conhn-
Ing himself to the question of personal
privilege. Mr.. Cummings, however,
proceeded with his arrangement OF the
speaker, but after frequent interruptions
asked unanimous consent to print the
remainder of his remarks In tho record.
Consent was refused by Messrs. Kerr
and Dunnell.
Mr.. Cummings then proceeded with
his speech, and at the end of an hour
was stopped by the gavel Of Speaker
Pro TEN. Burrows.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri. made a point
that In speaking on question OF priv
ilcge n gentleman was not governed by
the hour rule.
The speaker pro TEN. ovcrruled tho
point.
Mr.. Bland appealed. e
Mr.. Cannon moved to lay the appeal
on the table, and on this motion de-
manded the previous question, but Mr..
Bland protested that he vas entitled to
the floor.
Amid applause ON tho democratic side,
the speaker pro tenn. recognized Mr.
BANDS right TO the floor
Mr.. Bland replied TO Mr.. Cummings.
and, Notwithstanding protest from Mr..
Kerr, the speaker pro tenn. recognized the
gentleman from New York, who pro-
ceeded with his speech.
He was soon called to order by the
speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. Cummings may be muzzled
temporarily. but all the machinery of
the house can not niuZzled me entirely.
After further debate the appeal was
Withdrawn, and Mr.. Cannon said that so
inr rs Mr.. Cummings had referred to
him he would say that IL was the habit
of some persons on the other side to i'm
pute falsehood against the members on
his (Cannon's) side. When he made a
records. Sometimes he thought the CEN
sure OF the gentleman from New York
was praise, and his praise really censure.
Mr.. Lacey, OF Iowa, then called up
the Breckenridge election case. the pre-
vious question to be called at 1 o'clock
tomorrow.
Mr.. McRae. of Arkansas. made an
earnest attack upon Powell; Clayton.
The case then went over, and the
senate bill was passed authorizing the
secretary of the interior TO survey the
seventh standard parallel between the
states of North and South Dakota
The house then adjourned.
MR. KENSEDy's SPEECH.
A republican congressman from Penn
sylvania to-day prepared n resol ution in
structing the public printer 10 refrain
from publishing Mr.. Kennedy's speech
IN the record, as IL constituted breach
of decorum and the rules Of the house.
Mr. Kennedy, however, withheld his
speech from the printer for day or two,
and consequently the resolution was
withheld. Mr.. Kennedy this afternoon
said that he did not believe he had had
said anything that actually constituted a
violation OF the rules or proprieties. He
added that he had not yet had opportu-
nifty TO revise his speech.