The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-17
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS-.
TIE SENATE RUSHING SOME
MINOR BILLS.
Kcnncdy's Speech Gives the House
Trouble--The House Doesn't Know
How To Act--And the Matter is Re-
icrred To the Judiciary Committee.
[By United II ess. ]


dent Morton in the chair.
The Senate proceeded to consider for
an hour bills on the calendar uloOjected
30 The first bill passed was Senate bill
authorizing the Librarian of Congrss to
purchase, ut not exceeding $50, 900,
.'TGwnsends library Of National, State
and individual records concerning the
orlgin, progress aud consequences OF
the late civil war.
House bill for marking the lin-s of bat
tie and the positions OF troops OF tie
army of Northern Virginia at Gettys-
burg, Pa was passed.
Consideration Of the conference report
on the railroad land forfeiture bill was
resumed aud Mr.. Morgan continued his
argument against 1t
A ter discussing further the land for
fei IRE bill was passed.
Tle aut-lottery bill was passed With
on discussion, and at 4:45 the Senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1G.-Ihe House
this morning proceeded to the consider
alton of the Enoe resolution relative To
the Kennedy speech. The pending
auestion was on the point Of order rails
ed against the resolution by Grosvenor
of Ohio.
Mr.. Blouut, of Georgia, in arguing the
polnt of order recalled the Brooks Sum
ner episode and cited the action of the
House in that case. Mr.. Biount
said he was not here to vim
dicate the character of the Senator
from Pennsylvania. He was not here
to investigate whether or not the
charges made by the gentleman from
Ohio were true or not. These We're
matters with which no member had any
thing 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 to a rigid responsibility.
The speaker in rendering his decision
said that tcere could be no dobt that
the legislative proceedings of the two
coordinate branches of the Legislature
would be very much impeded if improp-
er rcn ctions were allowed by the mem
bers Of the one body upon members OF
the other.
It was intended, as far as possible, to
keep personal feeling out OF legislation,
uud the Chair was very glad that this
question should be passed upon IN
such amanner as would make an impress
sion upon all.
The chair therefore overruled the point
OF order raised by Mr. Grosvenor.
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, offered g
resolution referring the Enloe resolu
tioG together with Mr.. Kennedy:
speech, to the committee on judiciary
with Instructions to that committee tC
examinc the speech and the rules anC
practice relating to debate, and repor
It's findings to the House within three
days.
Mr.. Enloe thought there was no occa
sion for sending the resolution to an,
committee. The facts were before th
House and there was no judicial queS
tion involved.
Mr. Cannon, Of Illinois, favored tn
reference.of the resolution tola committr
i'm order that the House might act intel
l!gently Mr. Enloe suggested that tn
gentleman from Illinois was hardly tn
person TO make reflection on other per
sons 'unparliamentary language.
Mr.. Gambler, of Massachusetts, wa
opposed to the reference of the resolu
tion to a committee He believed tina
toe House was qualified to act, and tina
il should act promptly, the NOR
promptly the better.
After further debate by Messrs. Hop
kins, OF Illinois; Breckenridge, of Ken
tucky; Adams, of Illinois; Turner, c
Georgia, and Holman, of Indiana. MI
Enloe demanded the question upon hi
resolution, which was so modified as t
4 ;A,, thn ~ of
House that it 'disapproves and cor
rcction to the public printer to expung
il from the permanent Congressloni
Record.
The House refused, yeas 93 nays Il
: to order the previous question.
Mr. Payne, OF Pennsylvania, again 0
fered his resolution referring the who
matter to the judiciary committee.
The clause requiring the committee
report within three days was strlcke
out on a point of order raised by M
Enloe.
The previous question on Mr.. Payne
resolution to refer was ordered and tt
Resolution was adopted, yeas 124; ma.
5S.
Mr. Boutelle, Of Maine, from the cor
mitlee on naval affairs reported res
lution calling on the Secretary of Il
Navy for information as
whether the Bethlehem Iron company
uslng for manufacturing steel gun for
1ngS for the United States navy, ores il
ported from Cuba or any other forei
country, also whatever ores suitable /
such manufacture cannot be procured
the United States. Adopted.
number of Senate bills were pass
authorizing the construction of bride
across southern rivers.
The speaker announced the appoi
ment of the following conferees on t
tariff bill Mckinley, Burrows, Bayl
Dingley, Mills, Mcmillan and Flower.
The House then, at 10, adjourned