Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-05
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Cummings Asserts Himself on a Question
of Personal Privilege.

AsscTts oh SucstlOh
of Personal Privilege.
WASHINGTON, Sept. lin the house
today, Cummings, OF New York, rising
to question of personal privilege,
against his being blacklisted by the
famous Cannon resolution, said the
gentleman who offered the resolution
made unjust imputations, and in max
ing these imputations falsified the re-
cord and blacklisted himself. He then
proceeded to make an attack upon Can
non, comparing him to the noted Tai
lien of the French revolution. He then
proceeded to arraign the speaker and
majority of the committee on rules.
Cummings was frequently interrupted
with the point of order, that he was not
contning himself to question of per-
sonal privilege.
He proceeded with his arraignment oi
the speaker, but after frequent inter
ruptions, asked unanimous consent tC
print the remainder of his remarks in
the record. Consent was refused by
Kerr and Bunnell.
Cummings then proceeded with his
speech and at the end of an hour was
stopped by the gavel of the speaker pre-
tenn. (Burrows).
Bland, of Missouri, made the point
that in speaking to aquestion ofpersonal
privilege, gentleman was not governed
by the hour rule.
The speaker pro tenn Overruled the
point, and Bland the speaker appealed.
Cannon moved to lay the appeal on
the table, and on this motion demanded
the previous question, but Bland pro-
tested that he was entitled to the floor.
Amid applause on the Democratic side,
the speaker pro tenn recognized BANDS
right to the floor.
Bland yielded to Cummings, and not
withstanding a protest from Kerr, the
speaker pro tenn recognized the gentle
man from New York, who proceeded
with his speech. He was called to order
by the speaker pro tenn, as not speaking
to the point OF order.
Cummings may be muzzled tenn
porarily, bat all the machinery of the
house cannotsmuzzle me eternally.
After further debate, the appeal was
withdrawn and Cannon said, so far as
Cumming had referred to him. he woulo
say it was the habit of some persons on
the other side to impute falsehood
against members on his (Cannon's)
side. When he made statement OF
fact it was justified by the record.
Sometimes he thought the censure of
the gentleman from New York was
praise, and his praise really censure.
Lacey, of Iowa, then called up the
Breckenridge election case, the previous
question to be called up at / O'Clock to-
morrow.
McRae, of Arkansas, made an earnest
attack upon Powell Clayton. The case
then went over.
The senate bill 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.
add wash leader
The Republican congressman from
Pennsylvania to-day prepared a resolu
ton instructing the public printer te
refrain from publishing Kennedy's
speech in the Record, as it constituted 6
breach of decorum and of the rules o.
the house. Kennedy, however, with
held his speech from the printer for 6
day or two, and consequently the resolu
ton was withheld. Kennedy this after
noon said he did not believe he had sale
anything that actually violated the rules
or proprieties. He added that he had
not yet had an opportunity to revise his
speech.