Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-26

avenue and street n. W., with the vacant
lots 90 the north side of it.
The conference report, presented yester-
Jay, on the blll to establish the Rock Creek
marx in the District oi Colombia, wss taken
up and adopted snd tie bill now gees to the
President. The park will contain 1000
acres.
The House j1int resolution appropriaiing
81 600 600 for the purchase of nickel ore
and nickel plate for naval purposes then
came up and was debated OF length.
HOUSE
Tire Worlds Fair committee reported
resolution providing that subcommittee
of five members Of that committee shall be
appointed 10 il quirs into the progress Of the
detail for the proposed exhibition, and to
report to the House OF the beginning Of the
next session. Adopted.
! Ga molten of Mr.. Circuit, Of Vermont, 8
/ bin wes passed extending until October 1st,
1890, the provisions OF the set fixing the rate
of interest on arreareges of general and spe-
! cisl taxes due the District of Columbia il
paid within specified time.
Mr.. Flower, OF New York, presented q
memorial of the officers end committee OF
the Grard Harbor Of the American Broth
erhood Of Steamboat Pilots OF the Uoited
States asking for change in the rules and
] regulations prescribed by the board ofsuper.
visiug Inspectors of steam vessels. MIR.
Flower asked for the appointment of COM
mittee OF fve members to investigate the
! matter and to investigate any charges made
against the members of the board.
Mr. Anderson, of Ksnsae, objected, and
the resolution was referred.
Mr.. Enloe, OF Tennessee. rlarg to CUES.
ton OF privilege ff4red resolution stating
that 1t Is alleged that the Postmaster of the
House has on the roll of bis employees at
500 month Mr. Bradley, who works In
the government printing office, and that said
Bradley pays s95 month to the son OF the
Postmaster. who does not work In the post
office. and directing the comm ttee on &C.
counts to investigate the allegations. In
speaking to the resolution Mr.. Eoloe refer
red to the resolution ofiared by him yester-
day, and complained of his being deprived
of the floor in parliamentary but rather
On fair manner.
The Speaker suggested that the gentleman
was Gu. OF order in not confning himself to
the resolution under consideration.
Mr. Ealoe retorted that sometimes 1t ap
peared that the Speaker saw gentlemen on
the democratic side out of order much more
quickly thnn he did gentlemen on the re-
publican side,
The Speaker replied that in some In
stances the gentlemen ou the democratic
side were much more clearly out of order.
Mr.. Blcuat, OF Georgia, was also called to
order FIR not speaking directly to the mat
or under consideration. He resented this
and declared that only the other day when
the resolution expunging the Kennedy
speech from the record was under considers'
tion, Mr.. Kennedy had been permitted to go
ca for 20 minutes reafirmipg that speech.
The Speaker inquired whether the gentle
nan from Georgia had oil 'cted.
Mr.. Blount replied that there we're times
Rhsn the Speaker should object.
The Speaker said lhet he had seen MOTH
inc 10 the remarks of the gentleman from
Ohio thst called for his interference. The
gentleman had been allowed by the House
to make an explanation.
Mr.. Blount remarked that the explans-
tion was q reiteraion Of the offence.
The Speaker did not think so. No one
had objected to it.
Mr.. Blount retorted that DO one had OBJ
isctsd 10 the delivery of the frs. speech
not even The Speaker.
The Speaker bought that the gentleman
did not mean TO incorporate In his speech an
the chsir.
Mr.. Biount said that he did not mean the
present occupant. Be knew that the Speak
err had bsen out OF The city at the time.
Mr.. Ealoe agais took the floor and he
also alluded to Mr.. Ksnnedy's speech, aud
was called to order by the speaker. he
protested and said that on questions OF priv
iegs the Speaker had allowed gentlemen a
great range ia the discns ion.
The Speaker Inquired what gentlemen
Mr.. Ealoe replied that he referred to gen
tlemen on both sides. Hs lDstanced the
case Of the gentleman from Arkansas Mr..
Rogers who On question Of privilege had
bsen allowed TO speak fer an hour attacking
the Spsaker-an attack which the Speaker
had taken very courteously.
The Speaker said that it was true that
the gentleman from Arkansas and other
gentlemen had made attacks on the chair
which should not have been permitted.