The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-01

of ground. burn ever. blade of grass and
the last cntrcnchnent OF liberty shall Ia
our grave" The democratic side burst
into cheers answered 10y sicrisive laughter
by rcpublicans.l
The speaker stood calm and collected
and above the uproar was heard Springcr's
voice i'm motion for an adjournment.
Order bs,inR partly ressorcd the speaker
brief statement. The house will not allow
itself, said the speaker, to he deccivcti by
spi.hs'. ,S haas has 6feh f ~. 1%s r .rS n
iSas'n;sns; j,, emit; The rrosss'',ns- ,% ,.,.,;1 e
was CONCERNED. had been orderly. Iderno-
cratic misses. suitably i'm the couforna-
tive tn the rules of parliamentary law.
renewed hisscs. and the refusal to en-
tertain ~ motion Ia adjourn at this JUNG
t,ire IL strictly in accorsiancc thcr"with.
niii,y by which orderly methods OF par
liameutary procedure can he used tn
stop legislation, hence when any member
ar set of members undertake to oppose
the orderly progress of business. even 10y
the use of ordinarily recognized parli..-
mentary metliosis,it is right for the majori-
ty to refuse tn have those motions enter
tanned and cause public business tn pro-
ceed. Primarily the organ of the house
is the man elected to- the spcakcrship. IL
is his duty i'm a clear case, recognizing
the situation, to .nduayor to- carry ont the
wishes and ,iesits's of the majority of the
body he represents. Whenever II becomes
apparent that ordinary proper parliamcn-
tary motions arr. being used solely for the
purpose of delay and obstruction, when
mcmpcrs break over unprecedented rules
correcting himself, break over "a
rule Iappla,tsc and laughter on the demo-
cratic side in regard to the reading of th,.
Journal, when a gentleman steps down to
the front amid the applause of his assoc
ciatcs and announces that lac intends tn
make opposition in every direction u be-
comes apparent tn the house and the
community what his purpose is. IL il
| then the duty of the speaker To- take under
gard to such matters. And in order that
there may not be any MISUNDERSTANDING
| as to- whether or not il il the wish and de-
sire of the ma jority of the house. the liIcs-
| ton of AN appeal from the refusal of the
chair to entertain motion will bc pre-
| Springer desired to he heard on an APP
peal, hut the speaker recognized Mck,l.
ley who moved G to = lay the apn.m, , on, ,I,. ,I.
| speaker merely renarking that the house
| would now vote on the question whether
Illinois. The speaker directed "A call al
| the roll, but the voice of the clerk was
! drowned by that of Springer, who, as well
| he never had known IA time in the histor,
| of the country when the speaker, when
am appeal was taken, refused to hear "a de
| or the house to- gag the members in thi,
manner. The appeal was then laid upon
speaker, as usual. counting the re.uisit,
! number to make "a quorum. Springs
| moved. to adjourn, but the speaker SAID
| the decision of the chair had been sis
| tanned by the house and refused to enter
tain the motion. The speaker thcreupoi
recognized Dalzicl. of Pennsylvania. I.
speak upon the SmitlI-Jackson election
case. Crisp raised n question of con
si,leration and the speaker replied tina
the house. had already decided to considit.
the election case, notwithstanding Crisp
protest that the question of consideration
decided on the previous day he not bindiin,
to-day. The speaker refused to put tin
question tsp the house.
Crisp appealed. but the speaker de
clincd to entertain the appeal amid demo
cratic misses. Crisp asked for reasons
and the speaker gave the vote of the hous
sustaining the ruling of the chair agains
dilatory motions. Crisp protested that tlr
speaker had right to- determine hi
motives. to- which the speaker rcplic
that he thought them perfectly apparen,
Dalzell said Crisp was out of order. am
Crisp replied: II have the right to pr.
sent this proposition to the speaker am
the country so il may bc understood. No
are pursuing further that course YOU seer
tn have entered upon of tiisrcgar'ling al
customs, practices and parliameiitar
rules" Dalzcll then proceeded to spcal
|, | but tine upr,ar continued until Crisp a.,
viscd his colleagues that they should Civ
! the election case IA pIIiet hearing 50 the
might pass upon il intclligcntly. This ao
vice was acted upon. and at the concl,
sion of Dalzclrs argument, the hons" a'
io,irnetl.