The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-27
he also made vigorous protest against the

he also made vigorous protest against the
preamble.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa interrupted Mr..
Grain with point OF order that Mr.. Grain
was not talking to a question Of personal
privilege. Mr.. Grain turned his attention
to Mr.. Henderson and said: "The chairman
of the committee on appropriations must be
in sad plight when he requires the assist
ance Of the able and fiery gentleman from
Iowa. Laughter.
dr Henderson-f will do what please.
GRAIN REFUSES TO BE BULLDozED.
Mr.. Crain-You cannot bulldoze me,
personally, or through the chairman of the
committee on appropriations. This is moth
ing but petty species of bulldozing, the
object being TO threaten us, in order TO
compel us TO vote. | am responsible
to my constituents alone. Iwent out of the
chamber Intentionally, to avoid being
counted as present and not votin z. | even
took my hat and umbrella away, because
have heard it asserted that the clerks and
pages were sent to The clock rooms to hunt
up hats and umbrellas, in order that the
speaker might count hats and umbrellas
present and not voting. [Laughter.l l had
right to do that. | have a right to do
that whenever please. | ask the chairman
OF the committee on appropriations If he
did not threaten me and another member
on this side that if we continued to do what
we were doing that he would soc that the
chamber was locked up and we were COM
PEELED to stay here as prisoners.
A HIGH-HANDED PROCEEDING.
The charge was made, continued Mr..
Grain, that the democrats of the south
were depriving the negro of the right to
vote and refusing to count his ballot when
cast, but no man in the south had ever
done or attempted to do what the speaker,
backed by the majority, had done in this
House, and that was to count the
1t was to avoid this that the men who
thought the lard bill ought not to pass had
gone out of the chamber.
TRYING TO GULL THE FARMERS.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa-You stood by
while the Lodge bill passed and did not Sc
cede until farmers day came, and then you
sneaked out of the hall [Republican ap-
plause.
Mr.. Crain-I represent as many farmers
as you do. but they are farmers who pro
duce cotton seed oil, between which and
pure lard there is no more comparison thar
between heaven and hell. Laughter
Mr.. Henderson-Then put it on the
market as such. Don't sneak. Be man
Republican applause.1
TURNER'S TURN TO PROTEST.
Then Mr.. Turner of New York was giver
his turn to rise to question OF
personal privilege. He found hi
name in the honorable company
of the gentlemen who were named in the
preamble. Even suppose the gentleman
withdrew his preamble, his purpose would
have been accomplished. He had beer
playing to the press gallery, and the names
of the gentlemen mentioned would be found
in all the papers tomorrow.
TURNER WOUND UP FOR AN HOUR.
From time to time the republican mem
bers called for vote, but Mr.. Turner re
fused to yield the floor, announcing that b
intended to talk for at least an hour if hi
voice held out. He continued to arraigl
the chairman of the committee on appro
priations, who, he said, was bu
posing before the press gallery. H
would. he said, if it wer,
in order, advert to the star chamber pro
ceedings by which this bill had been forced
upon the House
Altogether Mr. Turner managed to con
sumo three-quarters of the hour he hac
undertaken to fill out, and when he had
concluded, amidst the applause Of the dem
ocratic side, on motion of Mr.. Brosius the
House at 5:45 o'clock adjourned.