Telegram-herald., 1890-04-13
CAPITAL POINTERS
Everything Is safe When Michigan
Ia On Guard.
BOYS PLAT Ii The ALLEN FAMILY
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"AsaIsGIos, Lf G., April Business
Is lively down here. The House Com
mlttee OF Ways and Means holds daily
sessions, gVng a. OF the m4nufactuE-
ing and other interests or the country
opportunities 10 be heard Since Con-
gEessman Burrows time has been alb
s0rbed 70 such an exten, ~ his duties
there. be las not been esled uooa 10
pTcs.de over the Gel BE-. 4tlons ~ the
House n Committee OF lAs Nu-le."
The Ok man from Ypsilant.. CAPT. Ed
ward =. Ale, has b--A noncsrd by
Llat place. and he m.c-s - hrst-class
presid.ng Officer. l DO not know Why
the Speaker has almost invariably select
cd - .shigan man FOR MS seat n his
aisence. lie las good reason, no
d0uht. Perhaps ns .sels-with All due
respect Tor other st.s es-as the boys
used % IN the tTG, waen the Mlchl-
gan men were on gua-d They could
sleep soundiy without fear of surprise.
Michigan on guard tonight"
They had very lively time in the
House 0n Friday last, aud made things
interesting Tor the chairman. They
bal under consideration bill for the a.
lowance OF certaia claims for stores and
supplies taken and used by the United
States Army, a. reported from the court
Ul Claims, under the provisions OF the
Act OF March 3, 1888, known as the
bowman Act, and came 20 no resOlu-
ton thereon, but the Southern men,
bers were IN the saddle and IN the
splrit, ard they appeared 10 try 10 see
how much trouble they could give
their presiding officer, who started out
By saying. The FIRST point of order
that the chair rules upon, IS that order
must be maintained on the hOOr."
laughter
After lengthy wrangie, IN which al
most every member became interested,
with labyrinth OF questions before
the House, Mr.. Allen, of Misslssippi,
arose. Mr.. Cannon--"Mr. Chairman,
Just word. / was not here on last
Friday when the question of order was
Iuas made Mr.. Allen, OF Mississippi
81 believe / was recognized. laugh
ter" The Chairman-"The Chair
recognized the gentleman from IL
fnOis." Mr.. CannOn-'I Will yield 20
the gentleman" Mr.. Allen, OF Mlssis-
sppi-''What | wanted to say was more
N the nature OF a personal privilege
than on the point OF order; not personal
TO myself, but personal 10 the family
name. laughter The Chairman
The ChaIr viii Dc very glad TO hear
the gentleman Mr.. Allen, OF Missis-
sippi-"TO pass tins resolution (resOlu-
ton offered By Mr.. Thomas, of Wis
eonsn, 20 report the bill TO the
House with the recommendation that
Rules 70 investigate the status of the
bil M connection with the practice of
trc House, and Is early as practicable
o. make such recommendations in the
premises as they may deem proper for
the consideration of the House, includ-
ing any change OF rules deemed by
faem necessary for Just action on the
part ot the House as 10 this and similar
bH.s,I Nr. Chairman. or % entertain 10,
- 90 DO what a friend Of mine down IN
Mississippi would call putting the
brand 0f stigma on the chair Laugh
ter. For tne hrst time, ST, IN the his
tory OK this Government lt Is proposed
here. where the discussion OF A point of
Order IS pending before a gentleman
wh0 has reelected honor on the chair,
whose able and dlgrlhcd rulings have
g9ue out and made nm famous before
tnc world. 90 vote a want Of confidence
lu Em 5v sending tlls matter 70 the
Comm ttee on Rules. Laughter And
Row. s.r. tae names OF Allen. OF Ms
s,..rrs and Allen. OF Michigan are
so nearly IKE each other, and occupy
ing a position n the same Congress. too,
sm unwilling tO have tins brand
Ct sigma pat even upon the
FANNY namc. liaughter.l And