The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-27
FTRTHER INVESTIGATION
OHARGEs AGAINST
THE HOUSE POSTMASTER.


Fnloe-Bridge Bills Passed-Confer-
o,ca Report on the Tariff Bill Pre-
senteo-ro Be Taken Up To-day.
w.sHINGroN, Sept. 26.-In the House
.bis morning MIR. Gambler of Massachusetts.
t-on the worlds fair committee. reported a
-.solutiou providing that subcommittee Of
6,,a Members of that committee shall be
snnointed by the chairman to inquire into
the progress of details for the holding of
.ba proposed exhibition, TO examine into
the amount of space allotted 10 the various
Government displays, and all other
-natters which the subcommittee may
dasm advisable, and to report to the
House at the beginning Of the next session.
The resolution was adopted. The subcom-
,nittee under the foregoing resolution will
h. COMPOSED as follows: John w. Gambler,
oboirman ex-officio; Robert A. Hit Of
Illinois. Nathan Frank Of Missouri, Roswell
p Flower of New York, and VIM. l. VIII
son of West Virginia
MORE RoTTENNEss IN THE PosToFFICE.
Mr. Enloe of Tennessee, rising to a ques-
.;on of privilege, offered resolution stating
hat the postmaster OF the House has on the
roiI Of his employees at 500 a month q Mr..
bradley, who works IN the government
n-,nfing office. and that the said Bradley
pavs sos month to the son of
~ nostmaster, who does not work
in the postoftice, and directing the commit
toe on accounts to investigate the allega-
tions In speaking Of the resolution, Mr..
Enloa raf ,rrsd 70 the resolution offered by
him Yesterday, and complained OF his being
deDriyed of the floor In a parliamentary, but
rather unfair manner.
The speaker suggested that the gentleman
was out of order In not confin1ng himself to
the .esolution under consideration.
Mr.. Enloe retorted that some times 1t ap-
naared that the speaker saw gentlemen on
the democratic side out of order much more
quickly than he did gentlemen on the re-
publican side
The speaker replied that, in some in
stances gentlemen on the democratic side
were much more clearly out OF order.
BLoUNT ON HIS METTLE.
Mr. Blount was also called to order for
not, speaking directly to the matter under
consideration. He resented this, aud de-
clared that only the other day, when the
resolution expnnging the Kennedy speech
from the Record was under consideration,
Mr.. Kennedy had been permitted to 60 on
for twenty minutes reafffrming that speech.
The speaker inquired whether the gentle
man from Georgia had objected.
Mr. Blount replied that there were times
when the speaker should object.
The speaker said that he had seen nothing
in the remarks of the gentleman from Ohio
| that called for his interference. The gen.
tenan had been allowed by the House to
make al explanation.
Mr. Blount remarked that the explana-
ton was reiteration Of the offense.
The speaker did not think 80. No one had
objected to it.
Mr. Blount retorted that no one had
objected to the delivery of the first speech
not even ahe speaker.
The speaker thought that the gentleman
did not mean to incorporate in his speech an
intimaton that the present occupant was in
the chair.
Mr. BlOunt said that he did not mean the
present occupant. He knew that the
9eaker had been out of the city at the
Tine
ENLoE WANTS A FAIR CHANCE.
Mr. Ealoe again took the floor, and he
also alluded to Kennedy's speech and was
called to order by the speaker. He pro-
1Sted and said that on questions of privi-
lege the speaker had allowed gentlemen
g'eat range in discussion.
ine speaker inquired what gentlemen.
Mr. Enloe replied that he referred TO gen.
uenen on both sides of the House. He In
Stahcsd the case of the gentleman from
ARKANSAS (Mr. Rogers who on a question
VI privilege had been allowed to speak for
an l0ur, attacking the speaker-an attack
ously
Ine speaker said that 1t was true that thu
gentleman from Arkansas and other gentle
h, .h9a lsd made attacks on the chair which
should not have been permitted.
,;.al Mr hnloe-W bile We are settling these
little matters-
Inc speaker-But the question is on re-
ISo,1allon, I".1 and the House is not seutling these
ilttls matters.
MI Z Elloe-It does not come with pro-
ndni uiey from any occupant of the chair to
a' Ti She expense of members.
tne opeaker-The chair calls the gentle
MI NJ IRON u tennessee TO order.
hin,a.,s rra, sGhioe-The gentleman will address
ulGlsef Ts to the resolution.
Aui' ne dld and the resolution was adopted.
BRIDGE BILLS PASSED.
csOl. On !. motion of Mr.. Clarke of Alabama the
SIobfo on 6in was passed, authorizing the
F-ooa ne, 0lraro and Kansas City railroad 20
U.S. 0r certain rivers ia Mississippi.
aaa 0n nlouon Of Mr.. Herbert the Senate bill
% b-,Ga passed authorizing the construction of
Dema, A'aoaAna river, near
LIN H1 'na nioCon OF Mr.. Davidson the Senate
N br;S passed authorizing the construction
Florida. -''''n anu banana rivers
CONFERENCE REPORT SUBMITTED,
smha %ILe these bills were being called ND bv
hon Ws Interested in them and acted
Ilb tha C ucChlnley entered the chamber
hder b;s 'onlerence report on the tariff bill
kplouao aa' arm, and he was greeted with
bmitsoa bo from the republican side. He
knteS -, .oe report, and it was ordered
n, N,'1 ~ IN the Record.
IN,oT onnlsy ;rny then gave notice that to-
e, nn-,,ni iiitnediately after the reading of
bns1eratatiI ai ne would call up the report for
M M"I2ninand M'eIQn and final disposition.
bud No. 'aililn trusted that the gentleman
mot ~. I-Sls6 upon that. The conferees
hltsrs usstt1o .eeo on most of the controverted
en bsG l'u i'l. Yesterday evening. Some of
D. No Deen agreed upon until to
asd or loess OF the House had never
bid No. seen the conference report II
heibd,oet properly studied within the
sonIS sIIaied an He hoped that Mr.. McKin-
badav ira.w a.iow the report to go over till
nir aIIeYead OF tomorrow.
b. ua' Ihlliey said that he must insist
readin,, no1nsslderation 81 of the report after
III. NSs ;Tt ~ the Journal tomorrow.
dinc - "a Lilh thereupon insisted upon the
Of tba 'ne conference report. The read
4 elocC teP9rt was not completed when
z VVA arrived and th n" 49,