Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-12

| on both sides as the most orderly anu , .b
best considered way of dealing WIZ WIZ i'm
subject matter. Ii was not intendea w
ply ecintilla OF censure on the oeN
| from Florida. -
Mr.. Pugh, another Democratic meuW NJ
Of the committed. concurred in wnas
Gray had said, and added that in his gp a,,t
ION the defeat of the resolution wouIu The
the Senate in a false position beioIe ~
| country, and that the senators who No.t;-
against 1t would be placed in Q worse orlJ
tude than the Senator from Florida "ou'1
be II the resolution were agreed TO.
MIR. Hawley quoted in gu pport OF tne III
solution the remarks made by Thomas ~.
Benton in 1850. 10 the effect that II VIZ
not only right, but the duty of the sena,
tors TO revise their speeches and lmprY'o
the style: but that where anything 9 o., a
personal character was said there couiu "
no alteration Of the words. no Substitution
Of an equivalent, or convertible phr1o'
but that the words spoken were 20 stand,
Mr.. Jones. Of Arkansas, stated that ne
had heard the remarks Of Mr.. Coll, gnu
that le remembered distinctly nlS
charging the Senator from New HamP.
shire with the responsibility for the murut,tI
of hundreds OF women and children III tlo
southern States. ..
Mr.. Evarts. a member of the COMMITTEES;
defended the resolution as reported, anu
said that the Senate could not afford 10 10
indifferent 10 such an interference WIZ
the absolute correctness and reliability oA
the Record
Mr. Vance, q Democratic member OF tne
committee, also defended its action, ouV
said that nothing was farther from his III
tentiOn than 10 cast any reflection on lno
Senator from Florida. He spoke OF tle
constant attacks IN the Senate upon, tDe
| people of the southern States. and re-
minded the senators that they could not
/ always expect the representatives OF those
| States 10 initiate the wisdom of that greaI
American philosopher Josh Billings, Wlo
! said the little things of life were more
| troublesome than the great things. ahd
| that feas had given HIN a great deal
more trouble than elephants.
| Mr.. Call submitted some remarks IN nlS
/ own vindication and quoted some or MI
| Chambers expressions IN the same deDate'
| imputing to him the possibility OF pto-
voking homicide and of adding TO tho
silent voters of Florida" and assured tne
/ Senate that he had no idea OF violating us
rules.
Tho vote was taken and resulted-yeas'
| q: NAYS, 11-nO quorum.
| Among the affirmative votes were those
of Messrs. Gray, Pugh, Iupie. and vance.
without disposing of the matter tho
! Senate at 5:2O, adjourned.
House of Representative.
In pursuance Of the agreement made
/ Saturday the public-buildng bills when
/ that day passed the Committee OF the
| Whole came up this morning wlth the pre-
yious question ordered. The bills were
passed. They provide for the erection OK
public buildings at the following points:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Chester, Pa. Column
bus. Ga Atchison, Kan; Alexandria
| Ia: HoultOn, Me-; lynn, Mass. La
| fayette, Ind. Baton Rouge, La, and RE
mont. Neb.: also Cor an increase on the
| limit of cost Of buildings at Newark; NJ
j.: Scranton. Pa; Troy, n. T.; Dallas.
! Tex. and Springfield, No. The measures
/ involve an expenditure of S1.Si5 OD.
Mr.. Baker. Of New York. from the Com
mittce on Territories. reported blll ior
| the admission Of Wyoming He asked f0r
| the immediate consideration Of the Ohl,
which. under the now rules, Is privileged
measure.
Mr.. Springer objected to the present con-
| sidcration because there existed an agree
mcnt that this bill should not be called up
until the Oklahoma bill had been disposed
Of. and he raised the question Of consider
alton. ,.u
Tho House decided to consider the bill
yeas, 1872; nays, liza party vote. -,
On the point Of order raised by MT.
| Springer tie bill was referred to the Com
mistce Of tho Whole, and Mr.. BAKER moved
| that the House 90 INTO such committee.
Mr.. Springer iuterjocted n motion 20 adj
! iourn, which was defeated-yeas, 1l6 nays,
132.
Elr. Bakers motion was agreed to-yeas'
1i6 nays. los. and accordingly the House
went into Committee of the Whole.
The bill having been read IN erinso Mr.;
Baker denied that he had acted in bad
faith III calling up the measure at this
time.
The purpose Of the gentleman from Il
linols (blr. Springer was to delay the con-
sidcrati0u Of the measure until be had an
opportunity to bringln an omnibus bill.
Mr.. Springer reiterated his statement
that the bill had been called up IN viola
ton Of the agreement made in the Com
mittee on Territories. The gentleman from
Kansas (Mr. Perkins, had told him that he
was much surprised when the Wyoming
bill was called up. All he (Mr. Springer
asked was that reasonable time should re-
given to the minority 10 prepare anc-I-
ments which il desired TO offer.
Pending further discussion the commit
tee rose, and the House, ut $40, adjourned.