Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
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Arr.,rn. cannon and Hi. blacklist.

Arraigns Cannon end His Blacklist.
WASHINGTON, Sept, SIN the house
yesterday Mr.. Cummings OF New York,
rising to a question OF privilege, pro-
tested against the Establishing by the
Cannon resolution. He said the gentle
man who had offered the resolution had
made unjust imputations, and in making
these imputations he had falsifed tho
record and blacklisted himself. He
then proceeded TO make an attack upon
Mr.. Cannon, comparing him to the noted
Tinnville Of the French revolution. In
support Of the resolution the gentle
man from Illinois, Mr.. Cannon, had APP
pealed to the record. The gentleman
from Iowa, Mr.. Henderson, had
seconded the gentleman from Illinois
and had used the word sneak" There
had been some sneaking done,
As the record indicated. The record
showed hat the speaker had refused to
the house the list Of the m OF the
absentees. lie then proceeded TO ar
raign the SPEAKER and the majority OF
committee on rules. This majority, he
said, composed o triumviate almost as
powerful as the one which sprang into
life after the assassination OF julius
Caesar. All the legislative meat was
cut and dried and distributed accord
ing to a prearrangei program.
Mr.. Cummings was frequently inter-
rupted by Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, and MIR.
Rowell, OF Illinois, arising to the point
of order that he was not combining him.
self to the question OF personal privi-
lege.
Mr.. Cummings proceeded with his ar
raignment Of the speaker, but after fire.
quent interruptions he asked unani-
nous consent to print the remainder Of
his remarks in the record.
But this consent was refused by
Messrs. Kerr and Dunnell.
Mr.. Cannon remarked that the gentle
man was printing a speech under the
false p~retense OF making a personal ex-
PLANTATION.
Mr.. Cummings-That pretense is not
as false as the pretense by which you
suggested my name into that black list.
Another interruption was made by
Mr.. Kerr.
This interruption was protested
against by Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia.
mot twenty-four hours ago." he said,
"a gentleman Of the other side was per-
mitted to arraign a senator of the
United States.
Mr.. Cannon-I call the gentleman TO
order. Laughter. The gentleman
from Georgia cannot take the gentle
man from New York of the floor.
Mr.. Blount-Yes, a gentleman on the
other side was permitted, in violation
nf tho rnlao tn arrainn a gnnafnr az n
felon and to arraign his colleagues for
associating with a felon.
Mr.. Cannon-The gentleman has no
right TO state a question of personal
privilege during the time OF the gentle
man from New York.
Mr.. Blount-I am only stating a ques-
ton OF personal privilege. But there
has been continued interruption OF the
gentleman from New York and an effort
to suppress him that ! have never seen
attempted before, and even in the light
of the transactions of yesterday is ex-
ceedingly oppressive.
Mr.. Cummings then proceeded with
his speech, and at the end of an hour he
was stopped by the speaker pro tem.
Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, made the
point of order that in speaking to a
question OF privilege the gentleman
was not governed by the hour rule.
The speaker pro TEN. overruled the
point, and Mr.. Bland appealed.
Mr.. Cannon moved to lay the appeal
on the table, and on this motion de-
manded the previous question, but Mr..
Bland protested that he was entitled to
the floor.
Amid applause on the democratic side
the speaker pro TEN. recognized Mr..
BANDS rights to the floor.
Mr.. Bland yielded to Mr.. Cummings,
and, Notwithstanding a protest from
Mr.. Kerr, the speaker pro tenn. recog-
nized the gentleman from New York,
who proceeded with his speech.
He was called to order by the speaker
pro ten. as not speaking to the point Of
order.
Mr.. Cummings may be muzzled
temporarily, but all the machinery of
the house cannot muzzle me e~ternally
After further debate the appeal was
withdrawn.
Mr.. Cannon said so far as Mr.. Cum
mings had referred to him he would say
1t was the habit of some persons on the
other side TO impute falsehoods against
members IN his (Cannon's) side. When
he made a statement OF fact il was jus.
titled by the record. Sometimes he
thought the censure of the gentleman
from New York was praise, and his
praise really censure.
Mr.. Lacey, OF Iowa, then called up
the Breckenridge election case. The
previous question will be called at !
o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. McRae, OF Arkansas, made an at
tack upon Powell Clayton, and the Ease
then went over
The senate bill was passed authorizing
the secretary OF the interior TO survey
the states of North and South Dakota.
The house then adjourned.