The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04

want to telegraph to members who are
absent that their place is here, and that
Their leaves Of absence are rpscindcd.
Applause on the Republican side. |
want more than this. | want bv this
preamble to call attention to the record
TO tell the exact facts nothing more or
less. because SO far rs | can rs q
member Of this House this bill must be
voted on II can get 1T voted upon"
Renewed applause.
Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, said that
when the COngrr committee convened
he thought all members came here as
equals, but he soon found that they had
been making rulers over themselves.
ana to-day they found new rulers
Sprlnglng up to uSurp powers never be-
lore exercised in any parliamentary
pody since tn" world began. Laugh
ter. He was one of the gentlemen
named in this resolution. ana he was
prolld OF 1T. In the course he had pur-
sued to-day he had obcyed the men who
sent nm here, and he would always
obey them in preference to the order of
he gentleman from Illinois.
Mr.. Osborne, Republican, of Prnnsyl-
ranln, with Il great show Of indigna-
ton, said that he understood his name
WAS on the list. He would say to the
gentleman from Illinois that in putting
''''' VII lill' IlSI IlC llilU Dpon very
nhch IN error. lie had been here since
ii o'clock and had answered at every
r"ll-calI. He had been here when the
genial gentleman from Illinois had not
Drch. Laughter and applause on the
Dcmocratlc side. He had been here
ana looked for the gentleman from Ill-
nolS and had not seen him, and why the
gentleman should select him (Osbornc)
was more than he could understand.
II, nc continued, your record is to he
Nerlilrd by tins sort of thing, If there is
less truth in it than is shown by your
resolution hero, then pity YOU. II I,augh-
ter and applause.
MIR. Cannon explained that the list of
names had been furnished by the clerks
ana the Speaker pro tenn. (Mr. Payson
explained that Mr.. OSborne's answer to
his name had not been heard on ac-
count of the cOnfusiOn)
Mr. Osborne insisted upon having the
| record corrected.
| ms colloquy was carried on amid
much Democratic laughter.
Mr, Smth, OF Illinois us my name
reported on the black list" Laughter. |
| The Speaker pro tenn The Chair is
not advised Of any such list"
Then for Il few moments there WAS
great confusion in the House Fully a
dozen members were on their feet de-
mandIng recognition on question of
personal privilege and their efforts to
secure such recognition were noisily
seconded by their friends.
FINALLY Mr.. Grain, Of Texas, was re-
cognlZcd. and he made vigorous pro-
test against the preamble
MT. henderson, Of Iowa, INTERRUPTED
Mr.. Grain with the point Of order that
Mr.. Grain was not talking to a qucs-
tlon OF personal privileges
MT. Grain turned his attention to
henderson and said "The chairman
or the committee on appropriations
must be in a sad plight when he re-
?ulrcs the assistance Of the able and
llcry gentleman from Iowa." Laugh
Mr.. Henderson Il will do what 1
please"
Mr.. Grain "You cannot bulldoze
me personally or through the chairman
of the committee on appropriations.
This is nothing but Il petty species of
bulldoZlng, the object being to threaten
us IN order to compel us to vote. am
responsible to my constituents alone. |
went out of the chamber Intentionally
to ayold being counted as present and
not voting. | even took my hat and
umbrella away, because | have heard it
asserted that the clerks and pages were
sent to the cloak rooms to hunt up hats
and umbrellas in order that the Speaker
might count hats and umbrellas pres
ent and not voting. Laughter. | had
the right to do that. | have the right
to do that whenever | please. ask the
chairman OF the committee on appr0-
| prlatlOnS II he did not threaten me and
another mcmbCr>On this side if we con-
tlnucd to do what we were doing he
would see that the chamber was locked
up and we were compelled to stay here
aspriSoners.
| "lhc charge was made" continued
MIR. Grain, that the Democrats of the
South were dcpriving 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 votes of men who
actually had not voted. 1t was to
avoid this that the men who thought
that the lard bill ought not to pass had
gone out OF the c9amber."
MI Henderson. Of Indiana "You
stood by while the Lodge bill passed.
ana dld not secedc until the farmers
day came and then you sn"akcd out of
the hall" [Rcpublican applause
Mr.. Grain: 81 represent as many
farmers, as YOU do, but they are far
merS who produce cotton seed oil, be-
tween which and pure lard there is no
more comparison than between heaven
and hell ILaughter."]
Mr.. Henderson "Thcn put it on the
market as such. Don't sneak; be Il
man Republican applauSc.]
Then MIR. Turner, of New York, was
given his turn to rise to a question of
personal privilege. He found his name
In the honorable company of the gentle
men who were named in the preamble.
Even suppose the gentleman Withdrew
ms preamble his purpose would have
been accomplished. lie had been play
ing TO the press gallery, and the names
OF the gentlemen mentioned would be
found in all the papers tomorrow.
From time to time Republican mem
bcrS called for vote, but Mr.. Turner
refused to yield the floor, announcing
that he intended to talk for at least an
hour if his voice held out He con-