Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-11

vi VI f4AftlfA'N VI pillp w
unanimous consent, the Senate joint re.o-
luton was passed accepting from the G. A.
r. a statue of Gen. L. S. Grant.
The Speaker stated that the vote was
upon the resolution Of the committee on
rules, providing that, after two hours de-
bate, il shall be in order to move non
currence in the Senate amendments 10 the
Indian appropi alton bill.
Rogers of Arkansas made the point ot
order tha. no name had been called. and
that the refore the vote was not in progress.
The Speaker overruled the point of order
on the ground that the vote had been taken
yesterday and had disclosed the absence Of
a quorum.
Rogers desired to make an appeal, F..
lhe Speaker declined to entertain it. snil
the resolution was adopsed-yeas lo3, uaY5
Il.
Enloe then rose to a question Of perso1al
privilege. He said that pending the cali
of the House he was present in his seat
He had then started out of the House, with
out his hat, to attend to business in the Cau-
itol. In passing out of the west door, the
doorkeeper told hin that he could not pass
out. He replied that he would pass out
The dooI keeper said that lie could not do
so that he had order, from the Speaker 10
that effect. He Euloe) had said that he
would pass, and the doorkeeper thereupon
caught him by the arm aud attempted to
arrest him. lie had been acting il. his rep
resentatiye cspaeity, and exercised his con-
stitut,onal rights to go and come Hbereso-
ever he pleased. He bad not been absent.
A subordinate Of the House had laid vioit
hands upon him, 10 order to prevent hu
from passing from one portion of tie Car
itol 10 the other. and he offered solution
to bring the doorkeeper 70 the bar Of thc
House fer contempt C. the IIause and f1r
breach Of the privi cges of member
After citing the cor skltion and the rule
of tie House in support of ,s position
Enloe eon'cade1 that the Speaker had no
authority to Issue an order to the subord'-
rates of the House to interfere with iheI
personal rights add privileges which be-
longed to q member of thst body.
The Speaker, ruiirg upon the quesii N.
sa d that the rights ard priveleg of
members of the II uie in the discha-Qa OF
their functions were rscrs' s'b that the
House could undertake no higher duty than
the conservation of those rights and privii-
eyes entacr. And. even il the qu -tion
arose under doubious circumstances, it WAS
proper for the House to ra1ss. and to give
suitable heed to any que stion which men
Der raised in his rights and privileges II
was for the House alone 10 determine What
those rights and privile ges were. Ia fh
case the gentleman had embodied Il
his resolution his complaint Il
the iemedy therefor. The chair thought
tha. this was question which ought to be
passed upon By the House. The rules of
the House made provision fos the obtaining
snd retention Of quorum. In order 10
accomplish that, the rules of the House II
quire1 that whenever a call was ordered
the doors should be close Such closing
of the doors, in the opinion of the chair.
prevented any member from leaving the
CT amber. They were msde. in the opinion
of the chair, for the purpose of keeping 10
slch members as were there already AMI
retaining those who might appear there,
after hsvirg been sent there By the order
ofsthe House. But that was the opinion Of
the char as an individual member The
speaker bad Issued no order in regard 20
the matter. but, in response to a quesiio
of the doorkeeper or one Of his. sssistan
SIS % the meaning of the rule, the Sps aker
had stated that to be his opinion AM th
dlorkeeper had acted on il. always su5lset,
of course, 10 the decision Of the House
As tSis resolution raised question witch
must be disposed of BY the House, the
chair ruled it TO be admissible
Whiiihorne of Tennessee sail that h.
had no personal knowledge in regard t.
bic particular csse, but he bslie Ted that it
involved a question Of the privile ges of ev-
cry memtcr of the House. He therefore
moved to refer TIE resolution to the jaiici
ary committee.
Cannon Of Illinois believed that this was
q proper motion and by unanimous consent
1t was agreed to.
Rogers of Arkansas rose to a question of
ordsr. snd calling after ton to yesterdays
proceedings. criticised certain srsts meuts
made by Cannon Of Illinois in regard to
the special orders male by the House in
the 50th Congress.
The Speaker ated that, though the qus =
ton o. orisr night be permissibls shsa
the House vas not rrceseding under spe-
eisl rule, it was Bot in order at this tme
Rogers insisted on his right to rsise sae
question now and the Speaker refusing .
Feco grize him. Rogers said that he wiss.sd
the c1uniry TO know that he vas not a.
| loved the right to correct the Cougressiea-
al Record
The House then proceeded under the
special ordsr to tie confederation of the
Senste amendments to the Indian appro-
priaiion bill
Connelt of Nehrask added q little inter
est 20 au otherwise dresry discussion. by
making aB sttsck upon The committee on
rules fer reporting a resolution which pre-
ven'e5 the House from agreeing to certain
Senate amendments which were eminentiy
| meriforious. and which threw into hodge
pcdge the good snd the bad alike.
/ Dcckery Of Missouri also Commented
upon the extraordinary rule which took the
Senate amendments ous Of tie committee
of the whole, and provided that the Hsase
should vote in bulk upon I0i smsndnerfs
1 Perkins Of Kansas criticised the Demo-
erxrc side for fiibassering s9ainst the ger
eral appropriation bills. and he approved OF
the resolution which required speedy vote
10 be taken on the Indian appropriation bill
The delegates ha1 delayed the passage Of
the sundFy civil appropriation bill for ten
Gays by indnlgirg in political debate
NM - ~ -