The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-13
HOUSE PROCgEDING.
Tho silver Pool To Tc igated-ot othsr
puEInSsS Transacted.

Tho silver Pool To Bb bluVcsugAteu-OthoE
DuSInCsS Transacted.
wAsnISGrQw, p. G., Jan. Elm the
House to-day Ar. DoGkery, rising
to question Of privilege, offered rsso.
ln,ion reciting the fact Of the reference
of his "silver poow resolution item to
the Committee on Rules, aud the Tact
/. c. that committee has refused to report
the same, ard directing the COMMITTEES
on Rules to report tue resolution to the
House for its consideration.
Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, COntehded that
the original resolution referred to the
dignity and integrity OF the members OF
the House. The House did not lose
jurisdiction OF the question, because Il
referred its consideration to one oil the
committees. II wRa a question ior the
House TO determine whether il should
recall the subject, There was no doubt
as to the power oil the House; the ques'
ton was one OF propriety and this ques'
ton must be considered with reference
to tho length Of time the resolution had
heen befofe the committee. The Tesolu-
ton had been referred on tAe srst day
Of the session. The session WSs nov
Lali cone and nothing had been done,
Tue House Qcght not to adjourn until It
had exCulpated the INNOCENT and placed
condemnation where 1t riRhttully lie.
logged,
Mr. Adams, OF Illinois, argued that
the resotati1p did not under the Tnles
involvea question OF privilege.
Mr.. Crisp, in reply to the Speaker,
said he had assumed that the Speaker
had held this to be question OF priyi-
lege.
The Speaker said be had not. ca the
contrary, In u somewhat similar case he
had ruled, and the House had sustained
| his ruling, that the resolution did not
present a question Of privilege.
BY vote Of l4S to so, the House de-
Cidel that the question raised by Mr..
Dockery Nas cue Q; privilege.
The House has adopted SeGolntlon
providing for a special committee OF i've
members to investigate the alleged con-
! aeU;.pn OF members Of Congress in silver
pools and TO ;n4 U!re into the ownership
OF the Il, 600 900 ounces OF siiSet br!lion
which the United States is asked to pur'
chase,
Mr.. MOhlnIey hNlu Euat Wueu tne les'
olution was referred 10 the Committee
on Rules the committee supposed that
it was referred to it for purpose, not
simply to ascertain whether there was
such publication as was alleged, but
for the purpose OF ascertaining whether
| there was any foundation for the eeeas-
aLiou. The mover OF the resolution had
disclaimcd any personal knowledge OF
| the matter. The two correspondents OF
the St Louis Globe Democrat had refused
to make any statement or to cay who
was the author OF the article on which
the resolution was founded. There had
been no purpose from the beginning to
suppress On investigation. God knows
he invited au Investigation. Gentlemen
must SO conduct themselves thet they
would be ever ready for an investigating
committee. Applause. 1t was easy
10 make charges in newspapers. 1t wss
an easy thing to put aparagraph on the
WiIes 70 the effect that this was corrupt
and yenal body. Thst was done over
and over again.
MIR. Dockery said he had no personal
knowledge whatever that any member