Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-24
1T WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
REED PROBABLY THE LAST
OF THE CZAR SPEAKERS.
The Democrats Will Have the
Next House and There Will be
no Use for Resolutions Like
Those Introduced Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-In the house
Representative Scott Wike, of Illinois, Of
judiciary the following preamble and res
oIution:
"Whereas the frequent falsifcations of
the journal OF the proceedings Of the
house of representatives Of the fitty-hrst
congress, the arbitrary action of the
speaker and his understandable action on
the I'd day of February, instant in the
matter OF the count of Mcssrs Turner
OF Georgia, Clements, Crisp, Blanchard,
Wilson of Missouri, Whiteaw, Fithian,
Geary, Gates and others, members of the
house. as present and not voting, tor the
purpose OF making the record show an
apparent quorum to do business, when
in fact there was not a quorum and when
in fact such members were not present
nor within the hall OF the house at the
time and,
Whereas, In that connection the arbi-
trary and tyrannical action of the presid.
ing officer OF the house and his political
associates on the floor, on the 2lst day
of the same month, in refusing to allow
or entertain a motion for the purpose of
correcting the Justification 50 made in
the journal of the proceedings of the pre-
vious day, so as to make it conform to
the facts in the premises as they were
clearly established and made to appear
and,
Whereas, These arbitrary, unlawful
and unconstitutional acts were done in
pursuance of plan concocted by the
leaders of the party just overthrown by
an overwhelming majority of the people
at the polls and in the closing hours OF
their power to install for life into new
federal offices then and there being crca-
ted for that purpose a member OF repudi-
atcd and defeated candidates. therefore
he it
Resolved, That the committee on
| judiciary be, and it is hereby instructed
toreport to the house herewith the Joint
resolution for action of congress, sub
mittinG for ratification an amendment to
the constitution providing plan for the
impeachment and removal from office
with suitable penalties, or for trial, either
| upon lllulCtIlCIll vi iliIOl lllullOll, Ill lHS
courts of the District of Columbia. or
supreme court of the United States, OF
the speaker or presiding officer OF the
house OF representatives, or the president
or presiding officer of the senate, who
shall wlfully ialsiiy or falsely make
up alter or change, or cause, OF
permit the same to be done by
the clerk of the body over which
the party offending may preside, or by
any other person, journal of its proceed
ings. either bycountingo or entering there
in as present or causing the same to b'
done, name or names OF any member OF
members who shall not, in fact, be pre-
sent at the time for the purpose o
making a quorum for any other pur
pose whatsoever. Said amcndmen
to the constitution shall provide
that such otiense shall be higl
crime or misdemeanor with such penal
ties by fine and Imprisonment, remova
from Office and disqualification for hold
ing office, as said committee shall deen
commensurate with the character of tn
otiense or crime indicated"