St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
THE HOUSE EXCITED.
The Wrath of the Election Bill
Still HOyerS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The approval
of the journal occupied half all hour.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, rising to
question of privilege, offered resolu-
ton reciting the speakers conduct
yesterday in deciding a motion to- be
dilatory. A point of order was made
that the question was not privileged
one-the speaker having exercised his
right under the rules to decide motion
to be dilatory. The speaker did not
think the action of the chair in deciding
motion to be out of order, On the
ground that it was dilatory, could be
made question of privilege. Ii it could
be, then the purpose of the rule pre-
venting dilatory motions was nugatory.
He sustained the point of order. Mr..
Springer appealed, and Mr.. Mckinley
moved to table the appeal. The motion
YVES agreed to-yeas 1873. nays 105. MFR.
Sprin ger, of Illinois, rising to ques-
ton of privilege, offered reso-
luton reciting that the speakers
conduct yesterday, in deciding a melton
to be dilatory, was unlawful.
Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, made the
point of order that the resolution was
not privileged one-the speaker hay
ing exercised his right under the rules
to decide a notion to be dllatory. The
speaker did not think that the action of
the chair IN deciding motion to be out
of order on the ground that it was diia-
tory could be made question of privi-
lege. Ii it could be, then the purpose
of the rule preventing dilatory motions
was nugatory. He sustained the point
of order Mr.. Springer appealed, and
Mr.. Mckinley moved TO table the APP
peal. The motion was agreed to-yeas
1888. nays 105s
The speaker laid before the house
message from the president vetoing the
bill authorizing Oklahoma City to issue
bonds to provide a right of way through
that city to the Choetaw Coal and Rail-
way company. Referred.
A bill passed for a railway bridge
over the Missouri between Council
Bluffs and Omaha. The house then
went into committee Oh the military
academy appropriation bill. In the
course of the general debate Mr.. Rogers,
of Arkansas, referred to the recent In
dian war as unproyoked and indefenSi-
Die. IF the report of the massacre at
Wounded Knee were correct, that mas
sacre was the most shameful murder on
the annals of our national history. Ii
they were true, the committees to whom
resolutions of inquiry had been referred
should lose no time in providing for a.
thorough investigation. Mr.. Flower
of New York, spoke in favor
of a searching investigation into
the causes Of the Tndian war
quoting from authorities to show that
the Indians were starved and then shot
Mr.. Peel, Of Arkansas. knew of 10 dis
position on the part OF the Indian COM
mittee to suppress the fullest investiga-
ton, The commissioner OF Indian
affairs was ANXIOUS to forward the ia
quiry III every manner in his power
MIR. Cutcheon. of Michigan, chairman
of the committee OH military affairs,
said that he hoped and believed that a
thorough investigation would be had as
to the battle OF Wounded Knee LII the
fierce frelZie of battle the United States
army might have done things that 1t
ought not to have done, and things chat
could hardly be avoided, but he trusted
that in due time the army and especially
the Seventh cavalry. would be cleared
of any suspicion OF having done wrong
Mr.. Spinolit, OF New York. was in
pursuit. OF the force biit.' wlleu Be.
was interrupted by 3lr.. HIipnd. OF Mis-
souri,, with . reaicst that Mr.. SpiHoIa !