The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-01-22
REPUBLICAN RASCALIT
STEALING A STATE, AND THE POOL
SILVER.

Two Political Iniquities that wc,n
Forced on tho Attention of tho Hou,,,
Tho Silver Steal and the New Ham -
shire Theft.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January l2.,..~
In the House to-day Mr.. Blanchard c..
tered Tor reference the following rcsoj,~
ton:
Whereas. it is alleged and bclicvcdtnJt
certain evil disposed persons have wiu..9
the territory and jurisdiction OF the 81 ,c
OF New Hampshire, by conspiracy a,,I
show OF force, recently set Oh foot aa
carried into execution plans by which "
will of the people as legally expresscd D.;
the polls in the recent election has b, >;
set aside, and the Government of t,..
State subvcrtcd; and whereas, these
alleged unlawful and rcvolutionary
proceedings involve The title to the oni,.u
OF Chief Magistrate of the State ana 81
the United States Senatorship:
Resolved, that the committee on The
Judiciary Of this House is hereby dirct,-
ed to Investigate the present political
condltlon OF the State of New IIamn-
shire with tho Wow of determining
whether or not republican form NJ
government exists there within the mcau-
ing and intent Of the Constitution of thH
United States.
MIR. Dockcry, rising to question &C
privilege, offered resolution rcci,u.;
the fact of the reference of his "si}&.r
pool' resolution to the committee en-
rules, and the fact that the committee
had refused to report .hc same. arl
directing the committee on rules to rr-
port the resolution to the House for is
confirmation.
Mr.. Dingley made the point that Che
resolution dld not involve q question Of
privilege.
Mr.. Dockcry held that inasmuch rs
tho original resolution was question ot
privilege, it lost none of that privilege
by reason OF its reference to the commit
tee. lie changed the phrascology of
the pending resolution so as to discharge
the committee on rules from the fun ihcr
consideration Of the resolution, so as 10
bring it now before the House.
In the discussion as to whether the
original resolution presented Il question
OF privilege Mr.. Crisp said that there
was no express rule authorizing the dis
| charge OF the committee, but this was
not an ordinary case. The original re-
solution was unquestionably question
of the highest privilege. If thc commit
tee refused to report the resolution, Il
motion TO discharge was privileged.
| Tho Speaker inquired whether fee
gentleman believed the original rc~uIu-
tlon was one of privilege.
Mr. Crisp replied that he had assumed
that the Speaker had SO held.
The Speaker stated that he haI not
On the contrary, in somewhat simiIa.
case, he had ruled (and the House su4-
tanned the ruling) that the resolution did
not present a question Of privilege. The
Chair desired that III this case the mat
ter should be disposed orby the House,
and lie therefore submitted the que, iion
rs TO whether or not the pcndin" rr-
solution was one Of privilege.
The House dccidcd-ycas LIS, nny3
8O-that tho question was one Of )riyi-
| legc.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, offered an
amendment to the Dockcrv rcsolu,,,u
providing Tor the appointment ola .ur~
clal committee OF five mcmbcs to inquire
into all the facts and circumstances r0u-
nectcd with silver pools in whith sem
ator and Representatives, are allcycN To-
be Interested; also as to the alI,.-rd
passage ofthc Act Of July Ii, 1890. II
Guiding the names Of persons purch.a N,
or selling the same, and who ar, ;:,.
owners OF the l2,00O,0OO ounces ST.
YER bullion which the United Sta..- Is
asked to purchase.
MIR. Rogers's amendment was a.. .,.,i
to and the resolution as amcndcu .ra~
agreed to.