Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-31
FOR 27 HOURS
The Presidents Message Veto
ing the Seigniorage Bill
Laid on the Table in the House Be-
fore It Was Read.
spsaksr Crisp Arbitrarily 0vessulss evsy
fsIat made BY ths Republicans.

WASHINGTON, March 80 when Speaker
Crisp appeared at his depk in the House he
was greeted with applause from all sides,
without regard 70 party, the galleries join
ing in until the Speaker rarped for order.
Reed suggested an amendment to show
that the Speaker overruled, for NO reason
stated, the point Of order made by Payne,
that one of the votes tax, yest*rds bad
been reported by but ons teller, when the
rules required two. Springer moved the
previous question on amendment. The
previous question was ordered: yeas. us;
nays, /. Vote on Reeds amenement: yeas,
l; nays, l79.
The question recurred on the approval OF
the journal, on which . number Of dilatory
votes were taken, lasting several hours, the
pending motion by Reed to reconsider
the vote by which the jour
nal approved, and smother motion BY
Springer to lay that motion on the table.
Reed moved to adjourn. Lynch raised a
point of order sgsinst this notion. The
point was debated by Reed and Speaker
Crisp. The Speaker sustained the point of
order. Payne appealed.
Speaker-The Chair declines to entertain
the appeal.
Rsed-Upon what grounds, Mr.. Speaker,
would like to ask?
Speaker-The Chair declines to state the
grounds for his action, except in his own
terms. Applause on democratic side.
Continuing, the Speaker said that no
member Of the House had right, after the
Chair had announced . decision, to de-
mand the reasons for the decision, any
more than an attorney had the right to de-
mand of q judge the grounds upon which
he rendered decision adverse to him.
Reed said the Chair having stated that he
(Reed) had not the right to ask for reasons
why any decision of the Chsir was made.
and having declined to entertain ~ appeal
from Payne, he desired to cay that It looked
to him like an exhibition Of tyranny. Re-
publican laughter.
The Speaker responded that the Houss
would Judge of the events - they occurred,
not from the Characterization Of them By
any member.
Reeds motion to reconsider the vote by
which the journal was approved was
tabled: yeas. 1s0; nays, O.
The Speaker was proceeding to lay be.
fore the House the President's message,
vetoing the Bland seigniorase bill. received
yesterday, when Boutelle made point Of
order III It nothing could be submitted to
the House save what Was contained in the
special order uLdef which the House was
operating. He did not object to the ex-
plotting Of the President's message. but he
felt it his duty to call attention to what he
deemed great inconsistency on the part Of
the Speaker.
In support thereof Boutelle recurfed to
the proceedings in January, when the
Speaker declined to submit to the House
his (Boutelle's) privileged resolution re-
garding the Hawaiian matter, because,
under the special order then in existence.
the Speaker could submit to the HUu.e
only such business - was provided,for In
The order. Clearly, said Bout~lle, By the
terms of that decision, the Presidents mes
sage could not be received and reaa.
The Speaker said the cases were in no
respect parellel and directed the clerk TO
proceed with the reading.
Boutelle desired to appeal the decision
overrullirg his point on order. but the
Sp ak-r declined tn entertain this sppesl.
At 425. 27 l-2 hours sftsr it had been
delivered in tpe House, thr reading If the
message b, gun. When th- reading Of the
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