The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-24

g1ng at the Speaker IOr nob dppoihoAAis5
| the committees. He kept this up until
| the House, by an overwhelming vote, OF
Democrats as well as Rep ublicans, ex-
pressed the opinion that the Committees
should not be appointed. Everyone sup
posed that after this slap in the face Jerry
| would be SO abashed that he would keep
still. But again the members were wild
| in their reasoning. Each morning Jerry
was again on his feet and in his peculiarly
clear and querulous voice was using as
much time as possible in complaining
of the way things were running in the
House.
| On May 18th this course brought upon
him an affliction which was then thought
to end him. The journal is usually ap-
proved without question, but if anyone
wants to make mischief there is an op-
portunity to do SO if the question of the
correctness of the journal is brought up.
It has been Mr.. Simpsons game to do
this. He has never pretended to find any
thing wrong in the journal, but has
usually made the question of approval a
peg on which to hang speech. On the
18th he started out in the usual way max
ing speech about the non appointment
of committees, although this had moth
ing to do with the approval of the jour
nal. 1t is a rule Of the House that a
member must confine himself to the sub
ject under debate. So Jerry was called to
order. The Speaker of course ruled that
he was out of order, and then vote was
taken to see whether the House would let
him proceed provided he would keep
within the rules. The House voted to
let him proceed, and again, after few
minutes he was declaiming on subjects
having nothing to do with the correctness
of the journal. He insulted Mr.. Payne,
of New York, Mr.. Dingley, and the
Speaker. Again he was called to order
and again the House decided to let him
proceed provided he would keep in order.
And again he repeated the same perform
ance. This time, when he was called to
order, the House voted emphatically that
he should not proceed at all
when the House had thus expressed its
ILL p1OlChCO 0iiu AiSS5 eSo oiiC 1AQhodu d1OcO
with jaunty, impudent air, and ad-
dressed the chair:
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas-Mr. Speaker,
parliamentary inquiry.
Mr.. Speaker-The gentleman will
state It,
Mr.. Simpson Of Kansas-The Speaker
ruled, If I understand correctly, that I
could not proceed out of order The
House has now decided by this vote that
1 can not proceed in order. What want
to know Is, where am at?
Z There was snicker in the House as
Jerry said this with ''smart boy'' air;
but he had not fairly got the words out of
his mouth when the Speaker, very quiet
ly and with the greatest gravity and seri-
BUSINESS, shot at him this reply:
The chair has never been ablet find
anybody who knew that.
In an instant the House, on both sides
and among Democrats and Populists as
well as Republicans, burst into laughter
and applause, amid which Jerry collapsed
into his seat.
It was again supposed that this would
settle him; but again the House found
Ulidu UICy llci0 lulSCct1CultbuCO Ui1C UlllChuCSS
Of Jerry's skin. He has been at his old
tricks again, although he is unable to
make much trouble because the floor
leaders ara on the lookout for him and
suppress him before he has time to in
dulge In any freaks. His latest dodge is
to demand the full reading of the journal
every morning. There are certain routine
matters, like lists Of bills introduced,
ETC., which the reading clerk is accus-
toned to skip in order to save time.
Usually this is not objected to; but if
any member objects all must be read.
Simpson is now devoting himself to a
thorough reading Of the journal.
Immigrant Inspectors.
Immigrant Inspector Fogg, of Sanford,
Me-, has been here for few days, looking
out for his Office as Inspector at Portland
The officials of the treasury department.
have Just decapitated about dozen of
these inspectors in different parts of the
country, and Mr.. Fogg is among the
number. The authorities say that there
is not business enough to warrant SO large
a force, hence the reduction of the num-
ber.
Although the appointment is not immi-
nent the candidates are beginning to ap-
pear for the appraisership of Portland.
Captain Horatio Hight has been men
toned in connection with the place; and
Eben E. Rand, who held the place under
Harrison, is actively securing endorse
ments for the place.
Personal.
Mr.. Hewett Greene, of Louisville, KY,
hrother-in-law of City Clerk e. L., Dyer
of Portland, is in Washington. Mr.
Greene has strong endorsements for the
position Of consul at one Of the European
posts.
Intelligence has been received in Wash
ington of the death near Richmond, Va,
on May Goth, of Gen. G. W. Randall,
native of Portland, Me-, and a close per-
sonal and political friend of the late
James G. Blaine. He was seventy years
of age, served in his State Legislature,
served through the war, and through