The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

Of this house. when was assaulted, |
as can be attcstcd by the members
who were near by II was not only
an offonse against me individually,
hut an affront to the whole member.
ship OF the house. Whatever claim
can he made for the sergeant -at-arms
having hau authority To lay hands on
n member none whatever can he made
for the message clerk. this sort Of
walking delegate. His action was
without excuse or provocation and was
not by direction of the chair T. he
can thus conduct himself against one
member. what is to prevent MIN from
assaultinE any member whenever tho
mood Is on him" Tho remedy lies I'm
his removal or in having him brought
to answer before q magistrate of this
city. / hold 10 myself the right TO
resort to either one or both"
Mr.. casey substantiated Mr.. Ho-
sacks claim that he was on the floor
before the call for the roll and then
criticised the conduct of the attaches
of the house as being highly improper,
claiming that the scrgeant-at-arms
should not have laid hands on the
! member until he had reported him as
refusing to sit down and the chair had
! duly declared him in contempt before
| the bar OF the house.
Mr.. Halls Inquiry.
! Mr. HAL, rising to question of
parliamentary inquiry, asked the chair
| to state what was the regular pro-
| cedure in an instance of this kind.
| speaker Marshall outlined it as indl
Gated IN Mr.. CrcasY's remarks.
| WAS that regular order Of proceed
| ure followed last night" quered Mr..
! Hail
ct was not" the chair responded.
! and then. turning to the clerk. he add
eel in the most matter-of way,
| the clerk viii read the bill
The bill was read in FUN and then
! Mr.. Bliss. chairman of the committee
! on rules, moved the previous question,
after referring 10 the -four hours de-
bate of last night, and saying 1t was
| useless to discuss it farther. If any
| member wanted 10 20 on record with
! his sentiments about the matter. he
might print his speech i'm the Legis-
| lativr Record, Mr.. Bliss added.
| While Mr.. Bliss was Still talking
! Mr.. Paul. insulg gent. of Philadelphia
| moved to go into committee of the
| NHplc AoI LiN ulpoS' bl S"ncldl
| amendment. The chair ignored him.
| Mr.. Bliss relnquished the floor. the
| chair put Mr.. Bliss motion 20 call the
| previous question. Mr.. Paul jumped
Up and Glamorcd for recognition Mr..
| Greasy demanded in loud and angry
| tones that Mr.. Paul be heard.
Speaker Marshall calmly explained
to Mr.. Greasy that Mr.. Paul had made
| ~ Ia, la.
tloor. and that. as nothing but the
vote on the previous question is in or
| der when the previous question Is
called, Mr. Greasy was also out of or
dcrd.
The Gentleman from Columbia.
Nh. Speaker" shouted the gentle
man from Columbia. with his hand
raised aloft.
Proceed with the rule" said the
! chair.
"Mr. Speaker"
"Nou are out of order. sir"
MY. Speaker, | demand my consri-
tutonal rights. ! demand
you are out Of order. The gentle
man from Columbia knows he is out
of order. He knows there is nothing
in order now but the previous ques-
ton"
This was said in a quiet half-appcal-
ing tone. Last night the speakers
tones We're not Of this kind
Il do not car" whether | am out of
order or not. | will not submit to this.
| have Il right to appeal from the do
CisiOn Of the chair"
"Thc gentleman will he in order"
and with this the speaker avertcd his
head and let Mr. Greasy shout like
Mr.. IIosack last night. MI Speaker"
| "Mr. Speaker" at about five-secOnd
intervals.
The clerks announcement of the
requisite twenty Seconders to the mo-
tion 10 call for the previous question
irt"rlupted Mr. Greasy for a moment.
and while his attention was given Ia