The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-14

MI Adams of Pennsylvania. In an
sver to that, / will state that 1t will
81 - me great pleasure so to do. | have
to find his clerk. and addressed letters
to his clerk. which have remained un-
ar@wered.
think that my friend from Mississippi
win see that here is a privileged res
oIution which can be called up by any
member of the House at any time, and
that it is not properly before this House
II could not have been introduced by tn
gentleman from Nevada, whatever. The
enly intention is to cure the parliament
tarv status of this resolution. which, in
my judgment. is necessary.
Mr. williams. Mr.. Speaker, the pro-
posed action is predicated upon the as
ser ton that at the time the original res
olution was introduced the gentleman
from Nevada was not in Washington
nat of course. depends upon evidence
aliande. which cannot come before this
Il
O. not that the gentleman from Nevad
rsas not here upon the day that thi
re. tuition was introduced The gentle
ma says that there is no reflection
cast upon Mr.. Van Duzer by his motion.
There is reflection cast upon some
body. Somehow or other this original
resolution got here, and it bears the
name of Mr.. Van Duzer. Somehow Il
got into the box. / know nothing about
the matter, never saw the resolution
until this morning, but l think it is
nothing but fair and right that this mas
te. should go over until the gentleman
from Nevada can be present | have
told the gentleman from Pennsylvania
and the Speaker of the House, and the
members of the House what had hap
pened to him and where he is When
we needed him here on the Statehood
vote a telegram came that he was
caught in this wreck and was seriously
hurt. He has not been able to attend
the House since, and l insist that this
matter ought not to be taken up for
action now. l think we would save
the time of the House If the gentleman
from Pennsylvania were to withdraw
the motion and let this entire business
go over as unfinished business until the
return of the gentleman from Nevada.
Mir Payne. / think it should be under
stood that the original resolution of-
fereo by Mr.. Van Duzer is to go over
with the resolution or motion of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania.
MI Williams. Let the matter go
over in its present setatus.
Nh Adams of Pennsylvania / ar
not attacking the gentleman from Ne
vada (Mr. Van Duzer), but the gentle
man from Mississippi admits the fact
that he is not here, and has not been
ant could not have introduced TINS res
oiution. This is a matter to protect the
House itself against and resolutions
bearing the name of a member can be
tossed into the basket in his absence.
is a very serious parliamentary situa-
ton
After considerable further discussion
the House by unanimous consent, el-
lowed the matter to go over until Con-
gressman Van Duzer could apper be-
fore the House and offer a suitable ak
! plpnation of his conduct
The resolution offered by Congress-
man Van Duzer was one directing the
Secretary of State to send to the House
the reports of Herbert III. ID. Pierce
regarding his inspection of the United
States consulates in the Orient
Williams seeks to enact this unparlia-
mcntary resolution and to destroy all
record of 1t