Mr. Long rose to a question of personal privilege, and stated that he had been refused admission to the floor of the House by the Doorkeeper in violation of the rules of the House and of the privileges of its members;

Pending which,

Mr. George E. Adams submitted the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That it is the sense of this House that the rule requiring the doors to be closed upon a call of the House should not be so construed as to prevent members from voluntarily returning to the Chamber, provided they are not under arrest by the Sergeant-at-Arms.

Mr. Willis made the point of order that said resolution was not in order.

The Speaker sustained the said point of order, and the said resolu tion was not received.

Mr. Adams thereupon modified the said resolution so as to read as follows, viz:

Resolved, That hereafter the order of the House that the doors be closed and absent members be sent for shall not be so construed as to prevent members not in arrest from voluntarily entering the Hall of the House.

The Speaker held the said resolution to be not in order for consideration, except by unanimous consent, for the reason that it changed or had the effect of changing one of the standing rules of the House.

On motion of Mr. William H. Hatch, Mr. J. D. White, and Mr. J. J. O'Neill, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That all absent members be admitted to the floor of the House.

Mr. George E. Adams submitted the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the doorkeepers be, and they hereby are, instructed to admit any member in the House who may present himself, and who is not under arrest;

Pending which,

After debate thereon,

Mr. Cosgrove moved to lay the said resolution upon the table; which motion was agreed to.

Mr. George D. Wise moved to dispense with all further proceedings under the call; which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. John D. White, on the ground of its being a privileged question, moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms bring in any members he may have taken into custody, and that he shall not arrest any member who voluntarily presents himself at the door of the House for admission. During debate thereon,

Mr. Hammond called Mr. John D. White to order for words spoken in debate out of order;

When

Mr. John D. White withdrew the same.

During further debate thereon,

Mr. Thomas M. Browne called Mr. Gibson to order for words spoken in debate, and demanded the same to be taken down.

The said words having been taken down and read at the Clerk's desk as follows, viz:

"Mr. Gibson. The gentleman shall not utter deliberate falsehoods on this floor.

"Mr. Thomas M. Browne, of Indiana. I ask that the words of the gentleman from West Virginia be taken down.

"Mr. Gibson. I do not take them back. I repeat them."

After debate thereon, On motion of Mr Ellis, Mr. Gibson was allowed to proceed in order. Mr. Thomas M. Browne moved that it is the judgment of the House that the language used by Mr. Gibson was unparliamentary and in violation of the rules of the House, and that Mr. Gibson is subject to the censure of the House therefor.

After debate thereon,

Mr. Browne moved the previous question on said motion; which was ordered;

Pending which,

Mr. Hammond moved the said motion be laid on the table;
And the question being put,

It was decided in the affirmative,

Yeas.
Nays.
Not voting

131

66

127

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

So the said motion of Mr. Browne was laid on the table.

By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted Mr. Bland, Mr. Abram S. Hewitt, Mr. James F. Miller, Mr. Vance, and Mr. York for the remainder of the day.

Mr. Cobb moved that Mr. Holman be excused for the balance of the

Mr. Samuel H. Miller moved that when the House adjourns it be to meet on Friday next; which motion was disagreed to.

The question then recurring upon the motion of Mr. Weller that the House adjourn,

And being put, viz:

Will the House agree thereto?

It was decided in the affirmative,

Yeas
Nays
Not voting.

107

101

116

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

So the motion of Mr. Weller was agreed to, and accordingly, at 11 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m., the House adjourned.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1885.

The following petitions and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk, under the rule, and referred as follows, viz:

By Mr. Thomas M. Browne: Petition of 84 citizens of Connersville, Indiana, on the subject of polygamy in Utah; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. James E. Campbell: Petition of Hon. James M. Smith and 60 others, citizens of Lebanon, Ohio, for legislation upon the Mormon ques tion; to the same committee.

By Mr. Deuster: Memorial of the legislature of the State of Wiscon

sin, in reference to sorghum machinery and improved methods of making sugar; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Ermentrout: Petition of John A. Sibbald, against House bill 7004, repealing pre-emption and timber-culture laws; to the Committee on the Public Lands.

Also, petition in favor of construction of bridges across Staten Island Sound, between New York and New Jersey; to the Committee on Com

merce.

By Mr. Evans: Petition of citizens of Bucks and Montgomery Counties, and of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, praying for the education of the Indians and their volunteer citizenship, &c.; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. Everhart: Petition of the Woman's National Indian Association of Delaware County, Pennsylvania; to the same committee.

By Mr. Goff: Petition of J. T. Stancher and 43 others, asking for pensions to disabled soldiers and the repeal of arrears act; to the Committee on the Payment of Pensions, Bounty, and Back Pay.

By Mr. James: Petition of Isaac N. Judson and 54 others, citizens of Brooklyn, New York, asking for early action on the Mormon question; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, petition of James Cruikshank and 26 others, men and women, citizens of Brooklyn, New York, asking for early action on the Mormon question; to the same committee.

By Mr. Burr W. Jones: Memorial of Wisconsin State legislature, for aid to experiments in sorghum culture; to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. James K. Jones: Papers relating to the claim of George W. Hughes, of Tulip, Dallas County, Arkansas; to the Committee on War Claims.

By Mr. King: Joint resolution appropriating $10,000,000 for prosecution of works on rivers and harbors in the United States; to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.

By Mr. Long: Memorial of the American Woman Suffrage Association, for an amendment to the Constitution conferring suffrage on women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Lowry: Petition of Mrs. Lovey Helper, of Ontario, Indiana, for an increase of widows' pensions; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. A. Herr Smith: Petition of 29 citizens of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in favor of checking the evil of Mormonism; especially certain bills now pending in Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Singleton: Petition of J. R. Phillips, of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, asking reference of claim to the Court of Claims for rehear ing under the provisions of the Bowman act; to the Committee on War Claims.

By Mr. Stephenson: Memorial of the legislature of the State of Wisconsin, in reference, to sorghum machinery and improved methods of making sugar; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. John M. Taylor: Petition of John J. Burrow, of Carroll County, Tennessee, asking reference of claim to the Court of Claims, under the provisions of the Bowman act; to the Committee on War Claims.

By Mr. Washburn: Petition of citizens of Saint Paul, Minnesota, inviting attention to the importance of early action upon the so called Mormon question; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Weaver: Petition of George T. Crissman and 87 others, citizens of Omaha, Nebraska, asking Congress to take action on the Mormon question; to the same committee.