Mr. GROW:—I call for the regular order of business.
The SPEAKER:—The Chair thinks he ought to have the privilege of presenting these papers.
Mr. GROW:—I rise to a question of order. The territorial business is the special order. I am entitled to the floor; and I submit that it cannot be taken from me by any motion to suspend the rules.
The SPEAKER:—The Chair thinks the motion to suspend the rules is in order.
Mr. GROW:—The Chair can hardly understand my question of order. It is that the territorial business is the special order, made so by a suspension of the rules. While that is pending, therefore, by the uniform decision of the House, no motion can be entertained to suspend the rules.
The SPEAKER:—The territorial business was made the special order for the two succeeding days after the propositions reported by the Committee of Thirty-three had been disposed of.
Mr. BOTELER:—I want to know if there is any business, or can be any business, that should take precedence of these propositions of the Peace Conference?
Mr. LOVEJOY:—Yes, sir; there are ten thousand things that should take precedence.
The SPEAKER:—The Chair decides that the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. McClernand] has the floor, and is entitled to make the motion to suspend the rules.
Mr. GROW:—Do I understand the Chair to decide that the business of the Territories does not come up to-day?