Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-22
THE Au1-NIGHT SESSION.


Greek Meets Greek-Praying, Joking
and Getting Mad-Bringing in the
Skulkers.
From a Courler-.JOurndl special from
Washington we get the following account
! Of the continuous session of the House,
which ended Tuesday morning:
A more faded lot of men were never
| seen than those who had been present
/ since - o'clock yesterday. Members VINO
/ We're brought in by the Sergeant-at-ArIns
/ this morning looked comparatively fresh.
I The floor was completely Uttered with
4 torn paper and printed bills and reports.
The chamber at adjournment presented
( woful appearance. Members went nome
I to sleep, and very few OF them appeared
I at the capitol this afternoon.
/ There was early this morning scene
Z Of great disorder and very sensational In
/ character. 1t was perhaps almost as
exciting a scene as has ever been Wit
I messed on the floor. Both sides were out
of temper. The Democrats were getting
weary as we'll as the Republicans. n
I number of The latter were thinking about
| giving il up and going home. Judge Har-
I deman, of Georgia, however. rallied them,
and said they must stay there forever in
I order to give justice TO men included in
/ the bill. Even Hardeman's tactics would,
/ however. have been Of no avail If ii had
not been for the row. When that was
preeipitated every Democrat was willing
I to stay as long as it might be necessary.
/ The Sergeant-at-Arms had been bring
/ ing in a dilatOry member every now and
/ then. BelfOrdhad just explained that he
was assaulted by the Sergeant-at-Arms
/ while down on his knees praying the
/ Lord to relieve the surplus OF the Treas
I ury.
1 The only apology that he could offer was:
/ ''Let US unlock the vaults Of the Treasury
and turn the 500, 100000 Of surplus reve-
nue. into channels Of trade and business,
/ in order that honest, industrious and en-
I ergetic people may be benefited"
He was excused with great applause.
Mr.. Brumm. of Pennsylvania, was then
brought in, and from his entrance dated
the row.
Mr.. Reese, Of Georgia, said that Mr..
BTumm was present when the Republican
flibustering began. He had assisted in
its Inauguration. He then left without
| leave.
Mr. Lamb, of Indiana, moved that
Brumm be fined IS.
Mr.. Browne, Of Indiana, got up and
read the House a lecture. Nothing was
ever accomplished by such proceedings as
were then pending. They were simply
disgraceful farces. He thought that men,
DNlo OhEt II ~ AAC NDublAf ~ uAoNbblA4uE
them. Mr.. Browne talked like a Sunday
school Superintendent addressing a very
unruly flock.
Some confusion arose, and for a few
minutes short speeches were made.
Then Frank HiscOck got up and adj
vanced down the middle aisle. He was
evidently excited. He advanced slowly
at first, saving, tauntingly that Democrats
had majority over quorum Of the
House, but that they evidently had no
control over the legislation Of the country.
They proposed to fine a gentleman for
being absent when they could get
enough Of their side together to make a
quorum.
Mr.. Morrison, who, with Mr.. HiscOck,
constituted the leading figures in the dis
order which ensued, said: ''We have not
been skulking, like your men, and retus-
ing to vote"
About fifteen men began talking at
once. Mr.. Carlisle at last got order.
Mr.. HiscOck advanced rapidly right to
the front Of the Speakers desk. He said:
The Chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee told me his Democratic col
leagues had skulked from this House."
Mr.. Morrison advanced down the aisle
quickly till he stood directly in front of
Mr.. HiscOck. He shook his finger in Mr..
HiscOck's face and cried 81 said no such
thing"
The Democrats. every man present. sur
rounded Mr.. Morrison, and avery Repub-
lican got around Mr.. Hiscock. The semi
circular space in front of the Speakers
desk was crowded. At least 80 members
were saying something at once. 1t was a
very exciting scene. 1t was 3 O'Clock in
the morning, and only a half dozen people
were in the galleries.
Mr.. Hiscock said that he had and all
the gentlemen around him had understood
Mr.. Morrison to say what had been at
tTibuted to him. He said the bill was not
one for the relief of Mexican soldiers, but
really to pension the survivors ofthe Semi
mole and Greek wars. The Democrats
were afraid to have it read They shrank
from having the bill which they proposed
to vote for in this House read.
Mr.. Tucker deliberately walked up to
HiscOck and said 81 call the gentleman
to order''
HiscOck replied tauntingly. The con-
fusion which had arisen was renewed
doubly. The Sergeant-at-Arms had to be
sent for to restore order.
Mr.. Tucker then stated that it was not
in order for a gentleman to discuss the
merits Of bill which was only up in or
der that day might be fixed for its con-
sideration.
The Speaker so ruled.
Mr.. Tucker, in remark that followed,
said: Il understood the member from
New York
''Say the gentleman from New York;
interjected HiscOck.
Mr.. Tucker did not, however, alter his
phrase.
a by-play of Interruptions followed.
MIR. HiscOck once more referred to skulk-
ing Democrats, saying that he did not
know but that there might be 100 unterri-
fed Democrats who, in the language of
Mr.. Morrison, had skulked from making a
record on the bill.
Mr.. Morrison got mad. This time it
was his fist that was shaken, as he said
''That statement is not true; | said moth
ing Of the kind"
Mr.. HiscOck continued to speak, with
an interruption every minute.
Reed ridiculed the idea of the Demo-
cratic side attempting to fine a Republic
can member for being absent, when they
could not get their own side there. He
made one Of those bitter speeches which
are characteristic Of the man,
After a good deal more jabbering, Nor
risOn said that HIscOck bad accused him
Of saying that Democrats had skulked. |
He had really said that they had not
skulked as the Republicans had
Hiscock having, like Morrison, cooled
down, said that he might have been mis-
taken in the confusion. They then took
back the ''yOu dds" and II did nOts,"
and cOmDaratiVp 0Uipf refined once moro