The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-24
An Exciting Scene in the House, in Which
the Ex-Spsaker and Mr. DOrsheimer
Take the Principal Parts.
An Ex-Army Officer Predicts that We
Shall Soon Have War with Mexico.
Increasing Volume of the Protest Against
Further Coinage of the Silver Dollar
-BOycOtting Church Fair.
RANDALL AS A p1sTURBER.
Exciting Scene Between the Pennsylvanian
and MIR. Dorsheimer.

and MIR. DorSheimer.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mr. Randall con-
tinues to do good service as disturbance maker
in the House. He has made good day of it
| this day. He began early this morning, when
he moved that the House non-concur in the
Senate amendments to the naval appropriation
bill providing for steel cruisers. This he asked
the House to do as matter of course, and with
out asking any questions When Mr.. Kasson
inquired if there was to be no debate, Mr. Ran
dali refused to answer, whereupon Mr. Kasson
remarked that the matter of constructing steel
cruisers and building up the navy was one of
great importance, and he did not propose that it
should be refused merely upon the wishes of
any one man, or of majority of the appropria
tions committee, so far as that was concerned.
Mr.. Randall was mad he had his warpaint on.
1t is said that while in his twenties he was one
of the cleverest shoulder -hiters in his neighbor
hood, and that one cared stand up before him.
Looking over to Mr.. Kasson, who is spare
built man, he answered, savagely, ''You may
discuss the bill, if you want to- and then moved
that the House go into committee of the whole,
for the purpose of discussing the bill, and that
debate be limited to half minute This was
nothing short of direct insult to Mr.. Kasson,
and the members looked aghast at the Pennsyl-
vanians effrontery.
Mr.. Kassor is modest man, but he has the
courage to express his convictions. 1t took him
moment to rally. He sprang to his feet and
made point of order against the bill. He said
that when a conference committee reported non
concurrence disagreement, such report dis
solved that committee and that the measure
went back to the House in committee of the
whole, without motion. He proposed to speak
upon it, He did not wish &c do so at once but
he could do so now if driven to it.
The Speaker sustained Mr. Kasson's point of
order, aud this fioored Mr.. Randall He had
met his match
Luckily Mr.. Turner of Georgia, called up the
Peters Wood contested election case from Kan
sas, and a row was, for the time being, averted.
About o'clock the election case was disposed of,
and Mr.. Randall reappeared and renewed his
motion to nonconcur in the Senate amendments
to the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Kasson was
in his seat He anticipated this, but Mr.. Ran
dali did not anticipate Mr.. Kasson
II shall insist upon some debate on this mo
tion" said Mr.. Kasson, in a tone that impressed
Mr.. Randall with his earnestness.
''Well, replied Mr.. Randall, after some run
ming remarks, II will concede an hours debatei
Messrs. Kasson, Reed of Maine, Calkins, and
others spoke in favor of the cruisers pointing out
the false economy of refusing to provide for them
now, when everything was favorable Their ar
guments irritated Randall. Finally, Dorsheimer,
of New York, one of the weightiest Democrats
in the House, arose He is an enormously
large framed man. He opened his battery upon
Randall, and harpooned him from the word go.
Before he began talking, Randall gave him five
minutes of his own time. At the end of the five
minutes, ''whack" went the Speakers gavel
why do you call me to order?" Demanded
Dorsheimer in stentorian tones.
''Your time is up" replied the Speaker
'But I have ten minutes additional time
granted me by Mr.. Randall, +" remarked the New
Yorker
Everybody looked at Randall, who answered
slowly: "You are mistaken; yielded you five
minutes of time only"
''You yielded me fifteen minutes retorted
Dorsheimer, with warmth
NO sir; but five minutes" persisted the
Pennsylvania, who is man of great nerve.
II want to say to the gentleman from Penn
sylvania that my word is as good on this
floor, and before the country, as his
is, and I say further that he
yielded me fifteen minutes" As Dorsheimer
uttered this fat contradiction, he raised both
hands closely clenched high up before him, his
eyes flashed, and his face beamed with excite
ment Moving from his seat, he took few
steps in the direction of Randall as if to threaten
him. A friend of Randall's rose to corroborate
the latters statement, and in doing so quieted
matters for moment, and held the floor till
o'clock, the time to take recess to the evening
session, so there was no vote on Randalls srerort.
Friends of the gentlemen from New York and
Pennsylvania are trying to bring about recon
ciliation tonight. A good deal of bad feeling
was engendered, and some think it is but the be-
ginning of big row.