The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-03-04
An Inangura! Programme that Irri.
tnttS the House.

Especial b:.P"'ch I" lie .N.wsnnd Courir.
WASflHGr"%. March 2.-'rhc House
"f Representatives; WAS to-day prevented
from committing Il ridiculous ana per-
hapS serious hlundrr by Il few words Of
wisdom spoken at III. right time Nv Rep
rcsentativc lla,nmonh, Of Georgia.
s'pcaku. Carlisle had rcco.niZ-la mem
Der OF the election committee to make a
motion to take up II certain contested
election case, when MIR. Mills. Of Texas,
advanced down the centre aisle, waving
g paper, and asked unanimous consent to
introduce y resolution for immediate
consideration, which he Sent to the clerks
desk. The 1irst- reading MSS hardly
understood by the House. anna fncI41eI rs
thromged III the area III front Of the
Speakers table and demanded a second
reading.
This little breeze cnlivcned the pro-
cccdingS to the manifest pleasure of the
crowded galleries.. 70 the surprise Of
every orc who had not listened attcn-
lively to the first reading, it appeared
that the resolution WAS intended TO cor
rect some fancicd a1ront by the Senate
toward the House in the assignment of
positions in the inaugural procession,
and declaring that the House would de
cline to take part III the ceremonies.
The scene that followed beggars de-
Scription. y score Of members grStlcu-
lating and demanding recognition by tn,
Speaker paradcd the aislcS surrounded
by excited t~nllnwr$. I: WAS difficult to
understand! a word that vas said and the
Speaker was obliged to threaten the
ojfrl.irrs with tl.c s~crgran,-at-ar arms. be-
fore ORDER WAS in Il measure Restored. II
WAS Il vcritahlc field day. The liou.,r
was in II whirl uf excitement and ere
the members wcr" aware ii The gravity
OF the situation, tie previous question
had been demanded hy IL vut" Of l3S to s.
Mr.. Hammond claimed Recognition
and enl"avor.d to stem the in,r..ni by
n brief but earnest appeal, in which l.s
couTSc!lca moderation and ur.r.l the
minority not To act in 4 pucrilc lian;lnr
in attempting to resent what WIS not in
tended hy the senate as an a%tfront.
Mr.. l~lamnoDd-s words made n mark
ed impression upon many Of those who
n few minutes ago were clammor;ny for
the passage Of the resolution, and when
he concluded the House was in n more
amiablc frame Of mind.
This kind o! talk was not rclished BY
McssrS. Mills and Reagan and n few
others who followed their lead, and they
cndcayorcd TO fomcnt the strife by ap-
pcaling to the members to stand up and
maintain their dignity rs true Rrprescn-
~tativcs Of the people, and not allow the
Senate to crowd them to the rear as on
previous occasions.
The majority alarmed at the attitude
in which they had been placed, reversed
their TASTY action and voted down the
by = vote Of lS4 nays to 55
yeas.
The South Carolina delegation voted
as follows : McsSrS. Aiken, Tillnan and
Smalls "ayc.'' Messrs. Bratton, Dibblc
and H%enphill mo Mr.. Dargan was
absent.
The Mills faction were offended sim.
ply because they imagined their seats in
the Senate Chamber and on the plat
form, next "Wednesday. were not rs con-
spicuous as they should be. Another
cause for complaint is that Senators arc
allowed five tickets each for the occas-
ion, and Representatives but two.