New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-05
REPRESENTATIVES, ANGRY.
ANNOYED BY THE sERGEANT-ATsARMs OF
THE SENATE.
INVITING A RESOLUTION WHICH sTiRs THE
sENArE-THE HOUSES FINALLY "hAeh
an UNDERSTANDING.
fBr TELE1RATa TO TIE TRIBUNE!

fay rRIE7RAPd TO TIE ihlSoNN1
w,sh,nrtop. march S-There was lively scene IN
The House % day IT was provoked py on uSlu'el,
cent interpce alton and bungllng eAeouavn W ~,
reantatArms canaday, Of the sena'e snu ns -
mates of the provisions reguiauns uV .n,.. 80 49,
and members Of their families 70 tho
c,o1 and the corridors and galleries OF .ne senate
cts,,h. bnt the House laid all the uouoio as ene
door ~ tho senate itself The pasomon' OSt,'uos
leading from the House TO the senate Wiiis a.
- ,Jre,v and the corridor on the man hoOr was
ohs,rcted by gates and guarded by poneepiuh upuor
=, -. a, sereeant alarms canaday' so little
d,scretlon was given 10 the guards a. 'ne Gnu
the outer doors Of the Senate wing tps' .uo
several senator's found great difficulty III
,n,ss,op IT was worse sdn with Reproseh'a.E.1 ~uu
their families Pretty soon It was discovers ha' ot
80. 90 ,ns House. whose duties called them 10 me
Go, wing were obstreted and unable 10 a''ehu "
49, drt,es and Mr. blanchard, OF Louisiana, rbps
~ question of privilege in tho House. eaeo
% that fact He said that members "eio -
mass through but their wives ana iai , so,,a.'.
allowed TO accompany them. lie onereu "' '''o"
ing resolution; -. r,o,ss tahe the
That the Sergeant alarms Oh tho -. :,
necessary sters to secure forthwith !" .,sn,hors =,
tho House and to the families OF 'ho &C.,, .
49, I,os. too acoess TO the corridors OF inc Capi'o
NJ uatcb ~ Missouri declared that hr. bianchsru
.,,t,ol,cn IN assuming that members OF the House
were allowed 10 pass TO the Senate. he nSo nnlsei
w. s,n,nod Mr. HatclIs case was the case OF q
score of other Representatives
AZ, rodqe ofNlassaohusetts. made an earnest speech
T., ,rhtch he declared that he wanted the HOUSE 10
.o,tar vhetber its members had any rights In the
ato wing of the Capitol that any empoye OF the
eooto yvas hound 10 respect He had gone 10 the
snate gallery 10 seek some information ard no had
hor trea.ed with tho rossest ins0lence snd lmper-
nnepce by the Senate employees. He clsmA notning
mora than the ordinary courtesy which WAS due TO
avery American citizen, but that he dd clam and
intended to have. No Senate employe hAd right
to say to him:
AT don't caro- whether you arc Representatives or
mt You stand out of the way
He thought that something should DO done 70 vind-
cate the rights of the House and 10 find out whether
mombers of that body were entitled TO any rights Is
representatives OF che people In tho Capitol OF INC
United states Mr.. Lodges remarks were Dunotnatod
with earnest applause.
Mr.. Anderson, Of Kansas, wanted TO declare war,
and therefore moved to amend the resolution so as 10
order the sergeantat-Arms Of tho House 20 remove
all distractions In and upon tho pehsaSo"H UetHoeu
Mr. Enloe OF tennessee, naturally wanted TO secede.
He wanted the House 10 refuse 70 particpete IA the
Inauguration ceremonies but Mr.. Cox, OF New YORK,
was opposed 20 so radical Q step. He thought II
might be misunderstood mlsconstrued. II was tho
old difficulty and ought 20 DO settled oy some protest
now lie thought that the House ought to teach this
man. Ingalls, and others that II was coordinate
branch OF the National Logislatdro hr. Cox sunse.
Quently withdrew the remark " This man, InRalis'
After further debate tho resolution vs. soopten
ipple OF excitement which subsidized, however, after
the adoption OF Mr. Edmundss motion 70 sequiesce In
the order OF tho House, Under such regnauons
respecting identity the President Of tho Senate may
prescribes