Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-13

Mulberry Sellers eye water exsef
nally. internally. and esernally. Laughter.
He had seen the ssme Speaker recoguis,
Republican before be had risen from hii
chair or raisei his voice. He bad been rs
minded Of Lieut. Governor Of . western
State. Who. calling to the doorkseper. said
Go out and dnd Senator Gsnson. He Il
somevhere about the capitol. Tell him hs
10 recognized and has the door" Laugh.
teri. He (Caruth) had become anxioul
that the arbitrary general should be super.
seded. The gentleman from New Yorh
(Cummings) had offered . resolution fol
printing 5000 copies Of the "Genersl
Parliamentary Law" but the gentleman
had not pressed is because be had discov.
cred that all he could put in il vas . PIC
,ure Of the Speaker. (iaughtef) and to the
Democrats the Speaker had not shown
himself 10 be . thing Of beauty and . Joy
forever. (laughter) He (Caruth) had
wanted the committee on rules to come in
With the code Of rules. After eogi,atipg,
hesitating and deliberating many weeks
Democrats had found they were jumping
''out Of the frying pan into the FIRE
laughter.
Henderson Sits Down on the Demo
Henderson Of lows. said, for the last few
~eeks this country has witnessed scenes
unequsiied in the history of the govern
ment. The Speaker of the House, backed
by every republican member on the ior
had been making \ stand for The rights and
bos rites Of the people. That the battle had
brought on scenes exceeding in monstrous
proportions (in all excepting brutality ary
that had ever occurred in the Nati )nai Capi-
tol Only one picture stood out stronger
10 history, that was when the democratic
club laid the immortal Sumner on the hoor
OF the Senate. The Wit, riiieule and ratings
Of the mob had been presen.ed to Is 900.
600 people. Epithets had been hurled
broadcast from the other side Of the
chamber at the presiding officer. Language
which should have expelled its u.ers had
been ute red. The gentlemen could not be
called TO account for this language. To DO
so would be TO involve = trial lasting
~eeks aud weeks; the republicans
were here for business (applause)
Speaker rising to the situation Ike granite
mountain had met the 0ccasion calmly and
srandiy done the duty Of the hour (spplsuse
on republican side). After one Of the
stormy scenes he (Henderson) had heard
one gentleman on tue democratic eide say
10 another "Dii you hear that rebel yell p
Let gentlemen understand here and now
he northern doughface was an animal OF |
he past (spplause). Let them understand |
he country pa sed through fry furnace |
= hich had eliminated the northern dough |
ACE. Gentlemen on the other side under
ook to control this country whether they
we're in the maj jrity or minority. They
,ould not do it. (Appl use on the republi
AN side The republicans meant bust
less, and 1t vas to do that business calmly.
arnestly. bravely, and patrio,ically that
hey were here. Assault after assault fr I'M
reat and small bad been hurled against the
speaker.
The gentlemen had been very chary of
making such assaults when he was on the
loor, instead Of being tied up ~ ,he presid-
ng officer. Laughter on the republican
ide. No gentleman had dared. outside
r inside the chamber, to insult Reed,
hen he occupied seat on the floor Was
bis chivalrous, bravery, for men TO stand
n front Of the desk and hurl at the Speak
r epithets that they would not dare to
tter had he been on the foorf Referring
0 the election cases he said if he was
aember on the floor and entitled to his
eat, the republicans would stand up and
efend his rights, and If there was on the
DOR q man who held his seat by black
earted fraud or red handed murder, they
'ould unseat him. applause on the re-
ublican side.)
Buchanan of New jersey and Walker Of
follow ed 10 defence of the
'peaker's course. At the House took
ecess until 8.
Debate Goes on in an Evening Session.
Between 1900 and 1900 persons as
embed in the House galleries this eve
ing, to listen to the arguments upon the
'roposed code of rules, and had the pleas.
re OF looking down upon abous 80 repre-
entatives. Msnsur of Missouri, Lane of |
illinois, Rogers of Arkansas, Springer of
illinois, Shively of Indiana, Wike of Illi-
'ois, Brookshire of Indiana, and Pierce of |
Tent essee, denounced the rulings Of the |
speaker, and they were defended by Moore
# New Hampshire, Dunnell of Minnesota.
iouck of Tennessee. j. d. Taylor Of |
)hio. The House at II Adjourned.