Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-01
THIRD DAYS BATTLE
In the House Results in Reeds
Victory.
Democrats n Congress- Decide to Con.
uiae Their PihbusteFinS Tactics.
rhs Aost Exciting &c mes on the
House Floor Since the DAYS Of
'ofxty-one.

ofxty-Ouo.
WAsRisoTos. Jan 81 The reading oi
| the urnai sas not completed nntil l2 so
| Mckinley Of Ohio, moved that the iourns
be approved, and on that motion be de
manded the previous question, on which
yeas and nays we're ordered, the democratI
not votirg.
The vute having been taken, the Speaker
directed the clerk to enter on the joufDa
the nance Of several members present, and
not voting.
Bland ,mnedlateIy demanded the vote b
announced before the m mes were read, the
Speaker calmly ignored him. and proceed
ed to call the names, notv vithstandipg z
Blan 10 vigorous protest. The Speaker,
pay ing 90 attention to Blands indignation
directed the clerk to enter the names Of
MT mbers on the journal who were present,
and not voting. He then declared the de-
mAnd for The previous question carried,
yeas 1872. nays 0. amid loud protest from the
democrats
Speaker-"Previous question ordered.
the question 10 on the approval Of the jour
nal"
Bynum Of Indiana moved to adjourn.
The Speaker ceclined to recognize him,
and again put the motion on approval Of
the journal.
Bland demanded the yeas and nays, and
pending this moved to adjourn.
The Speaker vas deaf to this motion,
which called forth . declaration frcm
Springer that this vas tyranny. simple and
unadulterated, and . further declaration
from Bland that it was an outrage, and the
House could not be in more demoralized
condition than the Speaker.
At the roll called on the approval Of the
journal old tactics were brought into play.
democrats refrainiDR from voting and the
Speaker keeping list wherewith he could
count quorum The vote completed, the
bers present not voting.
Bynum-'I appeal from decision Of the
Chair
Speaker-"That is q question Of fact
which cannot be appealed from. The vote
stands, yeas l6l. nays0. Accordingly the
journal 10 approved"
The most fierce storm of the three days
battle burst upon the House, when Bynum
of Indiana, rushing to the front of one of
the aisles, demanded the floor on the ques-
tion of personal privileges. He said
Before the vote was taken on this ques
ton, arose and addressed the Speaker
and made q motion to adjourn, which was
q proper and parliamentary motion. The
Speaker, in defiance Of parliamentary law,
in defiance of right aud justice, 10 defiance
of the right of the constituents of the rep
(here he was interruI ted by
wild applause from the democrats and
cries for order from the republicans.)
Speaker-"The gentleman from Indiana
will be in ORDER
Bynum-"The gentleman from Indiana
is in order"
Bynum then proceeded, amid much con-
fl sion, to srraign the Speaker in substsn-
TALLY the follo~iog words: II propose to
stand here in behalf of the rights of nv
constituents. and l represent on this Hoor
3 constituency equal in intellig, nee, in
ps t-iafism--''
They Are Not Here"
Said a republican voice. daughter
B,num: They are here, in my per
son. ard the gentlemen may stand here and
sustain arbitrary, outrageous ssd dAmnahle
rulings Of the speaker. (Applause on the
democratic slhe.) And as far ~ the people
represent are concerned, we shall not be
silenced or gagged on this floor You sir,
(poiDtng to the speaker,) have violated
more than any other man on this q )or, the
parliamentary rules and parliame ntary
practice You may consummate what you
undertaken to do as you have power backed
by mob on the door of this house"
(Cheers by democrats, Kisses by republi
cans
"Gentlemen please refrain
from expressing their opinions"
Bynum-"Then may as well refrain
People of this country are witnessing these
proceedings. They have spoken through
the press of the country. and spoken in
condemnation of the proceedings which
will bu y you. sir, beyond the hope of
resurrection. applause on democratic
side Men have iried to consummate such
proce edinss before. At hour of midnight
q federal Judge made q ruli g which per-
petuated the republican party in power, but
his name is nov forgotten. This proceed
ing is in ke. ping sith practices Of your
party in keeping with your action when
you stole he presidency (aPplsuse on the
de mocratc side in keeping with proceed
ings of the republican parry in Montana
Proceed in thl. matter, sir
Bou,eile of Msine, protested against the
gentlemen from Indiana, continuing.
The Speaker (ssrcssticaliy) The gen.
tle men has arisen to statement of the
question OF person privilege, and now
stating it," [laughter.)
B,uum, said. This is the flrst time in
history that the chair. presiding officer had
turned his back on a Representative on this
floor, and directing . mere subordinate to
suppress him, by cali of the roll If this
be parliamentary proceeding, | want now
to enter u,y protest. dispute the right of
the Speaker to record in the journal. any
direction or order that or any other MEM
Der may not make. 1t is = Journal of the
proceedings of the House by constitution.
not journal of the proceedings of the
Speaker OF the House. You have no more
right to inject any thing in to the journal
than any indisidual on the floor has
You have gone forward. You have
usurped poJer. You have mutilated the
record of the House. in order to carry ont
the scheme you have deliberately gone to
work to carry out. Deliberately, because
you went forward day and night, to vsmp
up some fee BILE show to sustain your views
No tyrsnt ever ascended q throne who did
not attempt to make some feeble show of
his title to amuse the people when he
gained posse s.ioa of his kingdom. You.
sir, have attempted to wamp up some feeble
show to sustain your outrageous Rulings.
to amuse the galleries. to amuse the people
while you contaminated and carried out
the b. hest of the chairman of the republi-
can national committee to turn out the rep