Telegram-herald., 1890-02-02
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wAsHISGr0s. FEB. Not since the
surrinx times 0f 1875. when lle passions
ot men Were stirred a. they had not
been siaes the ngst shot was nred in
rebellion. wnen party spalt Fan hign
and anything and every thing vas Aeld
o. be legitimate ~ stop ~ slat.on, has
there been az much lement in tie
H0a1o, Representatives a. there was
t4ls woe2 The scenes DO the House on
"Wednesday and Thursday resembled
mob or a riot more than The proceed
KS o. a delberaUye assembly Men
yelled and shouted and stamped
fhe.r feet, they hs.ed and old
every thing else 10 prevent the
voices Of various speakers from
belag heard They used the most
offensive language, they denounced the
speaker as being evolutionary, "a
yralt, "a ear, and various other
pleasant names. calculated % trupA.s
b..e and add to the confusion of tie
moment
lt must Dc source Of pride 10 the
lovers OF al. free institutions to reflect
tnAt although there were scenes OF
great violence aud turbulence; that al
though the prOpretlss OF parliament
airy courtesy were rudeiy violated /;
that although there wa- much heat
aud temper displayed and language
vas used which members doubtless re-
gretted n taeIr cooler moments. yet
nothing Wog-e resulted tr0W tnls
struggle. ln France bad such Is scene
occurred u thc ls--.at Assembly
countless duel, would dOubt.es, have
followed, and 4 dozen or more hcTy
members would have met on tue teld
90 a0uOr. Here moth u- Of the kIud
happened. and wLgu tlc heat OF tue
occasion has -uu-.drd men who took
tue most active part u tne debate and
who used the harsae,t language VIII
again be- Jn az friendly terms as ever.
Tins incident has shown one thing II
$50 other. DC has proven the wisdom
ot the Republican majority In their
cn0ce of their election oi tine Speaker.
Durug all the exciting scenes Mr.. Reed
was sOre.y tried. The Democrats did
their best 10 force hmm % lose ms
temper. hoping thereby that hc would
DO somcthug that would place him in
a false light before the country. But
through all the wave Of PASSION which
surged round hum amt rolled over his
devoted head ue remained As cool ana
collected, as much master OF himself
os II bee Was merely q disuterested
observer OF q somewhat remarkable
aud novel scene. There was au arr of
trnDless aud tcttrm.llt Il all that
he >lld and d.d; .t WAS PLAIN % every-
uuc tUat be- meant business and did
NOS intend 20 be influenced by fear or
ans other consideration. But with it
aI, bis bearing was marked bv courtesy
and torbcarauce even. and uls ruling,
,o far as individual members were con-
ccrned were far and impartial. Mr..
Geed has proven himself an Ideal
speaker, and Dee can oc relied upon in
aly emergency.
viewed from q uon-parti-au stand
port tnc merits ot tae ease seem to bc
wtH tne Republicans ant tins view B,
entertained hv mos, impartial 0oscrr .rs,
meu wh0 cau loos at Things truthtuIly.
aa4 not through eyes tnctured hy
poutc1. oas. It Is quite evident that
t.s House can MOE Go business II tue
members wll n0- tt n1 This is cou-
ccd.d. Vow u mrnn.r- remain away
u..n tat House $50 session, 10 IS w.tD-
i.e power ot al. l1o-e 9e r.cu--
rtot - t.e Cons. ruto.. that tae l--
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