The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
Car Reeds Autocratic Rulings Goad
Fair-Minded Men to Fierce
Resistance.
Told to Els Teeth that He II +
Guilty OF fraud Upon
the House.
Excited and Bitter Coi1oquies Provoked
and Urgent business Hindersd by
His DcspOtfc Conduct.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20..--In the house the
clerk having concluded reading, Bland
made the point that the journal was not
read In full, and demanded that the de-
scription Of the various executive commu-
nications. resolutions, bills and petitions,
which we're referred under the rules and
not in open house, be read. The speaker
ordered the clerk to read this portion Of
the journal. Its reading WIS not completed
until one O'Clock. Then ensued one Of the
widest scenes OF confusion tho house has
seen during the present congress. The
speaker having stated the question to be
approval of the journal and having counted
and stated the affirmative vote, Mills, of
Texas, rising to parliamentary question,
asked whether the proper question was not
one ordering the previous question. This
query was based upon the fact that when
the clerk finished reading the first part Of
the journal (.he portion usually ready
Mckinley, of Ohio, had demanded
the previous question. The speaker, in re-
sponse to the inquiry, stated that this
was fact, but said the demand was not re-
newed after the reading had been com.
pleted. Mckinley corroborated the state.
his wish to debate the question OF approx
ing the journal, but the speaker declined to
recognize him on the ground that the house
was dividing. Then the storm cloud burst.
With excited gestures Mills strobe down
the aisle and shaking his fist at the speaker
roared out volume of denunciation, &C.
cusing him OF practising fraud on the
house.
You are perpetrating fraud pon the
house and You know it,"
Mills' party colleagues burst into q round
of applause and cheers and gathered around
their champion, but tho speaker, immov-
able amid the excitement, requested those
opposed to approving the Journal to riss.
Phlegmaticaily he counted, Zone, two,
three" and announced the motion carried
ninety-seven to three. The yeas and
nays were demanded by the demo.
proceeded with the call Of the roll,
Mills poured out his den unciations. Again
he accused the speaker of perpetrating q
fraud upon the house. and referring to
Mckinley. said: I'VE did not expect
the gentleman from Ohio to lend himself
to such proceeding. We relied on the gem
tleman from Ohio, for we believed him nm
honorable gentleman. and we knew that he
indicating the speaker ia not
Perkins, of Kansas (sarcastically)-"And
he indicating Millsl is gentleman"
Allen, Of Mississippi-"That's more than
can be said OF some persons on the other
side.'
Then, as the clerk went on monotonously
calling the roll, Mills. ignoring him, pro.
ceeded substantially as follows: "You do
Il A.N<
revolutionary measure as you are propos-
ing to pass. We have a right under the
rules to debate question Of approving the
journal and yon addressing the speaker
are denying that right" democratic
cheers.
Kerr, of Iowa-"Such proceedings az this
are reasonable and they are headed by
man who helped treason before.''
Mills-"You are a traitor yourself to the
constitution and laws. You are trying to
surround the ballot box with bayonets and
to deprive the people Of the right Of repre-
sentation."
Then followed enthusiastic democratic
applause, While the republicans crowded to
the bar of the house and announced their
disapproval by Kisses. The house was q
regular babel of voices, excited, loud, but
uninteIligible. Cutcheon, of Michigan,
stood in the center aisle and as Mills went
on repeated with indignation and emphasis
one word, "bosh." Mills reply to this ex
clamation was, bring in another resolution
of censure. then.'' BY this time affairs
had approached SO near to . personal
rupture between gentlemen on opposing
sides that the speaker was obliged to call
upon the sergeant-at- for assistance,
and that gentlemxn with his mace in front
of him induced Mills to take his seat and
the storm passed away for a time.
The journal was approved, yeas 14f. nays
1G3. The house then went into committee
of the whole on the District Of Columbio
bill, but NO progress was made.