The sun., 1891-01-21
MILLS LOSES HIS TEMPER.
TIE LIvELIEsT SESSION TIE HOUSE
HAS HAD IN YEARS.

The Texas Congre ssman Accuses Speaker
Reed or sharp Practice. ana Exchanges
Epithess with Kerr OF Iowa = Tho
| Whole House In Uproar = Quiet 10
Restored by tho Serge ant-at-Arms.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2o.-whlle the Senate was
! fighting the Force bill battle to-day the House
was in riotous disorder. Nothing like 1t has
been witnessed In the House for years. Ever
since the Senate took hold OF the Force
| bill with renewed vigor the feeling In
tho House between the two parties
| has bten bitter. The political debates
! Of the last week. In which epithets have been
| banded across the centre aisle with unusual
| frcedem. have only increased the tension. and
the moment tho spark was struck to-day 1t
! communicated to every man on the floor. The
! result was few moments OF fierce exotic
I ment. during which nfuriated mon shook
thor nsts In each others faces. called ench
other traitors and worse. and were only
uucllod by the mace by the Sergeant Arms.
| In keeninR with the policy OF delay which
the Democrats have inaugurated. Mr.. Bland
OF Missouri demanded tho reading OF tho en-
| tire journal OF the previous days proceedings.
When IL was supposed that the Clerk had fin
! ished his task. Mr.. Mckinley moved the pre-
v!ons question on the approval Of the journal
MI. Bland called attention, 10 the omission,
during the reading, OF tho bills resolutions.
ar petitions. which are always Incorporated
the 81 oaEer. Mr. bland ,comnSlied the r. aiding
"sss 0"tsid IS n shs sstas Jour-
Fs sSI The Gsi rsss sss 1Sa. Of
wsso'f rsss Sss
o' hs I% N sSed e fdse
'esf Se sSnsmn ,S' mstnken rfe
spc caker. Will HAND nrmness. and Mr.. McKin-
ns Mr. P'hs fss T hs bSSaEsr
rss5nr had 'Se Ss ou5s %sdT bsS Id
pS hv R been se s sSn Gaa Ro: e
! which the demand for Tho previous question
Tho moment Mr.. Mills saw tbat he had been
caught he lost his temler. Shaking hts st at
ol he ses1eaon E. % ps
$asss nGs OsrpG5sts ',snd ;S H1 ss s
as e Ho"s" and
aa Roso " hSr a
mul,uoqs handsiergEing. s.amp!ng an! 9 Cheer n;
for the reGnlnr order.
Tho confusion increased with every moment
H. M Tees ee
the pss ssr1.a 11 T ~ Of II &
demanI. ordered tho Calling Of tho Yeas and
Durine all this time Mr.. Mills had been grow
mi a'S ;So Sssa and q sSs: e.
"That vas vas sharp 1 practice on your part. sir'
he exclaimed to the Sreak.r and ,hen shouted
lend ID! yourself 70 rch praceed pro- I ns 'esi f fne
he turning around and glarinR at the spenker
The hemmcrng Si the Speakers gnyel The
could bS henrd Mr Kerr OF Iowa. iranticaliy
% Az AID ia' The Ss%s S Should to
oi,.a r s %,y III you on your e'f'" s"id the e1-
I 3 9sye a =; , much right hes as yon n hsys"
,,".Yon nri q trai,or You self" exclaimed Mr..
4S 1sGS and tryns,o t.
You hoar me-; 4 trat'o:!" "'''' ~
You arc traitor to the Constitution, and
IN aos3 as nn
nsts sna 5sp5y0 tho people Of the right OF
henewcd cheers on the Democratic side told
w 'hs e wes Eepr I
$sse,baS!e nsse!'emeai II: "S long; Ss h"iroi "a %
leader o. the House When IpH" Game % to :Iehtins
s fne % S9a sss aess
Up , AID doMn a. II to protect his FREUD from
hs hs u Il. Sss
bs acsH T
from ths lobby ara ipsspi into the heart q
ing ing Put him out; Put him out: "'' ''''
hw nna.1 HM i yo A. sid Martin shak-
&hi estone p slissouyi. = 'i tall spare man
s2 hS e9 asnsa NJ sna GenH9 SS g SnsaSs q s
hnca ,ary Affairs n had sIs lost his
that TN, made his sont-like exc"mations richly
Meanwhns a page had been sen. into tho
lobby for Deputy Sergeant q. Arms Cava.
naugh. and when he arrved. The Speaker al;
pscfe1 rn n 20 % 1sko the mace from It's pedestal
to Ss sSss s M h. as "a. .ss s,s.ysx xs
sas E. bis Ss,cm with vi ss ys9s na
believing that the spenker Intended 10 have
MI arrested, the Democrats crowded around
their leader Springer, Of Illinois. who had
taken no part In The fcr!mmagc. tapped Cav
anaMgh on the shoulder.
Don't come here. Tom. he said in n
whsper,, you you. wll only make trouble. We
AT That moment little Clifton Breeskcnridee
pushed him into his seat. stumbling over Ey-
mum OF Indiana. who had come MP to prevent
what be believed would result In hnnd-to.
hand encounter.
Roswell +. Flower. and tho S Scw YfI Yo,t millinn lam
are droppeh intp sent. Then the mace was
carried down the centre aisle and was hailed
in front Of Mr. Kerr. who was as white as q
Isl, down. Mr. Kerr. md at once" said tho
mncebenrer In q commanding tone. and Kerr
drnpred NIL trembling into his seat.
Then the mace was paradsd no and down
un!il one by ono the Cor Gressmen had been
Guieted; Hnrpes of Georgia. the heaviest man
IN The House hapnened 70 cross the arena In
frnnt of the Speaker. and ten feet away saw
Billy Mason oil Chicago. his rival heavy weight.
both men slunrel away with, their lists
shook hands. Those who saw the Incident