The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-04-25
He Would Smoke on the Floor.

He Would Smoke on the Floor.
The House then went into Com
mittee ofthe Whole, with Mr.. Schap-
pei in the chair. The Public Ware
house bill had been partially read
when some one objected to parties
somking on the floor of the House.
Fully dozen members were putting
fragrant Havanas, when special at
tention was directed to Represen-
tative Gale, who was quietly enjoy
ing his weed.
Gale is fighter and resented it.
He arose in his seat and marched
toward the Clerks desk, exclaim-
ing: II claim the right to smoke
under the guarantees of the Decla-
ration of independence and the
Constitutions of the United States
and of the State of Nebraska, which
secures to every man the right to
enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. I am accustomed
to smoking in daytime and have
been for years, and my happiness
is seriously interfered with when l
am deprived of this privilege"
Chairman Schappel ordered Mr..
Gale to cease smoking, which he
refused to do, when the Chairman
ordered the Sergeant-at-arms to put
him out unless he obeyed.
Cries of "Put him out" "Put
him out !" came from the South
side of the House.
McKesson raised the point of or
der that in the Committee of the
Whole there were no rules and no
Sergeant-at-arms, and that no one
had the authority to put him out,
much less lay hands on him.
Just at this moment the Secretary
of the Senate appeared with mes
sage, and Shrader, Chair man Of the
Judiciary Committee, went to the
Chair and received the message.
When this was done a member
said: "Now that we have Speaker
in the chair, ask that the rules be
enforced"
Shrader-Mr. Gale, you will cease
smoking.
Gale-I will not do it.
Shrader-The Sergeant-at-arms
will put the gentleman from Rock
ont of the House. =.
A deputy approached Represen-
tative Gale and attempted to take
hold of him.
Gale-Lay hands upon me at
your peril. And then turning to
the Chair, said: ''Mr. Speaker, !
appeal from your decision"
Speaker Elder came in and re-
lieved Shrader.
Two Sergeants- alarms laid hands
on Gale and started with him for
the south gate.
Gale cried out: 81 appeal from
the decision of the Chair"
A strong force started from the
north side for the south gate to
meet the Sergeants with Represen-
tative Gale.
Church Howe approached the
Speakers desk and said: "This
proceeding is not in order. The
Speaker should have ordered Mr..
Gale to appear before the bar of the
House and show cause why he was
not in contempt of the House, and
it is then the privilege of the House
to say what shall be done with the
member. The Speaker, of his own
motion, has no right to order the
Sergeant-at-arms to remove the
member. But to avoid difficulty,
and possibly riot and bloodshed, l
move you that the House do adjourn
until tomorrow morning"
The Sergeants were struggling with
Representative Gale; the bunch of
members was growing larger at the
south gate, and mutterings could
be heard from all parts.
The Speaker took the hint, the
motion was put and carried and the
House declared adjourned amid the
widest confusion that has existed
since the organization of the House.
The Sergeant-at-arms reluctantly
let go their hold on the recalcitrant
member, and everybody discussed
the situation.-Lincoln Call.