The morning news., 1891-01-27
A TILT IN TIE HOUSE.
News of the Cloture Defeat Makes
the Democrats Chesr

News of the Cloture Defeat MAKE es
the Democrats Chesr
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-When the House
met this morning the usual skirmish took
place as to the reading and approval of the
journal
Mr.. Mckinley demanded the previous
question on approval, and In order 20
obviate the occasion for forty minutes d O.
bate after the demand was ordered, said q
few words in support of the journal.
The previous question being ordered Mr..
Blount made point Of order that debate
was in order. The so-called debate Of the
would be trifling in a school room; it was
an insult aud an outrage In the House OF
Representatives. [Applause on the demo-
cratic side.
REED PLAYS rYRAyT.
The speaker overruled the point Of order
and refused to recognize Mr.. Blount's ap-
peal.
MIR. Springer suggested that the speaker
was not expsditing business by the course
he was pursuing. The speaker was an OBJ
structionist Of business
The journal was approved--yeas 141, nays
107.
Mr.. Boutelle moved that the House go
into committee of the whole on the naval
appropriation bill.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the
clerk had called but few names wnen
Messrs. Mansur and Heard. returning from
the Senate side, spoke few words to their
democratic colleagues, whereupon Mr.. Rog-
ers of Arkansas arose, and, interrupting the
call, informed the House that the force bill
had been defeated. Then the democratic
side gave cheer after cheer. the speakers
gayel being Intellectual for some moments
to check the democratic enthusiasm
"Another Bull Run" calculated Mr..
Brewer of Michigan.
Mr.. Hatch suggested the propriety OF dis
pensing with further calling Of the roll.
There was no longer any necessity for roll
CALL
The roll call was continued, and the
House went into committee Of the whole,
but the battle was not yet over. Mr..
BreckinriGgs Of Arkansas, in criticising
Mr. McKinley's action In cutting off the
debate on the approval of the Journal, de-
nounced the Mckinley bill
ASSASSINATION BUNcoMBE.
Mr.. Kelly OF Kansas said that the Qentle-
man on the other side had said that good
news had been received from the Senate. He
did not doubs that 1t was good news 70 tn o
assassius of John M. Clayton. Democratic
and cheer, and say, THAT will give US
further permission TO assassinate and
kills Something had been said
about the betrayal of party pledges.
He knew Of no such betrayal so far as this
end of the capitol was concerned. Gentle
men on the other side who had betrayed
their party pledges (if they had betrayed
were responsible to their constituents. II
there was any betrayal, it came from those
men who had been instructed by their state
legislatures TO vote for certain bill and
who had turned around and voted against
il. He had no doubt that the persons who
killed young Matthews Of Mississippi could
take the news as good news.
Mr. Lewis Of Mississippi denied that the
killing Of Matthews grew out OF political
causes. The causes were purely personal.
The committee having arisen the bill was
passed.
The District Of Columbia appropriation
bills occupied the attention of the House for
the remainder of the session
The House then adjourned.