Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-20
GREAT TURMOIL In The HOUSE.
The Mace Has to be Brought in
to Bring About Order.
CLOTURE RULE BROUGHT UP


scription of the various executive communica-
tions, resolutions. bills and petitions (Which
are referred under the rules and not in open
House) be read.
The speaker directed the clerk to read this
omitted.
This was by far the largest portion Of the
Journal, and its reading was not completed
until o'clock.
SCENE OF WILD CONFUSION.
Then ensued one of the widest scenes Of con-
fusion that the House has seen during the pres
ent Congress.
The Speaker having stated the question to be
on the approval of the journal and having
counted and stated the affirmative vote, Mr..
Mills CIex. rising to parliamentary question,
asked whether the proper question was not on
ordering the previous question.
This query was based upon the fact that
when the clerk had finished reading the first
part OF the Journal (the portion usually read)
Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio) had demanded the pre-
vious question.
The Speaker, in response to the inquiry,
stated this fact, but said that the demand had
not been renewed after the reading of the COM
pleted journal.
Mr.. Mckinley corroborated the statement Of
the Speaker.
MR. MILLS SHAKES HIS FIST.
Mr.. Mills then expressed his wish to debate
the question Of approving 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 Mr.
Mills strode down the aisle and, shaking his fist
at the Speaker. poured out q volume Of denun-
citation, accusing him Of practicing q fraud
on the House.
"You are perpetrating . fraud upon the
House." he Numbered, 'and you know it,"
and his party colleagues burst into a round Of
applause aud cheers and gathered around their
champion. But the Speaker was immovable,
and, amid the excitement, requested those op-
possed TO the approving Of the journal to rise.
Phlegmatically he counted lone, two, three"
and announced the motion carried, 81 to 8.
THE ROLL CALL DIDN'T BREAK HIM Up.
The yeas and nays we're demanded by the
democrats and ordered: and, a. the clerk pro-
ceeded to call the roll, Mr.. Mills poured out
his denunciations. Again he accused the
Speaker Of perpetrating a fraud upon the
House; and, referring to Mr.. Mckinley, said:
We we did I'D not expect the gentleman from Ohio to
on the gentleman from Ohio, for We believed
him an honorable gentleman, and We knew he
Indicating the Speaker) was not.
Mr.. Perkins (Kan.), sarcastically--And he,
indicating Mr.. Mills, is gentleman.
Mr.. Allen (Miss. THAT is more than can be
said for some persons on the other side.
Then, as the clerk went on monotonously
calling the roll. Mr.. Mills IGNORING him) pro-
ceeded substantially as follows:
9You do not dare to 60 before the country
with such revolutionary measure - you are
proposing to pass. We have q right under the
rules to debate the question Of approving the
Journal, and you addressing the Speaker0 are
denying that right. Democratic cheers.
THE EPITHEr TRAITOR BANDED.
Mr.. Kerr Qowa)-Such proceedings as this
are treasonable, and they are headed by a man
who helped treason before.
Mr. Miils-You are traitor yourself to the
Constitution and laws. You are trying to sur
round the ballot box with bayonets and to de-
prive the people Of their right Of represents
tion. Then followed enthusiastic democratic
applause, while the Republicans crowded to the
bar OF the House and announced their disap-
proval by lusty Kisses. The House was a regu-
lar babel OF voices, excited, loud, but unintel-
ligible.
Mr.. Cutcheon (NIich. stood in the center
aisle, and as Mr.. Mills went on repeated with
indignation and emphasis the one word. ..Bosh ~
Mr.. Mills reply to this exclamation was,
Bring in another resolution Of censure then"
THE MIGHTY MACE BRINGS QUIET.
By this time affairs had approached SO near
to personal rupture between gentlemen on
the opposing sides that the Speaker was obliged
to call upon the sergeant-at-arms for assistance.
and that officer, bearing the mace in front Of
him, induced Mr.. Mills to take his seat and the
storm passed away for the time.
THE JOURNAL APPROVED
The journal was approved-yeas, IA; NAYS,
103. But the mutterings Of the storm were still
heard.
Mr.. McComas (Md.) moved that the House
go into committee on the District appropria-
ton bill.
Pending which Mr. Butterworth (Ohio) asked
unanimous consent for the consideration of q
bill authorizing the renting of hall in WASH
rv,v< f<xp 10 os.~<l
Mr.. Mills inquired whether this bill were
open to debate.
The Speaker replied that il was not at pres-
ent: the question was whether there was
objection.
Mr. Mills objected, and the question being
on Mr.. McComas' motion Mr. Mills inquired
whether it would be in order to move that
there be one hours general debate on the Dis
trict Of Columbia bill.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL TAKEN uP.
The Speaker replied that it would not, the
time fixed for general debate having expired.
Mr.. McComas' motion was agreed to-yeas,
1S9; nays, l07; and accordingly the House went
into committee Of the whole Odr. Burrows of
Michigan In the chair) on the bill indicated
THE SENATE.
Mr.. Farwell. one Of the half dozen Senators
who have been absent for some weeks past in
counoctaOu WIN tno suDJect OF reelection, was
in his seat when the Senate met today.
On motion Of Mr.. Spooner the vote agreeing
Come days since) to the conference report ON
the bin for Q public building at Mankato,
Minn., was reconsidered and the report was
withdrawn on account of the duplicatiou Of a
clause in the bill. A correct report vss sub
mitted and agreed TO. The Emit Of cost d
$50 900, bnt no appropriation ID made in the
bill that being left as in other such bils) to the
committee ON appropriations, and that faet
was commented upon by Mr.. Cockren,
who assumed that the committee ON public
buildings and grounds was avoiding its slare Of
responsibility. This was repealed BY his ~
league, Mr.. Vest, who intimated that the
tendency OF the COMMITTEES ON appropriations
was TO increase its powers The chairman Of
that committee, Mr.. Allison, contsadicted that
intimation and stated that the trouble sbout
appropriations for public buildings cana from
the other House. In the further courss Of fhe
eolloquy, Mr.. Vest sts&ed that appropriasions
bad yet 10 Be made for msny Of the 6ujldines
authorised in the bills Of TIE inst and tks
present session, and that his estimate Of ihs
amount that would b required for such hdl1s
vas sbout q, II, CO.
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