Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-23

fiaa ri fha nIaf tnrbuisut sod Disgrace
fai sranas shirh hss ever ben witnessed
ln a. Hauss - Representative ~ Wash
lartan t-at pisos there on Tuesday Il
rrss uat ~ i,sula-ratir ualirnity towards
a. sleetiaus hil sod the determination 81
81 i,auinrratir uieul,ers b. prevent u
srain euauiar tefore the House. should it
by anf means PASS The senate The chief
sat.r uas River 2 Mins ~ Texas. Who
scot iuto towering rare over a ruling Of
sp-atsr Essi against IN ntstrurtionist De.
uani Co. ths residing ~ the foil inurnal u
h. llouue pruceetlnrs The Texan shook
be 81 in the speakers fare aud poured out
yuiley of epithets such a. would put 10
shame q nv IN Bowery dive. An &C.
count ~ the disgrscefal performance says:
rts siurn cloud burst when Mills demanded
~ rrifiirrr ~ rrr-aiinr hs nlhusirrinR tactics
~ FaairfIiaF % talking against q motion made hv
Maiur MrkinirF that The journal ~ approved.
~ .l,'aser rerari,ns ~ motion A. dilatory,
aislr and rariuE uke a mailman, the Texan
shrrtei.
,toa A. psTEe.,,ratiuF a fraud upon this House
Al This scorrs Of Democrats sprang into the
url, surrounded their champion. and acted like
a
iuE and yelling AZ the speaker. some threatening
o. rui him from his chair. Mr. Mills was gesticr-
laiing wildly bot In thu tlImut Il was impossible
o. hFar what he snid The SPEAKER not az all
perturted, requested those opposed 10 approving
the iuurual 20 rise Only thrre did 10. and ninety
seven declared for approval. and the Democrats
yelled Tor a roll call As the clerk proceeded TO
rad ~ the list. Mills continued his vituperatlve
speech by assaultiug both the speaker and Major
Il repeat said be- shaking his list at the pre-
siding oficer that you arr perpetrating fraud
upon this HOUSE We did not expect the gentle
man from Ohio to lend himself 10 such q proceed.
ing We relied on him. for we believed him an
honorable gentleman. hut tnOdding toward the
speaker we knew he was not The Texan added
gressional Record
BY this time many Republicans had hurried to
the defence Of the speaker, but Mr.. Mills attack
Ing the election hill, continued:
You do not dare to 20 before the country with
such a revolutionary measure AZ you are pro
posing to pass We have a right under the rules
20 debate the question Of approving the journal,
aud you, Mr.. Speaker. are denying that right"
MI Kerr Of Iowa at ais point interrupted the
Texan with:
such proceedings as this are reasonable and
they are headed by man who helped treason
befoore,'
and laws howed Mr. Mills You are trying to
surround the ballot box with bayonets," he added
In his frenzy
A storm Of misses from the Republican side and
the rebel yell from the Democratic side greeted
this, while above all was heard, from the mighty.
voiced Cutcheon OF Michigan the word "Bosh ~
But Mr.. Mills was irrepressible, and insisted upon
continuing his assault. Demands came from the
Republicans for resolution Of censure
Bring it onl' screeChed Mills.
At this point free-to-all fight seemed
inevitable but just then the sergeant-st-
arms appeared, with his assistants, bearing
before him the ponderous mace, aud Mills
was crowded into his seat. The other
Democratic howlers followed and finally
quiet was restored and the regular order of
business was resumed