The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-01-22
EXCITElIENTINT THE HOUSE
MR.. MILLS CREATED AscENE OF WILD
CONFUSION.

Tho Speaker Refused to Allow Drbfte on
tho Question Of the Approval Of the
Journal, when Mr.. MiIls Ran Down
'he Aisle, shaking His Fist at tho
Practicing Fraud--The Speaker Ro-
mgined Perfectly Calm.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Mr. Mills, of
| Texas, created scene in the house Tues
dav that was attended with great ex-
cltement which was only quieted by the
mace of the sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Nc
Kinley demanded the yeas and nays on
the approval Of the Journal after the
Democrats had consumed almost an
hours time in reading all the petitions
and other irrelevant matter, and the
speaker ordered the roll call to proceed.
The storm then burst. Mr.. Mills, very
much excited, strobe down the aisle,
and, shaking his fist at the speaker,
vigorously denounced him and accused
MN OF practicing fraud upon the
house. lyon are perpetrating a fraud
upon the house," he thundered, and
you know it." His party colleagues
burst into thunder of applause and
cheers, and gathered around their
champion. The speaker was immovable,
aud amid the uproar requested those op-
posed to approving the journal to rise.
He counted lone, two, three" and an
nounced the motion carried-97 to 8.
The yeas and nays were demanded by
the Democrats, and as the clerk pro-
ceeded to call the roll, Mr.. Mills again
accused the speaker of
Referring to Mr. Mckinley, he saidg
We did not expect the gentleman from
Ohio to lend himself to such proceed
ing, for we believe him an honorable
gentleman, and we knew he Indicating
the speaker) was not. Mr.. Cutcheop, OF
Michigan, stood in the center aisle, and
as Mr.. Mills went on, repeated with in
dignation and emphasis one word,
"bosh." A personal rupture being i'm
minent between gentlemen on the op-
posing side, the speaker was obliged to
call upon the sergeant-at-arms for as
slstance. 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 was approved.
Mr. McComas' of Maryland, moved that
the house go into committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill.
MIR. MCComas' motion was agreed to,
and accordingly the house went into
committee of the whole. In the debate
which followed, on the reading of the
bill by paragraphs, the elections bill
was brought to the fore. No action was
taken on the bill proper and the house
adjourned.
Ihere was a long discussion in the
senate over the subject of public build
ings in Washington, Mr.. Vest. taking
the ground that the government, in
stead of renting buildings, should erect
their own property for the facilitation
of public business. A resolution was
agreed to that the resolution offered by
Mr.. Mitchell, calling on the secretary of
war for statistics and information as to
a site for a gun factory on the Pacific
coast, should come up as unfinished
business Wednesday. At l:5O p. III.
Mr.. Aldrich moved that the senate pro-
ceed to the consideration of the resolu-
ton to change the rules, submitted by
him on the 29th of December last. The
motion was agreed to without contest
on the Democratic side. The discussion
continued until 2 o'clock, when the cleo
tions bill was laid before the senate as
the unfinished business, and Mr.. George
took the floor TO continue his speech
against il. After Mr.. George hat spoken
lbl llNdllN llllCt iOulo ttllNl a. NAIL, hTsr
Butler with view to give him a rest
ing SPELL asked him to yield the floor, So
that he (Mr. Butler might read the
chapter Of the revised statutes relating
to the subject of elections. Mr.. George
assented. Mr.. Hoar objected, declaring
that, under the usages of the senate,
one senator had not the right to hold
the floor and yield to another, except oy
unanimous consent, otherwise a senator
might
Hold the Floor for the Whole Session.
"The chair is Of the opinion the
vice president said, that senator en-
titled to the floor cannot transfer that
right to any other senator" Mr.. George.
then resumed the floor. After ten min
utes' reading, Mr., Aldrich asked Mr..
George if he would yield to him for a
motion to take up the resolution sub
mitted by him on the Goth of December,
and (which was under consid grafton in.
the morning" That closure ruler
queried Mr. George. "Yes. well, i
believe l will do that" Then move"
Mr.. Aldrich proceeded, that the senate
proceed to, the consideration of the res
| olution. The vice president put the
question On Mr.. Aldrich's motion, There
was response Of ayes, followed by one
of no, aad the vice president said that,
the ayes appeared to have it" Then.
on mGSion of Mr.. AldriCh the senate, att
| 615, adjourned.