The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-21
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Mills Heaps Curses on the Speaker,
While Other Members Yell or Hiss.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 20.-In pursuance of
the policy OF the Democrats in the House. Bland
this morning demanded the reading OF the
journal of yesterday in extenso. The clerk
having concluded the reading, Bland made the
poin, that the journal had not been read fully,
and demanded that description of the various
communications, resolutions, bills and peti-
tions, which had been referred under the rules
and not in open house, be read. The speaker
ordered the clerk to read this portion OF the
journal. It's reading was not completed until
! o'clock. Then ensued one of the widest
scenes of confusion the House has seen during
the present congress. The speaker having
stated the question to be on the approval OF the
journal and having counted and stated the al
trmatlye vote, Mills of Texas, rising to parlia-
mentary question, asked whether the proper
question was not on ordering the previous ques-
ton. This query was based ON the fact that
when the clerk finished reading the first part of
the journal, the portion usually read. Mckinley
OF Ohio had demanded the previous question
The speaker in response 70 the inquiry stated
that this a fact, but said the demand had
not been renewed after the reading OF the
Journal was completed. Mckinley eorroborated
the statement OF the speaker.
Mills then expressed Il wish to debate the
question OF approving the journal, but the
speaker declined to recognize him.
Then the storm cloud burst. With excited
gestures, Mills strode down the aisle and shak-
ing his fist at the speaker, roared out q
volume of denunciation. accusing him OF the
practice Of fraud on the House.
You are perpetFating fraud on the House,
he thuRdered, and you know IL, His party
colleagues burst into q round of applause and
cheers, and gathered around their champion,
but the speaker was immovable, and amid the
excitement requested those opposed To approx
ing the journal to rise PhiegInaticaIly he
counted, - one, two, three" and announced the
melton carried, g TO 81. The yeas and nays
were demanded by the Democrats and were
ordered snd the clerk proceeded 10 cali the roll
Mills poured ont his denunciations again.
He accused the speaker OF perpetrsIing fraud
upon tne House, and referring 10 Mckinley said .
ave Go not expect the gentleman from Ohio to
lend himself TO such proceedings. We rely
upon the gentleman from Ohio, for we believe
him an honorable gentleman and we know that
be indicating the speaker Is not"
Perkins OF Kansas said sareastically, "And
be Indicating Mii}s) Is 3 gentleman.
Alien CT MisslSsippi-fba s more than can be
said oi some persons On the other side.
Then as the clerk went on monotonously call
ing the roll Mills, ignoring him, proceeded su b
stanta3ly as follows: ''You do not dare 10 90
before the country with such "a revolutionary
measure as yoG are proposing TO pass. We have
a right under the rules 70 debate the question Of
approving the journal, and you Undressing the
speaker are deEying~that right" democratic
cheers
Kerr ef Iowa-sueh proceedings as this are
reasonable snd they are headed by the men
who helped treason before.
M1lls--I 0ll are traitor yourself 10 your con-
stituenfs and the law You are trying 90 sur
round the ballot box with beyoness, and % de-