St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-21
Hot Debate in the House Over
the Approval Of the
Journal.
Roger @. Mills Hurls Denunci-
atoms at the Speakers
Head.
Senator George Whites Away
Time by Reading United
States History,
While the Tall Gentleman
From Ohio Shows Signs
Of Irritation.


representatives Of the Fifty-frst con-
gress has been the arena of many a
stormy scene, but the incident which
to-day threw the house into turmoil
eclipses any other in noise, confusion
and general ill-feeling. The duration
of the tempest was brief-not more
than four minutes being consumed in
its enactment. But those four minutes
were replete with excitement. While
Mr.. Mills was hurting his denuncia-
tons at. the speaker. the members
of the house massed themselves
on their respective sides OF the
center aisle, the Democrats giving cheer
after cheer to their champion, and the
Republicans greeting his remarks with
Kisses and other manifestations or dis
gust. Words were banded to and FRO,
but above the tumult Mr.. Mills voice
was heard in objurgation of the speak
er's rulings and the action OF the major
ity of the house in sustaining them.
The speaker remained calm. while cpl
thets more or less polite in their charac-
ter were passed; but at the end the dig
nifty of the house required the services
of the sergeant-at-armS
To Preserve Order;
and after some time the tumult was
Quelled. though the escape from gen
eral collision was a narrow one. Inc
speaker having stated the question TO
be OIL the approval of the journal. and
having counted and stated the affirma-
tive vote. Mr.. Mills, of Texas, rising to
a parliamentary question, asked
whether the proper question was not on
ordering the previous question. rms
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. OF ONO,
had demanded the previous ques-
ton. The speaker, in response
to the inquiry, stated tlls
fact, but said that the demand had not
been renewed after the reading OF the
completed journal. Mr.. Mckinley cor
robOrated the statement OF the speaker.
MIR. Mills then expressed his wish to de-
bate the question of approving the jour
nal, but the speaker declined to recog-
nize him on the ground that the house
was dividing. Then the storm cloud
burst. With excited gestures Mr.. NILS
strobe down the aisle, and, shaking MS
fist at the speaker, poured out volume
of denunciatiOn, accusing him OF prac-
ticing fraud on the house.
s.You are perpetrating fraud upon the
house.. he Numbered, land you know It,
And his party colleagues burst into a
round of applause and cheers and gath
cred around the champion.
Sarcasm and VitriO1.
DL 4Lo ,,ooI,or ,yoc in,movahJp and
amid the excitement, requested those
opposed to the approving of the Journal
to rise. PhIegmatically he counted,
.sOne, two, three" and announced the
motion carried-97 to 3. The yeas and
nays were demanded by the Democrats,
and as the clerk proceeded to call the
roll Mr.. Mills poured out his denuncia-
tions. Again he accused the speaker OF
perpetrating a fraud upon the house,
and, referring to Mr.. Mckinley, said:
eve did not expect the gentleman from
Ohio to lend himself to such proceeding
We relied ON the gentleman from Ohio, for
we believed him all honorable gentleman,
and we knew he Indicating the speaker was
not'
MIR. Perkins, of Kansas (sarcastically)
And he Indicating Mr.. Nils is a gentle
man.
Mr. Alien, of Mississippi-That is more
other side.
+ Then, as the clerk went on anonymously
calling the roll, Mr.. Mills ignoring him) pro-
ceeded substantially as follows:
You do not dare to go before the country
with such revolutionary measure as you
are proposing to pass. We have right.
under the rules. to debate the question of
approving the journal, ana you addressing
the speaker) are denying that right.
Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa-Such proceedings as
fhic frnacOpahln. and they are headed by
man who helped treason before.
Mr. Miils-You are q traitor yourself to the
constitution and laws. You are trying to
surround the ballot box with bayonets. and
to deprive the people of their right OF repre-
sentation.
Then followed enthusiastic Demo
cratic applause. while the Republicans
crowded to the bar of the house and an
aounced their disapproval by lusty
Kisses. The house was regular babel
of voices. excited. loud. but unintelligi-
BILE. Mr. Cutcheon, of Michigan, stood
in the center aisle, and as Mr.. Mills
went on, repeated with indignation and
emphasis the word "bosh." Mr.. Mills
reply to this exclamation was bring
in another resolution of censure,
then" By this time affairs had APP
preached so near to a personal rupture
between the gentlemen on the opposing
sides that the speaker was obliged to
call upon the sergeant-at-arms for as
sistance, 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 was
approved. yeas IA, nays 103. Mr.. Nc
Comas. of Maryland. moved that the
house go into committee of the whole on
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. Mr.. McComas' motion was agreed
to-yeas 1S9, nays l07, and accordingly
the house went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Burrows,o of Michigan, In the
CHAIR on the bill indicated.