The Indianapolis journal., 1891-02-22
ANGRY SCENESINTHEHOUSE
Filibusters Lose Their Ten ger and Make
Decided Fools of Themselves.
Spinols Puts Chip on His Shoulder and At
tempts to GOad Republicans Into an At
tack-The Speaker Denounced.
TUMULr IN THE HOUSE.


The Minority Add to Their Infamous Record
by Attacking the Speaker and Clerk.
WASHINGTON, Feb 21.-When the House
raised. but quorum being disclosed. the
clerk proceeded with the reading of the
ournal Mr.. Fithian and Mr.. Springer de-
manded the reading of the journal In full,
which drew forth the remark from Mr.
Cannon that he did not know that there
were two speakership candidates from Ilii-
nois. MIR. Fithan declared that the clerk
was skipping some of the names on the roll
call
Mr.. MiIliken Of Maine-The clerk is read
ing every name.
Nh. Fithan-I say he is not.
Mr.. Milliken-And say he is.
Mr.. Fithian-And 1 say you are saying
something that is not true.
The reading was concluded at 1245, and
MIR. Mckinley of Ohio asked the approval
Of the journal, and demanded the previous
question. He yielded, how ever, to Mr..
Turner of Georgia. who stated that In the
journal he was noted as having been pres
ent and not voting upon two roll-calls. yes
terday, when he was not present. He had
voted for the yeas and nays, and then left
the house in as digniied manner as he
could.
Mr.. Clements of Georgia, Mr.. Blanchard
of Louisiana and Mr.. Crisp of Georgia
made similar statements. the latter saying
he wished to call the attention Of the codn-
try to the manner in which the presiding
officer made up and falsifed the record.
democratic applause.
Tbs House was immediately in a tumult.
half a dozen Democrats being on their feet
demanding recognition, and Mr.. Mckinley
declining to yield to any gentleman to at
midst of the confusion. Mr.. Spinola of New
York placed a strip of paper on his shOul-
der. and threatingly turned that shoulder
towards the Republicans, until the Speaker
pro tenn Mr.. PaysOn] called HIM to order.
But the House would not be pacified. and
for some minutes the excitement ran high.
A refusal by Mr.. Mckinley to yield to Dir.
McMillin made the latter gentleman, with
violent gesticulatiOns. denounce the action
of the majority, though his voice was
drowned amid the cheers of his party col
leagues, the jeers of his opponents and the
resounding strokes of the Speakers eaveL
The previous question was ordered-yeas,
l55; nays, 144-and the journal was ap-
proved-yeas. $50; nays. 95.
The Senate bill fixing the salaries of the
United States district judges was then
taken mp. the pending question being on
Mr.. McMillin's amendment fixing the sa l.
| aries at $1,000. To this amendment was
pending au amendment offered by Mr. j. b.
Taylor of Ohio. providing that the present
salaries should be increased $500 a
year. Lost-yeas. 25; nays, 2l7. Mr.. Nc
Millin's amendment was also defeated
yeas, 81; nays, 49,
The bill was then passed-yeas. 14s; nays,
SO. 1t provides that the salaries of the
several judges of the district courts of the
United States shall be at the rate of s., 600
per annum.
Mr.. Bingham moved TO 90 into commit
tee of the whole on the postoffice appropri-
alton bill. Mr.. Holman moved TO adjourn.
Mr.. Holman's motion was lost and Mr..
BinRham's motion was agreed to.