The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-25
BE WOULD SMOKE ON THE FLOOR
Magnificent Struggle in the Nebraska
Legislature to Enjoy Weed.
From the Lincoln Call

IfoHt tue LtHCOtH COt.
The House then went into committee of
the whole with Mr.. Schappel in the chair.
The public warehouse bill had been par
italy read when some one objected to par
ties smoking on she floor of the House.
Fully dozen members were putting fra
grant Havanas, when epecial attention was
directed to Representative Gale, who was
quietly enjoying his weed.
Gale is fighter and resented it. He arose
in his seat and marched toward the clerks
desk, exclaiming; Il claim the right to
smoke under the guarantee of the Declara-
ton of Independence and the constitu>
tions of the United States and of the state
of Nebraska, which secure to every man
the right to enjoy life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. am accustomed to
smoking in daytime aud have been for
years, and my happiness is seriously inter-
fered with when | am deprived of the
privilege"
Chairman Schappel ordered Mr.. Gale to
cease smoking, which he refused to do.
when the chairman ordered the sergeant
alarms to put him out unless he obeyed
Cries OF Put him out !" PUT him outp
came from the south side of the House.
McKesson raised the point of order that
in the committee Of the whole there were
no rules and no sergeant-at-arms, and that
no OnS uRQ Ul6 authority DuL MIN out,
much less lay hands upon him.
Just at TINS moment the secretary of the
Senate appeared with a message, and
Shrader, chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, went to the chair and received the
message.
When this was done a member said:
snow that we have speaker in the chair,
| ask that the rules be enforced"
Shrader-Mr. Gale, you will cease smok-
ing.
Gale-I will not do it.
Shreder-The sergeant-at-arms will put
the gentleman from Rock out Of the
House.
A deputy approached Representative Gale
and attempted TO take hold of him.
Gale-Lay hands upon me at your peril.
And then turning to the chair, said: ''Mr.
Speaker, | appeal from your decision"
Speaker Elder came in and relieved
Shrader.
Two sergeants-at-arms laid hands on
Gale and started with him for the south
gate.
Gale cried out 81 appeal from the de-
cision Of the chair"
A strong force started from the north
side for the south gate to meet the sergeants
with Representative Gale.
Church Howe approached the speakers
desk and said: This proceeding is not in
order. The speaker should have ordered
MIR. Gale to appear before the bar of the
House and show cause why he was not in
contempt of the House, and it is then the
privilege of the House to say what shall be
done with the member. The speaker, of
his own motion, has no right to order the
sergeant-at-arms to remove remove the
member. But TO avoid difficulty, aud pos
sibly bloodshed, / move you that the House
do adjourn until tomorrow morning"
The sergeants were struggling with Rep
resentative Gale; the bunch of membe
was growing larger at the south gate, and
| mutterings could be heard from ali parts.
The speaker took the hint, the motion
was put and carried, and the House declared
adjourned admid the widest confusion that
has existed since the organization of the
! House
The sergeants-at-arms reluctantly let 60
their hold on the recalcitrant member, and
everybody discussed the situation.
People wonder when they find how rapidly
health is restored by taking P. P. P. Prickly
! Ash, Poke Root and Potassium The reason is
| simple, as II Is powerful combination Of the
! roots and herbs OF the home woods. I'D