The state chronicle., 1893-05-23
THE SECOND WEEK
OF THE PRESBYTERIAN GEN.
ERAL ASSEMBLY AT WASH.
INGION.
Some Sharp Fencing Engaged In Yes.
terday Between the Moderator and
Some of the Delegates.
BY Southern Associated Press

ny Oouthern Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Rev. Thos
Bracken OF "akery, Kas., conduc.
ted the half hours devotional exer.
cises with which the second weeks
session OF the Presbyterian General
Assembly was ushered in this morn.
ing. Promptly at $50 Moderator
Craig opened the Assembly with
prayer. The special committee on
saooatn observance of which the
late Col. Elliott F. S hepard was
Chairman, submitted its fifth annual
report.
The Briggs question then came
TO the front at bound, and it did
net mitigate the results of the
short struggle, but it was known
Wnen 1t was over, that it was
chiefly the result of misunder-
standing.
Dr. Young Chairman of the COM
mlttee on bills and overtures. an.
nounced what had been done with
number of overtures from the
presbyteries; twelve of them relat-
ing to the Briggs case, having
been referred to the committee on
Judiciary. DR.. Young had scarcely
ceased speaking when DR.. Herrick
johnson OF Chicago inquired what
had become of the overture from
MS presbytery in the Briggs case,
which overture he sought the as
sembly to refer this celebrated case
back to the synod of New York.
DR.. Thomas G. Hall of Chica 90.
IN sympathy with DR.. Briggs, made
a speech in favor of sending all
resolutions in the Briggs case to the
Judiciary committee first, as all
would eventually 60. Elder Eudalv
OF Cincinnati got the floor and
stated that the assembly had to do
simply with the law as it is, not as
1t ought to be. There was a gen
eral parliamentary confusion, vari-
GUS commissioners attempting to
get the floor, amid which the an
nouncement was made that the
Chicago overture had gone to the
Judiciary committee. While the
Moderator was attempting to put
the question DR.. johnson remained
upon his feet calling repeatedly
81 claim the right to be heard"
His words being received with ap
plause.
Commissioner Cutcheon, Of De
troit, stated that there was an over
ture from his Presbytery, and in
view OF that fact he supported the
motion to refer all Briggs overtures
to the judiciary committee. He com
planned that the moderator had not
permitted him to speak, although
he had been repeatedly upon his
feet. Cutcheon said he would ap-
peal from the decision of TIE chair.
and was app-auded.
DR.. Young, from the platform,
asserted that the moderator could
not see every man who ought to be
seen, and this statement received
the vigorous applause of the anti
Briggs people.
MIR. Cutcheon, who is physically
one of the largest men on the floor,
retorted that the failure to see him
was possibly due to the fact that he
was so small.
Moderator Craig, in reply, said it
made no difference how many times
Mr.. Cutcheon had been on his feet
SO long as he had not caught the eye
of the chair. He added: I never
knew such an outbreak while a vote
was being taken, and this remark
was received with loud applause.
The reference of the overtures to
the Judiciary committee was car
ried, and then DR.. Craig stepped to
the front of the platform. What he
said was short and sharp. Don't
you try to overwhelm us with such
points at this stage of the game, he
said, emphasizing his remarks by a
flourish of the gavel. which he held
in his hand. This was greeted with
cheers and the incident ended for
the time.