Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-23
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sicsles addressed the Chair oeiofe lie
question was put.

Sickle. addressed, the Chair before tie
question was put. ,.,.
Cbair-The Chair did not hear tie gen'is-
man. = .,o uouse
heard me. 49, h.o az
grea. that il was impossible from the
sisrk.s desk to distinguish orderly from
di.o,derly proceedings. The Chs'r appealed
70 Si, kles to take bis seat, telling nm thst
he was cut of order. Sickles remained
standing and endeavoring to complete LII
statement of privileges. Bland with5reW
hi, motion to excuse Hulick and asked
the House to 90 into committee OF the
whole on hi, bill.
Mr.. Si kes finally succeeded in gstiiaR
ii, question of privilege stated. he SAID
thst he had been informed that he was un-
der arrest and he wanted TO know 1t it wac
true, and by what authority it had been
done. and what was the charge against HIM
Chsir-The sergeant-at arms will make
a report of his proceedings under the ordeF
of arrest.
Reed interposed an objection to this, and
.aid the question of privilege raised b,
Hulick's case was still pending, and Hop
kins of Illinois, " no had been vaialy trying
20 present a motion regarding IL, was en-
titled to be heard.
Bv a vigorous use of the gavei, ani re-
fusinp to heed various members ciAmorine
for re ignition. the Chair succe eded Id Sc
curing an opportunity for Col. Snow to pre- :
sent i i, report. Col. Snow said thst OF Il e
list of absentees returned to him by
the clerk, the following were reportea
az sick: Boutelle, Grain, DAlZeil,
Hendrix ana Scranton, the fol-
lowing were excused by the House
Gillet: of Massachusetts, Harris, Hines,
Lockwood and Wright of Pennsylvania,
Brosius and NorthwSy; the following wer'
arrested and were present in the. House
Adams, Belzhoover, Cadnus, Clancy, COT
feen, Cooper of Flori Ia, Cummings, Dunn
Fordman, Harter, K,ibbs, Mshon, McAleer,
Murray, Mutch!er, Reilly, Rusk. Sickles,
Hulick, Mcdowell, johnson of Indiana,
Woomer, and the following were not found I;
Clarke of Alsbims, Houk of Tennessee,
Johnson of Ohio, Russell of Connecticut,
White, Hicks, Hutcheson and Stevens of
Massachusetts,.
As the readiog of the report proc aeded
there was rush of members to the front OF
reading the disorder had grown into great
uproar The Speaker pro tenn declared thu
gentlemen Lamed as under arrest ami to
present themselves at thebar of the House,
but Gen. Sickles loudly demanded sep
arate trial.
The Speaker pounded his desk with his
gavel. appealing for order, sayiag; This
is House of R.preseptatives-no beer
garden" applause in the galleries To
Sickles' insisted dem and that he be accord
ed separate trial. the Ch'ir stated: The
gentleman from New York shall have a
separate trial, but he must observe the
rules"
SickIes-I obey the rules always. l in
sisted upon separate tri.l because l can
how tina. the warrant is not worth ~isp
of straw, and the proceedings in my case
would dispose of all the others.
Jo' nson (Rer.) of Indiana, whose name
was included in the list of those under ar
rest, rose to question of personal privi-
lege. lie said that he had been on the floor
of House all the time and had not been ar
rested. Without action on Johnson's pro-
test, the Coair directed the members named
as under arrest should present themselves
at the bar in the order in v hich their names
appeared in the return.
Adams (Rep.) of Pennsylvania presented
himself and said that he hal been in Penn.
sylvaLia, voting for a member of this House,
''And am proud to say" Adams added,
THAT we rolled up a majority of over H.
600 in his favor. Tremendous cheers from
the Republican sioe
Reed move that the g.Dtlemans name
be stricken from the warrant and he be dis
charged, because his arrest was unauthor-
lied.
Sickles-Not stricken out, because thsre
are 10 names in the warrant. ThereupoT
the clark was directed to the warrant, aud
the reading disclosed that no names were
mentioned.
Oulhraite (Dsm of Odio moved tha'
the House adjourn. (CIi-s of "Oh, no,
from the Republican side). The motior
was lost, IS to 1875.
Sickles-My object in demanding sep
arate t,ial was to show that the warrant is
void. The sergeant at-ar.ns i, liable TO &C
ton in damages to every member brought
uoder it.
Reed again moved that Adams be DIS
charg d for the reason that bis arrest wa'
unauthorized.
The Chair proceeded to put Reeds motor
but before the vote was taken Bland moved
that the House adjourn. On division thu
vote was announced, 1872 to l0l. This wa
emphasized by the yeas and nays, whicl
resulted, yeas, 155; nays, 10, and thu
House adjourned.