The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-24
RELEASED FROM ARREST
The Pilibu;tererS AFa Discharged From
Arrest.
BLAND FOlLED ONCE MORE
The Opposition Again Prevents
Action on the Silver SeIgniorage
Fill and There Is Littla
Chance OF Success,

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Thc members
OF the house under arrest were finally dis
charged from custody to-day by dispens-
ing with further proceedings under call.
IL required four hours to accomplish this
and, although the scenes OF tie disorderly
turbulence which characterized yester-
days proceedings were not repeated, the
proceedings werc fully as interesting.
The democrats were evidently very anxi-
GUS when the house met TO eXtricate them
selves from the complications arising
from the wholesale arrest of me mbers,
but by Hank movements, the republicans
| succeeded in preventing this until tho
whole situation had been thoroughly ven-
tilated. Perhaps the most interesting
feature of the day, barring BANDS bitter
philippe against fiiibustering demo-
| Gratis, was the verbal duel between
Reed and Turner over the question of
counting quorum. After the arrested
members had been discharged Bland re-
turned TO the silver bill. but the motion
failed again for lack of quorum. lie
| on.y lacked two votes. Although Bland
SIN insists OH going ahead with the
! seigniorage bill, many democrats believe
il should now be abandoned, and unless
| quorum is procured tomorrow it would
seem that it would have TO be, tina: is il
the democratic caucus does not decide TO
adopt some method of forcing members TO
vote or count them if they do not.
\ Speaker Crisp was confined TO his house
\ wit severe sore throat and cold and sent
a note appointing Richardson of Tcnne.
see speaker pro TEN for the day. The
| galleries were crowded in anticipation Of
repetition of the exciting scenes of yes
| terday. As soon as the Journal was read,
Adams PA began clamoring for rccog-
milton on n question of personal prv-
lege. He was being tried when ,ne
house adjourned yesterday. He
yielded. however, to We'.s CWlsD.
who said he was e.roneously re-
ported as voting mo- on the motion TO
adjourn. de der ed that he had taken
any part IN the proceedings, but said he
would have .oted, If at all, TO adjourn in
order TO "put stop TO the disgraceiul
peFioG NANCE" On request OF Cummings,
S!ci.els was excused on account of sick
ress.
The speaker declared the pending ques-
tion to be the motion TO discharge Adams
from the custody of the sergeant-at-arms.
Adams was given leave 10 STATE his qucs-
ton of personal privilege, He wanted to
know why, yesterday, while explaining
his case, the mace OF the house should
have been used to force him to his scat.
II was an indignity while he was endeav.
oring to carry out the mandate of the
house. The chair stated the question
would have to be stated later, as the pend
ing question was OH the discharge of the
gentleman from custody.
Reed made point that the question
should be to discharge the gentleman be.
cause the warrant under which he was
arrested was unauthor zed. Springer
tried to interpose motion that all under
arrest be discharged, as the shortest way
out of the tangle. but Reed demanded the
previous question, cutting him off. The
democrats decided TO vote down the pre-.
vious question TO give Springer chance
but some eastern democrats voted with
the republicans and the previous question
was lost-95 to l59.
Then Bland moved q substitute for
! Reeds motion, to discharge all members
under arrest. Reed mado the point OF
order that the amendment was not GER
mane and the question was argued at
some length.
In the course of the debate Bland de-
nounced the New York delegation in
heated words. He was called to order
several times by Coombs of New York,
amid general uproar. BANDS speech was
sensational in its criticism of the disorder
which prevailed yesterday. He declared
the men who were obstruciIn; legislation
and defying tho house we're anarchists
aid revolutionists. They we're worse
than the criminal who would throw n bomb
from tho galleries. There were misses at
this which grew louder and eliminated in
: cries of "shame." Bland proceeded in
his impassioned utterances and declared
tha, the mohocrncy had taken possession
OF the house. The mob is giving an object
lesson in anarchy as il Is exhibited from
parading the streets and committing deeds
of violence. lie proceeded with frcquen,
characterization of members who ob.
structed legislation as anarchists and rev.
= olu,ionists. As lie proceeded there were
alternate scenes of extreme confusion and
silent astonishment. The speaker fire..
qucntly called him TO order and he
was finally compelled TO take his
scat and then proceeded in or,
der. He was frequently ap
plauded in his milder criticism but
silence followed his more violent utter
ances. The a!Sles of the house were
choked with members while hewss speak
: ing and the galleries were crowded.
Reed contended thai the warrant should
contain the name Of the party to be ar
rested. The whole difficulty grew out oi
the fact that the house denied the right oI
members constituting n quorum by theil
presence. IL trus,,n he concluded. ''tha
the house will take warning and proceed
in accordance with the constitution of the
United States. OF course after your yoci
Grafton il will be difficult but you shoult
be patriotic enough 10 sacrifice private
feeling for public good. Come back int,
the true path said he. smiling, land liyt
happy ever afterward."
Turner Of Georgia, who replied 10 Reed
directed attention 10 the validity of th,
warrant under which the members has
been arrested. Dunn asked whether Tur
ner believed the members could be ar
rested when inside the bar of the house
81 believe" replied Turner. 'thc Eous