The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-24

NpuAd W uU ltsS OF no more OF an dndrGn-
lst than the members. Kisses. And IL
the gentlemen believe Tcries of ''Shame!"1
that In the condition of this country at
TINS time; If they believe when the
business interests of this country are
not prospering, when millions of peo-
pie are out OF employment; when men
are begging for bread; when they are in
the clutches of hunger and starvation;
when they are looking to this House and
TINS congress for relief; when they ex-
pect we will do something in the nature
OF rellef; we may turn ourselves into a
body OF tihbusters and obstructioiists
and OF anarchists, despite our own rules
and set at defiance the laws of our own
country, can we expect that these mil
lions Will not also become anarchists and
set at defiance the laws OF this countryl
They have an example from us | say,
MIR. Speaker, the times are not propitous
for the proceedings in this House. We
were sent here to do our duty. We arc
here, and we are supposed to be doing our
duty when great large mass of people
are begging for bread The people Of
this country do not go to their beds in
comfort in peace, and in safety, and we
are teaching to the anarchist mobs in
this country that mobsm is the prevail
ing rule in this House"
sUFFICIENCY OF THE WARRANT.
lowed Mr. Bland, insisting that the atten-
tion of the House should be confined to
the question before it, viz: The discharge
or the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Discussing the sutficlency of the warrant,
Mr.. Compton said that to pass the motion
of Mr.. Reed would be to reflect upon the
fairest and most competent speaker who
ever occupied the chair, and upon a faith
ful and efficient officer, who executed the
order of the House. He declared that no
warrant ever issued by a speaker con
tanned the names of the members TO be ar
rested.
Mr. Burrows interrupted to say that
he held in his hand warrant issued in
the Twenty congress, when, "they
did things in order" which contained the
names of the members. Republican
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Mr.. Compton asked if the members
named in the warrant had not been ar
rested for ASSAULT
Mr.. Burrows answered that he did not
know, he had Mapped to have in his hand
the warrant when the gentleman had as
serted that no warrant had ever been is
sued with the name of the member to be
arrested in it, and he felt called upon to
present it as evidence TO the contrary.
LEGAL AsfECTs OF THE CASE.
MIR. Turner, dem, of Georgia, argued
the legal aspects Of the case, contendinR
that the warrant was valid and compe-
tent under the practice of the House and
TO a question by Mr.. Dunn, dem. of New
York, he asserted that the sergeant of
the House had the right TO arrest a mem
Der for delinquency wherever he was
found, whether he was at his desk on the
floor or elsewhere. He paid some atten-
tion to the matter of counting a quorum by
the speaker, and stated that the supreme
cOu TT had never decided that the speaker
could count a quorum, but had said the
House had the power to make rule au-
thorizing the speaker to do So BY no
vote of his would he agree to a rule to
place the power in the hands of speaker
to count quorum as he may see fit IL
was dangerous power to put in any one
hand
A colloquy between NIessrs. Reed and
Turner ensued, in which the former
counting of quorum in the Fifty-frst
congress and the decision Of the supreme
court as to what constituted a quorum,
were reviewed, Mr.. Reed reiterating that
the court had decided that a present
quorum was the constitutional quorum.
DUNN GIVEN FIVE MINUTES.
Mr.. Dunn, dem, of New Jersey, was
given five minutes by Mr. Reed and re-
turned thanks for the courtesy. saving
five minutes from his own side, but had
been unable to get it. He was one of
those under arrest and he claimed that 10
was by unauthorized and unconstitutional
process. If others were in the same posi-
tion as himself, they could not afford to
accept a discharge until their rights
had been decided. He was not absent
from the House Monday and could not
properly be included within the list or
those subject to arrest Mr.. Dunn asked
that a resolution be offered and accepted
by Mr. Bland as an amendment to his
motion to erase from the warrant the
names of those who were apprehended by
the sergeant-at-arms while on the floor of
the House, where, according to the reso-
luton, he had no power over them.
Mr. Bartlett, dem, of New York, said
the question before the House was one Of
far more Importance than one merely af-
fectIng the few individuals before the
bar-it was a resolution esta ablishing
precedent authorizing the arrest of mem
bers by a warrant which no one, with
the slightest fundamental knowledge of
the law, would say was valid or compet-
ent.
BLAND SPRINGS SURPRISE.
Mr. Bland then sprung a surprise upon
the House which led 10 an easy and rapid
disposal of the question. He said that
uDQGE LNc TultS nc Ddu Juc TlEUb 10 WlLn-
draw the pending motion and TO move in
its stead that all proceedings under the
call OF the House of the 10Th inst, un-
der which the arrests were made, be dis
pensed with. This motion, il adopted.
would have the effect of vacating the ar
rests and discharging the members
Mr. Reed made the point Of order that
II was too late to make the motion, as an
ad ournment had intervened and several
days proceedings. Besides the terms Of
the order precluded a suspension Of the
proceedings, because 10 was made continu-
ing until revoked by the House.
Mr.. Bynum gave other reasons for sup
porting Mr. Reeds point Of order but the
chair Overrulcd the point of order, put
Mr.. BANDS motion, declared II carried,
and the members under arrest were dis
charged. without taking a division, and
almost in the same breath.
JOHNSON GAINS HIS POINT.
Mr.. Johnson, OF Indiana, introduced q
resolution directing the sergeant-at-arms
10 amend his return by striking out his
name as one Of the members arrested
which, after statement from him that
in fact he had not been arrested, was
agreed TO.
After the committees had been called
for reports, Mr.. Bland moved that the
House 90 into committee Of the whole on
his seignioragc bill, the general debate 10
close AZ O'Clock Saturday afternoon
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