The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-24
Tells Republican and Other OBJ
slructionists That Are Fast
Breeding Anarchy.
They Are IncitinR Bomb Throw
ers by Defying All Law
and Order.
II tho seiEniorsze BnI Il bad. Vote II
Down, But Keep Their Pledge to
the People.

WksHNdToE. Feb. 23.-in the course
Of the debate In the hose to-day Bland de-
nounesd the New York delegation In heated
words. He was called 20 order several
times By Coombs. Of New York, amid a
general uproar. BANDS speech was ssaaa-
tionsl In its criticism OF ths disorder which
prevailed yesterday. He declared the men
Who we're obstruoting legislation and defy
lag the house vsrs anarchists aud Tsvolu-
tioaists. They we're worse thaa ths Grim
insl who Wonld through q bomb from the
galleries.
There we're Kisses al this, which grew
louder and eliminated In cries Of "shamsr'
Bland proceeded Ia impassisned utter
anoss. lie declared that mobocracy had
taken possession OF the house.
The mob OF anarchists 10 being given an
obiee; leason and anaTehists are being in
cited 20 parade the streets aud commit
cesds oB violence. lie proceeded With fire.
qusnt characterization Of the menbers Who
sbsiraetsd legislation Hs "anafehists' and
rsvolutionists. A"
As he proceeded there were alternate
scenes OF extreme confusion and silent as
tonishment. The speaker frequently
called him TO order, and be was finally COM
psllsd 10 take bis seat and then proceed in
orker. He was frequently apslauded in bis
mildsr crit cisms, but silence followed bis
more violent uttsranoss. The aislss OF the
heuss were choked With members while be
was speaking, and she galleries we're
crowded.
10 was hard, he declared, TO give leaves Of
absence and Immediately revoke them and
order the arrest Of members. But public
The houss had bssn dsad-lOeksd for daya
Ths whole press of the oouRtry was fall Of
10. and every msmber must have been aware
shat his presence was needed. lie main-
tanned that when q member Of congress
was elected. be entered into a solemn con-
tract with his constituency to leave his pri-
vats businsss and attend the public basi-
mesa for which he was elected. he then
went on IN an iHpaaGioned way
Il saw q gentleman he Q. said he, shak-
ing his head savagsly and lifting his voice
antii it fairly rang through ths hail. dis
obsy abe rules and commands Of this
house. saw gsntlensn rise and boast
that they had deted the power Of ths houss.
/ II that IL not anarchy and revolution, what
is itl Democratic applause. We IN the
house are the fountain source 81 order, 9
law-making body. Shall We resolve our
selves int a body OF anaTohists2 II some
one we're to throw bomb from Tondsr
gallery, be would be no more "a anarchist
than ne who, en- this h0or dsfss abe P0vsr
OF the house" Cries ef shame. ahamsW
and hissss.
"Whils tas people OF this country are in
the thresa OF hunger aud starvation" eon-
unusd Bland, angsrsd at the demsnstrs-
tion against him, when they expect Us 10
do eomething, 10 become hlibustsTa and
obstfuetionists is 10 become anarchists. for
it, purpose is defiance OF the laws OF the
eountrT. We Wsio seat here so do ouy duty
az a time whea cities are threnged with
ID obs and people cannot 70 10 bed in peace
and confoTt. IL 10 net q time when mob
law should obtain he e."
A ais point Mr.. Bynum called Mr..
Bland TO order. and after being adnonishsd
| by the ehair 20 connns himself 30 the Quss-
tion a. issue. he pToessded 80 say that
since the deadlock the suggestion that ths
spesksr should count quorum had been
advanced on the donoeratie side OF the
house. Quoram counting. he maintained,
was an invitation 10 abssnteeism. IL was
an invitation 20 membof 70 20 nshtng,
aud wandering mp and down the earth. he
| insisted that 10 was she autJ OF ths hoase
| to keep Insmbsrs in their seats. The den-
oeratio paFty had a majority Of eighty in
the house and ought ts DO business.
| Il don't thiRk 10 IL the dutT OF the aen-
/ tleman from hisseuri," intsrisetsd hT.
Dam. dsnoeraA. Of New jersey. TO leo
turs the democratic party"
III that is = lecture" retor,sd Bland,
The people will read u to ths gentleman
and every other man now obstruotina has
| mess to his heats eoHtent DsmOsFatio
applauas We should proeeed 20 do bus
/ mess o. aoknovlsdee eur ineompetsneJ. IL
vs doA't. the people will read she riot act
90 as
They will" came in a chorus from the
republican side.
Mr.. Bland then drifted into discussion
Of the merits ef tbs silver ssisnioTags bill.
which was nov being opposed By portion
OF the dsnosfstio majority, Ia the coarse
| Of which he was three times called ts order
by Mr.. Coombs. democrat OF New NoTk.
! "ihs difiiculty E" finally blurtsd cut
i MI Bland, II an 800 nush In order. / am
| telling toe many plain truths that the
sozntfy ought 20 know" Democrats sp-
plAuss
That is a fact" shouted Mr.. benson.
/ democrat. Of Alabama. give 10 to she
/ democrats fer revenue only"
/ Il thousht the Esntlsnen on this side"
said NJ. Bland. "Soald realizs that they
| could net afford 20 bs isvolutiozists and
anarchists / say We shsuld either de busi-
nsss or surrender" Rspublieaa applause
and shouts Give "a 20 them."
! IL will be no outrage for ths people 10
| rise up In = mob and east Ne doWn. fsr We
are exercising mobesracT here. IL thia IL
bad bill Vots IL doWn. IL you want mere
debate, ws will give 10 90 you, bat 20 stay
here and not vote is simply political sui-
eide"