The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-24
BLAND'S STRONG LANGUAGE.
lie CharsCIerilsS lhs Proceedings OI lhe
House Thursday as AnarChistiC.
MEMBERS UNDER ARREST DISCHARGED
Mr. Bland Rensws nj Fnort to Close d.
clustering Tollows-Nisht session.

WASHINGTON. -. c., Feb. 23.-lhc
House was called to order 10y Clerk Kerr.
n the absence OF Speaker Crisp, who
is confined 10 his room by illness lie
read letter from tho Speaker appointing
Mr. Richardson uDem, Tenn Speaker
gro tenn. and Mr. Richardson took the
ehsir
After the reading of lhe Journal Mr
Adams lRep.. Pa). VINO was before tHe
bar of the House when 90 adjourned ycs-
terday. endoavored to secure the attention
OF the Chair. bat .Ar Wells oem.. Nis)
.,btoin.l ihc floor 90 correct the record.
lf. was recorded as voting. but desired
D., inf.tm the House that he look no
part .n the disorderly proceedings ot ihe
tr Bland called him to order. stating
that bee had ro risht 90 make an aitH-
r.aaf on o. motion TO cor,ect thc Journal
Mr cummings ODcm. n. lJ stated th"t
mis- colleague. Mr Siclles. was iii, ana
asked that Doe bc excused Agreed to.
There was % tendency on the part OF the
members o. renew toe scenes Oi yesief-
day. but the Chair reprcssed the tepdcney
Hy ordering The aislcs cleared before pro-
ceeiing 10 business.
Mr Bland stated that thc question
pending at adjournment was motion 10
discharge the gentleman from PennsNl-
,-anis Adams, and he roucwd that mo-
,,on no,e
Air. Adams here got tbe floor and stated
fbat while hefor. the bar of the House.
under the order of the Speaker the mace
had been presented 90 him. and ne was
compelled o. take Dis seat. He inquired
why this indigniiy had been put upon
member who was tuaeaF"iLns " d"
orderly way 20 obey the mandate Of the
House.
The Chair said that that was a qucs-
lion that could n0t Dee answered then, but
stated if any ndlsrtv had been put upon
the gentleman he would have nus remedy
hereafter
ON the VERGE 81 Another Targie.
.r,.. c,at, ,,.,e r,,..odins To state the
-. '',.., ,so li.,harre of Mr.. Adams
.bon Nr Reed inicrposed 90 inform the
rDair of uhe exact language i'm which IL
.... r,.de- .taat the gentleman be- dis
Charged ON the eround that the arrest
,,.s unauthorized
Kin springcr wanted 70 amend by pro-
,.,1frr .dieeharee of an members under
arr..f" but was ruled out Of order on
th. ef0und that the previous question had
f.eu demanded on Mr. Reeds motion as
renewed.
Air Bland also told Mr' Spilnsei 'i"s
Do had resolution Wich "ov'"
fUn case Hfttr Mf EH"ttta "e" D'-" ~
f..nl of
Some dissent from proceedings on Ml'
Reeds motion having been eApIesS.l
ON the Democratic side. Mr. Reed falu'
Of tfnk id is better % proceed DO order
fn This matter. and iryou gentlemen don
ukr the form of the motion. vote down
a.. nrevions question and have II your
.., usvr
o, . division tho vote was announced
, u ~ l2f AIR. Reed asked for .eliers,
.a ,D inland called for the yeas and
,.. ,.bicb were ordered. The vote re-
.,f..l. veas g5. nave. l-9. So the pre-
..,.'.s,to, Mas moi ordered
Nio'9 oo.r.a the fonopinr sub
-lI. D'".' p..,.s motion;
Htil''0 ~, f ...,,t.er. who have
'e7oiFe'' 49,. .,..tlritt, of tha House.
been d, ,".E ,,l,,ot or. hereby
- e,,.,., ,,.etodv
",s' ".l 49,, pa ,ai.oa fhe point oi
IL. mat his motion related 10 single
t9t.ta,,.l. th. substitute covered al Dt
- ,.hi.b ,,a. clearly iuadmissuhie.
at,a ,..rli.m.ntary status of the resoiu-
f,,rtb.r di..nse.l bv Msssrs.
,,,,5 ~ l.,.s..ro, O,.n on. and Reed.
A,.,,.' 49,, Dp.., ina, then aot the
-"'' l H.. taftrs at-
100, ".'' ...,,1 .,,.f Ua claimed
''"N'.7 I'' 49,, ..,.,.et..l and iu-
li"' "V '"' " .,.. e,.,,s. .,, f-.,t-
ela'tu '""' ''' -. -, ..,,i, bfe. name
Arms n' ",n''".' oo ''' -, .,,,.,.ters efr
rom 'n' "S' -, ..,.,-.l fumes
Johnson ""7 ,"s,D t',' ,,,,. W, ,f,,, two or
b't -. .,t ..,.,,e
'hi'v nt' , no, is.t ni,bt he called
,torti,, M the seraeant-at-Arms
.,', .,,or I'm his return and hoped
~, nv mis- lime he vould have volun-
iii, amended d. he moved that the
s,.ro.ant-st-Arms be instructed 10 in-
,..etiaate his Johnson'0 case. and il it
A., found that the return is incorrect 10
.',oend A.
qbfs motion was declared TO De out Of
order and the Chair ruled that Mr..
Reeds point was we'll taken that every
gentleman under arrest was entitled TO
separate hearing. because the circum-
stances in the several cases may De
different
Hiand Makes Serious Charees.
A., pt.,,a tbo, moved tbst tho ren-
- rr'',, p.nps,l,ania lAdamsl be
'"a Snesl-fne ~ the motion. Mr..
ti.,a eeid be rould see that in revoxing
~ .,,,,, .,r1.,ins, the arrests of meme
'.i,,',,,t notice tber. were some
,.,,t,s. Inn me rsntleman should re-
,"rr,ber mar for two weeks the House
t.1 heen ohstructed bv the lack of
...1,,,ro and that the public press mad
Z f,,I ~ notices that the presence
.f n,crnbere was necessary 20 conduct
lu.inese Duties OF members TO the coun-
fr. and 10 their constituencies required
fh.u 10 be present in their seats and