The morning call., 1894-02-24
HIS SENSATIONAL scATHING.
The ObstructOrS of Legislation
CIassed as Anarchists.
RED HOT WORDS IN THE HOUSE.
After Much Talk All the Arrested
Representatives Were Dis
charged From Custody.


OF the House under arrest were finally
discharged from custody to-day by dis
pensing with further proceedings under
the call. Itrequired four hours to accom-
plish this. and. although the scenes of dis
order ana turbulence which characterized
yesterday's proceedings were not repeated,
the proceedings were fully as interesting.
The Democrats were evidently very anx.
ious when the House met TO extricate
themselves from the complications arising
from the wholesale arrest of members. but
by flank movements the Republicans sue
ceeded in preventing this until the whole
situation had been thoroughly ventilated.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of
the day. barring Bland's bitter remarks
against flibusteriDg Democrats, was the
verbal duel between Reed and Turner
over the question OF counting quorum.
After the arrested members had been dis
charged Bland returned to the silver bill,
but the motion failed again for lack of a
quorum. He only lacked two votes. Al
though Bland still insists on going ahead
with the seigniorage bill, many Demo
Gratis believe it should now e abandoned,
and unless a quorum is procured to-mor-
row it would seem that il would have to
be done. that is if the Democratic caucus
does not decide to adopt some method of
forcing members to vote or count them if
they DO not.
Speaker Crisp is confined to his house
with a severe sore throat and cold, and
sent note appointing Richardson of Ten
Dessee Speaker pro tenn. 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
OF Pennsylvania began clamoring for rec
ognition ON the question of personal priv
ilege. BE was being tried when the House
adjourned yesterday. He yielded. how
ever, TO Wells of Wisconsin, who said he
was enormously reported as voting no on
a motion 20 adjourn. He denied that be
mad taken any part in the proceedings, but
bsaid he would have voted, if ar all. to ad-
'journ, in order to put stop to the dis
graceful performance"
On the request of Cummings Sickles
was excused on account of sickness. The
Speaker declared the pending question a
motion to discharge Adams from the Gus
tody Of the sergeant-at-arms. Adams
was given leave to state his question 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 seat. 1t
was an indignity while he was endeavor-
ing to carry out the mandate of the II Bouse.
The chair stated the question would
have to be debated later. as the pending
question was on 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 unauthorized.
Springer tried to interpose motion to
discharge all under arrest as the shortest
way out of the tangle, but Reed demanded
the previous question. cutting him off.
The Dem ocrats decided to vote down the
previous question, to give Springer a
chance; but some of the Eastern Demo-
Gratis voted with the Republicans, and the
previous question was lost-95 to 159.
Then Bland moved as a substitute for
Reed's motion to discharge all the MEM
bers under arrest. Reed made the point of
order that an amendment was not ger
name. and the question was debated at
some length.
Reed contended the warrant should con-
tain the name of the party to be arrested.
The whole difficulty here grew out of the
fact that the House denied the right of
members constituting a quorum by their
presence. 81 trust" he concluded. s'that
the Holse will take warning and proceed
IN accordance with the constitution of the
United States. OF course, after your yo-
ciferation. il will be difficult, Dut You
should be patriotic enough to sacrifice pr-
vate feeling for public good. Come back
into the true path," said he, smiling, land
live happily ever afterward."
Turner of Georgia, who replied to Reed.
directed attention to the validity of the
warrant under which the members had
been arrested.
Funn asked whether Turner believed
members could be arrested when inside
the bar of the House.
Il believe" replied Turner, 'the House
has right to arrest delinQuents wherever
found, even if in the White House." lap
plaust.
Dunn 3D. of New Jersey, one of the
members arrested, denounced the arrest
as breach of constitutional rights. lie
offered resolution to the effect that the
warrant was void and the names should
be stricken from it,
at this point Bland expectedly with
drew his amendment and moved 10 sus-
pend ali further proceedings under the call
OIL tue House under which the arrest were
maze. The purpose OF this was TO drop
the much-confused question instead of at
tempting TO straighten it out. Reed made
the point of order that Bland could not
dispense with call partially ted
and on which members were now under
arrest.
Springer insisted that vacating the order
of the House of February 10 would re-
lease the members under arrest.
Reed said every respectable man must
be so sick and tired of this thing that even
The solution offered by Bland might be a
blessing. This closed the opposition. The
acting Speaker oyerruled the point of
order and then put the question on the
Bland resolution for vacating the call of
February 10 and releasing the mem bers
under arrest. This was carried by loud
viva voce vote, with very few dissenting