The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-03-01
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF TIM
SENATE AND HOUSE.
condensed Record of the Important
transactions of Our National Law.
maNers-Thc Work Done in Doth
Branches.

Washington, FEB. 23.-There was a
series of dramat tic incidents in the house
which may possibly eliminate with legal
proceedings against the sergeant-at-arms
FOR false Imprisonment of members OF
congress- Sergeant-at-Arms Snow, act
ing by virtue Of the general warrant OF
arrest issued last Monday, has been ap-
pretending members wherever they should !
be found. The warrant contains the !
names of fifty-six congressman. MI. !
Snow began last night to arrest congress-
men on the floor of the house on warrants
charging them with absenting themselves
on Monday This was in accordance
with colloquy between Speaker Crisp
and the sergeant-at-arms during the SEES
sion yesterday. Mr. Snow asked if he
was expected to arrest members on the
ioor. Mr.. Crisp answered that the SER
geant- alarms was expected to 'cXecure
the ORDER This we S accepted as mean
ing that ar ests on the floor should be
made, and Mr.. Snow at cree began to
carry this idea into effect. He arrested
seven congressman as they sat in their
seats Deputy Hill made us many more
crrests. In each cas-, The member was
OH the sho, lder ard then told that he
vas released on parole to report when re-
uuired. This morning the arrests be-
gun again Il continued until interrupted
by stirring scehe Representative Cum
mings Of New York came down the mid
die aisle Of the house just as the session
was about to open. Deputy Hill stepped
up to him end notified him that by vir'
tue of the warrant he bad Mr.. Cum
mings would be placed under arrest aud
his parole taken. The congressman
flushed and took the matter seriously.
He stepped back and in bitter language
denounced the effort to arrest him. He
refused to recognize the validity Of the
warrant. II give you fair warning,'
said Mr.. Cummings, that if you touch
me you act at your peril For a moment
it looked us though there would be seri-
Gus trouble, as Mr.. Cummings plainly
irtimntcd that he intended to resent the
slightest touch Indicating arrest by the
Use of force. The deputy quickly with
dew, however. as the orders of the
scryeantat arms ale to avoid irdignities
to congressman in every way possible.
Members who were unprecedented threat
en- to secure suitable redress and talk of
legal proceedings for false imprisonment.
A serious scene followed when Gen.
Sickles denounced his arrest. This cul-
minated finally in the discovery that the
Wtrlant under which members had been
arrested was faulty. in that the names
of those arrested had not been included
in the warrant. BY this time the house
was in such tangle that Mr.. Bland
moved to adjourn. Despite the efforts
of the Republicans to hold the Demo
Gratis in session in order to force then
to find O way out of their predicamen1
the motion was carried.
Woe rtp ro1, 'Uhn n
the house under arrest were finally dis
charged from custody to-day by dspens
ing with further proceedings under thu
call. 1t required four hours to accomplish
this and although the scenes of disorder
ly turbulence which characterized yester
days proceedings were rot repeated to
day the proceedings were fully as inter
esting. The Democrats We're evidentl.
very anxious when the house met to ex
tricate themselves from the complication
prising from the wholesale arrest of men,
ters. but by flank movements the Re
publicans succeeded in preventing thi
until the whole situation had been thor
ouehly ventilated. Perhaps the most III
teresting feature Of the day, barring MI
BANDS bitter philippe against the fiji
bl STEERING Democrats, was a verbal dlt
between Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Turner owe
the question OF a a. oru.n-l question jus
nCw of pre-cmiren Importance in hons
circles on account of the proposed Demo
uatic caucus to COZ :der the ad, isabilit
Of adopting this expedient. After tn
arrested members had been discharge
Mr.. Bland returned to the silver bill
but his motion failed again for lack c
quorum. He only lacked two vote:
however, and this is the high waite
mark. Although Mr.. Bland still insist
on going ahead with the ,cignor ,gc bill
many of the Democrats believe it shoul
now be abandoned.
Mr.. Bland denounced the New Yor
delegation il. heated words. He wa
several times called to order by Repr,
sentative Coombs CT New York Tf
house, in consequence, was in another VI
roar. Mr.. BANDS speech was sensation:
in its criticism of the disorder whic
reiGL ed i'll the house yesterday. He q
c.s.red that the men who are obStructi
legislation and defying the house wei
anarchists and revolutCnjsts They wei
worse than the criminal " no would thro
dynamite bombs from the galleries. The1
were Kisses at this statement, which gre
louder and eliminated in cries
Shame Mr.. Bland proceeded in h
impassioned utterances He said mo-
oCracy had taken possession of the hous
The mobism of anarchy was being give
III object lesson. The anarchist was b
ing invited to parade the streets and cor
nit his deeds of violence. Mr. Bland DR.
ceeded with frequent chara cterizat ton
Il ose mer bers who mad distracted legi
|; ton as "anarcl.sts," ''revolut.cnists
AS Mr.. Bland spoke Their. were alterna
scenes of extreme confusion and silent L
tonishment. SeldoIi or Eevtr in the mel
cry of vcters members had such yiOle,
,lGlracteriz2 ton Of the members of Il
he use been heard
Numerous plans for sirens thcnins II
rules are under consider ation The OF
most generally approved is to provide tn;
the attention CT the speaker may be d
rected to the fact that Il member
present and not voting. Thcreupon IL
spei ker moy direct that the member
brought to the bar Of the house and h
name recorded as present. to make
quorum. 1t is said that this obviates Il
criticisms of Reed rule" in the metht
Of counting {; quorum. The proposed ru