The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
MORE LIKE A BEER GARDEN.
THREE HOURS OF CONFUSION AND
DISORDER IN THE HOUSE.

NJ. Cu-,-ines Dsuousess the Atts-pt Of
the ssrsssnt-st-Ar-,s 20 Arrest His
se-. siekiss Esd others DsAs-s - BE
I.forr.sS when sua wker. Thsy Were
Arrested -.s Ga what Chsrrs-Ths A.
rested Members Ordered 20 Present
Themselves st The Bs- OF the House.
wheu u was Aseerts,.sa that ths wsr-
ran, was Defective, Co-,si.ipE 90 Nspe..
WASHINGTON. Feb 22-The House celebrated
washineton's Birthday by three hours Of the
most disorderly proceedings Of the session.
There was no bitterness manifested, except In
one or two Instances, the members being gen.
orally In good temper. but the lack Of dsoorum
has not been eouallsd In years. II became so
marked at one point that the Speaker pro tenn.
tMr. Dockery Of Missouri announced that this
was the House Of Representatives and not .
beer garden"
After prayer By Chaplain BaRby. In which he
asked that the example OF WashinRton's in
tegrity and faithrulness light not be lost upon
the people Of this generation. Mr.. Pence Pop.
Coll rose to question OF personal privilege
He said that on the 10th inst Democratic
caucus was held. and over some wires had
gone out report that members Of the Popu-
list minority had attended that caucus and
taken part therein.
Nember-No one believes IL
NJ psnce-And don't want any on. 10 b.-
lIsve It.
Mr.. Reed-But there are grounds for suspi-
.ion IIaupbtsr1
ContinuinR. Mr.. Pence said that the Populate
we're In full sympathy with the resolutions
adopted by the caucus, that IL was the dutx OF
ali membe to stay here and attend to busi-
ness, but as to taking part in that caucus. he
Ia don't Know that wa could n va would
hnt itnov that wa would ~ va could.
NJ Cunmino. rDem. N. W than ro.. to a
.nas,Ion q, the biQhe.t nersonaI nrivilses
n. .,id that at II o'clock this rnornino vhiIs
~ tha eoor Of the uouse. rbs VAS .nnroacha al
b. danu,v Sergeant. At hrma. who tola hin,
,h,t be was unser arrest He rsfused. he said
% rocoenIza the a.rviee. and varnsd tbs ON
sT,i ~ bis bos.ss 20 touch him AZ his nsr,i
rrLa psrord would shov that h. bsd hsan In
.,,enaancs day After dav evsr aimee congrss.
m., last summer and he denounced IN. arr..t
a. a. outrao. Ua added that n VAS . di.orao.
% MA sro. ss.sion ~ ths Hon.. an wan
,..oa,. p,r,hd., ga IN honn, =, IN. =, .r,or.
=, a., ,.tr,o, h. noyad frat On. Unn.. "a,
800
'o s.n MA. ma NJ, .,.,u., A.,
.,n., ths n,o,,on 20 .d;ourn ana NJ Gun
-. a...d =, th. sna.r.r I'M no.r.r, =,
M,.'n,., ~ th. .hs,r, b.ld b,s motion 20 al.
80 - ~. out =, o,dor
WI W.. n ~ 20 o.n,.ioaa ,,., NJ p,.,, ~.
IT,. $3.50 ", Cn,nn.Inc. h,, 49, -. :.
the latter's assertion that he rose to question
Of tho highest personal privilege he did not
press his advantage
ar. Cummings thereuDon withdrew his mo-
TS. Chair Wa. inclined to
pize Mr.. Bland. but Mr.. Reed insisted that he
S.s anti,Iad 20 n,ior rsooa n,t,on ,or hi. N o,,nn
20 adjourn. IL being a privileged motion. and
49,. - 49, -AN
Mr.. Bland got tho floor. however. and said he
wanted to make a statement. This was
objected to by the Republicans. who demanded
the regular order. Being reminded by the
oha,r ina. ne couia 40 NO more n IMAM MAKE mar
motion at this juneture. Mr.. Bland said he
would wtSdIS w III. mo, s to 60 Into Ito Com
,,n',.,o 80" .n. -. -. ,i..,.. ~A-
The Chsir~But the sentlsmsn from Missouri,
mas wI 'u p,nnsI no ono m'',o rt,. J.. x,,,s...
m Tss ohaireTbst motion tai with .s;ou,n-
Mr. Bland then moved that the House 20
into Committee of the Whole upon his bin.
and tnat debate close ~ ooiock saturday
Tn.. would sS give, i've the III: Republicans he said.
time 10 debate the Dill.
Pending this. Mr.. Cummings renewed his
motion that. in honor Of Washington, the
Honsa .d;our, ON , divi.,on thu xota w.
n0uSe VI ioS to,S which 'e '0 %atS
WITH snnI~uss from he fsmonTstic sids' TSa
VII ~ nes uorn then osScrHS Vha rc, rN
ssisinS; Yeas. III; nays. ifo. ' ' "
MI M. ~, hses esea Iof nuppiem nc report
lion Of WI The order OF Arrest mads on MonSae'
hpsnSinE ths N. MI aaIien tEspI ohio s ;hd
LA 10 ndu Snn HnS SI ~ ITI,V VI VI .
az Gnu, unm. al ~ 49, 80 ~ ~ sr % chs
Mn snnonncinv tSst hjs Issva haa Nan raI
1890 sg.inst Xxi" ST ~ ,Ss osts..r ., ~.
Hcus cIsr;na th aG, Oh ,he Sn1 nh Q. inc ne
nuase' vhti h.n ,nH ~ no. 20
Hnvss His nsma Ssa ham imnronapIx ino
sivdsd In tbs ist ~ maw6er. 10 ~ $1,000
snS he az Al thst II he araSsa W W @fe'seo'
RI.n6 movad th.t M. o.nti.m.r h..
.ran.ad from arIest but Mr. HuIict nIotssteS
That Ia aid NOT Want 10 Ia sicnssd from sri
rass Hs had hean onilty ~ NO contamn, n,
ths House. He wanted The Narrsnt al the
R.p1asnt At trms cnrrsctsd ' Va 'Ae
MT lizard tDem.' Mo said that thu eoptsr-
tion OF the eentlemsn from Ohio was in affect
that IN the practica on The Honsa ns1mittaS a
I.sya xs,tbnnt Hrst notitxin1 KIN ~ ~. unuoI
cation OF that leave and giyina him an opDop-