The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
HOT WORDS IN The HOUSE.
Several Of the Members Under Ar
rest Very Indignant,

And Refuses to Take His Seat.
Amos Cummings Also Red Hot over
the Sergeant's Notification That he
Was Put Under Arrest on the Floor
of the House.
Washington, Feb. 22-After the ap-
proval of the journal of yesterdays pro
ceedings, Mr.. Pence, pop. of Colorado,
rose to question Of personal privilege
He said that on Jan. 19 a democratic
caucus had been held, and over some
wires had gone out report that members
of the populist minority had attended
that caucus and taken part therein.
A Member-No one believes it.
Mr.. Pence-And l don't want any one
to believe it.
MIR Reed-But there are grounds for
suspicion. [Laughterl.
Continuing, Mr.. Pence said that the
populists were in full sympathy with the
resolutions adopted by the caucus that it
was the duty of all members to stay here
and attend to business. But as to TAX
ing part in that caucus, he said, 81 don't
know that we could if we would but |
know that we would not if we could"
L AlS W do lO4lbACh uN q StilSd JtOlldl std Lt-
ment by Mr.. Cummings, dem, of New
York, who rose, he said, to question of
the highest personal privilege. He said
that at IL O'Clock this morning, while on
the floor of the House, he had been ap-
preached by deputy sergeant-at-arms,
who told him he was under ar
rest. He refused, ne said, to recog-
nize the service, and warned the official
or his bosses to touch him at his peril
The record would show that he had been
in attendance day after day ever since
congress met last summer, and he de-
nounced the arrest as an outrage He
further stated that it was disgrace, in
his opinion, to hold farce session of the
House on Washingten's birthday; and in
honor of the memory of that patriot, he
moved that the House adjourn.
BLAND CLAIMS THE FLOOR.
Mr. Bland claimed the floor as against
the motion to adjourn, and MIR. Cummings
asked if the speaker, MIR. Dockery, dem
of Missouri, was in the chair,) held his
motion to adjourn to be out of order
MIR. DocRery explained that MIR. Bland
had risen before MIR. Cummings, but
upon hearing the latters assertion that
he rose to a question of the highest per-
sonal privilege, did not press his advan-
tage.
Mr.. Cummings theIeupon withdrew his
motion to adjourn, and Mr.. Reed en-
deavored TO revew it.
The chair was inclined to recognize Mr.
Bland, but Mr.. Reed insisted that he was
entitled to prior Sree6 milton for his mo-
tiOn to ad i0uFn, IL being privileged mo-
tiOn, and always in order
Mr. Bland got the 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 chair that he could do
no more than make motion at this iunct-
ure, Mr.. Bland said he would Withdraw
his motion to 90 into committee of the
whole on his coinage bill, and limit the
debate thereon to ten minutes
The Chair-But the gentleman from
Missouri has submitted no motion
Mr.. Bland have a right to withdraw
the motion made by me yesterday
The chair-That motion fell with the
ad ournment.
Mr.. Bland then moved that the House
so into committee of the whole upon his
bill, and that the debate close at O'Clock
Saturday. That would give the repub-
llcans, he said, time to debate the bill.
CUMMINGS RENEws HIS MOTION.
Pending this motion. Mr.. Cummings
renewed his motion that in honor of
Washington the House ad iourn
On division of the House the vote was
announced as l02 to l24, which was
greeted with applause from the demo-
cratic side. The yeas and nays were or
dered-the vote resulting: Yeas III, nays
l40. The democrats who voted to adjourn
were: Messrs. rBa dwin Bartlett, Beltz-
hoover, Black of Illinois, Cadmus, Causey,
Clancy, Cobb Of Missouri, Cochran
Coombs, Covert, Cummings, Deforest,
Durborrow, English Erdman, Everett,
Fielder, Geissenhainer, Goldlicr, Gri1n,
Hall of Minnesota, Harter, Hayes,
Kribbs, Lynch. Mallory Meyer. Mutch-
ler O'Neil, Reilly, Ryan. Sickles. Sperry,
Tracey, Warner ana Wolverton,
The following republicans voted against
adjournment Messrs. Bowers, of Cali
fornia and Hartman, Of Montana.
The populists also voted against ad-
tournament.
Mr.. Reed called for a supplemental re-
port from the sergeant-at-arms as to his
execution OF the order of arrest made
Monday. Pending that Mr.. Hulick. rep,
of Ohio, stated that he been absent under
leave of the House, and engaged in
the trial of case in the court house at
home when telegram reached
him announcing that his leave
had q been revoked and that
he was under arrest. He protested
against this act Of the officer Of the
House, claiming that he was not subject
10 arrest while absent on leave granted
by the House. His name had BEEN i'm
properly included in the list Of mem bers
to be arrested, and he asked that it be
erased
DIDN'T WANT TO BE EXCUSED.
Mr.. Bland moved that the gentleman
be excused from arrest. but Mr. Hulick
protested that he did not want to be ex-
cused from arrest; he had been guilty Of
no contempt Of the House. He wanted
the warrant Of the serReant-atarms cor
rected.
Mr. Heard, dem, of Missouri. stated
that the contention OF the gentleman
from Ohio was, in effect, that II the prac-
tice Of the House permitted a warrant 10
issue for a member absent under leave
without first notifying him Of the revoca-
tion Of that leave and giving him an op-
portunity to report and thus avoid the
humiliation Of arrest when not IN con
tempt Of the House, that practice should
be revoked. That's right" on the re-
publican side And ! think 10 should
be also, said Mr.. Heard.
After some further discussion OF the
matter as 70 the method OF relieving Mr.
Hulick, Mr. Bland moved the previous
question on his motion 10 excuse.
Pending this. Mr.. Sickles. dem, Of
New YORK, moved that the House ad-
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The chair fhfr Vooket.yl efafoa that