The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Afto- the ap-
proval OF the journal of yesterda, g
proceedings Pence Pop, Colo.) rose to
a question of personal privilege. He
said that on the 10Th instant a Demo
cratic caucus was held and over some
wires had gone out report that mem
bers OF the Populist minority had at
tended that caucus aud taken part
therein.
This was followed by sensational
statement by Cummings (Dem.. N. ",
who rose, no said, to question Of the
highest personal privilege. He said
that at III o'clock this morning while
on the floor Of the House he had been
approached by tho sergeani-at- arms
who tod MIN he WAS under arrest. lie
refused, he said. to recognize the ser
vice 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 over
since Conc ress met last summer, and he
denounced the arrest as an outrage He
further stated that it was disgrace, in
his opinion, to hold farce session of
the House on Washington's birthday,
and in honor of the memory OF that
patriot, he moved that the House ad :
journ.
Bland claimed the floor rs against the
motion to ad journ and Cummings asked
IL the Speaker (Dockery. Dem, Mo-, in
the chair, held his motion to adjourn to
be out of order. Dockery explained that
Bland had risen before Cummings, hut
upon hearing the lstters assertion that
he rose to question OF higest personal
privilege, did not press his advantage.
Cummings thereupon Withdrew his
motion 20 adjourn and Reed endeave d
co renew it The chair was inclined to
recognize Bland, but Raed insisted tina It
no was entitled TO prior recognition for
his motion 70 adjourn, it being a privil-
eyed motion and always in order.
Bland got the floor, however, and said
be wanted to make statement. This
was objected to by the Republicans,
who demandt tho regular order. Being
reminded by the chair that he could do
no more than make motion at thi
juncture, Bland said he withdrew hi
motion to go into committee OF the
whole on his coinage bill, limiting de.
bate thereon to ten minutes.
The chair-But the member from
Missouri has submitted no m otion.
Bland-1 have a right to wishraw the
motion made by me yesterday.
The chair-That motion fell with
adjournment
Bland then moved that the House 90
into com mittee of the whole upon his
bill, and that debate close at o'clock
Saturday. That would give the Repub.
licans, he said, time to debate the bill :.
Pending this motion Cummings renewed
his motion that in honor of Washing ton
the House adjourn.
On division of tho House the vote
was announced as lO2 to l24, which was
greeted with applause from tho Demo
cratic side. The yeas and nays we're
ordered, the vote resulting: Yeas, 1T;
nays, lao
Debate was then commenced upon ex
cusing several members who had been
absent and after this had closed Sickles
made motion to adjourn The ruling
OF the chair was to the effect that as no
business had occurred the motion was
out OF order and this raised strong
protest. Sickles then demanded the in
formation as to whether he was under
arrest or not and the chair then called
for the sergean arms report The
reading of tho list of names of those
under arrest, which was long one, was
received with great interest.
After some controversy Bland, at4:35,
moved that the House adjourn which
was so ordered.