The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-24
BLAND THROWS A BOMB.
Members Of The House LikenCd TO
Anarchists.


the Business Interests and Working
People of the Country The Arrest
of Members for Absente eism the
Basis for Another Long Wrangle,
But the Matter Is Finally Dis
posed OF.
Washington, Feb. 23-The House was
called to order by Clerk Kerr in the
absence of Speaker Crisp, who is confined
to his room by illness. He read letter
from the speaker appointing Mr. Richard
son, dem, of Tennessee, speaker pro tenn,
and Mr., Richardson took the chair. After
the reading Of the journal, Mr.. Adams,
rep, of Pennsylvania, who was before the
bar of tho House when it adjourned yes
terday, endeavored to secure the atten-
tion of the chair, but MIR. Wells, dem, of
Wisconsin, obtained the floor to correct
the record. He was recorded as voting,
but desired to inform the House that he
took no part in the disorderly proceedings
of the day
Mr.. Bland called him to order, stating
that he had no right to make an argu-
ment on a motion to correct the Journal
Mr.. Sickles, was i'll, and asked that he De
excused. This was agreed to.
There was tendency on the part of
members to renew the scenes of yester-
day, but the chair repressed the tendency
by ordering the aisles cleared before pro-
ceeding to business.
THE PENDING MOTION.
Mr.. Bland stated that the question
pending at adjournment was motion to
discharge the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania, Mr.. Adams, and he renewed that
motion now.
Mr.. Adams here got the floor and stated
! that while before the bar of the House
under the order of the speaker the mace
had been presented to him and he was
compelled 20 take his seat. He inquired
why this indignity had been put upon a
member who was endeavoring to obey the
mandate of the House.
The chair said that that was question
that could not be answered then, but
stated that if any Indignation had been
| put upon the gentleman he would have
his remedy hereafter.
The chair was proceeding to state the
question upon the discharge of Mr. Adams
when Mr. Reed interposed to inform the
chair of the exact language in which it
was made-that he be discharged on the
ground that his arrest was unauthorized.
SPRINGER MOVES TO DISCHARGE ALL.
Mr.. Springer wanted to amend by pro-
viding for the discharge of all the mem
bers under arrest, but this was ruled out
of order, on the ground that the previous
| question had been demanded on Mr..
| Reeds motion as renewed.
Mr.. Bland also told Mr.. Springer that
ho hut ,in1,
| the case after Mr.. Adams case had been
| disposed of.
Some dissent from proceeding on Mr.
| Reed s motion having seen expressed on
| the democratic side, MIR. Reed said: Il
| think it is better to proceed in order in
this matter, and if you gentlemen don't
| like the form of the motion, vote down the
| previous question and have it your own
way"
On division the vote was announced
| as So to 1911.
Mr.. Reed asked for tellers, and Mr..
| Bland called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
The vote resulted: Yeas, 95; nays,
| 150. So the previous question was not or
| dered.
BLAND's SUBSTITUTE.
MIR. Bland offered the following substi-
| tute for MIR. Reeds motion
Resolved, That all members who have
| eeen arrested by authority OF the House reso-
| luton adopted on the 18th inst are hereby
| discharged from custody
To this Mr.. Reed raised the point of
order that his motion related to single
individual; the, substitute covered all of a
class, which was clearly inadmissible.
The parliamentary status of the resOlu-
ton was further discussed by Messrs.
Bland, Grosyenor, of Pennsylvania, and
Reed.
JOHNSON GETS THE FLOOR.
Mr.. johnson, rep, of Indiana, then go5
the floor, and reviewed the circums tances
attending his reported arrest. He claimed
that he had not been arrested and insisted
that the return of the sergeant-at-arms be
amended, so as to omit his name from the
list of arrested members.
MIR. johnson was called to order several
times, but finally concluded his remarks.
He stated that last night he called the
attention of the sergeant-at-arms to the
error in his return, and hoped by this
time he would have voluntarily amended
1T. He move that the sergeant-at-arms
be instructed to investigate his (John-
son's) case, and if it be found that the re-
turn is incorrect to amendit
DECLARED OUT OF ORDER
This motion was declared to be out of
order, and the chair ruled that Mr.
Reeds point of order was well taken 4;
that every gentleman under arrest was
entitled to a separate hearing. because
the circumstances in the several cases
may be different.
Mr.. Bland then moved that the gentle
man from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Adams, be
excused. Speaking TO the motion Mr.
Bland said he could see that in re oking
leaves and ordering the arrest Of mem
bers without notice, there were some
hardships; but the gentlemen should re-
member that for two weeks the House
had been obstructed by the lack of a quo
rum and the public press had been fan Of
notices that the presence of members was
necessary to the conduct of business
The duties of the mem bers to the country
and TO their constituencies required them
TO be present in their seats and answer %
their names on roll calls. Applause
Referring TO the question Of the va
lidity Of the warrant issued in this case
Mr.. Bland said he had never known II 10
be questioned before and he warned mem
bers who undertook TO quash IL that they
would find themselves quashed by their
constituents.
MEMBERS LIKENBD TO ANARCHISTS.
Continuing Mr. Bland said. ''Now
Mr.. Speaker. ] wish 10 remark that on
yesterday a scene occurred In this House
such as ] had never seen before IA my
service. ] saw gentlemen rise in their
seats and boast that they had set ~ de-