The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-15
ROANOKE VA. FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 49, 1894.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE


a Personal Encounter Almost Precip,.
tated Over the,Indian Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, juno Ii No ooportu-
nifty was given to day for consid ation
OF private business by the House, Lynch
(Dem., Wis., demanding the regular
order i'm mediately after the reading of
the journal The House at once then
went into further consideration Of the
Indian appropriation bill, sitting in
committee Of the whole.
An amendment offered by Cannon
(Rep, Ill.) was agreed to. prohibiting
the employment Of any man as farmer
or stockman who has not for five wears
next preceding his appointment been
actively engaged in that business.
johnson (Rep, Ind moved to in :
crease the salary Of the superintendent
OF schools from $4,000 to $4,000 This
proposed amendment Started row.
Several members had spoken upon it
and then Cox (Dem., Tenn.) offered an
amendment abolisning the 0 flee of SUI
perintendent Of Indian schools.
Cannon (Rep., ILL moved to amend
Cox's amendment, including the office
OF Indian commissioner, ia the work of
adjustment. He said IL the gentleman
from Tennessee believed that the office
OF superintendent OF Indian schools
should be abolished, "he wanted TO see
him and go him one better" by abol-
ishing the office Of Indian commissioners
and let Secretary Smith, who, his
friends say, is the best worker in Amer.
lea, take barge of the bureau
On Johnson's amendment the vote on
division was 81 to CT. Combs dem :,
N. ~ made the point OF no quorum
and vote by tellers resulted: Yeas,
90; nays, rs. Holman said that he
would ask for vote on the amend
ment in the House, but Maddox in
sisted upon the point of no quorum and
the call Of the roll was begun
johnson gave notice to the gentleme n
from Georgia (Maddox) that inasmuch
as vote by yeas and nays could be
had on this amend ent in the House,
he (Johnson) would require the presence
OF quorum to act upon any PROPOSE.
ton before tho committee if (Maddox)
insisted upon the point at this time
This ircitated Maddox and he shouted
something back to Johnson in response
which could not DO heard above the ain
OF the cna!rman's gavel and the shout
OF the cries OF tho clerk calling the roll
Johnson was standing in tho area in
front OF the Clerks desk and in q
moment Maddox walked down the
aisle toward him, shouting that the
gentleman could not bulldoze him.
Two deputy horgeants-at arms were
at the mems elbows and no collision
occurred, although the situation ap
| peared threatening ior moment.
Dockery, in tho chair, was working the
| Ravel ana mis- voice to the utmost limi,
In the effort to restore order, and the
two officials started to accompany the
two mem bers to their seats.
Progress was not rapid enough to suit
the chairman, however, and, with an
mphatic bang OF the gavel, he said:
The gentleman from Georgia and the
gentleman from Indiana will be in
order"
10 which Johnson responded: why,
Mr.. Chairman, I've been trying for five
minutes to get the gentleman from
Georgia in order"
This pleasantly did not strike tho
chairman favorably, for he stated
severely: Tho gentleman from In
diana will take his seat and observe
the rules of tho House." which nc did l.,
and the calling of tho roll was then
continued. Ono hundred and eighty
six members answered. The names Of
the absentees were ordered to be
entered on the journal, and the proceed
Jugs in committee of tho whole were re
sumed.
Johnson's amendment was defeated
ayes Sc, noes 81. Cox's amendment to
abolish the Office of su perintendent OF
Indian schools and TO eliminate the ap-
preparation for the salary thereof from
tho bill waa defeated, to 10Y.
Several other amendment were
offered, and pending action on ono the
committee rose and at o'clock tho
House adjourned till tom orrow.