The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-24

and finally eliminated IN a scnsRt ipnal de-
nuncl0tion OF democratic niibusterers by
Mr. Bland
MIR. Johnston made long statement
going to show the abSurdlty OF USING his
name In the list OF those arrested. lie
explained that ne had been piesent on tav
day when the resolution OF arrest was
passed that the assistant doorkeeper who
was given the warrant TO serve told him
that he knew he had been present and
should not serve the warrant lie was
surprised to md when the return OF the
sergeant-at-nrms was mSde that his
name was included amoni; those arrested,
lie was seeking neither notoriety nor 10
oprnss LEGISLATION. but objected to going
on record as being absent and arrested
when he had been neither arrested nor
absent
Mr. bland. after Mr.. Johnston's state
meut, decided to withdraw his substitute
and conilpc II TO the discharge from GUS
tody OF Mr. Adams on this mobilization
OF his motion no demanded 10 be heard
lie got the floor and delivered a sca:hing
arraignmen, Of his side OF the house
lie reali.od, he said, that Il was lumili-
atlrp to Lc brought before the b1r Of the
house under arrest, II was held mat Il
was not lust TO eve leaves OF absence
nri Immediately revoke them and order
ihe arrest Of the members hut public
eNiEeuCy sometimes required such n
course The house had been deadlockcd
FOR dnvy The whole press OF the country
was fpl Of Il and every member must
zen "M.' - ~, -, -,
i,. ~ ,., ',.,s'' ,.s .,cs,.1 ~. ottcri.l
int, , s,I.,,, cot,t-g,t yyffb ME corstltn.
e-ts "a looye his pr,yatc bustn ass md Mt
tend In INC public business for which he
was elsctad
He continued I'm an impsssloned way:
81 saw gentlemen here" shaking his head
savagely and lifting his voice unul %
fairly rang through the han, "dlsohey the
rules ana commands OF me mouse ! saw
gentlemen rise ah' oo"st mat thty W
1 ned the powers OF tne mouse II that Is, rs
Iot u uaItnE NM s'''"'O" """' IS !"
u,,1!o''aUt "pp h,,s, ,.s ,o ,,,,,,t,
sr,,,,o az a,i nc l,c,nol,,,c 81
sl,an ,,.e rcso,,.o o,,rsclyss into n bodv q,
anarchists? II some one were TO throw Il
bomb from yordcr gallery he would he
No less an anarchist than he who on this
iloor deiics the power OF the house. tCrlos
OF shame shame ana nisSesJ
me the pc'W' "' 'I's country uiH
IN the ln'Ugs ~ n"'set ulI s,u. ~, Ea't 5u,,
an, i,i..''u, iRe,vt ~ me
,,,,,, ,,, ,L' ,,,,C,,,i 20 iac,,,, tithys-
/ icrcrs ana o,,structiopis,s ,e to becomo
arnrcbists. for it's purpose rs defiance or
the laws OF tho country. We were sent
here to do our duty at n time when our
/ cities are throngcd with mobs ana neople
can no, 20 TO bed In peace and comfort,
and this is not the time when mob law
! should obtain here"
| AT this point Mr.. Bynum called Mr.
Bland to order and after being admon-
| {shed bv the chair 10 conflnc himself to
| The question nj issue. he proceeded to saw
| that since the deadlock the suggestion
! that the spcal,er should count n quorum
! had been advanced hy the democrats
| side of the house. Quorum counting he
maintained was an Invitation TO nbson-
! ,eeism. II was an invitation 60 members
10 go fishing and wandering m and down
the face of tfe earth. He insisted II was
the duty of the house to keep members
IN their seatg. The democratic narly had
n minority OF etshty in The bolse ana
ought 10 do business
! ~ do not think ID is the duty OF the
gentleman from Missouri" ntcriected Mir
Dunn of New Jersey. ito lecture the par
/ ty"
III that is n lecture" retorted Mr..
Bland the people viii rond one 10 the
/ Eentleman-and every other man VINO Is
! now obstrucfing busl,oss--to MS boart's
/ content " fDonocra.lr apnlouse
.,v.hIa 6,. onnosi,ior, = to continued
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