The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-03
is GETTING WEARY
Mr.. Bland Reads the Riot Act to the
House of Representatives.
VERY SEVERE SCORCHING
He Thinks There Is No Occasion for Pro
longing the Deadlock on the Seig-
ngorage silver Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. % Members of
the house under arrest were finally dis
charged from custody today by dispens-
ing with further proceedings under the
call. 1t required four hours TO do this,
and although the scenes of disorderly
turbulence which characterized yester-
days proceedings were not repeated,
the proceedings were fully as interest
ing. The democrats were evidently
very anxious when the house met TO ex-
tricate themselves from the complica-
lions arising from the wholesale arrest
of members. but by flank movements
the republicans succeeded in preventing
this until the whole situation had been
thoroughly ventilated. Perhaps the
most interesting feature of the day,
barring Mr.. BANDS bitter PHILIPPE
against filibustering democrats, was the
verbal duel between Messrs. Reed and
Turner over the question of counting a
quorum. After the arrested members
had been discharged, Mr.. Bland return
ed to the silver bill, but the motion
failed again for lack of quorum. He
only lacked two votes. Although Mr..
Bland still insists on going ahead with
the seigniorage bill, many democrats
believe 1t should now be abandoned, and
unless quorum is procured tomorrow
it would seem it would have to be, that
is, If the democratic caucus does not
decide to adopt some method of forcing
the members to vote or count them if
they do not
Mr.. Richardson acted as speaker pro
TEN, speaker Crisp being sick. Mr..
Adams of Pennsylvania began clamor-
ing for recognition on question of per-
sonal privilege. He was being tried
when the house adjourned yesterday.
He yielded, however, to Mr.. Wells of
Wisconsin.
On request of Mr.. Cummings, Mr..
Sickles was excused on account of sick
ness. Mr.. Bland moved a substitute to
a pending motion TO discharge all mem
bers under arrest. Mr.. Reed made
point of order that the amendment was
not germane and the question was ar
gued at some length.
Mr.. Reed consented that the warrant
should contain the name of the party TO
be arrested. The whole difficulty grew
out of the fact that the house denied the
right of members constituting quorum
by their presence. 81 trust 4" he con-
cluded, "tbat the house will take warn
ing and proceed in accordance with the
constitution of the United States. Of
cource, after your vociferation, it will
be difficult, but the United States should
be patriotic enough to sacrifice private
feeling for the public good. Come back
into the true path" said he, smiling,
"and live happily ever afterward."
In the course of the debate Mr. Bland
denounced the New York delegation in
heated words. He was called to order
several times by Mr.. Coombs of New
York amid general uproar.
Mr.. BANDS speech was sensational in
it's criticism of the disorder which pre-
vailed yesterday. He declared that the
men who were obstructing legislation
and defying the house were anarchists
and revolutionists. They yere worse,
he said, than the criminal who would
throw bomb from the gallaries. There
were Kisses at this which grew louder
and ended in cries of SHAME" but Mr..
Bland proceeded in impassioned utter
ances with frequent Characterization
of the members who had INSTRUCTED leg
islation as anarchists and revolutionists.
; AS he proceeded there were alternate
scenes of extreme confusion and silent
astonishment. The speaker was fire.
quently called to order and was finally
compelled to take his seat. He was
frequently applauded in mis- milder crit
icisms, but silence followed the more
violent utterances. The aisles of the
house were choked with members while
he was speaking and the galleries
crowded.