Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-24
THE FEDERAL HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland Makes Remarks Which Are Met
with Kisses.

WASHINGTON, j. C., February b
Tho House was called to order BY
clerk Kerr in the absence Of Speaker
Crisp. who IS confined to his room by
illness. IIe read letter from the Speak
ar appointing MIR. Richardson Democrat.
Of Tennessee, Speaker protein, and Mr..
Richardson took the chair.
After the reading Of the Journal, Mr..
Adams Republican,. Of Pennsylvania
who was before the bar Of the House
when IL adjourned yesterday, endeavored
10 secure the attention Of the Chair,
but Mr. Wells Democrat, OF W iscOnsln,
obtained the floor To- correct the Record.
lie was recorded as voting, but de.ircd
To inform the House that he took no
part in the disorlcrly proceedings Of the
day. Mr.. Bland called him TO order,
stating that he had no right to make
an argument on a motion 10 correct the
journal.
Mr.. Cummings DemocraO. Of New
York. stated that his colleague, Mr..
Sickles. was IN. and asked that he be
excused. Agreed TO.
There was tendency on the part OF
members 10 renew the scenes Of yes
terday, but the chair repressed the ten
dency by ordering the aisles cleared
before proceeding to business.
Mir. Bland stated that the question pend
ing al adjournment was a motion to dis
charge the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Adams and he renewed that motion
now.
MIR. ADAMS MAKES. COMPLAINT
Mr.. Adams here got the floor and stated
that while before the bar Of the House
under the order OF the Speaker the mace
H..
compelled to take his seat. lie inquired
why this indignity had been put upon a
member who was endeavoring tn an
orderly way to obey the mandate of the
House? The Chair said that that was a
question that could not be answered then
but stated that II any indisnity 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 in
form the Chair Of the exact language In
which IL was made-''That the gentleman
be discharged on the ground that the
arrest was unauthorized"
Mr. Springer wanted to amend by pro-
viding for the discharge OF all members
under arrest. but was ruled out OF order
on the ground that the previous question
had been demanded on Mr. Reeds mo-
ton, as renewed.
Mr. Bland also told Mr.. Springer that
he had resolution which would cover
the case after Mr.. Adams'S had been dis
posed Of.
Some dissent from the proceedings on
Mr. Reeds motion having been expressed
on the Democratic side. Mr.. Reed said:
II think II is better to proceed in order
in this matter and IL you gentleman don't
like the form OF the motion. vote down
the previous question and have 1t your
own way"
on a division the vote was announced
as Sc to i2l Mr.. Reed asked for tellers,
and Mr. Bland called for the yeas and
nays which were ordered. The vote re-
sulted-yeas 95 nays. l59 So the previous
question was not ordered.
Mr.. Bland offered the following substi-
tute for Mr. Reeds motion:
Resolved. That all members who have
been arrested by authority OF the House
under resolution adopted on the 18th In
slant are hereby discharged from Gus
tody."
Against this Mr.. Reed raised the point
of order that his motion related to a single
Individual: the substitute covered all OF
a class. which was clearly inadmissable.
The parliamentary status OF the resoiu.
ton was fu4her Discussed BY Aessr..