The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-23
Several Members QUESTION The Authority
Of the Proceedings q The Body.
ANOTHER DAY WASTED In The HOUSE
General sicl<ics Became Indignant mt h's
Arrest and wou a Not he sienced.
House Adiourns to tnd Confusion.


crsuc caucus was held and over some
wires bad gone ont "a report that members
OF the populist minority had attended
that ,aucus and taken part therein.
& member. SO one believes g.
Mr Pence And j don't want any one
60 believe iL
Mr.. Rcd Bui there are grounds Ton
suspicion. lauehtcrD
coutinnme AR. Ponce sa.d that the
l,or,n.fs were ln fuH sympathy with
tho resolution adopted by thc caucus, that
:, oa. he duty ~ ail members TO stay
be-r AND attend TO business. But as 10
fakine part n that caucus he said, Il
don't know that Nc could if We would;
hul know that Wo wouldu f we could.
Mr. ,umm nr. R,iusss Arresi.
This was followed hv sensational
statement bl ar. Cummings ODem.. y.
- who rose. Doe said 90 e question of
the highest personal privilege.
Be said fhat AZ u o'clock this morning,
while ON the floor Of the House. ne had
been approached hy "a deputy sereeant-dt-
arms. who told him no was under arrest.
he refused, Dee said, 90 recognize the ser
vice. and warned the official on his bosses
not io touch him a. his peril. The record
would show that hr had been in attend
anCe day after day ever since congress
met last summer and Dec denounced the
arrest as am outrage. lie further stated
that % was "a disgrace, in his opinion, TO
hold "a farce session OF the House on
Washingtons birthday and In honor Of
tho memory Of that patriot he moved that
the House adjourn.
Mr. Bland claimed the noor as against
tho motion 10 adjourn. and Mr.. Cummings
asked II The Speaker AIR Dockery, Dem,
No in thc chair held his motion 10 adj
journ to bc out of order
SIR Doclcry explained that Mr. Bland
had risen before Mr. Cummings, but upon
hearing the latters assertion that he rose
90 question OF tho highest personal
privilege. did not press his advantage
Str Cummings thercupon withdrew his
motion 90 adjourn and Mr. Reed en-
deavored TO renew it. The Chair was in
cuned io recognize Mr.. Bland. but Mr.
Reel il istcd that hc was entitled 10
prior recognition for his motion 10 adj
5oun 80 being d privileged motion and
always boo order.
Mr Bland got the floor and said he
wanted 90 make statement. This was
objected 90 hy the Republicans. who de-
multl the regular order. Being remind
cd hy the Chair that he could do no more
than make a motion at his juncture, Mr.
Bland said he would Withdraw his mo-
tion o. 20 into committee of the whole
ON his coinage bill limiting debate thereon
o. ifn minutes.
Tho Chair. But the gentleman from
Missouri has submitted no motion.
Mr. Bland ] have a right TO withdraw
tho motion made by me yesterday.
The Chair. That motion fen With ad-
jounment
Alr. Bland then moved that the House
go into committee of the whole upon his
bin and that debate close al o'clock
Saturday. That would give the Republic
cans. he said. Time 90 debate the bin.
Pending this motion Mr. Cummings re-
newed his motion that i'm honor of Wash
ington the House adjourn.
The House Refused to Adjourn.
on a division of the House the vote was
announced as l02 tO l2i. which was greeted
with applause from the Democratic side.
The yeas and nays were ordered, the
vote resulting-yeas. III; nays no. The
Democrats who voted to adjourn were
Messrs Baldwin, Bartlett. Beltzhoover,
Black OF Illinois Cadmus. Causey Clancy,
cobb OF Missouri. Cochran. Coombs.
covert, Cummings DeForest. Durborow,
English, Erdman, Everett Fielder. Gels
senhainer Goidzier. Griffin Hall of Min
nesota, Harler, Hayes. Kribbs. Lynch.
Mallory Meyer. Mutchler ONei REILLY,
Ryan. Sickles. Sperry Tracey, Warner,
and WolVerion
The following Republicans voted against
adjournment: Messrs. Bowers ,Cal),
and Hartman Mont) The Popuists also
voted against adjournment.
Mr. Reed called FOR supplemental re-
port from the Sergeant-at-Arms as to
his execution of the order of arrest made
Monday
Pending that Mr. Huiick Rep.. ohio
stated that he had been absent under
leave Of the House and while engaged In
the trial Of case In the courthouse at
home telegram reached him annOunc-
ing that his leave had been revoked, ana
that ne was under arrest. lie protested
against this act Of the officer OF the
House claiming that ne was not subject
90 arrest while absent on leave granted
bv the House. His name had been i'm
properly included in the list Of members
10 be arrested and he asked that it be
erased
Nr Bland moved that the gentleman
- excused from arrest. but Mr.. HulicA
protested that ne did not want 10 be
excused from arrest; ne had been guilty
OF no contempt of the House. He wanted
the warrant of the Sergeant-at-Arms cor
fected.
Mr. Heard Dem. MOI stated that the
contention Of the gentleman from Ohio
was in effect that II the practice OF the
House permitted a warrant TO issue for
membsr absent under leave. without
first notifying him Ct the revocation OF
tfat leave and giving him an opportunity
60 report and thus avoid the humiliation
81 arrest when not in contempt OF the
B1use. that practice should be revoked.
That's right on tie Republican side),
And I think Il should be also, said
Dir Head
After some further discussion OF the
natter as 10 the method of relieving Mr..
hlllck. Mr. Bland moved the previous
question on his motion 10 excuse. Pending
ths. Mr.. Sickles moved that the House
adjourn
Ine chair (Air. Dockery) stated that
DO business having intervened since a
motion TO adjourn had been voted down,
u could not be repeated at this time.
This ruling raised a storm OF protests
from both sides Of the chamber. 10 which
the Chair explained that his view OF the
'bpslaess' Included a vote upon The sub
y.et under discussion. or some other dis
iusal OF IL.
Mr. Burrows read from the Digest TO
Show that the Intervention Of vote was
Lot necessary.
lhs Chair. stating that he was stu OF
lAe opinion that the motion Was not IN
ofigf said be would submit IL 10 the
iioaAe Tor action. Without taking n divis-
ion the yeas and nays were ordered. re-
teiting-yeas. l03. nays. l3s. SO the
mvlion 70 adjourn was lost