The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
BLAND LECTURES THE HOUSE.
HE,CoSPAREs THE FILIBUsTERs TO a
MoB OF ANARcHIs7a

Hs says II IL the duty or Ms-ssr. 20 vote
On All Ron Calls, whies Gives Mr. Reed
Anothsr Opportunity 60 Recommends Hi-
Method OF A-esrtsininr n ouorum-Th.
Members Under Arrest DISCHARGED fro--
Csstosy-B,and The. Move. 10 Take UP
Iis 5eie.ioraxs nil end Limit Debate
Comes withip Two OF oettine q ouoruu,.
WASHINGTON. Feb 23.-The galleries OF the
House were crowded this morning in antici-
patton Of a repetition Of the dsorderly scenes
OF yesterday. There was an absence Of any
Indications OF excitement on the floor. 1t bein q
understood that a motion would be made by
Mr.. Bland to discharge all the members under
arrest and put an end 20 the unpleasant incl
dent. Mr. Adams rep. Pa whose caso was
pending when the House adjourned yester-
day. occupied a chair in the contre aisle. di-
rectly in front Of the Clerks desk. the order
10 appear before the bar OF the House not hav-
ing been exhausted.
The House was called to order BY Clerk Kerr.
in the absence Of Speaker Crisp. who IL con-
fined to his room by Illness lie read letter
from the Speaker appointing Mr. Richardson
tDem.. Tenn. Speaker pro tenn. and Mr.
Richardson took the chair There was ten
dency on the part OF the members to renew the
scenes OF yesterday. but the Chair repressed it
by ordering the sisles cleared before proceed
ing to business.
Mr.. Bland said that the question pending at
adjournment was q motion to discharge the
gentleman from Pennsylvania MT Adamsl
and he renewed that motion now.
The Chair was proceeding to state the dues-
tion upon the discharge OF MIR. Adams when
MIR. Reed tRep. Me. interposed to inform the
Chair OF the exact language in which it was
made. viz: "thatthe gentleman be discharged
on the ground that the arrest was unauthor-
lied"
Mr. Springer wanted to amend BIZ providing
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 motion.
On q division. the vote was announced as 20
to 12l. Mr.. Reed asked for tellers. aud Mr.
Bland called for the yeas and nays. which were
ordered. The vote resulted: Yeas. %; nays.
15e. So the previous question was not ordered.
Mr.. Bland offered the following substitute
for Mr.. Reeds motion:
NJ Ihs. a. AZ s.e.r; wa9 have been arrested
are hereby discharged from custody.
Mr.. heed raised the point OF order that his
motion related to single individual. while
the substitute covered all OF q class, which
was clearly Inadmissible.
Mr.. johnson Rep. Ind.l stated the circum-
stances attending his reported arrest. He
insisted that the return OF the SerHeant-at-
Arms ouEhtto pc amended so as to omit his
order several times. He said that TIA last nrbe
he called the attention OF the Sergeant. att
thaa ~ TIA %s Re Would have n0PSS
amended IL. He moved that the Sergeant-at;
II IL were found that the return was incorrect
This motion was declared to DO out Of order,
ia lad Raah Aint. ~
order was well taken, that every GentlemGn
under arrest was entitled to separate hear;
cstes may be different
MIR Bland then moved that tho gentleman
Speaker to the motion. MIR Bland said that
he could see that in revoking leaves and or
there were some hardships. but gentlemen
should remember that for two weeks the
quorum. and that the public press had been
Iull OF notices that tho presence Of members
Gate. Of the country and to tseis
constituencies required them to be present IN
es re- tnsf 70 ns 9s rom
case. Mr.. Bland said that he lad never Known
members who undertook to auash it that they
would ind themselves auashed by their con-
Now. Mr.. Speaker, l wish to remark that
Yesterday scene occurred in this ilouse such
as bave never seen, before in my service. l
saw gentlemen rise in their seats and boast
that they had set at defiance the writ and or
anarchy and revolution. what is anarchy and
We ar. Ss S 70 ss' the
source Of the iaw-makinG power III Thai t0u maSes
the n laws Tor the people OF this country. 4 We
nG one ,ntS IN h SGdy s al shoaa
threw threw down dynamite bomb and ex:
H,oes IL no amo %a;s US, he would be no
tS.lisye ifrtes q shame that in t The ccndi.
lievs when the business interests of this coun-
try are not prospecting. when millions of peo-
ging for bread. when they are in the throes Of
hunger and starvation. when they are looking
when they expect we will do something in tho
patuFe OF ssliet.we may, turn ourselves into a
OF Anarchists. despite our own rules. and set
z. defiance the Laws Of our country can We ex.
Anarchists and set at defiance the laws Of his
country They have an example from US. We
eoSnty hs1 % Is t6a %GGs In this
=. Mr. Bynqm-Mr. Speaker rise to cues.
TO the question before the House.
ut. Bland1As ! understand the question
ssTs Under writ Of the hoSss THAT St1V Wiz
q the House the Right Of the House. and The
duty OF the House to secure men in their
Eaysl count quorum. Why, Mr.. Speaker
that Is but an Invitation TO absenteeism. Ii
1 IT,, members IIo II this House ,ould re-
they could ba counted as a quorum. ths
other 100 can go to Europe and to watering
places, and wander ~ and down tho earth
neg Their duties, say 4 is the duty Of
and then you will always have a quorum. That
10 the business OF this House. The Demo-
cratic party Is IN power. IL has over 700
members Of this House and a majority o. over
give the people relief.
Mr. Dunn-I do not think the gentleman |
from Missouri has been appointed lecturer Of |
the Degenerate rarity. lLauEhter,l
M Island Mr.. Speaker | am speakinR |
about the duty Of members OF this House "a |
Esmain ip their seats and make quorum, and |
uthAt rs lectuTing II Is a lecture that the peo-
PIE 81 this country will read to the gentleman |
Ahd 70 every other gentleman upon th: : floor
iApplause on the Democratic side While / |
In un1erstand that the othef side OF the /
rouse Tor political purposes. may desire 10 |
pseak quorum. what a spectacle it is to see
as sianu DenoeTatic party, with it's majority
o So IN THIS House unable 70 muster
= luJIum OF It's own people: and when
uy do come in here they rise in their
congressional dignity. so TO SPEAK and
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