The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-28
IN CHLD's PLAY.
The House Again Wastes the Peoples
Time.

The House Again Wastes the Peoples
Time.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The MEM
bers of the house under arrest were
finally discharged from custody today
by dispensing with further proceedings
under the call. 1t required four hours
today TO accomplish this. and, although
the scenes of disorderly turbulence
which characterized yesterdays pro-
ceedings were not repeated today, the
proceedings We're fully as interesting.
The democrats were evidently very
anxious when the house met to extri-
cate themselves from the compiled tons
arising from the wholesale arrest of
members. but by flank movements the
republicans succeeded in preventing this
until the whole situation had been
Thoroughly investigated. Perhaps the
most interesting feature of the day. bar
ring Mr.. Glands bitter philippe against
the flibustcTing demo rats, was the verb
al duel between Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Tur-
ner over the question of counting a
quorum. a question just now Of pre-
eminent Importance in house circles on
account of the proposed democratic eau
Gus to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of adopt
ing this expedient After the arrested
members had been discharged Mr..
Bland returned to the silver bill, but
his motion failed again for lack of
quorum. lie only lacked two votes,
however. and this is high-water mark.
Although Mr Bland still insists on going
ahead with the seignorage bill. many
of the democrats believe it should now
be abandoned. and unless a quorum is
procured tomorrow it would seem that
it would have 70 be-that is If demo
cratic caucus does not decide to adopt
some method OF forcing members to vote
or to count them if they do not.
The Trouble Begins.
clerk Kerr called the house TO order
today He read a communication from
Speaker crisp. who is suffering from
severe sore throat. and was confined
10 his hotel appointing Mr.. Richardson
of Tennessee speaker pro TEN. FOR to-
day
The peculiar circumstances under
which the house adjourned yesterday
and the anticipation OF repetition of
the disorderly scenes bad attracted
great crowds to the galleries As soon
as the journal was read Mr.. Adams,
being tried when the proceedings were
terminated yesterday by the adjourn
ment, was clamOring for recognition on
a question of privilege. He yielded.
however, TO Mr.. Wells democrat of
Wisconsin, who made a statement to the
effect that he was enormously reported
as voting mo- on the motion TO ad-
jOurn. He denied that he had taken
any part whatever in the unseemly pro-
ceedings in the house on Nashingtons
birthday. Had ] voted at all said he,
Il should have voted for the adjourn
ment i'm order 10 put a stop TO the dis
graceful performance"
Mr.. Cummings asked that his colleague.
Mr.. Sickles, be excused on account Of
sickness. He was so excused. where
upon the speaker pro tenn. ordered the
pending question to be the motion to dis
charge Mr.. Adams from the custody Of
the observation-disclosures. Mr.. Adams de-
manded to be heard on the question of
privilege he desired to raise. The speak
er said that one question of privilege was
already pending, but agreed to hear Mr..
Adams. The latter wanted to know why
on Yesterday while he was under arrest
at the bar of the house explaining his
case in parliamentary fashion, the mace
of the house should have been used to
force him TO his seat. why" he asked.
should this indignity have been put
upon me while L was endeavOring to
carry out the mandate of the house?''
The chair stated that this question
would have to be raised later, the pend
ing question now being to discharge the
gentleman.
Mr.. Reed called attention to the fact
that the question had not been properly
stated. 1t was to discharge Mr.. Adams
because the warrant under which he was
arrested was unauthorized
Mr.. Springer attempted to interpose an
amendment which had for its purpose the
as the most expeditions way out of the
tangle. but Mr.. Reed demanded the pre-
vious question and he was cut off.
Tammany Tactics.
The democrats then decided to vote
down the previous question in order TO
open the way for Mr. Springer's amend
ment. Some of them, however, notably
the eastern democrats. voted with the
republicans The previous question was
voted down 90 10 159.
Mr.. Bland then offered as a substitute
for Mr. Reeds motion a motion TO dis
charge all members arrested by authori-
ty OF the resolution passed by the
house on the 10Th inst
Mr.. Reed made the point of order that
Mr.. BANDS amendment was not germane
and the point was argued at some
length.
It was debated by Messrs. Reed. Bland
and Johnson of Indiana and finally Gull
minated in a sensational denunciation of
the democratic filibusterer by Mr.. Bland.
Mr. Johnson of Indiana made a long
statement going to show the absurdity
OF including his name I'm the list of those
arrested. He explained that he had been
present on the 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 He was surprised to find there
after. when the return of the sergeant
alarms was made. that his name was
included among those arrested. He was
seeking neither notoriety nor to pose as