Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-23
THE 53'RD CONGRESS.
WASHlNcTONS FAREWELL ADDRESS
READ IN THE SENATE.
Uproar In the House Over Arrests OF Mem
bers by the Sergeant
at-Arms.


at-Arms.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-SEN-
| ATE-There was no business transacted
| in the Senate to-day beyond the passage ot
Il House bill to extend the time for build
| ing a street railroad on the military
| reservation Of Fort Riley. Kan.
a small discussion was started by MT
IIoar over an article in the New YORK
/ Times relating to the establishment In the
/ State OF Florida Of the Honduras lottery
/ a survival OF the Louisiana lottery ana
7 the days session was wound up by the
reading OF Washington's farewell address
+ II was the third time in late years or
I the observance OF that ceremony, OF which
/ Mr.. Hoar IL the author on the first
| occasion Mr.. ingalls,. OF Kansas, WAS the
/ reader; on the second Mr.. Mandersou, or
/ Nebraska. and to-day Mr.. Martin, OF
/ Kansas. There were few senators present,
/ and at the close Of the reading-at l:35
! L. M-the Senate adjourned until Monday.
! While the lottery incident was pending
! Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Pasco whether he
[ knew anything on the subject. lie was
7 AiiANAiliFl ny Aihl StliAANi tlliN AiAf HfhNA'A
! had aroused great attention I'm Florida,
/ and that he did not think the effort To es-
I tablish the lottery business there would
! be- successful
1 Mr.. West said he had been In Tampa.
I Fla, during Christmas week. and had
/ noticed large brick building there which
was known as the printing Office OF the
( Louisiana lottery. He had been Informed
/ that the superintendent and secretary Of
/ the company had gone to Honduras where
II the drawing took place, and then came
+ back TO Tampa, and had the returns
/ printed.
Mr.. Pasco said that every effort would
b. made TO prevent the establishment Of
the lottery business I'm Florida lie was
utterly opposed TO it. The State was re-
| ceiying no benefit from It, and IL WAS the
| purpose Of the State officials and OF all
| good people generally that the system
! should not have any root or foundation
/ there.
| Mr.. Call the other senator from Florida.
| declared that neither the people of Flo
rda nor the laws had any connection with
the lottery business. and were not re-
| sponsble for 1t in any shape or form.
| Mr.. Washburn suggested that Mr.. Hoar
was very inconsistent in appealing to
, Federal legislation to put down sambling
! IN Tampa after his opposition last Con-
gress to the bill to prevent gambling in
futures"
| Mr.. Hoar replied that the two things
| We're very dissmilar. lie had called at
/ tontiOn this morning to an article In a
! New York paper setting forth with great
detail the importation from abroad of GER
! tain implements OF gambling, and the
Senator from Minnesota graveiy asked
! how that differed from permitting a con-
7 tract made in New York or Chicago 10 be
performed in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Washburn: Never to b. performed.
These contracts are not contracts. Ihey
are simply stakes or wagers.
After some further colloquy the sub
| Ject was dropped.
House of Representatives.
After the reading of the journal OF
yesterdays proceedings. Mr.. Pence uopu-
lisO. Of Colorado. rose To a question OF
personal privilege. He said that on the
18Th instant a Democratic caucus was
held. and over some wires had gone out a
report that members of the Popuiist mi
uoritv had attended that caucus and taken
part therein.
4 member: No one believes II.
Mr.. Pence: And / don't want any one
10 believe it.
Mr. Reed: But there are grounds for
suspicion. G.aughterJ
Continuing. Mr. Pence said that the
Popullsts were I'm fun sympathy with the
resolution adopted by the caucus that 1t
WAS the duty Of all members To stay
here and attend to business. But as 10
ts%lng part in that caucus. NE said. Il
don't know that we could II we would;
but know that We wouldn't If we could.
This was followed by n sensational
statement by Mr.. Cummings Democrat.
of New York, who rose. he said To a
question Of the highest personal privilege
He said that az II O'Clock this morning.
while on the floor Of the House, he had
been approached by a Deputy Sereeant-at-
Arms who told him he was under arrest
He refused ne said. to recognize the SER
vice and warned the official or his bosses
f. touch him az his peril. The Record
would show that he had been in attend
ance day after day ever since Congress
met last summer. and he denounced the
arrest as an outrage. lie further stated
that IL was a disgrace, I'm his opinion. 10
hold a farce session Of the House on
Washington's birthday. and in honor or
the memory OF that uatrlot, h moved
that the House adjourn.
Mr.. Bland claimed the loor as against
tho motion 10 adjourn. and Mr.. Cummings
asked If the Speaker NIr. Dockery Demo
crat. of Missouri. IN the chair held his
motion to adjourn 10 be ont of order.
Mr.. Dockery explained that Mr.. Bland
had risen before Mr.. Cummings. but upon
hearing the lattcr's assertion that he rose
10 n question Of the highest personal
privilege. did not press his advantage.
Mr.. Cummings thereupon Withdrew his
motion to adjourn. and Mr.. Reed en-
dcavored 10 renew it The Chair was
inclined 10 recognize Mr.. Bland, but Mr..
Reed insisted that n was entitled 10
prior rccOgnition for his motion 10 adjourn,
it being a privileged motion and always
in order
BLAND AND HIS BILL
Mr.. Bland got the floor, however and
said he wanted To make statement
This was objected to by the Republicans,
who demanded the regular order Being
reminded by the Chair that he could do
no more than make motion at TINS
iurcture. Mr.. Bland said he would with
draw his motion to go into Committee
OF the Whole on his coinage bill, limiting
debate thereon TO ten minutes.
The Chair: But the gentleman from Mis-
souri, has submitted no motion.
AIr. Bland: | have a right TO withdraw
the motion made by me yesterday.
The Chair. That motion fell with al
journment
Mr.. Bland then moved that the House
go into Committee Of the Whole upon
Saturday. That would give the Republl-
cans. he said. time 10 debate the bin.
Pending this motion. Mr. Cummings re-
newed his motion that In honor Of Wash
ington the House adjourn.
on 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 10 adjourn Were
Messrs. Baldwin. Bartlett, Beltzhooyer.
Black OF Illinois. Cadmus, Causey Clan
cey, Cobb OF Missouri, Cochran. Coombs.
Covert, Cummings. DeForest, DurborOw,
English Erdman. Everett. Fielder. Gels
senhainer. Goldzier. Griffin. Hall OF Min
nesoa' Harter, Hayes. Kribbs. Lynch,
Mallory. Meyer. Mutchler. O'Nell, Reilly.
Ryan. siekles. Sperry, Tracey. Warner.
and WOlyerton.
Inc following Republicans voted against
adjournment:
Messrs. Bowers, OF California. and Hart
man, or Montana. The Populsts also
voted against adjournment
THE MATTER OF ARRESTS.
Mr.. Reed called for supplemental
report from the Sergeant-at-Arms as to
his execution Of the order OF arrest made
on Monday.
Pending that, Mr.. Hulick Republican).
OF Ohio. stated that he had been absent
under leave OF the House, and was en-
gagged In the trial OF a case In the court
l.. = +.