Evening journal., 1894-02-24

CoNHEEssMAN BLAND
/ was the verbal duel between Mr. Reed and
Mr. Turner over the question Of counting
| 20 quorum-a question jus. now of pre-
| el 'r DO import tmce in house circles on ac-
! couui Of the proposed Democratic caucus
/ o. consider the advisahiiuy of adopting
! fhis rypedieut After the arrested meme
| bers had been DISCHARGED Mr. Bland re-
| tunnel 10 the silver bill. hut bis motion
/ failed again for lack Of a quorum. lie
only lacked two votes, however. aud this
Us hi-n watermark.
Although Mr. Bland still insists on go.
IN ahead with the srigniorHge bill. many
OF tle Democrats believe it should now be
abandoned, and unless a quorum Is pro-
crred today it would seem that IL would
have o bc-that is, IL Democratic caucus
fo.s uot decide to adopt some method of
forcing members % vote or 10 count them
if they do not
Bland's Anarchist Speech.
When AIR. Bland began his sensational
-r.ca Nr Dunn Of New Jersey interrupt
a. in by saying. 81 don't think 10 is the
H. li TIE gentleman from Missouri To-
i,cture the Democratic party
'li ,1at is "a lecture, retorted Mr. Bland
"fhe paopiu will read 10 TO the gentleman
land ever, other man who is now obsiruct-
Ing lusintss 20 bis hearts content. lDem-
ocaiic applau.el While the opposition
has perfect right TO break the quorum,
what sp,ctac.rwe present TO the country.
With 800 majority. rising in our congression-
oi diglty and dcfying he authority az The
housed We should proceed TO business or
al. uowledge our incompetency II we
don't the people Will read the riot act
9. u.s."
"'iAey viii They willl" came in chorus
from the Republican side.
"l saw gentlemen here" said be, shaking
iis mead sayage'y and lifJing bis voice uu-
tl il fairly rang through the hall, dis-
oh The rules aud commands of this house
saw gentlemen rise and boast chat they
. hel dedod the power of the house. II
THAT is not anarchy and revolution, what is
| il. Democratic applause
'-Wein the house are the fountain source
OF lrler She lawmaking body Shall we
resolve ourselve4 into "a body of anarchi,tsY
II some one were 20 throw "a bomb from
, yonder gallery, he would DE no less am an-
mchist than he who on this floor dehes
, / ,hepower of the house. lCries Of 'Shamer
, ( 'Saaner md misses
"N lille Tine people Of this country are ia
, tbe thr0es of hunger and starvation" con.
tuuti Mr. BaLd augered at the demon
]
o us 20 dl something, to flihuster and ob
struc- Is TO become anarchists. We were
sent here 20 DO our duty at time when
: | tlr e ties are thronged with mohs, and the
/ people cunnot go TO bed IN pence and com.
: fort Ii is not the time when mob law
should obtain here"
4 flr Bland then drifted into discussion
n 0f he merits OF the silver seigniorage bill
y which was being opposed by portion OF
!, rhe Democratic majority, i'm the course oI
which be was three times called Co order
br Nr. Coombs of New York
Some Plain Talk.
To- "The difficulty is," finally blurtel out
\ Mr. Bland. "that I ann too much in order
T. [ avn telling 700 many plain truths thai
d the country ought to know" democratic
4. applause.
!. "That is the factp shouted Mr. Densor
h OF Alabama. "Give it TO the Democrat
n sul revenue only
'Ithought gentlemen on this side" sal,
Mt Bland, would realize that they coul,
uot afford TO be revolutionists and anarch
TO- isis. We are in the throes of anarchy whel
\. ,ye can come here and block legislation.
e.. -ar we should either do business or sur
n rerd,r" Republican applause and shout
4. af GIVE it to themv
II. at will De no outrage for the people q
d rise up iu "a mob and NOW us down, TO
n. we're exercising mobocracy here. II tai
m. IS "a bad blll vote it down. II you wan
ne more debate, we viii give it TO You, but
n stay here and not vote is simply politca
u suicide
a. Mr. Bland then demanded the previou
1uestion, but as there was a clamor o.
both sides of the house for an opportunit
10 De heard he Withdrew il. Mr., Reed d,
u, naudad recognition in his own right. an
To- when Mr. Bland offered him five minute
sk be rejected 10 with scorn.
v- Mr. Compton of Maryland secured iiv
s. minutes. He went right into the heart O
ms the contention. The validity Of the hons
nj | warrant had been challenged, he said, bl
.ct cause il did not contain the names Of thos
id To be arrested. He declared that was
lr. accordance with the uniform practice Z
the house aud defed any one to produce
warrantiA which name was incorporated
Mr.. Couinhs OF New York replied TO th
~ fsnersions upon the New York Democrat
y from Mr.. Bland, declaring that they diife
cd honestly with him and believed th'
were doing their duty. When he conclude
" the leader Of the Republican minority W
} recognized.
AR Reed said there were two aspects
Q2 the case worthy Of the confederation Of q