The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-24


Ritter caused renewed apprehension by
giving notice That he would demand tho
yeas and nays on the bill imposing tax
on beer, and there was an immediate sour
rying around to look after absenteos.
so successful worc they In this that
when, h short time later, Representative
Cochrnne called for tho yeas and nays on
the bill imposing tax Of mills on tho
value of bank stock, ~ members, ii more
than quorum, answered to their names.
When the vote was taken on the beer bill
bare quorum voted, and then, supposing
all danger Mt an end number of mem
bers left to take the 11.40 train to Phila-
delpha.
The train had hardly left, however, when
senate bills on second reading were reached
and Representative Peltz moved to take
up from the postponed list the Grady anti
pool selling bill. On this motion the yeas
and nays were again demanded, and the
vote showed a in favor and 1s against, u
total of 05 or eight less than quorum.
Then the trouble began. Speaker Wal
ton ordered all strangers out of the house
and the doors were locked. The roll was
then called and showed ninety five mom-
bers present. Sorgeant-at- Arms Shoencr
was called to the bar of the house and in
structed to go out and arrest all the mem
bers he could find and bring them before
the house
The first member brought in was Rep
rcsontative Patchin, OF Clenrfleld, but as
he explained that he had Just stepped out
FOR moment as the doors were closed, he
was excused. Subsequently, when 1t was
shown that Patchin had been present and
! voted on the main question, he was noti-
fled that he had not been in contempt.
! j. Ross Raymond, Of Erie, was the next
one brought in, but he explained that hav-
Ing been suddenly called to Philadelphia
! Thursday night, he had missed the morn
Ing train and had just arrived, and was
also excused.
Representatives Woodring Of North
ampton, Tilbrook of Allegheny and West
| of Berks were brought in in the order
named, but as they had good reasons they
| were excused.
There were still only 100 members pres
ent, and after waiting for over an hour tho
scrgcant-at.arms Explained that he had
searched all the depots and hotels but had
been unable to find any more members.
OF the l0i who were still absent the record
showed that twenty nino had been granted
leave of absence. For the others Speaker
Walton made out warrant of arrest,
| which he gave to the sergeant-at-arms,
and then adjourned the house until Mon
| day evening.
! The members in contempt of the house
are: Mcssrs. Ames, Anderson, Andrews,
! Clark Il. Baldwin, Biddle Bolard, Bolles,
Comfy, Cruise, Dambly DE Vclin, Dixon,
Douthet, Eby, Ellis, Farr, Fredericks,
Garvin, Goontncr, Gransback, Griner,
Heidelback, Merrmann, NJ. Hershey,
| Hopwood Hunter Jennings, Keen, Kerr,
King, Kinner, Luden, John II. Marshall,
Mast Millard, Frank n. Moore, Linus w.
Moore, Muehlbronner, McLane, McFar-
lane, Nickel, Page, Pascoe, d. Hunter
Patterson, James Patterson, John X.
Patterson, Pcnnewlll, Pomeroy, Porter,
Pritchard, Raven, Reeves, Rice, Ritchey,
Rutter, Schrink, Scanor, Smiley, w. o.
Smith, Snively, Spanglcr, Tiffany, Under.
wood, Ware. Wanamacher, Weibel, Wei
liver, Wcyand, Williams, Hugh j. Wilson,
John $. Wilson, Matthew NJ. Wilson,
Zehnder and Curtis.
The affair has created considerable ex-
element among the members who re-
mained, and there Is talk of inflictng
some severe penalties as examples. The
house has absolute power in tho matter
and can inflict heavy fines or even expel q
member AS the arrest of the seventy four
members will infiict heavy expense on
the state in the way of the sergeant at
arms fees and mileage, there Is some talk
of compelling the absent members to foot
the bill in the way of fines. W. NJ. X.