Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-07

! or impotency. and declared thai he
a perfect faith that this great body
would do Its full aa,y before congress
adjourned. he said a financial remedy
would, IL necessary, be added as a
riaer to an appropriation bill.
Spurred on by the energy Mr.. Cor
man had suddenly injected into the
question, he senat at once proceeded
to consider and pass three important
resolutions calling on Secretary Car.
isle for information concerning every
detail hearing or revenues, reserves,
deficiencies. etc. A warm party debate
occurred during the day on the ques-
ton OF party extravaganza. Mr.. Chand-
Ter. Mr.. Platt and other Republican
senator's asserted that the total appro-
priation for this congress would reach
1.o01, 100000. a million in excess OF the
billion appropriation by the Fifty-first
congress.
The house discussed the Pacific rail-
road bill.
Washington, Feb. 3.-There was a
most exciting scene In the house OF
representatives when Representative
Breckenridge OF Kentucky and Req
resentative Heard OF Missouri came to
"a ~ III III aAolCs III kc 4luut
of the hall Representative Heard,
who is chairman Of the committee on
the District Of Columbia. became
angered because the Hawaiian ques-
ton was being brought forward In the
time devoted to his committee, and
attempted to secure the floor. The be-
ginning Of the controversy was not
plain, but suddenly both members
sprang toward each other, Mr.. Brock
inridge shouting:
You cur, %scoundrel and liar" strik-
ing at the member from Missouri n
fierce blow. which missed him.
Instantly they were seized by other
members, but struggled fercely TO get
at each other, shouting liar"
Mr.. Pence OF Colorado had Mr..
Breckenridge by the throat. and Mr..
McCreary of Kentucky climbed over
several seats and held him by the
shoulder. for three or four minutes
there was a wild scrambling resem-
bling a foot ball rush, while ali the
members In the house poured into the
aisle and the greatest confusion
reigned. The pounding of the speak
er's cavel could not be heard. but Mr..
Crisp's voice rang above the tumult,
shouting:
The sergeant-at-arms will arrest the
members"
And then "the sergeant-at-arms will
bring them before the bar OF the
house." .
Deputy SergeaDt-at+arms Isaac Hill
rushed down the aisle bearing the
great mace. followed by his assistants.
The two members were then brought
up before the speakers desk. two men
on each side holding their arms and
Representative Dockery OF Missouri
standing behind them. Mr.. Breckln-
ridge was exceedingly red in the face,
while Mr.. Heard, who Is a slender man, |
was ashen pale and trembled like a
leaf. In the course Of an explanation
to the house, Mr.. BreckiEridge practi-
manded personal satisfaction. Both
Heard and BreckiEridge were forced
to apologize TO the house.
All Is Lovely Again.
Later the gentlemen withdrew their
remarks and shook hands. The report
OF the proceedings were stricken from
the journal, and everything is now
serene. An hour was devoted to de-
bate on the Pacific railroad bill. A
resolution was adopted calling on the
pFbSlueul lot All correspondence anu !
information regarding the alleged aid
furnished rebels in Hawaii by repre-
sentatives of the British government.
The financial question again came
before the senate as an Incident TO the
consideration of the pending District
Of Columbia appropriation bill and Mr..
Teller made an effective speech to
give the suggestive warning that he
would see to 1t that as far as the pres
emit session OF congress was concerned
shall be no hasty or weak legis-
lation on the lines now proposed. In
view of Mr.. Teller's recognized posi-
ton as an authority among the ele-
nent favorable to silver, the statement
was regarded as having an important
on the situation.