The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-14

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was addressing his remarks to repub-
lican on the other side.
'I say it is" retorted Mr.. Brumm, holly.
cit is not" flared back Mr.. Bartlett,
turning and facing Mr.. Brumm.
The Lie Passed
''You are liar" responded Mr.. Brumm.
The lie had passed. Instantly Mr. Bart
lett reached for large bound copy of the
Congressional Record in the desk before
him, and, raising it aloft, hurled 1t at his
adversary. 1t fell short, and then the two
antagonists rushed for each other. The
house Immediately was in an uproar. Some
of the ladies in the galleries screamed hys-
trically. Members crowded toward the
combatants from all sides. The two men
ran across the area in front of the speak
ers desk and crowded up the adjoining
aisles, clinching, Juggling and mauling at
each other like mad men. 1t resembled
free fight in the street. Shouts of anger and
Indignation were heard on every hand.
Members in the crush espoused the cause
of the two original combatants, and there
were several exciting collisions, but no
blows were struck. Meantime, Mr.. Bart
lett and Mr.. Brumm were trying to get at
each other over the benches, but they were
borne back by friends. Mr.. Bartlett, who
Is slight man, was carried off his feet,
broad-shouldered Hoosier, blocked the path
of Mr.. Brumm, who is himself evidently a
man of great physical vigor. In his eff
forts to stop Mr.. Brumm, Mr.. Miers became
involved with Mr.. Pierce of Missouri and
they almost came to blows.
The Great Silver Mace
All this time the gavel of the speaker was
heard above the awful din and his voice
was commanding the sergeant-at-arms to
restore order. Armed with the great 81 yer
mace, the emblem of the authority of the
house, Colonel Russell, the sergant-at-arms,
repeatedly charged the thick mass of strug-
Cling members. but was as often swept
aside. One of the other employees. Griffin
Halstead, a son of Murat Halstead, while
attempting to pacify Mr.. Brumm, was felled
by blow on the jaw. At last, by the ef-
forts of a dozen muscular members, the
belligerents were separated, the angry leg
islators retired to their seats and a sem
blance of order was restored. 1t was one of
the most disgraceful scenes witnessed In
the house in many years.
The efforts to get the resolutions before
the house having failed the committee on
rules retired and formulated special or
der which was brought in few minutes
later, which General Henderson presented.
It provided for the immediate consideration
of the resolutions presented by the foreign
affairs committee. The house was at this
time StlH laDOrlnS unuer great StreSS OF
suppressed excitement. Partisan feeling
was still rampant
Mr.. Henderson explained that the rule did
not propose to close debate.
In Favor of Action
1.-THE sentiment on this side Of the house."
he said, SIS almost overwhelmingly in ia
yor of action" applause on the republic
can side.)
81 and my colleagues" replied Mr.. Bailey,
Heartily agree to the rule which provides
for immediate consideration of this impor-
tant resolution. 1t would not have been
necessary to have held a session of the
committee on rules If the gentlemen on
that side of the house had been patient
enough to have allowed those of us on this
side to propose an understanding with re-
gard to debate; simply reserved the right
to object in order to ascertain If 1t was pos
sble to reach an agreement about the time
| to be occupied In debate and while the gen.
| tleman representing the minority of that
| committee was attempting to present a
resolution which has the endorsement Of
| himself and associates I was required to
| consent to the immediate consideration Of
| the proposition by the chairman Of the
| committee or to deny my own side the
| right to present its views to the house and
| to the country.
"That asked only what was reasonable