The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14

81 ask for the regular ORDER" shouted
MIR. Qulgg tRsa., N. Y)
ITO which there Is an objection" said
Mr.. Bailey
"Ia there objectionI". asked the speaker
still holding his gavel a1oft
Mr.. Bailey sought 10 interpose with n
request that the minority resolution be
read but The speaker insisted that 4. OBJ
lection was TO be made il must be made
then.
The chair is determined to try TO force
the minority" cried Mr.. Bailey. amid con
fusion and cries Of Regular order"
Then Mr.. Bailey turned. and facing the
other side, entered his objection in en-
phatic terms.
They are simply playing for political
advantage and the people Of the country
ought TO know it, shouted MIR. Richard
son tDem.. Tenn.).
'There is nm understanding with the
democratic members OF the foreign AT
fairs committee on this point" replied Mr..
Henderson (Rep,, lowao.
,.rhat Is not true. II we are to under
stand that such an agreement as THIS was
made" said Mr.. Richardson's.
AZ this juncture occurred the sensa-
tional climax OF lbo day aud one OF the
most exciting incidents in tho history OF
the house Members all about were In Il
state of frenzied Excitement, Partisan
passion was running nigh. 1t re1uired only
the application OF u match to explode the
magazine and when the explosion came
pnndemonlum reigned. Mr.. bartlett Olcm.
Ca) said the chair was suppross'nS the
protests of the democrats against tic
taunting words which were coming from
the other side Suddenly in his rear III
the nest seat came In s.eutorlan tones
from MIR. Brumm tI,cp,. Pal n taunt adj
dressed generally to the democratic side
''You got Just what you did not want,
he shouted.
That is not true cried out Mr.. Bart.
lett who, IL was explained subsequently
was addressing his remarks TO a republican
on The other side.
Il say 1t is" retorted Mr.. Brumm holly,
1t Is not" declared Mr. Bartlett, turn
ing and facing Mr.. Brulum.
,You are a liar responded Mr.. Brnmm
The lie had passed. Immediately Mr..
Bartlett reached for n large bound copy OF
tho Congressional Record on tho desk be-
fore him. and raising II aloft hurled It At
his adversary. 1t fell short, and then the
two antagonists rushed for each other
The house was in an uproar. Some of the
ladies in the galleries screamed hysteric,
ally. Members crowded towards tho com,
batants from all quarters. They raj
across the arena in front Of the speaker
desk and crowded up the adjoining aises
clinching. tugging. hauling at each othe
like madmen. II was like free fight II
the street. Shouts Of anger and indgna
ton were heard ON every hand. Member
In the crush espoused the cause OF the tw
original combatants, and there were sey
erai excited collisions. hut no blows wer
struck. Meantime Mr. Bartlett and MI
Brumm were trying to get al each othe
over the benches, but they We're borne bac
BY friends. MIR, Bartlett who Is a Sigh
man, WAS carried off his feet. ana Mi
Miers tIndiana) a stalwart, broad should
erred Hoosier. blocked the path OF MI
Brumm, who Is himself evidently ma
or great physical yigor. In his efforts /
stop Mr.. Brnmm MIR. Miers became In
voived with Mr.. Pierce MOO, and the
came to blows.
All thia time the Gevet OF thu speake
Il Nas heard. and his v0ico was commandin
the sergeant alarms to restore ordel
Armed with a silver mace. the emblem 4
the authority OF tEs house, Cnl0nel Rus
sell the serneantrat-arms repeated
charged the thick mass Of struggling mem
nsfs bnt was " often swept aside. On
ron q Mnrst Halsted while attempting
pAeify Mr.. Brumm. WAS fell0d Nv n blo