Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13
MEMBERS IN A FIERCE FIGHT.
IT WAS OVER THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.


Washington, April 13.-At 2:52 p. m.
Mr. Adams Of Pennsylvania. acting
chairman OF the committee on foreign
affairs, entered the House with the
report. Instantly all was qtt,t. The
Republicans of the committee on rules.
the Speaker, Messrs. Henderson and
Dalzell Immediately held a session to
formulate a rule under which the
House should operate. There will be
20 minutes Of debate on a side
At 1880 the Speaker recognized Mr..
Adams, acting chairman of the foreign
affairs committee. lie asked unanl-
nous consent for the consideration OF
the Cuban resolutions.
Absolute silence prevailed as the
resolutions were read.
a thunderuus outburst of applause
from the floor and galleries greeted the
report.
Great excitement and confusion fol-
lowed. Mr.. Bailey objected to the con-
slderation OF the resolution. Charges
and countercharges were banded
across the floor. A fist fight on the
floor of the House almost followed.
The Speaker ordered the sergeant-at-
arms to use the silver mace. the em-
blem OF the Houses authority.
Men fought like they We're mad.
Liar" "scoundrel," and other de-
mandatory epithets were applied.
Myers (Dem., Ind and Pearson (Rep..
n. c. almost came to blows There
were half dozen personal collisions.
Brumm 0Rep,. Pa and Bartlett
,rm.. CAD were involved. At last,
General henderson tRep., la.), the one
legged veteran, standing in Che
jostling, fighting crowd. in clear. ring
ing tones called for order. reminding
members that It was a disgrace to the
American Congress.
Men rushed up and down the aisles
like madmen. Members rushed be-
tween the contestants who were .eG--
changing hot words with clinched
fists and set teeth. They were drawn
apart. The speaker pounded with his
gavel and with stentorian tones de-
manded that all members take their
seats.
When order was in part restored
Wheeler tDem., Ala.) loudly insisted
that the words be taken down but he
yielded to the appeals of his friends.
few minutes later, after order was
restored, Bailey and Cuigg of New
York exchanged personalities. The
excitement was at fever heat
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Not in years has such a scene oc-
Cured as was witnessed on the floor or
the House during the excitement.
Books were thrown, Bartlett of Georgia
letting fly heavy cloth covered volume
at Brumm of Pennsylvania, which Just
grazed his head and spent itself In the
aisle beyond where he sat.
The trouble arose of the objection
made by Mr.. Bailey of Texas to the
consideration OF the resolution without
proper understanding as to the length
of time allowed each side.
Henderson of Iowa,in an impassioned
appeal to the men of the American
Congress to act like men. was met
with a storm Of Kisses. He said the
agreement between the Republicans
and Democrats of the committee on
rules was unanimous. which called
forth chorus OF Noes"
Immediately the scene between Bart
lett and Brumm, growing out of a
misunderstanding as to charges made
back and forth across the crowded foor.
Friends of both men labored with the
belligerents to bring peace.
The row arose out of the parlla-
mentary situation. Mr.. Bailey insisted
upon reservins the right to object to
which Mr.. Adams had asked une,ni-
nous consent until he could see what
arrangement could be made for de-
bate, Confusion followed and Mr.. Quigg
demanded the regular order but with
drew 1t.
Finally, in the midst of the confu-
sion. the Speaker, with uplifted gavel.
asked II objection was made. Mr..
Bailey appealed to him not to state the
proposition but as he insisted. Mr..
Bailey loudly objected and sank back
in his seat. A storm of Kisses fol-
lowed. Mr.. Bailey flushed. Angry
words We're banded back and forth
between the members, each side charg-
ing that the other was trying to NAV
politics, and all in flash the collision
between Mr.. Myers and Mr.. Pearsons
occurred In the left of the hall There
was an immediate rush in that dlrec-
ton and in moment the contestants
were surrounded with lighting and
scrambling members.
Another attempt To secure unanimous
consent was objected to by Mr. Johnson
Rep. Ind who denounced the at
tempt to pass the resolution without
debate ms monstrous.
Mr.. Adams moved recess but 1t was
defeated. The House was in such an
ugly. vicious temper that some mem
bers counselled an adjournment until
tomorrow but the leaders declined.
wen put this resolution through to-
night" they declared. While the COM
mittee on rules We're in session in the
speakers room there was an ominous
gathering of members near Bartlett
and Brumm and II looked for a time az
II the scene would be repeated. but Mr..
Bartlett was led away into the lobby
by his friends and once more a SEM
blance of order was restored.
Switzerland VIII Not NEEDLE.
Berne. Switzerland. April 1s.-The
national council has suggested that the
bundesrath consider whether 1t could
not offer to mediate between the United
states and Spain. The proposition VIII
he considered tomorrow, but IL Will
doubtless be rejected.