The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-13
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HOUSE
in A
RIOT
Members Fight Like Madmen
and Hurl Missiles.
ssLiar," sEScOundrel'' and Other
Epithets Freely Used.
UP AND DOWN AISLES
Men Rushed With Clenched
Fists and Set Teeth.
Even Speaker Reed Was Power
less to Quell 1t.
TROUBLE OVER RULES
Bailey of Texas Objected to
Immediate Consideration.
Matter Was Fixed Up So Debate
May Follow.
TROUBLE OVER RULES
Bailey of Texas Objected to
Immediate Consideration.
Matter Was Fixed Up So Debate
May Follow.

Washington. April 1S.-At exactly
1903 o'clock the speaker recognized Mr.
Adams, acting chairman of the foreign
affairs committee. He asked unanimous
olutions which he submitted. Absolute
silence prevailed as the resolutions were
read.
A thunderous outburst of applause
from floor and gallaries greeted the re-
port. Great excitement and confusion
followed Mr.. Bailey objected to the
consideration of the resolution, charges
and counter charges 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 emblem of
the houses authority.
Men fought like they were mad
Liar" ''scOundrel'' and other denunci-
atory epithets were applied.
Mr.. Myers Oen., Ind) and MI. Pear
son, (Rep., N. CO almost came to blows
There were half dozen personal col
lisions. Mr.. Brumm, (Rep., PAD and
Mr. Bartlett, (Dem., Ga.) were involved
AT last General Henderson, CRep., Ia)
the one-legged veteran, standing in the
tones called for order, reminding mem
perS that 1T was a disgrace to the
American. congress.
Men rushed UP and down the aisles
like madmen
Members rushed between the contest
ants who were exchanging hot words
with chnched fists and set teeth. They
were drawn apart The speaker pound
ed with his gavel and with stentorian
tones, demanded that all members take
their seats.
Wbay7 o,.5o,- MOS =. ,,,.4
wheeler Oem., Ala.) loudly insisted,
that the words be taken down. but he
yielded to the appeals of his friends.
A few minutes later after order was
restored, Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Quigg of
New York, exchanged personalities The
excitement was at fever heat
Not in years has such a scene oc-
CURED as was witnessed on the floor
OF the house during the excitement.
BOOKS We're thrown, Bartlett of Georgia.
letCng ny heavy cloth covered vol
uHle at Brumm, of Pennsylvania which
just grazed his head and spent itself in
the aisle beyond where he sat
Aue IIouple arose out of the objection
mace oy Mr: Bailey of Texas to the con-
s1derat1on of the resolution without Dro-
per understanding as to the Ienptb IF
time allowed each side Henderson of
Iowa IN an fmpassioned appeal to the
men of the American congress TO ACT
like men, was met with a storm of hiss
es- He said the agreement between the
republicans and Democrats of the COM
mlttee on rules was unanimous which
caled forth a chorus of noes Imme-
d1ately the scene between Bartlett and
Brumm, growing out of a misunder-
standing as to charges made back and
forth across crowded floor, occurred.
Friends of both men labored with the
beIhgerents to bring peace
The row arose out of the parIiamen-
tary situation.
Mr.. Bailey insisted upon reserviner the
right to object to consideration of the
resolutions for which Mr. Adams had
asked unanimous consent until he could
see what arrangement could be made
for debate. Confusion followed and
Mr. Qufgg demanded the regular order.
but withdrew it.
Finally, in the midst of the confusion
the speaker, with uplifted gavel, asked
If objection was made
Mr.. Bailey appealed to him not to
state the proposition, but, as he insisted.
MI Bailey loudly objected, and sank
back in his seat
storm of Kisses followed. Mr. Bailey
flushed Angry words were banded
back and forth between the members
each side charging that the other was
trying to play politics and al lin flash
the collision between Mr.. Meyers and
MI Pearson occurred on the left side
OF the hall There was an immediate
rush in that direction, and in a moment
the contestants We're surrounded with
nghting and scrambling members
Another attempt to secure unanimous
consent was objected to by Mr. johnson
(Rep., Ind-), who denounced the at
Tempt 10 pass the resolutions without
debate, as monstrous
42r Adams moved a recess of fifteen