The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-14
HOUSE DECLARES WAR

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batants from all quarters. They ran
across the area in front of the speakers
/ desk, and crowded up the adjoining
aisles, clinching, Juggling, hauling at
| each other like mad men. 1t was like
a free fight N the street. Shouts of
anger and Indignation were heard on
every hand. Members in the crush es-
poused the cause of the two original
combatants. and there were several eX-
citing collisions. but no blows were
struck
Meantime Mr.. Bartlett and Mr..
! Brumm were trying to get at each
1 other over the benches, but they were
borne back by friends. Mr. Bartlett,
who is a slight man, was carried off
his feet, and Mr.. Myers of Indiana, a
stalwart, broad-shouldered Hoosier.
blocked the path of Mr.. Brumm, who
1 is himself evidently a man of great
physical vigor. In his efforts to stop
Mr. Brumm. Mr.. Myers became in
volved with Mr.. Pierce of Missouri,
and they almost came to blows. All
this time the gavel of the speaker was
heard above the awful noise, and his
voice was commanding the sergeant
alarms to restore order.
Armed with the great silver mace,
| the emblem of authority of the house,
Colonel Russell, the sergeant-at-arms,
repeatedly charged the thick mass of
struggling members. but was as often
swept aside. One of the other en-
ployees, Griffin Halstead, a son of Mu-
rat Halstead, while attempting to pa
city Mr.. Brumm, was felled by a blow
on the jaw. At last. by the efforts of
dozen muscular members, the bel
ligerents were separated, the angry
Legislators returned to their seats, and
a semblance of order was restored.
IL was one OF the most diSgraceful
scenes witnessed in the house in many
years.
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.
The effort to get the resolutions be-
fore the house having failed, the COM
m1ttee on rules retired and formulated
a special order, which was brought in a
few minutes later, which General Hen
derson presented. II provided for the
immediate consideration of the resolu-
tions reported by the foreign affairs
committee. The house at this time was
still laboring under a great stress of
suppressed excitement. Partisan feel
ing was still rampant. Mr.. Henderson
explained that the rule did not propose
to close debate. The sentiment on this
side of the house." said he, lis almost
Overwhelmingly in favor of action, not
talk
THE time has come in the opinion of
the country, for action on this great
question. It has been discussed by the
public press, it has been discussed in
the pulpit, il has been discussed in the
house and the senate. it has been dis
cussed at every fireside in the Ameri-
can republic, and we believe. Mr..
Speaker, that the time has come, sad
as ii is, when this country can no
longer stand idly by. everything hay
in hEn Nv toe
TO secure peace on that island without
arms-the time has come when the last
resort must be appealed to by our
country"
BAILEY EXPLAINS.
Il and my colleagues" replied Mr..
Bailey. heartily agree to the rule
which provides for the immediate con-
sideration of this important resolution
1t would not have been necessary to
have session of the committee on
rules if the gentleman on that side of
the house had been patient enough to
allow those on this side to propose an
understanding with regard to debate.
simply reserved the right TO object
in order to ascertain if it was possible
to reach an agreement about the time
to be occupied in debate, and while the
gentleman representing the minority of
that committee was attempting TO
present a resolution which has the en-
dorsement Of himself and his associ-
ates. l was required either to consent
20 the immediate consideration of the
proposition presented by the chairman
of the committee. or to deny to my own
side the right to present its views to
the house and to the country.
That l asked only what was reason
able will be testified to by the gentle
man from Maine (Mr. Dingley), be-
cause after the unseenlly occurrence
which came more nearly disgracing
the house Of representative than any
act which has occurred during my
membership in this body, the gentle
mans own sense of fairness compelled
him to ask the house to 90 precisely
and only what l asked for in the be-
ginning. l did not intend to interfere
with the immediate consideration of
this resolution, but / wanted the coun-
try to understand that CDerisive
laughter and jeers on the Republican
side).
A member-Don't pay any attention
TO him.
Mr.. Bailey-Mr. Speaker. I believe I
viii not disgrace myself by comment
ing on such behavior as that. (Ap-
plause on the Republican side)
REPUBLICANS ARRAIGNED.
Il am gratified to know" continued
Mr.. Bailey. that after Is months of
delay and suspense, it has at last
dawned upon the Republican major
ity of this house that the time for ac-
ton has arrived. Applause on the
Democratic side.) For more than a
year we have BEEN entreating you to
take some action. And it is at least
some. satisfaction that you have re-
solved at last, not to heed our appeal,
but to heed your angry constituents at
home. (Applause) But, true to your
policy and your traditions, you have
resolved that whom at last you are
compelled TO act, you will deny to MEM
bers Of this body the opportunity to
discuss your conduct.
There is a radical difference between
the resolutions reported by the ma
jority and those reported by the min
ority. There ought to be time and OPP
portunity allowed for those of us who
think the minority resolution the wiser
to point out to the house, and to the
country the reasons for our belief. And
yet / know as well as the members on
that side that these resolutions, involv-
ing the question Of peace or war, are
to be rushed through this body with a
short and insufficient debate, and that
too when every man in the country
knows that nothing can be done until
the senate acts, and you know that the
senate will act with proper delibera-
ton. But, Mr.. Speaker, we would
rather have action at last. without dis
cussion. than to have the practice of
the last y months, allowing ample dis
cussiOn and no decision" (Applause)
In conclusion Mr.. Bailey said: But,
sir. we are ready TO meet the question.
we are ready to decide il, we are as
ready 10 take our responsibility with
gentlemen on the other side. and we IN
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