The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-20

the area in front OF the Speakers desk
and crowded up the adj joining aisles
clinching, tugging. hauling at each
other like mad men. It was like {
free fight in the street. Shouts of an
ger and indignation were heard or
every hand Members in the crush
espoused the cause OF the two origina
com batants and there were severa
exciting collisions but no blows wert
struck. Meantime Mr.. Bartlett anc
Mr. Brumm were trying to get a! each
other over the benches, but they were
borne back by friends. Mr.. Bartlett
who is a slight man, was carried of
his feet, and Mr.. Miers, OF Indiana,
stalwart, broad shouldered Hoosier
blocked the path of Mr.. Brumm, who
is himself evidently man of grea
physical 7igor. In his efforts to stor
Mr.. Brumm, Mr.. Miers became in
volved with Mr.. Pierce, of Missouri
and they almost came to blows.
All this time the gavel of the Speak
or was heard above the awful din anc
his voice was commanding the ser
geant-at arms to restore order. Arm
ed with the great silver mace, the en-
olem of the authority of the House
Colonel Russell, the sergeant-at, arms
repeatedly charged the thick mass O.
struggling members, but was as otter
swept aside. One of the other EN-
ployes, Griffin Halstsad, son of Mu
rat Halstead, while attempting K
pacify Mr.. Brumm, was felied by 6
blow on the jaw.
At last, by the efforts Of a dozer
muscular members, the belligerants
were separated, the angry legislator
retired to their seats, and a asemblenc,
Of order was restored. It was one O
tho most disgraceful scenes witnessed
in tho house in many years
The eEort to get the resolution be
fore the house having failed, the com
mittee on rules retired and formulated
a special rule. 1t provided for th'
immediate consideration Of the resolu
tions presented by the foreign relation!
committee The House was at thiI
time still laboring Under great stres
OF suppressed excitement. Partisa
feeling was still rampant.
Mr.. Henderson explained that tht
did rule not propose to close debate.
1.-The sentiment on this side of the
House." said he, lis almost over
whelmingly in favor of action, no
talk"
Mr. Bailey replied that he and hi
colleagues heartily agreed to the rule
which provided for theimmediate con
sideration of this important resolution
he made an jmpassioned speech in ia
yor Of the minority report He hac
frequent tills with Republicans. II
conclusion, he said:
But. sir, We are ready to meet the
question; We are as ready to decide it
ne are as reaoy to take our resposibil
ity with gentlemen on the other side
and We invite you to call the roll.
(Applause and cries of ''Votel Vote!')
Mr. McMillin (Dsm., Tenn.,) alst
spoke for Free Cuba"
MIR. Henderson asked for roll call
Whereupon Mr.. Johnson Qnd became
so violent il his denunclation of tni:
effort to stlhe debate aud not allow {
rem onstrsnce against this unnecss
sary war into which the country va
TO be plunged" that the speaker hac
to appeal to the sergeant-at-arms K
compel him to take his seat.
The rule was then adopted and tn
resolutions were again presented to
eether with those Of the minority
which were to be eff .red as a substi
tute.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority repurs is as follows:
Resolved, That the United State.
government hereby recognizes the in
dependence of the Republic of Cuba
''Section 2. That, moved thereto BY
many considerations of humanity, o
interest and OF provocation, among
which are the deIioerated mocring o.
our battleship, the Maine, over a sub
marine mine and its destruction in the
harbor of Havana, the President O.
the United States be, and be is hereby
directed to employ Immediately tht
land and naval forces of the United
States in aiding the republic of Cub4
to maintain the independence hereby
recognized.
Section 8. That the President oi
the United States is hereby authorized
and directed to extend immediate re
lief to the starving people of Cuoa."
The vote was then taken on suhsti
tute resolutions, and it was defeated
-147 to 100. Messrs. Beach (Rep.,
o. Door (Rsp. W. Va.,) and Mann
(Rsp., Ills,) voted with the Demo
Gratis and Populists for the substitute.
Mr.. Dinsmore then moved to recon
nit, with instructions to report back
an amendment recognizing the indie
pendence of Cuba. The motion was
Iost-146 to 100
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The vote Was Ehen taken on the
adoption Of the majority resolution,
and it was adopted-322 to 19. The
names of she Democrats as they voted
for the resolutions were cheered
Tne negative votes were cast as fol
lows;
Democrats - Adamson, Georgia
BAnkhead, Alabama; Brantley, Geor
gia; Brewer, Alabama; Clayton, Ala
oams; Cox, Tennessee; Elliott, South
Carolina; Griggs, Georgia; Howard,
Georgia; Maddox, Georgia; Strait,
South Carolina; Tale, Georgia; Tay
lor, Alabama; Lester, Georgia Lewis,
Georgia.
B-publicans - Johnson, Indiana
Boutel, Maine; Loud, California.
Populis!-Simpson, Kansas.
The House then, AT $50, adj burned.
THEPL OF CAMPAIGN.