The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-15
RIOT IN THE HOUSE.
MEN FOUGHT LIKE MAUMEN AND
BOOKS AND EPITuETS ARE IlURI..
ED ACROSS THE FLOOR, MEM.
BEERS RUSHING ABOUT WITH
CLlNCHED FISTS AND
TEETH
There arc Haif Dozen Personal Collisions.
bartlett, OF Geu'gia, Hurls II Heavy
Cloth Covered Volume at Brumn
or Pennaylvania--Tho Trouble
Arlpes over the Farllmen.
tary Situation.

Washington, April l3.-When the
foreign affairs committee reported this
afternoon thunderous outburst OF aD-
plause from tho floor and galleries
greeted the report. Great excitement
and confusion followed. Mr.. Bailey
objected to the consideration of tho
| resolutions. Charges and counter
charges were banded across the floor.
a fist fig mt on tho floor Of the house al
most followed. The speaker ordered
tho sergeant-at.arms TO use the silver
thority. Men fought like they were
mad.
Liar" "scouldrel," and other de-
nunciatory epithcts were applied. MIR.
Myers, Democrat, Indiana, and Mr..
Pearson, Republican, North Carolina,
almost camo TO blows.
There were half dozen personal
collisions. Mr.. Brumm (Rep.), of Penn.
sylvania, and MIR. Bartlctt iDcm.), of
Georgia, werc involved. At last Cen
eral Henderson (Rep.), of Iowa, tho
ono. legged veteran. standing in the
iosting, fighting crowd, in clear, ring
ing tones, called for order, reminding
members that IL was u disgrace to the
American congress. Men rushed up
and down the slcs like made mon.
ants, who were exchanging hot words
with clinched fists and teeth. They
were drawn apart. The speaker
pounded with his gavcl ard with
stcntorian tones demanded that all
members take their seats. When order
was In part restored, Mr.. Wheeler
(Dem.), Of Alabama, 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 Il scene rs that wit
messed on the floor Of Tho house during
the excitement Brooks were thrown,
BARTLETT of Georgia, letting fly a heavy
cloth covered volume at Brumm, Of
Pennsylvania, which just grazcd his
head and spent itself in the aisle beyond
where he sat.
The trouble arose out of the obicc-
tion made by Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, to
tho consideration Of the resolution
without proper understanding as to the
length OF timo allowed each side. Hen
derson, of Iowa, In an impassioncd ap-
peal to the men Of the American Con-
gress to act like men, was met with Il
storm of hisses. He said the agree
| ment between the Democrats and Re
! publicans of the committee on rules
was unanimous which called forth a
chorus of "noes."
The row arose over the parliamentary
situation.
Mr.. Bailey insisted upon rcserving
the right to object to consideration of
the resolutions for which Mr.. Adams
had asked unanimous consent until he
rOnl6 ~ hnt H.
| made for debate. Confusion followed
and Mr.. Quigg demanded tho regular
order, but withdrew it.
| Finally, In the midst OF the con fus ion
the speaker with upliftcd gravel asked
| If objection was made. Mr.. Bailey ap.
pealed to him not to state tho prOposi.
| tion, but as he insisted Mr.. Bailey loud
| ly objected and sank back in his seat.
| A 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 oil in a flash the collision between
| Mr.. Myers and Mr.. Pearson occurred
on the left OF the hall. There was ar
| immediate rush In that direction, and
in moment the contestants wcro sur,
rounded with fighting, scrambling
| mon.
| Another attempt to secure unanimous
consent was objected to by Mr.. John
son, (Rep., Ind who denounced the at
tempt to pass the resolutions without
debate as monstrous.
Mr.. Adams moved recess for fftecr
minutes until the committee on rules
could act, but it was defeated. Tho
house was in such al ugly, vicic":
temper that some members counselct
an adjournment until tomorrow, bu
! the leaders declined.
Won put this resolution through
tonight," they declared.