The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
STIRRING SCENES IN HOUSE.
SPEAKER HAD REFUSED TO REC
OGNIZE MIR. TALBERT.

south Carolina Member Was Anger
ed, and Rushed Down the Aisle
Shouting DenunciatiOns of the Ar
bitrary Course Pursued-He Had
Opposed Pension Legislation Nsshen
no Quorum Was Present-Wnated
to Explain His Position.
Washington, Feb 9-The House was In
session scarcely an hour to-day, adjourn
ing early to permit members to attend the
Lawton obsequles
When Mr.. Payne of New York moved a
recess until tonight, MIR. Sims of Ten
nessee objected, on che ground it was not
fair to cut out the consideration of priv
ate claims, the regular order. and then
devote the evening to private pension leg
lslation.
After a motion by Mr. Loud of Califor-
mia to adjourn, instead of recess, had been
debated and voted down, the House, by
vote of 1O7 to 10 recessed until this even
| ing.
At to-nights session of the House there
was a scene which momentarily recalled
the stirring and exciting days of the Fif-
| ty-tirst Congress An irate member rush
| ed down the main aisle brandfshing his
arms and shouting for recognition, while
half the Democratic members were on
their feet eXecradng the occupant of the
chair for what they termed his arbitrary
course and from several places in the
hall came loud Kisses.
Last Friday night Mr. Talbert, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, blocked private
| pension legislation because there was no
quorum present, and threat tened to con-
tinue to do so at every subsequent Friday
| night session unless a quorum was pres
ent.
His warning had it's effect. There was
an unusually large attendance when the
House was called to order at O'clock to-
night. Speaker Henderson himself was in
the chair, and the galleries, usually empty
at night sessions, were crowded in antc
ipation of a lively time
Mr.. Talbot Was Angry.
Mr.. Taibert made good his threat as
soon as the motion was made to go into
Committee of the Whole but the roll cah
showed the presence of a score or more
of members in excess of quorum. The
friends of private pension bills were jubi-
liant. Mir, Hepburn, Republican, of Iowa,
was called to preside over the Committee
of the Whole and the clerk read the first
bill.
Mr.. Talbes arose leisurely while the bill
was being put through the legislative
stages, the adoption OF committee amend
ments, eugrossment, third reading and
final passage, and addressed the chair.
He was completely ignored. Another bill
was read. engrossed, read a third time,
oil in, ha If rttte
with Mr.. Tdlbert stil clamoring for recog-
milton. A third bill was passed in the
same way.
BY this time the whole Democratic SIDE
was aroused A dozen mem Ders were on
their feet. Mr. Talbert, thoroughly an
gered. started down the main aisle, shout
ing Mr. Chairman "Mr Chairman as
he approached. He reached the area m
front of the Speakers rostrum, all the
while roaring his denuncation of the
Cbarmaus arbitrary course before the
Chairman cOndescended to recognize him.
Democrats all about We're also shouting
their disapproval. The Republicans seem-
ed to be enjoying the storm which the
Charmans course had raised
What He wanted to say.
Mr. Talbert rapidly cooled down after
he had been recognized and explained in
brief speech that the presence of quo
rum had completely Vindicated his posi-
ton He had no feeling against the men
who served on the federal side in the Civil
War but he was opposed to loose, reck-
less unconstitutional methods. He sug-
Gested that the House set aside a day each
month for pension legislation and discon-
tinue the night sessions.
Mr. Sims, Democrat, of Tennessee, who
is interested in Southern war claims,
made some caustic remarks in criticism
of the Republican leaders for side-track-
ing those Just obligations" of the gov
ernment in favor of pension bills.
Does the gentlemen contend that the
government owes the Old soldiers moth
ing?' interposed someone on the Republi-
can side.
"Oh." "Oh," jeered the Democrats.
The committee. then proceeded with the
consideration Of the pension bills, and
thirty-five We're favoraDly acted upon.
Before adjournment Representative
Gaines of Tennessee called The attention
of the House to Section 4716 Revised Stat
utes, under which no widow, child or heir
of any person who engaged in, aided or
abotted the rebellion can be given a pen
sion, and the Pension Committee sgnihed
that il would look into the matter and take
suitable action.
AT 1890 o'clock the House adjourned un-
ill Monday.