The morning call., 1893-12-20
IN AN UGLY MOOD.
Turmoil in the House Over
Hawaii.
SPEAKER CRISP STANDS IN.
How Mr.. BoutelIe Was EffeotuaIIy
Choked OFF.
HE: AROUSED DEMOCRATIC IRE.
President Cleveland on the Verge Of
Hearing Some Remarkably
Unpleasant Truths.
SPEAKER CRISP STANDS IN.
HE AROUSED DEMOCRATIC IRE.

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in al ugly frame Of mind to-day. Tho Re-
pobIeans were in fighting temper over the
Hawaiian situation when the House met
and the TOW opened Immediately. Cock-
Fsn's resolution OF Yesterday was pre-
sented and burriedly referred to the
Committee on Rules. Then came a sharp
skirmish on The Bou:elle resolution. By
means Of this resolution Bou1eLe sue
.< ceeded in getting an OPPORTUNITY TO ad-
dress the House, but his philippe against
the administration was suddenly cut short
by the action Of the Speaker in deciding
The point Of ordsr 10 which Boutelle was
speaking in bis favor, which referred the
resolution TO tie committee under the
rules.
Consideration Of the urgent deficiency
bill was then resumed and some very ex-
citing scenes were enacted before it was
finally passed. The item appropriating
S200. 600 for special examiners was amended
70 preventIh suspension Of any pensions
without giving the pensioDer notice with
an oppoTtunity 10 furnish testimony IN
rebuttal. Amendments were also adopted
appropriating $50. 900 for extra mileage OF
members and Senators. $4,000 for sta
tioDery and about S2j.O00 10 pay tbs en-
ployes CT the House and ) nate an extra
months pay. The most bitter opposition
existed To each Of these PROPOSITIONS. the
first of whieh was deDominated on the floor
E proceeding whose scandal0us character
had lot been approached since the days OF
the famous salary grab. Bland and Hol-
man LED the fight against tbs proposi-
lions with q view 10 placing the members
on record with an aye and DO vote, but
-zr-l - 4
ths Committee on Rules ultimately brought
II a special order. by tie terms Of which
the hhbustering was stopped without
Fecord-maBing vote.
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal Cochran offered the resolution
hich he sought to present yesterday 10
appoints special committee Of seven 10 iB-
LRte the alleged attempt Of the last
(~es. 1strstiOn 10 annex territory 10 the
United States wnheHf consulting the
I. House OF Representatives. and to inquire
into the rights Of the House in the PREM
. sees. TBe resolution had DO sooner been
reaG skhan dozen men on each side Of the
. House rushed toward the bar Of the
House crying for recognition. Boutelle
: meantime vas wildly attempting 10 offer
BIZ resolution OF yesterday as substitute.
but Cochran was recognized TO move to
refer his resolution 10 lie Committee on
Rules. upon which motion he demanded
tie previous question. TIE confusion was
30 great that the Speaker appealed several
times for order, and finally BreckDridge
made The point OF order that under the
rules the resolution would 90 10 the Com
mittee Oh Rules without a motion. The
Speaker held in accordance with the point
Of order. and referred the resolution.
BreckinTidge then tired to move 10 go
into ammittee Of the whole for the con
sideration of the urgency deficiency bill,
but Boutelle vas al the front demanding
recognition for q privileged resolution and
the Speaker was obliged 10 recognize him.
When read is proved 10 be the resolution
BOutelle sought 70 Introduce last night de-
'clsring that the prer0gatives of Congress
have been 1nvaded.by the policy Of the ad-
. ministrstioD and declaring that the policy
was inconsistent with the spirit Of the
constitution and the traditions Of the
country. TIE row was now fully under
.1ay. McCreary. chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee. made the point that
the. resolution WAS not privileged, and
: after some sharp words from each side
Ecutelle got the floor TO discuss the gues-
'..tjon as TO whether the resolution was
:. rrivieged-
g. The message of the President read here
. yesterday" be said, Indicates that this
country may be involved in war with a
:. friendly power. For all we know. said he in
E loud voice, "tne aims OF the United States
mgy be even now piercing with heir bayo-
nets friendly nation. with whom the mass
of people of this country sympathizes'
He held ihst Il was tie Imperative duty
= .of Congress. reluctantly recognized by the
President. to disayow. dscredit aud rep
rebate a policy designed to bring the
d. country into discredit in the eyes OF the
:: civilized world. [GreRt applause on the
:. Republican side.
:. II care not whence this policy ema-
: Mates" continued Boutelle; whether
:. -frcrn Republican President or a Demo
= cratic UsurDer."
:: The confusion that followed the word
:: 'sosurper" drowned the rest of The SEN
:tenee Boutelle continued to talk. amid
. loud cries for order. and the speaker at
; Fast, with the aid of his gasel. brought the
: hopse to a standstill.
-: Before the gentleman from Maine had
fairly launched into his next philippe
=: Speaker Crisp suddenly swept the ground
from under him by deciding the point of
order in accordance with the contention
Of McCreary and referred the resolution
directly 10 tie Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs. Boutelle and Dingley then at
tempted TO argue the question relating TO
the decision Of the chair. but the speaker
was obduraie, and amid great excitement
ordered all OF the gentlemen 10 take their
= seats. declaring that be would hear no gen.
tlemen until he bad formally discharged
his duty by decision upon the point at
issue. The Speaker then delivered his de-
cision and referred The resolution to the
'cmnmittse on Foreign Affairs.
Boutelle Immediately appealed from the
decision of the chair and NcCreary moved
TO lay the appeal Oh the table. The mo-
: lion prevailed. $50 to SO.
During the debate on :he deficiency bill
Chairman Wilson Of the Ways and Means
E. Committee rose with the long-looked-for
tariff bill in hand, and the committee rose