The evening world., 1893-12-19
IN A HAWAIIAN JANGLE.
Bcutelle Calls the President a
Democratic Usurper.'
Hot Words and Confusion Ended by
the Speakers Gavcl.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE House
was in n noisy and tumultuous wrangie
oil the morning over the Hawaiian ques-
ton.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, Mr.. Cochran, of New York,
offered III" resolution which he sought
to present yesterday, providing for the
appointment of 4 special committee OF
seven 10 investigate the alleged attempt
Of the last administration to annex
territory to the United States without
consulting the House of Representatives,
and TO inquire into the rights uf the
House in III" premises.
The resolution hal no sooner been read
than a dozen men on each side of the
itous" rushed towards the bar Of the
House crying for recognition.
Mr.. D.ngley, %: Maine, called out to
Mr.. Cochran to know whether IL was
right IN suCh Il resolution 10 refer only
to matters that had occurred during the
last Administrator ana omit all refer
encc to the acts Of the present Admins
ration.
Mr.. Cochran repliel above the din that
that was exactly what h- proposed 10
d.. lie proposed 10 test the cJnstitu-
tiDna. power OF this HuusS.
Mr. Boutrlle mean time was wildly
ate mptiug to Otfcr his resolution OF yes
terday az "A substitute, but Mr.. cochran
was recognized I" move 70 refer IN. res
ulutiOE to the Commute ON Rules, and
upon that motion he demanded the pre-
ylOuS question.
The confusion wBs 50 great that the
Speaker appealed :. V-TdI times for order.
Finally MIR. Breckinridgr. of Kentucky
made the point o. order That under the
rules the resolution would go to the
cummitt-a on Rules without IA motion.
The Speaker held IN aC~CoTddnC" win the
point OF order, and referred the rrsolu-
ton.
MIR ErecktrrIlge then tried to move
10 go into the Committee uf the Who'll.
for tn" consideration of IN" Urgency
Deficiency bill, bat -AI. Boutellc Was
at IN" front nding recognition for
a privileged resolution, and IN" Speaker
was OBLIGED to recognize MIN. When
read II proved to b. he resolution Mr..
BpUtellr sought To introduce lat night,
declaring that the pirrosatiEtS OF Con
nrcsS had been invaded by In" policy
of the Administrations, und declaring
that policy moons stent with the spirit
Of the Constitution and IN" traditions
Of the party.
Mcrreary. Chairman OF n" fIrtSn AZ
fairs Committee. made n" point mat the
resolution was not privileged, and after
some sharp words from each side MIR.
Boutclle got the floor to discuss the
question A. To whether III" resolution
vas privllegcI.
Mr.. Boulcllc proct -dri to ~d"nOunc" the
Hawaiian uuli1y Oi In" present Admins
ration =. was several times called To-
order.
lie maii that it Was the imperative
duty OF Congress, reluctantly recognize -
bv the President, to liSuvow. diSCrriii
and rcprObIte q policy designed to bring
the country into disCredll IN the eyes OF
the civilized world. Great applause on
the Republican
Il care no. whence his policy ema-
mates" continued Nr. Boutcll, whether
from a Republican President or a Demo
cratic Usurpcr.
The confusion that followed these words
drowned the rest of the sentence. a.
continued to talk amid loui cries for or.
dcr. and the Speaker at last, with the
sid of his gavrl, brought the House to a
Rcforr the gentleman from Maine had
fairly launched hts mex philipplS,
Speaker Cr.Rp Suddenly swept the ground
fium uadvr him 10y deciding the pom, Of
order in accordance with HE Contrr-
ton Of Nj. CUgIry, and referred the
resolution directly u the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
An appeal from the decision was ia
bled $50 TO lSS, anu the incident closed, saV
for a resolution offered Immediately
thereafter by MIR. Blair uep., y, HI,
declaring IL TO be the sense OF the House
that the Hawaiian Islands should be
annexed. which went down under objec-
ton.