The Helena independent., 1893-12-20
HOUSE IN UGLY HUM0R.
The Row Opened Immediately After
the Session Was Ready for
Business.
Boutelle, Of Maine, Renows Ills
Partisan Harangus Against
the President.
A Appropriation Of $3.50. 900 for Extra Mile
sge Denouncsd by the Eoononisty
Of tlls House-Senato.


rams resolution Of yesterday was presented
And hurriodly referred TO the committee on
rules. Then oame sharp skirmish on tho
Boutolle resolution. BY means OF this res
olutien Boutelle succeeded In getting an
opportunity TO address the house, but his
philippic against ths administration was
suddenly cut short BY the action of the
speaker in deciding the point OF order to
which Boutslls was speaking In his favor
and referred the resolution to the commit
mittee under the rnlss.
Confederation of the urgent deficiency
bill was then resumed and Some very ex-
citing scenes enastsd before II WAS finally
passed. The item app: opriatinR $500. COO
for special examiners was amended to pre-
vent tho suspension Of any pensions with
out giving the pensioner notice. with op-
portunity to furnish testimony In robuttal.
Amsndments were also adopted appropria-
ting $l8O. 900 for extra mileage Of members
and senators. $4,000 for stationery, and
about @25 900 TO pay employees Of the house
and ssnats an extra months pay.
Tho most bitter opposition existed to each
OF these propositions, the first Of which was
denomiaated on the floor as proceeding
whose soandalous charscter had not been
approached since the day Of the famous
salary grab. Bland and Holman led the
fight against these propositions. with .
visw to placing the members on record with
an aye and may vote, bus wsrs not numeri-
oally strong enough, and the committee on
rules ultimately brought in special ordor
by the torms Of which flibusterinR was
l-,tA ~v1 ~@kA
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal Cochran offered tho resolution
which he sought to present yesterday, TO
appoint a special committee OF seven to in
vestiRate the alleged attempt OF she last
administration to annex territory to the
United States without consulting the house
Of Representatives, and to inquire into the
rights OF the heuss in the premises. The
resolution had no sooner bssn read than o
doze: men IN each side of-tho house
rushed toward the bar Of the house crying
for recognition. Boutelle. meantime. was
wildly attempting to offer bis resolution OF
yesterday as substitute. but Cockran was
recognized to move to refer the resolution
to the committee on rules. and upon this
he demanded the previous instruction. The
confusion was SO great the speaker was ap-
peRlsd to several times for order. Finally.
Breckenridge made point of order that
under the rules the resolution would 90 to
Boutslls was At the front demnndiLQ
recognition for privileged resolution. and
the speaker was obliged to recognize him.
When read IL proved to be the resolution
Boutells sought to Introduce last night, de-
clarinR that the pEerogatives of congress
had besn invaded by tho policy of the ad-
ministration. and declaring that policy
tion and traditions Of the county.
The row was now full under way. No
Crsary. chairman of tho foreign affairs
committee. made this point that the resolu-
tion was not privileged. and after some
sharp words from each side Boutslls got
whether the resolution was privileged.
1.-The message of the president read here
yesterday" no said. ''indioatss that shis
country may be involved In war with q
friendly power. For all wo know" said hs
in load voice "the armies of the United
States may be even now pinioning with
their bayonets friendly nation with whom
thize."
He held that IL was the imperative duty
Of congress. reluctantly recognized BY the
presidents, to disAvow, discredit and repYo.
bate . policy designed TO bring the country
into disorodit in she eyes of the Civilized
II care not wAsthsr this policy ema-
nates." continued Boutelle. "from re-
usurper." The confusion which followed
the word "usurpsr' drowned the rest Of
the sentence. He continued to talk amid
loud cries for order. and the speaker at
last. with the aid Of the gavsl. Brought the
man from Maine had fairly launched his
next philippe Speaker Crisp suddenly
swept the greund from under him BY de-
cidinR the point of order In acoord apce
with the contention of McCreary. and re-
ferred the resolution to the COMMITTEES on
foreign affairs.
Boutells and DinRey then attempted to
argue question relating to the decision OF
the chair. but tho speaker was obdurate and
amid great exoiteMont ordered all gentle
mon TO take their seats. Boutelle imn,e-
diAtsly appealed from the decision of the
chair and McCreary Msvsd 10 lay the ap.
peal on the table. This motion prevailed
1870 to eiRhty-nins.
During the debate on the deficiency bill
Chairman Wilson. OF The ways and means
committee, Ioss with the long looked for
tariff bill In hand and the committee rose
informally 10 receive the bill and report
There WAS NO demonstration Of any kind.
Wilson reported from the ways and means
committee, IA bill to reduce taxation. pro-
vide revenue, and for other put posss."
The expected debate In the senate on the
presidents message was avorted and Berry
addressed Tho senate in advocacy of the bill
TO repeal the federal election laws while
PETER argued In favor Of the bill introduced
BY him yesterday. appropriatiaa money for
Immediate use In relieving want and desti Z.
tuition th. ouRhout tho country.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Ths president has
sent the following nominations to the SON
ate: Wayne MaoVeaRh, Of Pennsylvanis.
to be ambassador to Italy; John p. Irish, Of
California, to be naval officer at San Fran
cisce; James II. Forney. Of Idaho, to be
attsrnev for the I'm lied States for the dis :
triot OF Idaho. -