Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-20
HOUSE IN HOT DEBATE.
Bland and Holman Fight Against
 Extra Appropriations.
WAYNE MAoVEAGR's NOMINATION.
Congressmsn Get Their Extra Mileage, and Employees Get an Extra Months Pay-TAlk on Hawaiian Affairs Choked on In Both Houses.

Congressmsn Get Their Extra Mileage,
 and Employees Get Extra Months
 Pay--TAlk on Hawaiian Affairs Choked
 on In Both Houses.
 WASHINGTON. Dec. 20-The debate W mich was expected in the senate on the presi- dents message as to Hawaii was averted by Mir Hoar of Massachusetts, whose mo tion to refer the message and accompany ing documents to the committee on foreign relations is the pending question before the senate, yielding to Senator Berry of Ar kansas and to Senator Peffer of Kansas
 The first named addressed the senate in advocacy of the bill to repeal the federal elections law, while Senator Peffer argued in favor of the bill introduced by him Mon day appropriating money for immediate use in relieving want and destitution throughout the country. Mir. Hoar stated, however, that today he would call up his motion to refer the presidents message and accompanying documents to the com mittee on foreign relations, and in all prob ability he will address the senate at that time upon the Hawaiian situation gener ally.
 Trouble In the House.
 The house was in an ugly frame of mind all day. The Republicans were in a fight ing temper over the Hawaiian situation when the house met, and the row opened immediately. Mir. Cockran's resolution of Monday was presented and hurriedly re ferred 10 the committee on rules Then came the sharp skirmish over the Boutelle resolution. By means of this resolution Mir. Boutelle succeeded in getting an op- portunty to address the house, but his nbl1innic auaiDGt the al iDiS suddenly cut short by the action of the speaker in deciding the point of order to which Mir Boutelle was speaking in his favor, referring the resolution to the com mittee on rules.
 The consideration of the urgent deficien- Cy bill was then resumed, and some very exciting scenes were enacted before it was finally passed. The item appropriating S2UO,0OO for special examiners was amended so as to prevent the suspension of any pen sions without giving the pensioners notice and opportunity to furnish testimony in rebuttal.
 Ten amendments were also adopted ap- propriating SlS0,OOO for extra mileage for members and senators, S+6, 900 for station cry and about S25, ,OOO to pay employees of the house and senate an extra months pay.
 The most bitter opposition existed to each of these propositions, the first of which was denominated on the floor as a proceeding whose scandalous character had not been approached since the days of the famous salary grab.
 Mir. Bland and Mr. Holman led the fight against these propositions with a view to placing the members on record with yea and nay vote, but they were not numer- ically strong enough, and the committee on rules ultimately brought in a special order, under the terms of which the fili- l,rYsr r.it making vote.
 Bland's FilibusterinG.
 The fight was precipitated when Mir Wells of Wisconsin called for the yeas and nays on the mileage amendment The members were not anxious to go on record, and only 3l members backed up the mo- tiOn-not n sufficient number to secure the yeas and nays. Nr. Bland of Missouri immediately inauGurated a filibustering movement He explained that all he want ed was record making vote.
 That's just what you don't get, cried a dozen voices.
 Mir. Holman and MT. Bland insisted that they were entitled to q yea and nay vote and Mir. Bailey of Texas testified to the justice of the demand, but the house would not agree to it, and Mir. Bland went on making tiibustering motions 10 adjourn, take recess, adjourn to q day certain, etc
 Mir. Cummings of New York, standing in the center aisle, shouted, T would sug- geSt to the gentleman that we are consum- ing $50 worth of gas an hour for this kind of foolishness."
 Mir. Breckinridge a few moments later tried to pour oil on the troubled waters with proposition to take yea and nay vote on the mileage proposition. The bill must go through" said he and We do not want to resort to an order from the com mittec on rules"
 Gag it through" replied Mir. Bland. I'm going to have q record vote on this proposition directly or indirectly"
 Mir. Bland finally withdrew his motions to permit Mir. Breckinridge to move that the house reconsider the vote on which th yeas and nays were refused. It was lost Mir. Bland renewed his filibustering tao tics. The filibustering continued aocut half an hour. Meantime the speaker had retired from the chair, and the committee | on rules had held q meeting. A special or. der was prepared. The gag was invoked General Catchings' appearance with the rule in his hand was greeted with loud cheers. The rule was presented providing 1 for vote on the bill and pending amend. ments, and that pending that motion nc motion should be in order except one m3 tion to recommit and one motion to ad iourn. In presenting the rule Mir. Catch tngs said the bill was one which should be speedily disposed of The house had re peatedly refused the yeas and nays, and the rule was brought in to give the house an opportunity to put stop to the fiji | busterinS
 This is proposition to cut of debate is its" inquired Mir Bland fiercely. Yes, replied chorus of voices.
 Mir. Bland was at the end of his tether He was bound hand and foot, as he did no have enough members at his back to ge the yeas and nays. Successively the spe cial order was adopted, the motion to ad journ was defeated, and the mileage amend ment and the amendment for month. extra pay to house and senate employee: were agreed to.
 The MRcVeAEh Appointment.
 WAsHINGToN, Dec 20.-The members o the house were much surprised at the ap pOintment of Wayne MacN Neagh as minister to Italy. The Pennsylvania members wer, as much surprised as any in the house.
 Wayne MacNeagh was born in Phoenix vile, Chester county, Pa, April l9, 1888 He was graduated at Yale in 1858, studiet law, was admitted to the bar in 1856 an, served as district attorney for Cheste county from 1859 to 1864. In 1862 he wa captain of cavalry when the invasion o Pennsylvania was threatened, and in lS6
 he was chairman of the Republican centra
 committee of Pennsylvania. In 1870 h
 WAS United States minister to Turkey, ant
 in 1872 he WAS a member of the Pennsylvs | mia constitutional conyeutic n