The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-19
A ROW IN THE HOUSE.
The Hawaiian Message Leads to
a Scene of Confusion,
RESOLUTIONS FOR AND AGAINST,

Mr.. Boutelle Wants the Administration
Denounced and Mr.. Cochran Wants the
Alleged Hawaiian Invasion Investigated.
Neither Resolution Acted Upon.
WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-ln the senate
yesterday the long looked for message
from the president as to tine relations of
this government and this country to the
Hawaiian islands was received, and its
reading was listened TO most attentively.
A request 10y Mr.. Chandler N. W for the
reading of the instructions of Mr.. Willis
led to a debate Of an hours duration and
they were iuuu read. The message and
accompanying documents are now before
the senate, the pending question being ON
the motion of Mr.. Hoar (Mass) to refer
them to the committee on foreign rela-
tions. The senate also listened to a small
speech by Senator Hansbrough On. d. in
advocacy of a bill for the destruction of
the weed known as the Russian THISTLE
or cactus A long speech by Mr.. Dolph
(Ore.) in favor of the protective tariff sys-
TEN closed the day.
The fight over the Hawaiian ter in
the house followed fast and furious on the
heels of the reading of the Hawaiian mes
sage. The message was read from the
clerks desk. Most of the members having
already acquainted themselves with its
contents paid little attention to it, At the
conclusion of the reading OF the message
many of the Democrats applauded Wig
orously. Half a dozen Republicans, among
them Mr.. Hit, Boutelle and Hepburn,
arose quickly and addressed the chair. On
the other side Mr.. McCreary and Mr.. Nc
Williams also arose and amid the con
fusion of voices loudly calling on the
speaker for recognition the speaker calmly
referred the message and accompanying
documents to the committee on foreign
affairs.
The deep, loud voice of Mr.. Boutelle
above the din forced the speaker to recog-
nize him, and he called for the reading of
the instructions to Minister Willis. Mr..
Boutelle claimed that it was wrong for
the speaker to take advantage of a mis-
conception as TO the nature of the mes
sage which his lthe Republican, side of
the house understood to be a reply to the
resolution passed by the house.
Mr.. McCreary made the point of order
/ that Mr.. BOuteile was out of order, and
/ the speaker supported this view of the
case. Mr.. Boutelle, however, still insisted
/ that he had a right to call for this infor-
nation, and finally the speaker said that,
while ne did consider it a question of
right, he would ask that consent be
granted for the reading. This was given,
and the instructions were read At sew
eral points the Democrats applauded.
| Then followed a wild scene. Mr.. BOutelle
again rushed into the breach. Waving
aloft a resolution, he shouted that as the
message and instructions clearly disclosed
the fact that the executive had trans
gressed the prerogatives of congress he
would move the adoption of the resolu-
ton. He would send it to the clerk g
desk
A chorus of objections from the Demo
cratic side drowned Mr.. Boutelle's words
and the speaker informed him that debate
| WINS not in order Dending the reading OF
the resolution He called uDon Mr. Ron.
+alIo f., g,,,a tba resolution nm Tho lot
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! '0i o' t'ii''9
ana Nthemehlly lh7laIeu On MS IISuI Ul
state his question OF privilege. Inc chall
ruled him out of order, pounding the desk
! vigorously and recognized Mr. Cochran
A storm, of Democratic aDpIause greeted
A.. s,,o,l,.r,a ru1ing Mr. RoutelIe was
,ot ar,ibiI,tod An instant later he ma
noU t''i' - -, ~
talaleu oy opJeC'iuE 10 'ue Soin,ueI"O'' Isl
of Mr.. Cockrans IS resolution. Inc great
est excitement prevailed.
A motion was made to 20 into commit
tee of the whole to resume consideration
of +bo 7,rrent dafciancv appronriotior
Tan -, ., ,,,,+ b- +b, sro,l.., a,,i,
JILL "u" "eo pu, ~ sl--.,ttt,
such CONFUSION anu CIIe7 lUl iooo III IiOi
from Mr. heeu, Nr. bouIelle ana oUher'
that the speaker was forced to call on the
sergeant-at-arms to preserve order. Wher
quiet was restored again, against the pro
tests of the Republicans, the speaker de
cIorad +ba motion carried Mr. BouteIl,
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',i'''u ''i1 'ii - -, -,
clerh pesah C"llluS INC ron Cno 0oiii u7ioi
subslded ana the mousse uau preaunlhe
spell.
Mr. Boutelle's resolution was as follows
Whereas. the executive communication
, lust read to the house clearly declare that tn,
, rights and dignity of the house of representa-
tiyes as a coordinate branch of congress ha
been invaded by the executive department in
furnishing secret instructions to a minister
ulenipotentiary of the United States to con
epire with the representatives of a depuseC
and discredited monarchy for the subversioI
and overthrow of the established republican
government to which he was accredited, ant
to which his public instructions related
pledged the good taIth and sympathy Oh I'M