The record-union., 1893-12-20
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

WASHINGTON, Dec 10. - The House
was in an ugly frame of mind to-day.
| The Republicans were in fighting temper
over the Hawaiian situation when the
House met and the row opened imme-
diately. Cockran's resolution of yester-
day was presented and hurriedly referred
to the Committee on Rules. Then came
q sharp skirmish on the Boutelle resolu-
ton. BY means of this resolution Bou-
telle succeeded in getting an opportunity
to address the House, but the philippe
against the Administration was suddenly
cut short by the action of the Speaker in
deciding out of order the question to
which Boutelle was speaking, and re-
ferring the resolution to the committee
under the rules.
Consideration of the urgent deficiency
bill was then resumed, and some very
exciting scenes were enacted before it
finally passed. The item appropriating
100000 for special examiners was
amended to prevent the suspension of
any pensions without giving the PEN
sioner notice, with an opportunity to fur
nish testimony in rebuttal. Amendments
were also adopted appropriating SlS0,000
for extra mileage of members and Sena-
tors, $4,000 for stationery, and about
S25, 900 to pay employees of the House and
Senate an extra months pay.
The most bitter opposition existed to
zach of these propositions, the first of
which was denomlnated on the floor as a
proceeding whose scandalous character
had not been approached since the days
Of the famous salary grab. Bland and
Holman led the fight against these propo-
SitiOns, with view OF placing members
on record with an aye and nay vote, but
were not numerically strong enough, and
the Committee on Rules ultimately
brought in a special order, by the terms
! OF which filibustering was stopped With
out a record making vote.
| Immediately after the reading of the
! journal COckrane offered a resolution
which he sought to present yesterday, to
| appoint q special committee OF seven to
Investigate the alleged attempt of the last
ADMINISTRATION to annex territory to the
! United States without consulting the
House of Representative and TO inquire
| into the rights OF the House in the prem
ises. The resolution had no sooner been
read than dozen men on each side Of the
House rushed toward the bar of the
! House crying for recognition. BOutelle
| in the meantime was wildly attempting
to offer his resolution of yesterday as
substitute, but Cochran was recognized
to move to refer the resolution to the
Committee on Rules, and he demanded
| the previous question. The confusion
was so great that the Speaker was ap-
pealed to several times for order. Finally
/ Breckenridge made the point of order
that under the rules the resolution would
| 90 to the Committee on Rules without
motion. The Speaker held in accordance
with the point of order and referred the
resolution.
/ Breckenridge then tried to move to go
| into Committee of the Whole for the con-
sideration OF the urgent deficiency bill,
but Boutelle was at the front demanding
recognition for privileged resolution,
and the Speaker was obliged to recognize
! him. When read it proved to be the
resolution Bontelle sought TO Introduce
last night, declaring that the prerogatives
of Congress had been invaded by the
policy of the administration, and declar-
ing that the policy was inconsistent with
the spirit Of the Constitution and the ira
ditions of the party.
| The row was now full under way
| McCreary, Chairman of the Foreign
| Affairs Committee, made point that the
resolution was not privileged, and after
some sharp words from each side, BCu-
! telle got the floor to discuss the question
| as to whether the resolution was priv
| ileged. "The message of tie President
| read here yesterday" he said, Indicates
/
with friendly power, for all we KNOW"
said he in loud voice. "Tbe arms of
the United States may be even now PIN
| Joining with their bayonets a friendly
nation with whom the mass of the people
of this country sympathlZe." He held
that it was the imperative duty of Con-
gress, reluctantly recognized by the
| President, to disavow, discredit and rep
rebate a policy designed to bring this
| country into discredit in the eyes of the
civilized world. Great applause on the
! Republican side.] II care not whence
! this policy em2nates," continued Bou-
! telle, whether from Republican Presi-
dent or Democratic usurper."
| The confusion that followed the word
| ''usurper' drowned the rest of the SEN
tence.
He continued to talk amid loud cries for
| order, and the Speaker at last, with the
| aid OF the gavel, brought the House to
standstill. Before the gentleman from
| Maine had fairly launched bis 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 to the Committee on
! Foreign Affairs.
/ Boutelle and Dingley then attempted to
argue the question relating to the decision
! of the Chair, but the Speaker was OBJ
/ durate, and amid great excitement or
dered all the gentlemen to take their
seats, declaring that he would hear no
gentleman until he had formally dis
| charged his duty by decision upon the
! point at issue.
The Speaker then delivered his decis-
| ion and referred the resolution to the
/ Committee on Foreign Affairs
Boutelle Immediately appealedss
! the decision of the Chair, and McCreary
moved to lay the appeal on the table. The
motion prevailed-Is0 to 50.
During the debate on the deficiency
bill Chairman Wilson of the Ways and
Means Committee rose with the long
looked-for tariff bill in his hand, and the
committee rose informally to receive the
bill and report. There was no demon
stration of any kind. Wilson simply re-
ported from the Ways and Means Com
mittee bill to reduce taxation, provide
revenue and for other purposes.
When the debate on the urgent def
cheney bill was renewed, Wells of Wis
consin called for the yeas and nays on
the mileage amendment, but the MEM
bers were not anxious to 60 on record.
Bland Immediately inaugurated a fill
clustering movement. He explained that
all he wanted was record-making vote.
That is just what you don't get"
cried dozen voices.
/ Holman and Bland insisted that they
We're entitled to an aye and nay vote, and
/ Bailey testified TO the justice of the de-
( mand, but the House would not agree to
! it, and Bland went on making flibuster-
/ ing motions to adjourn, take recess, etc.
/ Meantime the Speaker had retired from
! the chair and the Committee on Rules