Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-20
TELBGRAPHIC,
A ROW INTHE HOUSE.
The Hawaiian Dispute Continued By
Congress-
BoUrrLLE AssAlLs CLEVELAND.
The senate Refers the Message 10 thI
Committee on Foreign
Relations.

WAsmNGToN, Dec. l0.-The Housu
was In an ugly frame VI mind today.
The Republicans were Ia fighting
temper over the Hawaiian situation
when tho House met ana the row
opened Immediately.
Cookran's resolution OF yesterday
was presented aud hurfiedly referred
TO the committee on rules.
Then came a sharp akirmish on B1u.
telle's resolution. BY means Of this
resolution BOutelle succeeded In get.
ling an opportunity TO address the
House, but his philippe against the
administration wes suddenly cut short
by the action 0f the speaker In uruid.
Jog the point Of order to which BOu.
tolle was speaking In his favor and
referred tho resolution 10 the commit
toe, under the rules.
Consideration Of the urgent deilcl.
ency bill was then resumed and some
very exciting scenes were enacted
before n was finally passed.
Amendments were also adopted ap.
proprlatlng SlsO,OOO for extra mileage
stationery and about SO, 900 10 uay tho
employees Of the House aud Senate a
months pay.
Immediately alter the reading Of tho
Journal, Cochran offered resolution
which no sUught 10 present yesterday,
90 appoint special committee Of seven
10 investigate the alleged attempt OF
the last administration to annex terri
nj WH
gulting the House of representative,
ami to enquire into the rights OF the
House In the premises.
"A dozen men ON each eide Of the
House rushed toward the bar Of the
HOUSE, crying for recognition. BOu.
tpllc, meantit.4r, was wildly attempting
o. Oiipr bis resolution OF yesterday M
a substitute, but Cochran was reC1g-
ulEed to move 10 refer tue resolution
tu tho committee on rules, ana upon
the motion he demanded tue previous
question.
The confusion was 40 great that the
sDenNer appealed several times for Or
der. Finally Breckenridge made the
point u order that under the rules the
resolution would 20 10 the committee
on fulca without motion. The
Ioint of order anu referred the rgsOlu'
ton.
Breckenridge then tried 10 move Ia
70 Into commilten OF the whole, but
Boulclle was at the front demanding
recognition for n privileged resolution
and the speaker was obliged 10 fvc0g
nize him. Tire resolution Boutell,
ought TO Introduce declared that tn,
prerogatves OF Congress had been In
yaded by the policy oi tho adminietra
ton.
The row was now full under way
McCreary, chairman OF tho foreign
uilaifs committee, made the point tha
the resolution was not privileged, an,
after some sharp words from each side
BOutulle got the door TO discuss tn
question ns 10 whether tue resolution
was privileged.
.'The message Of the President, roa,
here yesterday" no said, "indicate
that this country may be Involved II
war with "A friendly power"
lie held that II was the impeTativ
duty ofa Congress reluctantly reoog
ni2ed by the President 10 disAvOw
uisctedit anu reprobate "a policy de
signed 10 bring the county into dii
credit Ia the eyes Of the civiiiEel
world. lGreat applause on the Repub
lican siuu,l
81 care not whence this policy ema
Mates" continued Boutelle, whethU
from u Republican President or
Democratic usurpur."
The confusion that followed tho wor
"uBurIer" drowned tho rest Of IN
sentence. He continued TO talk, ami
loud cries for order and the speaker q
last, with the aid Of his gavel, brough
the House 10 slnndstill.
Before tho gentleman from Main
had fairly launched hia next philippe
Speaker Crisp fairly swept th
ground from under him by dooidin
the point VI order In accordance witt
the contention Of McCreary, and "a
ferrod the resolution directly 10 til
committee on foreign affairs.
Boutelle anu Dingloy then attempt
ed 30 argue tne question relating to IA
decision Of the chairman, but th
speaker WIS obdurste. Amid grea
vscitemont he ordered all the gent,