The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-12-20
WORK OF CONGRESS
The House Wrangling on the
Hawaiian Matter.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
Majority Report of the Ways and
Means Committee on the
Wilson Bill.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL

Means Committee on the
Wilson Bill.
Associated Press.
Washington, D. c.. Dec. 19S-The
house has been in a noisy, tumultous
wrangle all day over the Hawaiian
question growing out of Boutelle's
resolution of yesterday. When he
called Cleveland democratic usur-
per-" his words were drowned in con-
fusion.
The banking and currency committee
voted on the bill to repeal the state
bank tax. The vote stood a tie.
Washington, D. c. Dec. 19.-The ma
jority report Of the ways and means com
mittee on the tariff was submitted to
the house at the opening today The
report says the bill on which the COM
mittee expended as much .patient and
anxious labor is not Offered as COM
plete response to the mandate of the
American people. 1t no more processes
to be purged of all protection than to
be free of all error in it's complex mani
fold details. However we may deny
the existence of any legislative pledge
or of the right of any congress to make
such pledge for the continuance of du-
ties that carry with them more or less
acknowledged protection, we must re-
cognize that great interests do exist
whose existence and prosperity it is no
part of our reform either to imperil or
curtail. In dealing with the tariff ques-
ton, as with every other long-standing
abuse that has interviewer itself with
our social or industrial system, the
legislator must always remember that
in the beginning temperate reform is
safest, having in itself the principle of
growth.
Washington, D. c. Dec 19--In ans
wer to the criticism about reducing
the revenues at a time when the gov
ernment is in financial straits, the re-
port says the committee is compelled
in Difference to that fact to not put on
the free list some articles which they
would have been glad to make free and
not cut other rates as low as desirable.
Experience shows that the increase
Of business will largely make up the
loss from the decreased rates. The re-
port declares the reciprocity clause
Of the tariff act of 1890 has brought
no appreciable benefits and the present
bill aims, therefore, to repeal it en-
tirely, The republican members will
submit a minority report.
The house was in an ugly frame Of
mind today. The republicans were in
a fighting mood over the Hawaiian
situation when the house met, and the
row opened Immediately. Cochrans
resolution yesterday was presented and
hurriedly referred to the committee on
rules. Then came sharp skirmish on
the Boutelle resolution. By means of
this resolution Boutelle succeeded in
getting an opportunity to address the
house, but the TRADE against the ad-
ministration was suddenly cut snort
by the action Of the speaker IN Geci5-
ing point of order to which Boutelle
was speaking in his favor, and referred
the resolution to the committee Oh
rules.
The consideration OF the urgency de-
ficiency bill was then resumed, and
some very exciting scenes were enacted
before it was finally passed.
The item appropriating 100000 for
special examiners was amended so as
to prevent the suspension OF any pen.
sions without giving the pensioner no
tice. with an opportunity to furnish
testimony in rebuttal
Amendments were also adopted ap-
Dropriating $4,000 for extra mileage
for members and senator's, $4,000 for
stationery and about $4,000 to pay
employees Of the house and senate and
the senate an extra months pay. Most
bitter opposition existed to each Of
these propositions, the first Of which
was denounced on the floor of the house
as a proceeding whose scandalous char
acter had not been approached since the