Evening star., 1894-01-10
IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
Continuation Of the Discussion of the
Tariff Measure.
Mr.. johnson Of Ohio Makes . Charac-
teristfc Speech and Suggests
. Unique Bill.

was rdtner slim when the hour OF III o'clock
arrived, but the hall soon filled up and pre-
sented scene of bustling activity for a
time. or until the tariff bill commenced
The galleries were well filled. except the pri
vate galleries.
Cummings IN. W. chairman Of the naval
anairs committee. made a privileged report
on the BOutelle resolution, calling on the
Secretary Of the Navy for information on
Hawaiian matters. and for his authority
in delegating to Commissioner Blount COM
mand Of the naval forces there. The reso-
luton was reported back, with an amend
ment asking for information in the Navy
Department from the 4th Of March, 1892,
instead Of 1893. Mr. Cummings asked for
its immediate consideration. AS this re-
quired unanimous consent, Mr.. Dockery
(Mo.) objected.
Mr.. Cummings then asked that the reso-
luton lie on the Speakers table without
ioosing its privilege. and this was ordered.
Mr.. Boutelle was on his feet in a moment
at the mention Of the word Hawaii
Immediately after the reading Of yester-
days journal Mr.. Boutelle (Mey again
brought up the subject Of Hawaii, but today
ne went on on still another tack. He quoted
the Speakers decision holding that his (Nr.
Boutelle's) resolution presented question
Of high privilege but by the adoption of the
special order brought up from the commit
tee on rules seemed to bind the House hand
and foot until the 29th of this month. He
insisted that the Constitution of the United
States made the House coordinate branch
Of Congress. with the right to decide as to
all questions appertaining to its rights.
privileges and dignity.
Mr.. Boutelle's Plea.
THE chair will see," said Mr.. Boutelle,
that by the adoption of the special order
Of the committee on rules the House was
powerless to take cognizance of any in
fringements of it's rights and dignity until
the special order expired OH the 29th in
stant; the constitutional powers Of the
House were put in abeyance until the 20th
He asked the Speaker to decide the question
Of the rights of the House to bind itself
for a period of more than three weeks.
Suppose" said Mr.. Boutelle, that this
period covered by the order Of the COM
mittee on rules extending from January
= to the 29th-suppose this period covered
the time when Ii was the constitutional
duty of Congress to count the electoral vote
the Speaker holding that ne was bound
hand and foot by the terms of this rule.
could II be possible that the chair should
hold that the constitutional right of the
House was In abeyance and that We would
not count the vote?
In such a case the power Of the House
would become nugatory. The succession of
the presidency would likewise fail"
Mr.. Boutelle put his supposititious case in
another way. suppose the executive should
fnd II necessary in the prosecution OF his
Hawaiian policy to use armed force. In
his later instructions to the American min
lister at Honolulu. the Secretary OF State
put in the clause for the first time tnat
armed force could not be used in Hawaii
pose recent events there should require
the use of armed force in pursuance OF the
Presidents policy and Congress should be
called upon to furnish the armed force.
Under the rule would the Speaker
hold that the House would be unable to ect
until the expiration of the time covered by
the special order Of the committee On
rules?
Mr.. Tracy N.Y) inquired whether it
would not be in order to demand the regu-
lar order.
The Speaker said that the gentleman from
Maine was making a statement
Il demand the regular order" said Mr..
Tracy.
The Speakers Statement.
The Speaker stated that the House Of
Representatives acted through the major
ity, and the majority was responsible for
the adoption Of the special order. He ox-
planned that the House had not irrevocably
der Of the committee on rules, for the rules
provided that the committee could bring in
a special order dealing with any emergency
which might arise, even while the House
was doing business under a special order.
The House Is given the keeping of the
honor intellect and dignity Of the House.
and the majority is made The judge #
these. ..'.---' ''-'
Mr. Boutelle did not see how this was,
when the matter was left entirely in the
hov 1a - thA .
Which represents the majority" sdg-
gested the Speaker
Mr. Boutelle asked the Speaker to rule on
the point Of order he had just made-that
itself CT Of any committee of the
House or of the Speaker by anv
ruling to divest the House for one moment
or for one hour or for three weeks Of Its
function.
The Speaker replied that that question
did not arise; there was no such purpose
nor intention.
Mr.. Boutelle drew an imaginary picture
of the landing of British marines on Hawa-
iian soil and demanding the employing OF
armed force by the United States, and ask
ed whether the Speaker would hold that
the House was bound up by the order Of the
committee on rules and could not deal with
the question until the order expired on the
10Th. ..,-,=,, i-.
Refused Recognition.
The Speaker said that question had not
arisen, and refused to recognize Mr.. Bou-
telle to raise that question.
Mr.. Boutelle then got into q heated dis
cussion with Mr.. Mcmillan CTennD, and
when the latter rose to make q rGrlia-
mentary question Mr.. Boutelle said sharply
that when the chair was willing to listen
he thought the gentleman from Tennessee
could very we'll
The Tariff Debate.
Mr.. Hopkins Qll) finished the spsech
which was begun late yesterday afternoon.
He was followed by Mr.. Tom Johnson of
Ohio. who began his speech upon the bill
in breezy fashion. He said that at last
the committee charged by this House with
the duty Of bringing in bill for the aboli-
ton of a system which the majority of rs
have declared a fraud and a ROBBERY have
been heard from. They have given US a
democratic report and a republican bill
After saying that he was disgusted with
the bill coming from a democratic commit
Tee on ways and means, and giving his
reasons, he said:
Il believe the result Of the next election
hangs on the action of the House in this
matter. What would be the result of a SIM
liar election tomorrow? The November
elections have told us we would be beaten
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