Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-23

drawn, TO abolish the bounty and sub
stitute duty OF one cent. per pound 10
be increased TO two cents from such
countries as levied an export duty.
Mr.. Gear, rep, Iowa., arose from
his seat and was recognized at the con-
clusion OF the reading OF Mr.. Rarter's
amendment. As the chair recognized
him, the Republican side broke into
cheers, which were quickly taken up
on the Democratic side, and for several
minutes the demonstration continued
Mr.. Gear offered an amendment OF
the bounty beginning 1S9S instead OF
1895. He explained the effect OF the
free sugar and sugar bounty provisions
OF the Mckinley law. Free sugar, he
said, saved the people OF the country
Sl7O, 600. 600, and had Increased the con-
sum- ptlon OF sugar from so TO 90 pounds
per capita.
Mr.. Bryan, (Dem., Nebraska,) in
sspport OF the bounty provision OF the
Wilson bill, denied the right OF any
Congress to bind future Congresses.
The Fifty-hrs. Congress could not
bind Congress for fifteen years TO
continue the bounty. II IL could II
could have bound Congress for hun
dred years. Asa matter OF fact, he
doubted II the Fifty-first Congress could
raise moral obligation OF any kind.
! Laughter.
Instead OF replacing the duty on su-
gar and thus taxing the consumer OF
sugar In the United States, he favored
giving the people the benent OF free
sugar aud raising the revenue from an
| income tax.
At this point. on motion OF MT Tur-
ner Dem, Georgia. the ommittee
/ rose, and the Speaker laid before the
| House the special message OF the Pres
! ident transmitting additional Hawaiian
correspondence.
At the request OF Mr.. Dingley. Of
! Maine, the correspondence was read
! The Speaker ordered the message and
accompanying documents TO be referred
70 the Committee on Foreign Affairs
and TO be printed. A very exciting and
unusual scene followed, which grew so
tempestuous that the Sergeant-at-Arms,
with his silver mace or authority up-
held, was called TO preserve order
Mr.. Boutelle got recognition in order
to move point OF order, and In an i'm
! passioned speech declared 10 was now
/ apparent that this government was en-
gagged In fomeuting iuSurrection ia a
| country with which we were at peace
II submit" said he, in stentorian
tones, that the House already has
| been three times notified that the ad-
minlstration IS engaged in melting in
surrectiou and revolution In Hawaii,
and that 1t is our duty TO express the
! disapproval of Congress ia that policy.
! l cannot conceive that the Speaker Will
! interpose his will between the House
and its imperative duty"
by this time the Democrats had
| crowded down the aisles and were In a
| high state Of excitement. Mr. Hatch,
/ (Dem. Missouri loudly demanded that
| Mr.. Boutelle's words be taken down
| This, under the rules, forces the
member called 10 order Immediately 10
take mis- seat.
The Speaker accordingly ordered Mr..
| Boutelle to his seat. But the latter
went on talking. Again the Speaker
| called bis attention TO the rule.
"All right" retorted BoutelIe defiant
| ly, without showing any disposition,
| however, 10 comply with il.
The trouble with the gentleman is, -
said the Speaker slowly aud deliberate
! ly, that he repeatedly violates the
rules. The Sergeant-at-Arms viii see
that the gentleman takes his seat"
The Deputy Sergeaut-at-Arms
! promptly took down the silver mace
/ from its pedestal and started toward
| took his seat az the latter's approach.
| The, Democrats applauded loudly as Mr..
| BOuteile sat down.
The rule was then read, and imme-
dIately afterward the Speaker recoz-
| nized Mr.. Wilson for a motion TO 90 in
TO the committee OF the whole for the
| further consideration Of the tariT bill
On division, Mr.. Boutelle made the
| point OF no quorum. The Speaker, Ira
/ accordance with the custom, appointed
/ Mr.. Boutelle and Mr.. Wilson teilers.
"Am l sufficiently purRed Of CON
| tempt 20 act as teller?" asked Mr.. Bou-
/ telle contemptuOusly.
The Speaker, however, was I'm no
mood to be tritled with.
! THE Chair accepts the gentleman's
statement" he said, "as a statement
/ that he declined to serve, and appoints
| the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hop
kius). Democratic applause
Mr.. Boutelle protested that the Chair
| had no right 20 place such % construc-
| tiOn on his statement, but the Speaker
! declined 20 listen 10 him
/ Most OF the Republicans. however.
/ declined 20 vote. ana 10 was fully ten
minutes before a Democratic quorum
/ could be procured. The tariff debate
was then resumed urder an agreement
] to extend the time Of the sugar debate
unit. 4:15.
! Mr.. DinRley, Of Maine. and Mr. Never.
| Of Louisiana, supported the present
/ bounty, and Mr. Tarsuey, Of Missouri.
/ defended the bounty provision Of the
/ Wilson bill MIR Robertson Dem.
/ louisiana was then recognized and
/ offered the following amendment. To
strike out the bounty provision Of the
/ Wilson bin and insert: "All sugars shall
! pay duty upon their pOlariscopic test
/ as follows. All sugars testing by the
/ palarscOpe not ab0ye 9j degrees one cent
| per pound duty, aud for ever addi.
! tionai degree. or fraction OF o degree,
| 3-1OO Of one cent per pound additional
( duty OF $50 Of one cent per pound; pro-
| vided that all sugars when exported
| from a country which pays a bounty on
| sugar shall pay in addition 90 their
rates a duty equal % the bounty paid by
| sue country
Mr.. Warner Dem, New York; Of
\ fered an amendment 90 Mr. Robertson's
substitute 90 place refined sugar abso-
/ lutely on the free list. The object OF
! ....t m.fH ka ,sne fr. ~er..atsr.