The Portland daily press., 1894-01-23
CAME WITH Thu MACE,
Nr. Crisp Calls the Sergeant-at-
Arms to His Aid.
MIR. B0UTELLE AGAIN TACKLED
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION,

But the Speaker Refused to Listen, Even
When the Maine Member Attempted to
Make Point of Order-The House in
Committee of the Whole Votes to Put
Sugar the Free List, Republicans
Supporting the Amendment.
Washington, January 22.-The House
went into committee of the whole today
on the tariff bill, and the sugar schedule
was taken up. Mr.. Harter, Democrat of
Ohio. offered an amendment providing
that the bounty on sugar shall cease
directly on the passage of the Wilson
bill. and that sugar sweepings, cane
Juice, molasses, ETC., shall be taxed one
cent pound but when imported from
any country which gives a bounty on ex-
ports of sugar, tariff. tax shall be
imposed in this country equivalent to
the bounty.
Mr. Gear, Repu blican of Iowa, offered
an amendment providing that the de-
crease in the bounty on sugar shall be-
gin in July, 1898, instead of 1895. Mr..
Gear advocated the bestowal of bounties
which, he said, had always been the
policy of the government.
Mr.. Bryan, Democrat of Nebraska, in
reply to the claim made by the minority
that the Fifty-flrst Congress, having pro-
vided for the continuance of the bounty
for fifteen years the Fifty-third Congress
had no right to abrogate the provision,
said it was not allowable for one Con-
arses to bind another in its actions. He
protested against putting the tax back
on sugar, to raise the revenue needed.
He favored an income tax. Democratic
applause.)
On motion of Mr.. Turner, Democrat of
Georgia, the committee rose and the
Speaker laid before the House the Presi-
dents message on Hawaiian affairs
Immediately after the reading of the
message, it was referred to the commit
tee on foreign affairs, and Mr.. Boutelle,
Repu Dljcan of Maine, arose to question
of personal privilege. The correspon dence
showed, he said, that the government of
the United States and it's ministers
abroad were still engaged in an attempt
to incite insurrection in country with
which we were at peace. The duty of
Congress in the matter was SO obvious
that he could not conceive that the
Speaker would any longer persist in
interposing his will against an expression
by the House in the matter He would
reported to the House some time ago.
The Speaker tried TO call Mr.. Boutelle
to order, and there were cries from the
Democratic side for the regular order.
Mr.. Hatch, Democrat of Missouri,
called the Speakers attention to the fact
that the gentleman from Maine was
violating the rules of the House in not
taking his seat when called to order.
Mr.. Bouteile said he would be in order,
but did not take his seat.
The Speaker remarked that the gentle
man was violating the rules even when
he said he was obeying them.
Mr.. Boutelle-"1 rise to point of
order"
The Speaker-"The gentleman cannot
rise TO a question of privilege and violate
the rules
Mr.. Boutelle-"A Am not allowed to
speak?"
The Speaker-"The sergeant-at-arms
will request the gentleman to take his
seat"
The sergeant-at arms appeared, bearing
the mace and Mr.. Boutelle took his seat
The Speaker then put the question upon
Mr.. Wilson's motion, that the House re-
solve itself into committee of the whole
and. as the Republicans refrained from
voting and only ITO Democrats
voEed in the affirmative, Mr.. Boutelle
made the point of no quorum and asked
for tellers.
The Speaker appointed Mr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Boutelle as tellers, but: Mr.. Boutelle in
CURED whether he was qualified to act as
teller. The Speaker replied: "The Chair
will regard it as declination and ap-
point the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Ropkins) and the gentleman from West
Virginia (Mr. WILSON, as tellers," adding
the gentleman will gain nothing BY
such tactics"
A quorum of Democrats appeared and
fhe Speaker announced a vote of 100 in
the affirmative and none in the negative
The House thereupon resolved itsef into
committee of the whole, and Mr.. Richard
son resumed the Chair
Mr. Dingley of Maine, said he was in
rRyor OF continuing the experiments pro-
vided for by the tariff of 1880, to test the
question as to whether we can produce
our own sugar by Offering for fifteen
years bounty of two cents pound.
would give the experiment a thorough
trial. He was opposed to the proposition
in the pending bill because it reduced
the amount of bounty to such an extent
and the time for which it should con-
tinus to such a short period that it could
not possibly encourage the production
of sugar, and would be simply donation
to the producers who should happen to
BIO IN business now. He was opposed to
the proposed amendments to place duty
on imported sugar. Sugar was 40 article
OF food used as much by the poor as by
the rich.
The amendments and substitutes pre-
seated TO the sugar schedule were read
prior to taking vote upon them, The
first amendment was the one offered by
ne. MoRae, subscribing the bounty on
sugar and putting sugar on the free list.
10 this amendment, Mr.. Meikleiohn.
Repu blican of Nebraska, offered an
amendment substituting the provisions
OF the EXISTING law Mr.. Harter, Demo
Graf Of Ohio, offered a substitute abolish
ing The bounty on sugar and putting a
discriminating tax on all sugars, raw or
refined.
Mr., Rrice, Democrat of Louisiana
oAered an amendment to the substitute
providing for tariff tax on sugar Mr..
Meiklejohn's amendment was defeated.
yeas, 81; nays, 1873. Among thoEe who
voted for the amendment were five
Desa ocrats. all of Louisiana. MIR. Brice's
amendment WAS also defeated, years, 10;
voted for the amendment: Messrs
Boatucr. Price, Blanchard, Black Of