Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-23
TALKED ABOUT SUGAR.
House Still Hammering
Away at Wilson Bill.
AN AMENDMENT CARRIED
Historical Mace Brought Into Use TO
Make Boutelle Sit Down.

debate on the sugar schedule, interrupted
by Boutelle with his Hawaiian motion.
who had TO be suppressed by the sergeant
alarms with the mace, the house got intc
u tangle of amendments, which il had 70
lay over, after prolonging the session
beyond the limit in vain attempt 70
straighten II out.
Mr.. McRae move an amendment abol
ishing the sugar bounty and 10 put II on
the free list.
Mr.. Meiklejohn proposed a bounty OF
] - TO cents, in fact a substitution OF
the present law.
Mr.. Dockery said the sorghum, beet
and maple sugar industries were petty
larcenies, having received n bounty OF
100000, while the cane sugar industry
was grand larceny, as IL took 1854, ,OG
out OF the treasury.
Mr.. Bryan. in reply TO the claim made by
the minority that the Fifty-frst congress
having provided for the continuance II
the bounty for IS years. the Fifty-third
congress had no right TO abrogate that
provision, said that 10 was not allowable
for one congress TO bind another In its ac-
tions.
Hawaiian Message Starts . Rumpus-
At this time the presidents message on
Hawaii came I'm, was read and referred TO
the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Boutslle arose to a question OF
personal privilege. The correspondence
showed, he said, that the government Of
the United States and Its ministers abroad
were still engaged In an attempt TO incite
insurrection In a country with which we
were at peace, and the duty OF congress
In the matter was so obvious that be 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, therefore, call up his
privileged resolution which was 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 and
Mr.. Hatch 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.. Boutelle-I rise to point of order.
The Speaker-The gentleman cannot
rise to a question of privilege and violate
the rules.
Mr.. Boutclle-Am not allowed to
speaki
iut GDtNhfT - nt
will request the gentleman to take his
seat.
The sergeantat-arms appeared, bearing
the mace, and Mr.. Boutelle took his seat.
The speas.s 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 10 Democrats voted in
the Affirmative, Mr.. Boutelle made the
point of no quorum, and asked for tellers,
and they were appointed.
Aquorum Of Democrats appeared, and
the speaker announced the vote rs being
$50 in the affirmative and none in the
negative. The house, thereupon, resolved
itself into committee of the whole, and
Mr.. Richardson resumed the hair.
Voting on Anne endments.
Mr. Boatner favored revenue duty on
sugar, which would provide incidental
protection.
Mr.. Wilson then spoke briefly against
any change in the tariff bill as prepared
by the committee on ways and means.
Then came the amendments and su bsti.
tutes for voting. All Of the latter and ala
OF the former. with the exception Of Mr..
McRae's, were defeated.
The vote was then taken on the McRas
amendment, and IL was agreed to on .
vote by tcllers by yeas, 1885, nays, 90.
Mr. Robertson offered an amendment
providing for tariff tax on sugar. To
this amendment, Mr. Warner offered an
amendment putting refined sngar on the
free list.
Mr. Breckinridge offered substitute
providing for n duty OF ! cent pound on
molasses, syrups, and all raw products OF
cane juice, beet juice, tank bottoms,
sugar sweepings, etc.
Mr.. Warmers amendment was first
voted on, and was agreed to 10y vote OF
1877 In the affirmative to SO In the mega
tive.
The Breckenridge amendment was then
lost by vote of 81 to LA.
The committee rose, but Immediately
resumed its sittings, in the hope that the
Robertson amendment might be passed;
but the committee could not agree, and at
$40 IL rose and the house took n recess
At the night session of the house the
following members spoke: Brookshire,
McCreary, Goldzier, Broderick, Hilbern
and Avery.
In the Senate.
There was nothing Of public importanc
In the session of the senate beyond the
presentation Of several remonstrances
against the Wilson tariff bill Many In
dustries were represented in these remon-
strances. but particularly the clothing and
Woolen goods industrv