Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-08

The House Supports Presidents
Infamous Hawaiian Policy,
And Deliberately Killed Boutelle's
Privileged Resolution.
The Senate Passes the Bill RepsaliAg the
Federal Election laws.

WASHINGTON. Feb. I'm the House
by vote of LIT to 70, the Hawaiian reso
lutions of the foreign committee were
adopted.
Cummings and Sickles (Dems.) Of New
York, and Bum of North CArolina
voted with the Republicans against the
resolution. Otherwise the Democrats
voted for the resolution and the Republi.
cans against it. The Populists were divided
Bell, Boen, Davis, Harris, Pence and Simp.
son voting with the Republicans, and Baker
Cannon and Kemp with the Democrats.
As soon as the vote was announced
BoutelIe called up the privileged Ieso'
luti IN that be introduced Dec. 23, 1898,
which declares that it il the sense of that
House that any Intervention by the Execu-
tive of the United States, its civil or mill.
tsry representatives, without the authority
of Congress, in the internal affairs Of a
friendly recognized government, to disturb
or overthraw it, to aid or abet substitution
or restoration of monarchy therefor, is
contrary to the policy and traditions of the
republic, and the letter and spirit of the
constitution and cannot be too promptly or
emphatically reprobated.
The preamble recises that the President
has invaded the rights of Congress in in
! structing Minister Willis to subvert the
republican form of government in Hawaii
Boutelle demanded that the yeas and nays
roll be called, resulting in the defeat of the
resolution: yeas, 81; nays, l6l. Boutelle
remarked that il that vote was to be under
stood as an abdication of the powers of the
House, he hoped the gentlemen would inter-
est themselves in finding some friendly
monarchy somewhere who would restore
them.
Bland (Dem.) of Missouri reported from
the committee on coinage the bill directing
the secretary of the treasury to issue silver
certificates equal to the .seigniorage on the
silver bullion purchased under the provi-
sions of the act of July IA, 1890. and
moved to 60 into committee Of the whole to
consider it.
The question of consideration was raised
by Tracey, and after some discussion the
Speaker ruled that az the committee on
coinage had accorded to it the right to re-
port at any time, and as the bill had first to
be considered in the committee of the
whole, the privilege carried with it the right
to consideration and the question of con-
sideration could not be raised in the House,
but the point could be decided by voting on
the motion to 60 into committee.
The Speaker put the motion to 60 into
committee for consideration of the bill.
The Republicans refrained from voting and
the result of the Speakers count was
Yeas, Ill; nays, IL. The point of no quo
rum was raised, and the yeas and nays
called on Bland's motion. The vote was
announced Yeas, 1853; nays, Z. AZ q
rule the Republicans refrained from voting,
and the consequence was that the House
was without q quorum. On motion of
Bland, there was call of the House, which
showed the presence of 254 members.
Further proceedings under the call was dis
pensed with, and Bland moved that the
yeas and nays be called.
Pending this Lockwood moved that the
House adjourn, and though he was backed
by most of the New York Democrats an I
all the Republicans, the motion was lost, 81
to Sc. The yeas and nays were again called
on the question q going into committee Of
the whole to consider the seigniorage bill.
The vote yeas, 157; nays,4 no quorum.
Bland moved call of the House, which,
after some fllibustering by Lockwood,
Wise, Cochran and Tracy, was ordered. 1t
showed less than quorum present. Bland,
in spite of some opposition, succeeded in
having resolution adopted directing the
fergeant-at-arms to bring in the absentees.
On motion Of Bland the House adjourned.