The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-04
BOUTELLE GIVES BATTLE.
The House Democrats Caught With
out a Quorum.

The Obstructionist Member From
Maine Takes Advantage of the Fact
to Prevent the Opening of the Tariff
Debate - The Hawaiian Resolution
introduced Before the Holidays the
object Of Boutelle's Fight.
Washington, Jan 3-The anticipation
that the tariff bill was to come up in the
House today had the effect to draw
larger attendance on the floor than was
expected There was the usual full at
tendance in the galleries. The proceed
fngs opened tamely enough. The call of
the committees for reports was unpro-
ductive of any matter of interest, and
when it was concluded Mr.. McCreary, of
Kentucky, chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs, offered a resolution set
ting aside Friday and Saturday next for
the consideration of the Hawaiian mat
ter
Mr.. Hit, the leader of the minority on
the foreign affairs committee. said that
all the republicans wished was simply to
have some definite time set apart for the
consideration of the matter without any
possibility of further delay, and heagreed
70 the suggestion of Mr.. McCreary.
BoUTELLE BoBs Up.
Pending action, Mr., Boutelle tried to
call up for consideration the Hawaiian
resolution introduced by him some time
ago reciting that the privilege of the pub
lie has been infringed by the executive.
The resolution had been referred to the
committee on foreign affairs, which re
ported a substitute in lieu of it and rec
commended that the substitute be passed
and that the resolution of Mr.. Boutele
should lie on the table.
The House was soon in one Of the tur-
moils which were of such frequent occur
renee prior TO the Christmas holidays,
Mr.. Boutelle endeavoring to secure imme-
diate consideration of his resolution. The
point was made that having been referred
to a committee it could not be called up
except by a member of the committee.
The speaker ruled, however, that this
being a question of privilege, it could,
like a contested election case, be called
up by any member, unlessobjections were
made to its consideration.
MR.. M'MLLAN OBJECTS.
Mr.. McMillin objected on the ground
that by special order to-day was to be
given to the tariff bill, and Mr.. McCreary
added that the Hawaiian matter could
wait until Friday and Saturday.
The question was then putas to whether
or not the BOutelle resolution should be
considered to-day, and the House divided
on party lines, the vote resulting: Ayes
81; nays 1876.
Mr.. Boutelle then called for tellers, but
pending this, Mr.. McCreary demanded
the yeas and nays
That many of the members have not
yet returned to the city was made mani
fest by Mr.. Boutelle's successful effort to
tie up the House on account of lack of
voting quorum.
LEFT WITHOUT QUORUM.
On the call of the yeas and nays, the
democrats were able to muster only 1876
members and as the republicans gener-
ally refrained from voting, the House
was about forty short Of quorum
Mr.. Boutelle quietly made the point of
no quorum, and Mr.. McMillin moved
call of the House.
Two hundred and three members re-
sponded, and Mr. McMillin then pre-
sented a resolution revoking all leaves Of
absence ana calling on the sergeant-at-
arms to notify all absent members by tel
egraph that important public business de-
manded their presence in the House.
Mr.. Boutelle'called for a division on
the adoption of the resolution, which re-
suited, ayes l19, nays 2S
Mr.. Boutelle then demanded the tellers,
and 81 Affirmative and In the negative
passed between the tellers, Messrs. Nc
Milin and Boutelle. and the latter then
called for the yeas and nays.
These were ordered, and the resolution
offered by Mr. McMillin was agreed to by
a vote of l45 yeas and nay.
A RESIGNATION.
The speaker laid before the House the
designations of Representatives Fellows
and Fitch, of New York.
Robert Adams, who was recently
elected to fill the vacancy in the second
district of Pennsylvania caused by the
death of Mr.. O'Neill was sworn in by the
speaker, after which he was introduced
to some of the members and held a little
reception.
II was clearly apparent after the last
vote, that the democrats could not secure
voting quorum, and the House, at
O'Clock, on motion of Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, adjourned till tomorrow.