The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-23

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the protest OF every repro sentative In
Louisiana and bounty Of two conts
Per pound was substituted for tho duty,
Ing industry remained undisturbod
anu inc production increased to over
oooo00 hogsheads. To abolish this
bounty now would crush that industry
aud bring poverty and distress not only
to tho augar planters but to those in.
'erests benefited MS distributing agents.
MIR. iiarter. (Dem.) OF Ohio, was re-
cognlzod ut III point and offered II sub
stitute Tor tho proposed amendment,
that OF Mr.. DockOry having boon with.
drawn, to abolish the bounty and sub.
stitute duty OF one cent per pound to
DO Increased 10 two cents from such
countries as leviod an export duty.
Mr. Gear. (Rep.) Of Iowa, who has lust
oeon elected senator from that state,
rose from bis seat and was recognized
at tho conclusion OF tho reading OF Mr..
liarter'a amendment. As tho chair re.
cognizod him, tho Republican side broke
into cheers which were quickly taken
up on tho Democratic eide and for
several minutes tho demonstration
continued. N....a-
GEARS AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Gear offered au amendment. to
make reduction Of tho bounty be.
ginning 1898 instead OF 1895. He ex-
planned tho OBJECT OF the free sugar and
sugar bounty provisions OF tho McKin.
low law. Free sugar, ,he said, saved the
people OF the country Sl70,000, 900, and
had increased tho consumption OF sugar
from 80 to 90 pounds per capita.
Mr.. Bryan Dem, Ncb.), in support
Of the bounty provision Of the Wilson
bill, denied tho right OF any Congress
to bind future Congresses.
AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
At this point, on motion of Mr..
Turner, Dem. Ga, tho committee rose
and tho speaker laid before tho house
tho special message Of the President
transmitting additional Hawaiian cor
respondencc.
At tho request Of Mr.. Dingley, OF
Maine, tho correspondence was read.
The speaker ordered the message aud
accompanying documents to be referred
to tho committee on foreign affairs and
to be printed. A very exciting and un-
usual scene followed which grew so
tempestuous that the scrgeant.at-arms
with his silver mace OF authority up
held was necessary to preserve order.
MIR. Boutelle got recognition in order
to move point OF order and in IN i'm.
passioned speech declared 1t was now
apparent that this government was en-
gagged IN tomenting instruction in q
country with which we were at peace.
II submit" ho said, in stentorian
tones, that the house already has been
three times notified that tho admins
tration is engaged in melting insurrec-
ton and revolution in Hawaii, and that
it Is our duty to express the disapproval
OF Congress in that policy. I cannot
conceive that the speaker will iuterpose
his will between the house aud its i'm.
perativo duty"
BY this tine tho Democrats had
crowded down the ais!cs and were 10
high state OF excitement. Mr.. Hatch
(Dem.. No. loudly demanded that Mr..
Boutelles words be taken down.
This, under tho rules, forces tho
member called 10 order Immediately to
take his seat.
The speaker accordingly ordered Mr..
Boutelle to his scat, but tho latter wont
on talking. Again the speaker called
his attention 10 tho rule.
"All right" re.orted Boutclle, de-
family, without showing any DISPOSE
ton, however, to comply with it.
"lhe trouble with the gentleman is,"
cnil thu ornnl-nr n1o,,i,, 81,
ately, that he repeatedly violates tho
rules. The sergeant-at-arms will SEQ
that tho gentleman takes his scat"
lie TOOK IT.
The deputy sorgoant-at-arms prompt
Iy took down the silver mace from its
pedestal and started toward the recall
Citrant member, who quietly took his
seat at the latters approach. Tho
Democrats applauded loudly rs Mr..
Bontnllo sat down.
The rulc was then read and immodi.
atelv nttcrward tho speaker recognized
MIR. Wilson Tor motion to go into the
committee OF the whole for the further
consideration OF the tariff bill.
On division Mr.. Boutclle mndo tho
point OF no quorum and the speaker in ac-
cordanCo with the custom appointed
Mr.. Boutellc and Mr.. Wilaoa telIers.
"Am 1 sufficiently purQcd OF contempt
to act as teller?" asked Mr.. Boutello
contcmptuouslv.
Tho spcrkor, however, was in no
mood to be tritled with.
tine chair accepts the gcnt'cman's
statement" said he, "as a statement
that he declined 10 serve and appoints
tho gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hop
kins.) Democratic applause.
Mr.. Boutolle protested that tho chair
had no right to place such cons,ruc.
ton on his statement, but the speaker
declined to listen.
Most OF tho Republicans. however dc.
| clincd to vote. and it was fully ten min
utes before q DOmocratic quorum could
be procured. Tho tariff debate was
then resumed undUr an agreement to
extend tho timo OF tho sugar debate un.
til 4:l5.
Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine. mud Mr.. Mey-
or, OF Louisiana, supported tho present
bounty, aud Mr.. Tnraney. of Missouri,
defended tho bounty provision OF tho
Wilson bill. Mr.. Robertson, (Dem.
! La wn9 thon recOpNlHcu hnu Olercu
tho following amendment:
TO strike out tho bounty provision OF
the y ison bill and insert: "All sugars
shall pay n duty lpon their polariscopic
test as follows: All sugars testing by
tho poariscope not above 05 degrees
cent pcr pound duty, and for every
additional degree or fraction OF do
gree three.one hundrcdths oil cent per
pound additional duty OF iive.twentictha
Of cont per pound; provided TINT all
sugars when exported from country