The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-05

Ii, on which day the programme contem-
plated final vote. There was some talk
today of carrying out the original pro-
the time for general debate to four days
and debate under the five-minute rules to
seven days With this idea in view. some Of
the Democrats who desired TO speak were
approached and asked If they would agree
to speak very briefly, with the privilege of
extending their remarks in the Record, but
several of them threatened to vote against
the bill unless they were given the oppor-
tunity to tell the House in open session
1t is likely, therefore, that the time of the
debate will be extended at least two days
to make up for the two days that have
been wasted. The committee on rules Will
ccEsider the question tomorrow morning.
After yesterdays journal had been read,
some communications were laid before the
House and the Speaker announced the re-
appointment of Messrs Wheeler of Ala
bama, Breckinridge of Kentucky. and Hit
of Illinois, as the regents of the Smithsonian
Institution.
Immediately thereafter the fight of the
Hawaiian matter was precipitated by Mr..
bers Of the ways and means committee
were willing to devote two days, to-mor-
row and Saturday, to. this subject they
terday through the persistency of Mr.. Bou-
telle to shut the Hawaiian debate out en-
Accordingly, when Mr.. Boutelle called up
his privileged Hawaiian resolution this
morning Mr.. McMillin, on behalf of the
alton. Mr.. Boutelle was sarcastic and Mr..
McMillin rather contemptuous in the ex-
change of shots before the vote was taken
By rising vote of SO to 124 the House de-
cided not to consider the resolutions. The
yeas and nays were then demanded. The
call of the House developed the presence of
23O members. The vote then recurred on
the question of consideration, raised by
McMillin, against the Boutelle resolution.
The Republicans again remained mute, and
again the quorum disappeared, the Demo
Gratis again mastering but $50 votes; This
time fSgr votes were cast cast in IN the
leaders decided that it was useless to con-
tinue. the effort 10 secure a quorum today
any further. and, on motion of Mr.. Wilson,
at 1:40 p. m, the House adjourned.
Judge Holman today issued the f0i9T f tSo
hall of the House Friday evening, Jan. 5,
at O'Clock especially to consider revenue
cratic members is earnestly requested.
The call is in response to the request Of
forty-seven Democratic Congressman made
before the holiday adjournment The pur-
pose of the call is to consider the tariff
BILL not only as to the means by which il
will be acted on, but also as to the merits
of the bill itself In this respect the move
ment is accepted by the tariff leaders as
the first open demonstration on the Demo-
cratic side of the House in opposition to
of the members of the ways and means
committee have signed the call. the names
being confined to those who do not approve
one feature or another of the bill.
Judge Holman said 'I expect the dis
cussion will be very general and will take
in the entire range of tariff differences.
The substance Of the bill, including the in
ternal revenue features and the income tax,
will also come in for attention"
Chairman Wilson and his associates ex-
press their willingness to go into caucus.
Mr.. Wilson said it his understanding
that the customs features and all other sec
tions of the bill would be considered. Many
Democrats deprecate the caucus, as they
see in it the, prospects of a disagreeable
clash within the party.