Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-11
SD CONGRESS.
Mr.. Tracey Objects to Being
CaIIed.a Cuckoo.
Debate Continued for and Against the
Wilson Tariff Bill.
income Tax sill 10 b, Espss,sd 10 Heuss as
sepArals Measure.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Immediately at
ter the reading of yesterdays journal in ths
House today Mr.. BOatelie again brought VI
the subject of Hawaii, brt he went of OF
still another tack. He quoted the Speaker
decision, holding that his, Mr.. Boutelle1
resolution presented a question of hiQl
privilege, bu. BY the adoption of the spec;a
order brought up from the con- mittee OF
rules seemed to bind the House hand apt
foot until the 29ih of this month. lie in
sisted that the constitution of tie UDitet
States made the House coordinate branch
of Congress with the right to decide as Il
all questions sppertaibing to its rights
privileges and aigaity.
The Speaker stated that the House haf
not irrevocably bound itself by the adoption
Of the order Of the commit ee on rules, fol
the rules provided that the committee couit
bring in special order dealing with any
emergency which may arise.
Mr.. Boutelle asked the Speaker to rule
on the poih. of order he had just m ,de. HI
drew an imaginary picture of the landing Of
the British marines on Hawaiian soil, de-
handing the employment of an armed force
by the United States, and asked whether
the Speaker would hold that the House wa
bound up the order of the committee on
rules and could not deal with the question
until the order expired on the 29.h.
The Speaker said that question had moi
arisen and refused to recognize Boutelle
to raise the question. After a heated dis
cussion with McMillin. Boutel'e sought &c
appeal from the Speakers ruling but Il G
Speaker declined to recognize him for that
purpose and ordered the clerk to call the
committees for reports.
After a short colloquy between Boutelle
ard Tracey, in which the latter Indignantly
resented an implication that he was {,
cuckoo, Hopkins, (Republican) of Illinois
took up the regular order and finished the
tariff speech begun By him yesterday. IL,
was followed by Johnson DEM of Ohio
in forcible tpaech.
Cummings (Dem.) of New York, from
the naval committee, reported the Boutell
resolution calling upon the secretary of the
navy for information on Hawaiisn
matters and as to his authority for
delegstirg to Commissioner Bloun
control OF the United States naval fore. s
The resolution was reported back with an
SINE ndment asking for information in the
navy department from March 4, 1892. in
stead of 1898. Cummings asked for liz
immediate consideration.
As this required unanimous consent,
Decker (Dem.) of Missouri objected.
Cummings then asked that the resolution
lie on the Speakers table without losing its
privilege and this Was ordered.
DaIzell (Rep.) of Pennsylvania, a mem
ter of the ways and means committee, con
,inued the discussion in opposition 10 to-
Wilson bill.
lie was followed by Warner (Dem.) o
New York and Cooms (Dem.) of Me-
York At 5 80 the House took recess.
At the evening session only about 10 rep
resenta,ives were present. For the frs
time Populist, Jerry Simpson, occupied
the chair. Snodgrass Dem of Tennessee
and Mahon (Rep) of Pernsy lvania at
tackled the bill.
Ia defending the reciprocity feature Of
the Mckinley BILL the latter paid p
warm tribute to the memory Of Mr.
Blaine, stating that no American Statesman
would ever have more magnificent or en-
during monument to his memory than Mr.
Blaine erected in formulating the retipro-
city principle.
Curtis (Rep.) Of Kansas arrAigned thu
wool and live stock schedules in the VIII
son bill. At 1880 the House adjourned.