Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-09
TARIFF DEBATE BEGUN,
Mr. Reed and MT. Boutelle Had Lively Tilt With the Speaker Before the TariA Bill Was Got Under way-Much Hawaii an Talk In ths Senate.


 WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The debate on the Wilson tariff bill is at least under way aft CT deadlock of four days The Democrats. with the aid of warrants to arrest absen- tees, succeeded in mastering a quorum, and the obstruction which the nonvctipg Republicans, Pppulists and disgruntled Democrats placed in the path of the tariff debate last week was forced aside.
 A sharp tilt with Mr. Boutelle over the Hawaiian matter and lively debate over the adoption of the special order fixing the limits of the debate preceded MT. Wilson's opening speech. MT. Reed led the fight fol the minority. Mr. Wilson said that he would move an amendment to the rule providing that the general debate continue throughout the present week, with night sessions, the debate under the five minute rule to begin next Monday and the final vote to be taken on Jan. 29. Mir. Wilson also moved that general leave to print be given. There was ripple of applause as MT. Wilson finished his proposition for an extension of time.
 The Debate Begun.
 MT. Reed announced that his associates on the Republican side would not give their consent to MT. Wilson's proposition. The ex-speaker said that the epublican side did not want to be put in the position of acquiescing in this or any other step on the part of the majority .O
 MT. Reed then offered motion to re- commit the order, with instructions. to amend it so as to give four additional days debate and to permit the bill to be amend ed by paragraphs. The motion was lost to 194-and the vote then recurred on the adoption of the special order of the rules committee. It resulted: Yeas 175; nays, 1. After the vote which adopted the rule the speaker rapped sharply for order. "In accordance with thes special order just adopted" said he, "the house now resolves itself into committee of the whole for the consideration of revenue legislation. The gentleman from Tennessee, MT. Richard son, will take the chair"
 The speaker relinquished the gavel to the tall, slim Tennesseean. A deep hush fell upon the house. The members took their seats, and the galleries leaned for ward. All eyes were centered on MT. Wilson, the chairman of the ways and means committee, who sat calmly in his seat in the center of the Democratic side.
 He rose and in low voice asked to dis pense with the first reading of the bill. No objection was made. MT. Reed, the Re publican leader, with the courtesy always extended on such occasions, asked that unanimous consent be granted to the gen tleman from West Virginia to proceed without limit. Then MT. Wilson rose, stepped back few feet in the aisle and began his speech with slight apology for the informal manner in which he should deal with his subject. At first his voice was low and ltremulous, but as he proceed ed he warmed up, his voice grew high and resonant and his gestures grew easy and graceful Mr. Wilson is slight man, with pale, scholarly face, dropping mustache. soft gray eyes and high bulging forehead, capped by a shock of gray hair. Standing in the aisle looking down upon the sea of upturned faces, he made his argument for the bill which bears his name.
 After speaking an hour and half he was so exhausted that he asked the indulgence of the house to complete his remarks today. He spoke without notes and was given very close attention both by the mem bers on the floor and the audience in the galleries. He was frequently interrupted with applause, and his speech evidently made deep i'm pression. The evening session was devoted to general debate on the bill
 The night session was devoted to set speeches MT. Lane of Illinois supported the Wilson bill, as did Mir. Bell of Texas. Mir. Morse of Massachusetts and Mir. Bow CTS of California opposed the bill. At the conclusion of the latter's speech the house adjourned.
 Hawaiian Talk In the Senate.
 The Hawaiian controversy waXes warm CT from day to day in the senate. Nearly score of resolutions have already been in troduced on the subject, but the end is not yet in sight, and after over all hours sharp discussion the senate adjourned with the promise of prolonged discussion on the Frye resolution on Wednesday and pos sibility of MT. Turpie's resolution, present ed Monday, being called up today.
 Senator Hoar succeeded in accentuating the fact that Commissioner Blount was paid from the secret fund of the state de partment, this being substantially admit ted by the Democrats.
 Senator Frye made an intellectual effort to secure vote on his resolution declaring for nonintervention by this government in Hawaiian affairs, but there was strong ob- jection, and it went over until Wednesday, when MT. Davis of Minnesota will speak on the subject
 Senator Turpie presented resolution al- leging the inexpediency of annexing Ha- waii to the United States, but declaring that the interference of foreign govern. ments with that country should be regard ed as hostile to this country. He will probably submit some remarks on the matter in a few days.
 POstmasters Appointed:
 WAcuTNcTnN Tan Q-Tha fourth nloSC