The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-05
REPUBLICAN, EFFORTS.
Trying in Every Way to POST
pone Action on the Wilson
Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 1S94-There being
no session of the Senate today, all public
interest in Congress was transferred to
the popular branch and there was
large attendance in the galleries when
the House met No sooner had yesterdays
journal been read than Mr. Boutelle rep,
Maine), was on his feet putting questions to
the Speaker as to what had become of his
privileged resolution relating to Hawaii.
The Speakers replies were not salts
factory to Mr.. Boutelle, who con-
tinued to press his point and was finally
ignored by the Speaker, who recognized Mr..
Catchings dem, Miss), to present report
from the Committee on Rules. The report
was read. 1t provides for sessions beginning
at eleven o'clock; that Immediately
after the call of committees each day the
House shall go into Committee of the Whole
to consider the tariff bill; that general de-
bate shall close January 10; that the bill
shall then be open to amendment and the pre-
vious question on bill and amendments shall
be ordered at noon, January 25. Provision
is made for night sessions and printing re-
marks.
FILIBUSTERING.
When the order was read, Mr.. Burrows
rep. Mich.), member of the Committee
on Rules, raised the question of considera-
alton; but the Speaker decided that the
question of consideration could not be raised
against report of the Committee ON Rules.
Mr. Boutelle said that he would appeal
from that decision, but the Speaker declined
peremptorily to entertain the appeal. Mr..
Boutelle demanded that the Speaker should
inform him under what rule the Speaker
had declined to entertain his appeal, and
was told very pointedly that it was not the
duty of the Chair, on the demand or request
of the gentleman from Maine, to furnish him
with any information.
The Speaker put the question on ordering
the previous question on the adoption of the
report of the Committee on Rules.
On a standing vote there were but
139 affirmative votes and no negative ones.
Then the yeas and nays were called.
and resulted in disclosure of the absence of
quorum-every Republican member de-
clining to answer and one Populist BELL of
was, yeas 1867 nays 1-nine less than
quorum. A call of the House was then or
dered and is now progressing.
OPPOSED TO THE INCOEE TAX.
The meeting of the House Democrats who
are dissatisfied with the tariff bill had not
materialized at half past eleven o'clock this
morning Mr.. Haines of New York, who is
actively interested in bringing about the
meeting says that postponement will prob
ably be had until some time this afternoon.
It was reported this morning that the
Pennsylvania democrats had a conference
last night to copsider what action they
should take regarding the bill. The confer
ence was not hAd, inasmuch as after the
members met it was deemed better to
wait, and join forces with the democrats
from the other States who were expected to
get together today.
The Pennsylvania democrats are reported
today as being solidly opposed to the income
feature of the bill, and it is understood that,
to man, they will vote against the measure
if the income tax is not eliminated.