The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-09
UNDER WAY.
The Debate on the Wlgon Tariff
Bill Begun at Last.
A QUORUM is FINALLY SECURED
But Not Before an Exciting Scene
is Enacted.
SPEAKER CRFSP'S PARTISHNSHIP

SPEAKER CRESP'S PARTISANSHIP'
Shown in His Rulings-Mr. BoutelIc's
Gallant Fight For His Hnwniian
Resolution-Ho Contends to tho
Last For tho Rights of His Question
of Privilcge-The Previous Question
Carried and Mr.. Wilson Opens the
Tariff Debate With q Review of the
History of tho BilI-He Charges tho
industrial Depression to tho Ac-
count OF the Mckinley Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. S.--The de-
bate on the Wilson bill is at last under
way. After deadlock of four days the
Democrats, with the aid OF warrants to
arrest absentees, succeeded to-day in
mastering quorum, and the obstruc-
ton which the non-voting Republicans,
Populists and disgruntled Democrats
placed in the path OF the tariff debate
last week was forced aside. a sharp
tilt with Mr.. Boutelle over the Ha-
waiian matter, and lively debate over
tho adoption of the special order fixing
limits OF the debate, preceded MIR. Will
sons opening speech. The chairman
of the ways and means committee be-.
gan at 3:15, and after speaking one hour
and half was so exhausted that he
asked the indulgence OF the house to
complete his remarks tomorrow Ills
speech evidently made deep impress
sion. The evening session was devoted
to general debate on the bill.
AS soon as the reading OF the Journal
had 5een completed the speaker recog-
nized Mr.. Oatchings to call up the re-
port from the committee on rules.
Mr.. Boutelle was on his feet demand
ing recognition to call up his resolution
to the effect that the Presidents Ha-
waiian policy had invaded tho rights
and dignites of the house. The speaker
was disposed to ignore him as he had
done on two previous days, but this
morning Mr.. Boutelle made the point
Of order that the speaker, in at TEN pting
to give precedence to q report
from tho committee on rules over a
question of privilege himself invaded
the privileges, dignity aud honor OF the
house and that this point having been
made the question must be submitted to
the house itaelf to determine whether
its privileges had been absolutely abro-
gated, : The startling nature of this
point OF. order caused the greatest OK
element and confusion. Mem bers
crowded down about the speakers
rostrum. Mr.. Boutelle went on in
fierce tones to cite decision of Speaker
Carlisle in the Forty-ninth Congress
when the point of order having been
made that the honor, dignity and privi-a
leges of the house were being invaded,
he decided that it was not a question
for the chair to determine but for the
house.
MR., BoUTELLE INSISTS.
It was notorious, he went on hotly,
that this question which he, held to be
before the house, was essential to its
dignity. The fagrant acts committed
by the executive abroad were known to
exery member, and it was also known
that the Presidents disgraceful. policy
had eliminated. The house could not
afford to disregard this Fundamental
question.
tempted to call Mr.. Boutelle to order,
but the gentleman from Maine con-
tinued more impetuously than ever, II
my point of order does not intervene,
he proceeded to say, then these pro-
ceedings can bar out everything, even
Impeachment proceedings, even a mes
sage from the President declaring that
he had usurped imperial power. The,
house was absolutely manacled.
Speaker Crisp in ruling out Mr.. Bou-
telle's point OF order went into an
elaborate discussion of the parliament
tary situation. In order, he said, to
give life aud effect to the privilege of
the house to change its own rules, the
rules require that when proposition
4 to change the rules is before the house
nothing shall be in order except one.
motion to adjourn.
.tIf the gentleman from Maine can
invoke an existing rule to prevent it
from proceeding toIconsider change
hand and foot. If the house feels that
its honor and dignity has been assailed
by the speaker or by the executive
then the house can vote down this re-
port and the chair will recognize Mr..
Boutelle to call up his resolution.''
MIR. Boutelle was trying to continue
the duel with thefspeaker and was pro-
ceeding to insist upon direct ruling
from the chair, but Speaker Crisp
refused to recognize him further.
Mr.. Boutelle was still yainly clamor-.
ing for his rights when the speaker
sharply ordered him to take his seat,
which the gentleman from Maine did,,
protesting all the time at what he con-.
sidered the high-handed methods OF
Speaker Crisp.
355 A QUORUM SECURED.
A colloquy between the speaker and
Mr. Reed tinued for some time, when
the latter arose to a parliamentary IN
quiry. The speaker then stated the
question, to be on the demand for the
report OF the committee on rules and
the vote was then taken. The Repub-s
licans refused to vote as they did last
week and several of the Democrats,
headed by Mr.. Sperry, OF Connecticut,
also declined to answer to their names.
But5when:.he roll was com mpleted itswas
found that 11S9 Democrats had voted, 10
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