The morning call., 1894-02-03
WANTED HIS WORDS.
The House Permitted Catchings to
Vilify BOutelie.

WASHINGTON, Feb. debate on the
Hawaiian matter began I'm the House to-
day under the special order which will
bring it to vote on next Monday at 4
o'clock. The adoption of the order was
preceded by very lively passage at arms
between Boutelle and Catchings, mem bers
of the Committee on Rules, which resulted
in two attempts being made by the former
to have the words of the latter excepted to
by the House SO as to subject him to cen.
sure.
Only two speeches were made to-day.
The first, by McCreary. was the opening
argument in support of the resolution
under discussion and consisted in critical
and analytical review of the situation n
from the first inception of the revolution,
early in 1892, TO its consummation in Janu-
airy, 1898. 1t was in every res pect a strong
arraignment of the action of Minister
Stevens, VINO was boldly charged with
completely in an alleged plot to overthrow
the mona chy.
Hits reply was marked by great feel
ing and vigorous utterances. In his
denunciation of the policy of Cleveland
and his characterization OF the deposed
Queen he used the strongest possible
terms. frequently eliciting applause frnm
his Republican colleagues. He had not
concluded his speech when the House adj
journed.
The resolution which forms the basis of
the present discussion is that Of McCreary,
condemning the acts of Minister Stevens
and approving the policy of the Presi-
dent, while at the same time expressing
the sense of the House that the annex
alton of the Hawaiian Islands is mex
pedient.
The Republicans have offered a minority
report, approving Stevens action and con-
demning the acts of the present admins
tration.
After the reading of the journal the
Speaker recognized Catchings from the
Committee on Rules to report a rule set
ting aside to-day, Saturday and Monday
for consideration of the McCreary Ha-
waiian resolution, the vote to be taken at
4P. NJ. Monday. the minority report to be
then taken up.
Boutelle at once began clamoring for
recognition TO call up bis Hawaiian resolu-
ton, but the Speaker declined to recognize
him till the committees report was read.
Then, being recognized, Boutelle raised
the point of order that the report of the
committee could not displace a privileged
resolution affecting the very existence of
the House, and asked that this privileged
question be submitted to the House. The
Speaker said that if there was any Impro-
priety in the course complained of it was
to be laid to the door of the House, not the
Spea ker, as the House has superseded the
ordinary rules to allow of such report as
complained of. It was for the House to
say whether it would consider the COM
mittee's resolution or that of Boutelle
The previous question was then ordered
and fifteen minutes allowed each side.
Boutelle spoke briefly and sarcastically
the Speaker. and was followed by Bur-
rows and Reed, the latter declaring the
successive rulings of the Speaker as utter
absurdities. and that the House was get
ting into position in which 1t could not
supervise its own existence.
BY this time the House was at a tension.
and Catchings rose to explain the action
of the committee, which, he said. was
considered the quickest, most effective way
for the House to determine what it would
do.
Reed interjected a remark that it was
like lynching in the South, swift and in
expensive.
Catchings stated that the Rules Com
mittee was providing against Boutelle's
fantastic and bedlamic gyrations on the
Hawaiian question:"
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