The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-01-13
The House,


versy between Mr.. Boutellc and the
speaker came up Immediately after tho
reading of the journal, and gave rise to
more excitement tnaM on any previous
day. Mr.. Reed and MIR. Bontellc spoke in
favor of considering the lattcr's Ha-
waiian resolution, and the lat.
that it was. u question Of priv
ilcge, while the special order fro III the
committee on rnlcs relative to the ia riff
bill was merely a privile ged report and
that the former tool prec edcnce over the
latter.
The speaker repeated his ruling made
in the Fifty-secbnd congress. holding
that the question of consideration could
not be raised against II resolution emanat-
ing orom the committee on rules and that
1T took precedence over all other ques-
tions. He held that when the COM
mittee on rules brought in u
special order changing u certain
rule no member couid attack the resuiu-
ton and cntrench himself behind the rule
to be changed When the speaker finished
he requested That Mr.. Boutclle should
take his seat.
YES, ycs,' said Mr.. Boutelle, sa-cas.
tically.
The gentleman > said.the speaker. still
more emphatically, will take his seat.n
YES. yes, know" broke in Mr.. Bou-
telle, taking a step to the rcar-hc had
been standing in the urea fronting the
speakers table. :
The gentleman. said the speaker
with some aspcrity in his tone, will be
seated now.n
Yes, responded MIR. Bou,elle, def
nntly, II shall do it ~under.duress."
The speaker again repeated his request,
emphasizing his words by pounding his
desk vigorously with his gavel. where
upon Mr. Boutelle quietly dropped INTO
the nearest seat, amid vigorous APPLAUSE
from the democratic side of the chamber.
The yeas and nays we're ordered on Mr..
Catching's motion for the previous cues.
ton on the resolution rcn orted by him
last Friday, fixing the time for consider
ing the tariff bill and resulted us follows:
Yeas, lS9; nays, 0:-ten more than a quo
rum-ahd the previous question was or
dered.
Before the vote was announced on the
motion of Mr.. Cntchings to order the pre-
yious question. Mr.. Reed, rep Maine,
asked whether any members who were
under arrest had voted. He stated that
he had been informed ny the SER
geant at arms that about thirty
members had been arrested. He asked
whether these men had a right to vote.
The speaker replied that he had no official
holce that any arrested members had
voted, and ruled that the house could not
- - VI IL aNULe except DN
expelling him or putting him in prison;
ms long as he was in the house he was en-
titled to vote.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment to the special
order reported by Mr.. Cutchings. extend
ing the time for considering the tariff
bill, was agreed to by n vote of 1874 in the
affirmative to l in the negative.
At 3:l5 Mr.. Wilson. dem, West Nir-
GINA, rose to address the house on the
tariff bin, the first reading of the bill
being dispensed with and the time the
lin OF one hour being also dispensed
with, on motion of Mr.. Reed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-There were by
actual count forty members present when
the house met at IL O'Clock. The commit
tees were called for reports, but without
result and the house went into committee
Of the whole on the tariff bill.
Chairman Wilson of the WAYS and
means committee resumed his speech be-
gun yesterday in favor of the pending
tariff measure, declaring that II protective
tariff, instead of increasing wages, really
lowered them by reducing their purchns-
ing power. Mr. Wilson finished mis-
speech amidst loud applause and was fol-
owed ny Mr.. Burrows. rep, Michigan.
Mr.. burrows finished amid Rreat an
plainsc and ata:1 Mr.. Black, dem, Iii
nois, took the floor in support of the bill.