St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-05
LEADERS DISGuSTED
ct Democratic Absenteeism
at This important Time,
fRD TIE RsPUBLicARS JUBNAET
Their Success in Blocking
Progress.
H1AR AFTER BL0URT'S SALARY.
Questions Right to Appoint a
Commissioner.
,0HR AFTER BL0URT'S SALARY.
SENATE ADJ0URRS TO MONDAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The Demo
Gratis today suffered repetition OF their
experience of yesterday. Again they
were unable TO produce Democratic
quorum, which the Republicans insisted
they should have before the tariff de-
bate could proceed. The high water mark
to-day was 10, u more than yesterday,
but % less than the requisite number.
1t was claimed by the Democratic whips
that over $50 Democrats were in the
city, and that some of those who did not
appear today are lukewarm in their
support of the Wilson bill. or openly
fighting some of its features, and have
deliberately decided TO offer no aid
toward getting the bill before the house.
One Democrat, Mr.. Sperry, OF Connecti-
cut, although present, acted with the
Republicans today, and refused to
answer to his name. The Democratic
leaders are very much disguSted over
yesterday and today'S proceedings. and
assert most yehemently that there is no
excuse Tor the heavy abSenteeiSm at
this important time, saying that every
Democrat understood when the holiday
recess was taken that the programme
was to take up the tariff bill the day
congress recOnvened. The Republicans
are naturally very jubilant over the
success that has attended their efforts
TO BLOCK PROGRESS
up to this time, although there is some
manifestation of dissatisfaction with the
course of Mr.. Boutelie, whose attempt
to launch the Hawaiian debate yester-
day and today has cut off all prospect
of consideration of that subject until the
tariff is disposed of. Had he permitted
the arrangement suggested by Mr.. Nc
Creary and agreed to by Mr.. Hit to be
entered into yesterday, tomorrow and
Saturday would have been devoted to
Hawaii, and the same blockade could
have been effected in the house with ref
ence TO the tariff by refusing to vote
to go into the committee of the whole
for the consideration of the Wilson bill.
1t Is almost certain that the Democrats
will have quorum present tomorrow,
but two days have already been wasted,
and this will probably necessitate an
extension of the limit of the debate be-
Yond Jan. II, on which day the pro-
BIdIlIlG contemplated
A FINAL VOTE.
There was some talk today of carry
ing out the original programme to vote
on Jan. II, and reducing the time for
general debate to four days, and debate
under the tiye-minute rules to seven
days. With this idea in view some of
the Democrats who desired to speak
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consent to speak very briefly with the
privilege of extending their remarks in
theR ecord, but several of them threat
ened 10 vote against the bill unless they
were given the opportunity to tell the
house in open session why they opposed
1t in part or as a whole. 1t is likely,
therefore, that the time of the debate
will be extended at least two days to
make up for the two days that have
been wasted. The committee on rules
will consider the question tomorrow
morning.
Some communications were laid be-
fore the house, and the speaker an
nounced the reappointment of Messrs.
Wheeler, of Alabama; Breckenridge, of
Kentucky, and Hit, of Illinois, as the
regents of the Smithsonian institute.
Immediately thereafter the fight over
the Hawaiian matter was precipitated
by Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine Although
the Democratic members of the ways
and means committee
WERE WILLING
to make an arrangement to devote two
days, tomorrow and Saturday, they de-
cided, after the wasting of yesterday
through the persstency of Mr.. Boutelle,
to shut the Hawaiian debate ont entirely
until the tariff bill was disposed of. Ac-
cOrdingly, when Mr.. Boutelle called up
his privileged Hawaiian resolution this
morning, Mr.. McMlllin, OH behalf of the
committee, raised the question of con-
sideration. MIR. Boutelle was sarcastic
and Mr.. McAIiIlin rather contemptuous
i'll the exchange of shots before the vote
was taken. By rising vote of So to
1914 the house decided not to consider
the resolutions. The yeas and navs
were then demanded
The call of the house developed the
presence of 240 members. The vote then
recurred on the question of considera
tiOn raised by Mr.. McMiIlin against the
BOutele resolution.
The Republicans again remained
mute and again the quorum disap-
peared, the Democrats again mastering
bnt 150 votes. This time four votes
were cast in the affirmative. After a
consultation the Democratic leaders
decided that it was useless to continue
the effort to secure quorum today any
further, and on motion of Mr.. Wilson,
Mt 20 n M tho houcp adionrnod