The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-11
MADE HIM ANGRY.
Tracy Sensitive About
Clocks.
SPICE OF THE DEBATE.
How the Tariff Talk Is Pleas
antly Enlivened.
A COVERT ALLUSION TO CUCKOO.
BoutelIe Cannot Reach Hawaii, but
He Can Keep the Democracy
in a Turmoil.
A COVERT ALLUsIoN TO CUCKOO.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1O.-In the House
to-day Boutelle again tried TO secure con-
siderauon for his Hawaiian resolution.
which was reported by the Naval Affairs
Committee and laid on the table, but was
finally Overruled by the Speaker.
The attempt to secure unanimous con-
sideratiOn for the Boutelle resolution raised
a merry row, which concluded with YER
bal duel between BOutele and the Speaker.
During the war of words Tracy of New
York asked the chair whether it would be
in order to call for the regular order.
'Oh. the White House clock has not
struck this morning." interpOsed BOutelle,
sarcastically.
Tracy's cheeks famed and be inquired
hotly whether a member, while making
parliamentary inquiry, could be affrOnted.
BOutelle disclaimed any intention of in
suiting his colleague. and Tracv took his
seat, still chafng under the affront put
upon him, and declaring to his friends
that be would not stand this sort of treat
ment any longer.
The next man who saws anything of
that kind" he declared. will get his face
slapped"
The tariff debate was then resumed and
Hopkins finished a speech begun yester-
day and was followed by johnson of Ohio
in support of the measure. johnson
opened with a scathing arraignment of the
Democratic party for its naction in carry
ing out its promise TO reform what it char
acteriZed during the campaign as ''the rob-
ber tariff" He said: 1--WE pledged our
selves to abolish it if the American people
gave US authority. They did give US the
authority. and then our haste to repeal
oppressive taxes subsided and instead of
flying at the throat of the protected barons
and robber trusts the great Democratic
party began, as it were, to wag its tail
and look for crumbs. If Cleveland had
shown the sagacity and the courage the
situation demanded the ink would not
have been dry on the commissions of his
Secretaries before Congress would have
been called into extra session to relieve
the country of its burdensome taxation.
AS a climax TO all this delay came the
shameful GAYS we have just passed through.
in which the House stood paralyzed, be-
cause, despite our overwhelming majority,
we Democrats would neither furnish
quorum to be counted nor count one really
present"
BE commended the bill for its blow at
the sugar trust, but added: "The whisky
trust, the steel-rail trust, the cordage trust,
the bicycle trust, Jhe leaG trust are left free
to pluck the American consumer" He
spoke of steel rails. of which he was one
of the largest manufacturers in the coun-
try, declaring the present duty equal to 80
per cent, while the present bill proposes a
reduction of only % per cent. This still
gave protection % per cent on steel rails,
which could be produced as cheaply here
as anywhere. The cost of rails was OnIv
$40 per ton, but the pool maintained the
price at S24. The bill which he would
pass. he said, would abolish all import and
corresponding internal revenue duties, dis
charge all Ihe officials collecting such
duties, direct the Secretary to sell all the
custom houses and revenue cutters, and to
take effect immed ately. Such a bill
would incite no more opposition than the
poor, timid, little Wilson bill, and would
raise mighty support.
Dslzell of Pennsylvania followed John
son, picturing at length the condition of
the country, and declaring the House was
organized so that that section least famil-
lar with American industries dominate the
policy of the nation. He declared if the
proposed bill was enacted prosterity
would pronounce it the most Infamous
legislative crime of our history. He de-
cIared the failure to put a duty on tea,
coffee and sugar was a SOP to catch votes.
but warned the majority that the exemp-
ton of the poor mans breakfast table
would not compensate him for the depriva-
tion of opportunities to labor under con-
ditions 10 earn American wages.
the PnnPlu uSin0 of DaI1oII's sDaaob
WoOmer of Pennsylvania took the floor.
He was followed by Coombs of New York.
and then the House took recess until even
ing
At the night session Snodgrass of Ten
nessee. Mahon of Pennsylvania and Cur
tis of Kansas were the speakers and at
10 80 the House adjourned.
AN INDEPENDENT BILL