The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-10
BouteIIe's Resolution Fav-
orably Reported.
J0HNs0N's BITTER ARRANGEMENT.
ocrats 20 Shrink-He Dcnounces
Cleveland's Hawaiian Policy and
the Wilson Bill.

ward N. Calische of Richmond, Va, Mr..
Cummings, the chairman of the commit
tee on naval officers, arose and
asked unanimous consent to con-
slider the Boutelle- resolution, reported
back from the naval committee,
calling on the secretary of the
navy for papers of all orders and
communications which placed the officers,
men and ships OF the United States navy
under control OF Commissioner Blount,
civilian, who has not
been confirmed by the senate.
The attempt to secure unanimous consid-
Grafton for the resolution raised another
merry war, which concluded with one
more verbal duel between Mr.. Boutelle,
and the speaker.
Mr.. Dockcry Democrat, Missouri) OBJ
jected to unanimous consent, and Mr..
Cummings then asked that the resolution
be allowed to lie on the table without
losing its privilege.
He made that order. In the meantime
Mr.. Boutelle was inquiring TO know
whether the resolution was not privileged.
BoutelIc's Tilt With Crisp.
The speaker replied that it was.
"Wnat does its privileges consist off"
asked Mr.. Boutelle.
at can be called up at any
time" replied Speaker Crisp,
"after the present order of the house is
disposed Of"
"Then i call up my resolution"
continued Mr.. Boutelle, " reciting that
the rights and privileges Of the house
have been invaded by the executive"
The chair was about to rule Mr.. Bou-
telle out of order, but the gentleman from
Maine wes not so easily suppressed.
He made the point of order that the
house could not by the adoption of any
rule or special order divest itself OF its
constitutional functions.
Representative Hopkins finished his
speech he began yesterday, and was fol-
lowed by Tom johnson of Ohio.
A synopsis OF Mr.. Johnson's speech fol-
lows:
Johnscn's Speech.
Mr.. johnson spoke in a startling man
ner from the outset.
"We, of the Democratic party" he said,
"went before this country in 1892, assert
ing that the existing tariff was
wrong in principle and unjust in
operation, and pledging ourselves to abol-
ish it, il the American people gave US the
authority. They did give us authority
and then our haste to repeal oppressive
taxes subsidized and instead Of
flying at the throat of protected
barons and robber trusts, the great DEM
ocratic party began as it were, to wag its
tail, and look for crumbs.
Charges Cleveland with Cowardice.
IL Mr.. Cleveland had shown the sagacity
and courage the situation de-
manded the ink would not have
been dry on the commissions
Of his secretaries, before congress would
have been called into extra session to
relieve tho country OF its burden
of taxation, but instead of that
we proceeded to rest on our
laurels, and divide the spoils
and the nation was treated to the spectacle
of president and congress having power to
remove Cushing's burdens, deyoting their
energies to the discussion
of personal claims to petty
places, and as the climax
Of ali this delay came the shameful
days we have just passed through
In which the house has
stood paralyzed because despite our
overwhelming majority we Dem
ocrats would neither furnish
a quorum to be counted, nor count the
one that was really present.
While we have been fiddling, Rome has
been burning. Who shall see stamps at
Stringtown Cross roads, and who shall
play ambassador at the court of Italy
have been settled, but the burning
question OF the tariff is still at sea
and the dark. And now
when after the Christmas turkey
and New Year wink we meet
to consider at our leisure
what shall be done TO carry out the man
date OF the people given us almost nearly
year and half ago.
The cry OF distress goes up from all parts
of the land and American citizens
by the hundred thousands are being fed
by charity to prevent starvation.
Like the Crow-Eater.
/ am like the man who could eat
crow. will vote for this bill il /
can get nothing better. But do not like
it.
He commented the bill for the blow at the
sugar trust. "But''he added, ,"The whisky
trust and the street rail trust the cordage
trust and the bicycle trust, the lead trust
and the starch trust, i'm short
the whole brood OF vampires
which rob the people through
the agency OF the government by means
OF the tariff dare to be left free to
pluck the tariff from American
consumes. He has not lobby to repre-
sent him, he has only his congressman.
Mr.. Dalzell OF Pennsylvania followed
Mr.. johnson, hnd spoke in part as fol-
MIR. Dalzcll's Speech.
Mr.. Dalzeli said: "The erection OF 1892,
which resulted in the cscendency in all
branches OF the government of the
Democratic party, had no sooner
occurred than crisis ensucd, amongst
the most appalling i'm our economic his
tory. In the few months That the domi-
nant party has held the reins OF govern
ment, IL has proved itself conspicuously
incompetent with a single important
question presented by the responsibilities
| OF civil administration.