The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-11
HAWAII AND The TARIFF.
The House DeVOtGS The Day TO the
Two Subjects.

Which He Declares the Wilson Bill
Not Radical Enough.
Washington, Jan 10.-The attendance
on the floor of the House was rather slim
at II o'clock, but the hall soon filled up
and presented a scene of bustling activity
for time, or until the tariff bill debate
commenced The galleries were well filed,
except the private galleries.
Just before the morning hour, MIR.
Cummings, chairman of the naval affairs
committee made privileged report on
the Boutelle resolution, calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for information on
Hawaiian matters, and for his authority
in delegating to Commissioner Blount
command of the naval force there. The
resolution was reported back with an
amendment asking for information in the
navy department from March 4, 1899, in
stead of 1898.
MIR. Cummings asked for its immediate
consideration
This required unanimous consent, but
Mr.. Dockery, dem, of Missouri, objected.
Mr. Cummings then asked that the reso-
luton lie on the speakers table without
losing its privilege, and this was ordered.
BoUTELLE hobs UP AGAIN.
Mr.. Boutelle was on his feet In a mo-
ment at the mention of the word Hawaii.
He quoted the speakers decision hold
ing that his [Boutelle's resolution pre-
sented a question Of high privilege, but
by the adoption Of the special order
brought up from the committee on rules,
seemed TO bind the House hand and foot,
until the Goth of this month He insisted
that the constitution Of the United
States made the House q coordinate
branch of congress, with the right TO de-
eide as TO all questions appertaining TO
its rights, privileges and dignity
The chair would see, said Mr. Boutelle,
that by the adoption of the special order
of the committee on rules, the House was
powerless to take cognizance of any in-
fringements Of its rights aud dignity un-
til the special order expired on the Goth,
inst. The constitutional powers Of tho
House were put in allegiance, until the
18th. He asked the speaker to decide the
question of the rights of the House to
bind itself for period of more than
three weeks.
CALL FOR THE REGULAR ORDER.
Mr.. Boutelle was celebrating his point
at some length, touching on Hawaiian af-
fairs, as an illustration, when Mr.. Tracey,
dem, Of New York, inquired whether it
would not be in order to demand the reg
ular order.
The speaker said that the gentleman
from Maine was making a statement.
II demand the regular order" said Mr.
Tracey.
why this hastel" asked MIR. Boutelle,
sneeringly, "the House clock has not
struck this morning"
IF the gentleman from Maine" re-
piled Mr.. Tracey, hotly, wishes TO offer
a member of the House discourtesy, let
him do it in marked manner so that it
may be taken notice Of"
He sat down with remark sotto voce
to Mr.. Cochran that if that insinuation
was repeated by any one else on the re-
publican side somebody's face would be
slapped.
Mr.. Boutelle disclaimed any intention
of being discour teous to Mr.. Tracy, but
suggested that he was little too sensi.
tive.
THE SPEAKER EXPLAINS.
The speaker stated that the House of
Representatives acted through the major
ity and the majority was responsible for
the adoption of the special order. He ex-
planned that the House had not irreVoca-
bly, bound itself up by the adoption Of the
order Of the committee on rules, for the
rules provided that the committee could
bring in a special order dealing with any
emergency which might arise, even
while the House was doing busi-
ness under a special order.
honor and dignity Of the House and the
majority is made the judge Of these.
Mr.. Boutelle did not see how this was
when the matter was left entirely In the
hands Of the committee on rules.
(which represents the majority" sug-
gested the speaker.
Mr.. Boutelle asked the speaker to rule
on the point Of order he had just made.
He drew an imaginary picture of the
landing of the British marines on Ha-
waiian soil and demanding the employ
ment of an armed force by the United
States and asked whether the speaker
would hold that the House was bound up
by the order of the committee on rules and
could not deal with the question until the
order expired on the Goth.
The speaker said that question had not
arisen, and he refused TO recognize Mr..
Boutelle to raise that question.
TILT WITH M'MILLIN.
MIR. Boutelle then got into hot discus
sion with Mr.. McMillin, and when the
latter tried to make parliamentary in
quiry Mr. Boutelle said sharply that
when the chair was willing to listen he
thought the gentleman from Tennessee
could very well continue to keep his seat
until he had finished.
Mr.. McMillin retorted that he would
have the right the rules gave him, and he
that Mr.. Boutelle had been
decided by the chair to be out of order.
The speaker declared that he had ex-
pressed such an opinion, when Mr.. Nc
Millin suggested that Mr. Boutelle's only
remedy was by an appeal
"Wel you need not instruct me on
that" retorted Mr.. Boutelle, sharply.
However, he did ultimately seek TO ap-
peal, but the speaker declined to recog-
nize him for that purpose and ordered the
clerk TO call the committees for reports
THE TARIFF DEBATE RESUMED.
After some routine business was trans
acted and the introduction by Mr. Haines,
dem, Of New York, of his UNIQUE
protest against the collar and Gun
schedule of the Wilson bill, the House
went into committee of the whole on the
tariff bill and Mr. Hopkins, rep. of Ili.
nois, continued his speech, which was in
terrupted by the recess taken by the
House at 5:30 O'Clock yesterday. When
he concluded, at l O'Clock he was loudly
lpplauded by therepublican mem bers and
those in the galleries with republican
leanings.
He was followed by Tom johnson, dem,
Of Ohio. who injected vein of very well
come humor into the otherwise dry de-
bate. Mr.. johnson is a single-tax free
trader from the Cleveland district. A
mum Der of men crowded around MIR Tohu-