The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-09

Washington, Jan. S.-As soon as
the reading of the journal was com
pleted, the Speaker recognized Catch
ings to call up a report from the COM
mittee on rules.
Boutelle demanded recognition to
call up his resolution to the effect
that the presidents Hawaiian policy
had invaded the rights and dignities
of the House.
The speaker was disposed to ignore
him. as he had done on two previous
days; but, this morning, Bouteiie MADE
the point of order that the speaker, in
attempting to give precedence TO a
report from the committee on rules
over the question of privilege, himself
invaded the privileges, dignity and
honor of the House, and this point
having been made, the question must
be submitted to the House itself to de-
termine whether its privileges were
absolutely abrogated. The startling
nature of this point of order caused
the greatest excitement and confusion
The members crowded down about the
speakers rostrum.
Boutelle, in fierce tones, insisted his
point of order should be submitted
directly to the House. 1t is notorious
he went on holly, that this question
which he had before the House was
essential to its dignity. The fragrant
acts committed by the executive
abroad were known to every member
and it is also known that the presi-
| Ia f,1l Iod in
ated.
AT this point, Mcmillan vainly at
tempted to call Boutelle to order, but
the gentleman from Maine continued
more impetuously than ever.
IF my point of order does not inter
vene," he proceeded to say, then
these proceedings can bear out every
thing-even Impeachment proceedings
even message from the president de-
claring that he had usurped imperial
power and the House was absolutely
nanacled.
Speaker Crisp, In ruling on the Bou-
telle point of order, went into an elab-
crate discussion of the parliamentary
situation, in order, he said, to give
! life and effect to the privilege of the
House to change its rules. The rules
require when a proposition to change
the rules is before the House, nothing
shall be in order except a motion to
adjourn. eff the gentleman from
Maine can invoke the existing rule to
prevent it from proceeding to consider
change of rules, then the House ties
| itself hand and foot If the House
feels its honor and dignity assailed by
the speaker, or by the executive, then
the House can vote down this report
and the chair will recognize Boutelle
| to call up his resolution
| Boutelle tried to continue, but Speak
er Crisp refused to recognize him
further.
Boutelle was still clamoring. when
Reed arose to a parliamentary inquiry
He desired to know whether the speak
er refused to entertain Boutelle's ap-
peal on the ground it was dilatory.
| The speaker replied he had simply
given Boutelle hearing on a point
upon which he had ruled on two pre-
vious occasions, in the belief that it
was possible he had something new to
present.
A colloquy between the speaker and
Reed continued for some time.
The speaker then stated the question
to be on the demand for the previous
question, or for report from the
committee on rules, and a vote was
then taken.
a
they did last week, and several Demo.
Gratis, headed by Sperry, of Connect.
cut, also declined to answer to thei,
names.
Catchings opened a thirty minutes
debate for the Democrats, and was re-
piled to by Reed, who urged there
was no necessity for crowding this
measure.
Wilson followed, insisting there was
full
discussion on the bill, provided the
general debate was continued through
| out the present week, with night Sos
sions. Wilson said he would agree ia
a debate under the five minutes r,,le
to begin next Monday and a vote be
taken January 49,
Reed would not agree to this propos-
ition and he moved to recommit the
order with instructions to amend bv
giving of four additional days for de-
bate and permit the bill to be amended
by paragraphs.
Reeds motion was lost and the spec
ial order passed. The House went in
to committee of the whole, Richard
| son, of Tennessee, in the chair
The special order fixing the goth inst.
for the vote on the Wilson bill was
Iadopted-175 to l.
The preliminaries having thus been
settled, Chairman Wilson of the WAYS
and means committee rose and opened
the debate on the tariff bill. Wilson
| said the American people had given
this administration definite instr1c-
tons regarding the tariff question. The
bill about to be considered presented a
scheme of tariff reform, to be dealt
with according to the deliberate iude-
ment of the House. Covering so wide
field of legislation, and dealing with
so many subjects, the bill must neces-
sarily represent in its details some
compromise of opinion Any bill
passed by Congress, under the present
conditions, at least, must necessarily
represent such a compromise. The
great commercial distress which has
come upon the country, paralyzing so
many Industries and throwing so MANY
thousands out Of employment, made
the task of reform more difficult.
while it made the necessity for re-
form more .imperious than ever. At
what time could the tax be lessened
with greater justice and greater hui
mainly than a time when thousands
were struggling for the bare neces-
saries of life, and when could we.
with greater timeliness and benefit,
strike some letters from production
and trade than when production was
suppressed by burdens and trade ham,
pered by restrictions?
The third difficulty was the empti-
mess OF the treasury. We are called