Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
The House.

he reading OF the jour nal Mr.. McMlIlln,
lem. Tennessee, representing the ele-
nent desirous of taking up the tariff bill,
demanded the regular order. The speaker
directed the call OF the committees for re.
ports, ,'holding that Mr.. Boutelle's resolu.
lion had lapsed with yesterdays adjourn.
nent. Mr.. Boutelle sought to renew 1t.
md the speaker promised to recognize
aim after the call This tormality over,
Mr. Boutclle, called up his resolu.
;ion declaring against Intervention in
Hawaii and Mr.. McMillin raised the ques-
;ion OF consideration, desiring to take up
the tariff bill The speaker put the ques-
lion and on standing vote
The house declined TO take up Mr..
Boutell.'s resolution. The vote stood SO
n the alternative and i2s in the negative.
The yeas and nays were then ordered
Here was the opportunity for the
republicans 10 test the strength
)f their adversaries, and following
ap Yesterdays tactics they sat mute The
result was that the vote on considering
Mr.. Bouteile's resolution stood yeas.
none; nays, li0-no quorum, and
At Mr.. McMillin's request
ordered. The call showed
the pre- sencc OF 300 members and again
ihe yeas and nays were called on Mr.
Boutelle's motion to consider his resolu-
lion.
The roll call rcsultcd-Yeas 4, nays
ij0 again no quorum, but tho point was
not made and the bouse at 40, at Mr..
Wilson's, dem, West Virginia, instance,
adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan 5-No sooner had
yesterdays journal been read than Mr..
In Ma;, 10 q
ling questions to the speaker as to what
had become of his privileged resolution
N relation 10 Hawaii. The speakers re-
plies were not satisfactory 10 Mr. Bou-
telle, who continued to press his point and
was finally ignored by the speaker who
recognized Mr.. Catchings, dem, Missis-
ippi, To present n report from the commit
zee on rules. The report was read. IT pro-
:ides for sessions beginning at III o'clock
!hat imme mediately after the call of com
nittees each day the house shall go into
committee of the whole to consider the
tariff bill that general debate shall close
January 10; that the bill shall then be
open to amendment and the previous
question of bill and amendment shall be
ordered at noon January l5 Provision is
made foc night sessions and printing re-
marks
.hc journal of yesterday was read and
approved the contest of the last four days
VAS renewed by Mr.. Boutelle, rep. Maine,
who arose and insisted that the Hawaiian
resolution heretofore offered by him vas
. question of high privilege and. had pgac.
view the speaker did not coin
eide, but made II statement as TO the par
liamentary position of the question Mr..
Boute!le insisted tina his resolution was
low before the house and had been ever
since the time ii was read but the speaker
'u!ed that the question OF it's considera-
lion which had been raised by McMillin,
lem, Tennessee. was determined on the ad-
lournment OF the house that day. The
same question, he added, might be raised
every day. but the resolution was not
low before the house. 1t had been re-
ported from the committee on foreign af-
tairs with q recommendation that IL be
aid on the table, and { was now on the
table.
Mr. Boatelle interrupted the speaker
with suggestion that he reflect before
making his ruling, and that suggestion
was Indignantly repelled pv the speaker
rs n reflection upon him. Finally, after
long and fruitless struggle on the part
Of Mr.. Bontelle, the speaker directed
The yeas and nays to be
called on the question pending
she ordering of the previous question on
;he report of the committee on rules,
making conditions as TO the tariff
bill. The vote resulted as all
shose of yesterday had done,
N showing the absence Of a quorum. 1t
vas announced as yeas l67, nays none.
There had been twenty-five pairs de-
,lared, which accounted for the absence
II members. The vote having been an
nounced, call of the house was ordered.
The call Of the house showed the preA
snce OF $50 members Mr.. Wilson. dem. !,
West Virginia, moved to dispense
with further proceedings under the
call, but division was demanded
snd afterwards teilers, Mr.. Reed and
Mr.. Catchings being appointed tellers.
The second vote by yeas and nays re-
Inlted-yeas l6s, nays none. This showed
. shortage of eleven from the number re-
luired to the quorum, and another call of
the house was ordered and proceeded
with.
On a motion to order q call OF the house
the republicans began filibustering, and
after calling for a division, and then for
tellers, finally demanded the yeas and
nays. No quorum being necessary, the
call was ordered by vote OF l67 yeas to
nays.