The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-03

Arraignmcnt OF President Glove
lands Hawaiian Pollcy-iils Act In
Attempting to Enthrono tho Corrupt
Queen Vigorously Denounced.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Fob. 2.-As soon
as the journal was read tho speaker re.
cognizcd Mr.. Catchings from tho COM
mittce on rules to present from that
committee report setting aside to-day,
Saturday and Monday for the considera-
tion of the McCrcary Hawaiian rcsolu.
ton. Tho report provides that tho
favorable report OF the committee on
foreign affairs on tho Hawaiian question
shall bc taken UP forthwith and bo con.
sidered to-day and the next two lcgisla.
tive days Saturday and Monday. This
vote ls to be taken at 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon at which time no intervening
motions shall be in order. Tho rule
provides that Immediately on voting on
the majority report the house shall take
up the minority report on Hawaii for
consideration until 1t is disposed Of.
Mr.. Boutelle (Me.) was on his feet
c!amoring for recognition to call up his
Hawaiian resolution, but the speaker
declined to recognize him until the re.
port was read. Then, being recognized,
MIR. Boutelle said that he raised the
point OF order that the report Of the
committee on rules could not displaco a
privileged resolution affecting the
rights, nay the very existence OF the
house itself.
@= THE RULING. e5
Mr.. Boutelle asked that the question
of privilege be submitted for the deter
mination OF tho house.
The speaker, in making his ruling,
stated that beyond question the ordin.
ary proceedings OF the house could be
interrupted by question OF privileged
question. But under the rule under
which the house has been operating for
the past four weeks, all extraneous pro-
ceedings under an order which had su-
perseded the rules of the house were
not in order. II there was any impro-
priety in this it was the action Of tho
house and not the action OF the speaker.
The house was not to be given an op-
portunity to decide by a vote whether
it should proceed with the consider,
alton OF the resolution OF the commit.
tee OF foreign affairs or the resolution OF
the gentleman from Maine. The whole
matter was in tho hands Of tho house.
The previous question was then or
dcred without division and fifteen min
utes were allowed on each side for de-
bate.
DouTELLE SPEAKS.
Mr.. Reed, who controlled the time OF
tho minority, yielded three minutes to
Mr.. Boutelle. As tho chair seemed
strongly indisposed to allow him to call
his attention to matters affecting his
rulings, said Mr.. Boutelle, aarcastically,
he would take this opportunity to do
90, as he was proceeding to discuss tho
effect OF the adoption of this special
order. 1t reply to some ironical re-
marks from Mr.. Catchings, OF Missis-
slpp', Mr.. Boutelle said he presumed il
tho gentleman Mr.. Catchings) had
known him at more remote period he
would have supposed him q fit subject
Tor q lunatic asylum or military
prison. Democratic ieers. He went
on to crltlcise tho Democratic triumvir-
ate. which. he said. dominated the pro-
ceedings Of the house, and in the course
OF hia remarks he said what the house
would do on occasions when the mas
tor" (referring to tho speaker was abb
sent at banquet given in memory OF
Robert 3. Lee. Mr.. Burroughs, in a
few words, protested against what he
doomed the growing power OF tho COM
mittoe on rules, and especially its
power to sct limit to subjects which
the house was to consider.
Mr.. Reed called attention to the fact
that there was q much easier way out
OF this mattor than that adopted by the
Democratic side. Mr.. Boutelle's resolu-
tion could have been disposed of by
raising tho question OF consideration
against 1t. But instead, said he by slow
degrees, this house is definitely getting
ltselt into q position which will deprive
OF the power to consider question OF
privilege; in other words, OF the power
10 supervise its own existence. He
characterized the successive rulings OF
the chair as IN utter abHurditv. Mr..
Catchings then rose 10 explain the pur.
pose OF bringing in the special order.
BY this time the house was on a strain
and tension. Mr.. Catchings said that
the committee thought tho submission
OF the special order tho quickest aud
most effective way to give tho house IN
opportunity. to determine what 1t would
do. ut Is the same sort OF proceedings
that characterlzes tho lynchings in the
south, interiected Mr.. Reed sarcastic
ally: 1T is both swift and inexpens-
i've" s5 Z. 5.liS lli.S5s - .,.
THAT remark" retorted Mr.. Catch.
ings, rs unworthy OF the gentleman
from Maine. He belittles his own great.
ness when he descends to tho plano o!
his colleagues" Democratic applause
I'VE did not submit the rule to the
gentleman from Maine" (Mr. Boutelle),
continued Mr.. Catchings, because we
knew in advance that It would only
give FREQ rein to his fantastic aud
bedlamite girations on this floor"
BouTEtLE's BREAK.
II call the gentleman to order,''''
shouted Mr.. Boutelle, jumping to his
feet, and I ask that bis words be taken
down"
Mr.. Ou.hwaite made some remark
which called forth from Mr.. Boutelle
tho observation that he would not take
AR. Outnwaite's judgment in horse
case. y 22!5Gi l..ss..,si K
You are making a beautiful cxhibi.
tion OF Yourself, amt your retorted
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