The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-10


ceedings OF tho houGo to-day were en-.
livened by on attempt on the part OF
Mr. Boutcilo, OF Maine, to make q
speech on tho recognition Of tho repub-
lie OF Hawaii and to crIticise the ad-
ministratiOn's course, regardless OF
rulings, from the speaker hoidiDg that
Dir. Boutelle. who Ind arisen nomtnaIly
on question Of personal privilege, was
ont OF order in his remarks.
Tho bill to promote the efficiency Of
tho militla occupied the time In the
morning hour aud the remainder Of the
day was devoted to the consideration Of
private claims, ak bills being passed.
Mr.. Bouteiie (Rep., Matuet then arose
to question Of personal privilege. He
called attention TO the fact that on July
20 no had introduced q series OF resolu u
tions looking to the recognition OF the
new Hawaiian republic. Tho speakcr,
he said, had held that tho resolution
was not privileged and 1t had been re-
ierred 10 the committee on foreign
affairs. At O meeting OF that commit
tee, according to tho public prints, Mr..
Geary was quoted as saying that he Mr..
Boutolle) had introduced the resolution
for political purposes. Mr. Dodtelle
said he did not believe Mr.. Geary had
imputed such motive to him. Ho re-
pudiatod and denounced any such aug'
gestion. Ho called attention to the
fact, as stated In a special dispatch to
tho Now York World this morning, that
tho President had formerly recognized
tho Hawaiian republic. He quoted tho
words OF the dispatch to tho cnect that
the Democrats were preparing to spring
this upon tho Republicans "as sur.
priso."
lie wac willing, be said, that tho ad-
miuIstration and committee on foreign
affairs should get al! tho credit by
springing surprise and getting ahead
OF him. He was proceeding rather I'M
petuously to describe how Secretary
Gresham chad sncaked up to tho capi-
tol yesterday to inform Chairman Nc
Croary OF the Administrators pur-
posc.' when Mr.. 0uthwaite Dom,
Ohio) called him to order for using dis
respectful language towards member
OF tho cabinet while discussing ques-
tion Of personal privilege.
pExouxcEs THE ADMINISTRATION.
Tho speaker warned Mr. Boutelle to
keep within the rules.
Mr.. Boutclle then proceeded with
great yigor to denounce tho conduct OF
The administration In tho Hawaiian af-
fair as an exhibition Of peanut politics.
At this point thore were loud cries
for Irregular order" and the speaker
held that Mr.. Boutolle's statement did
not constitute a question OF personal
privilege. Mr.. Boutelle, however. re-
fused to submit aud was attempting to
argue tho question with the speaker,
whom tho latter ordered him 10 take
sent.
Mr.. Boutellc did not bow to this re.
buke aud decision until the speaker
again rather sharply ordered him to
take his scat
Chairman McCreary, Of tho foreign
affairs committee, tried to roply to MIR.
Boutelie undcr tho plea OF question of
pGf6OuIt pTlNlleAVt but llG AHCA SNCh
worse than Mr. Boutolle. He was pro-
ceeding to Justify the action Of the com.
mittee when Mr.. Boutclle asked him for
a direot answer TO tho question as TO
whether his resolution had been acted
upon.
M'cRIARY DoDGEs
Mr.. McCrcary parricd tho thrust by
saying the committee had done Its full
duty.
mir. Boutcllc charged improper mo.
tives against the committee" urged
Mr.. McUreary.
I'm what way" asked tho speaker.
"By his manner and words" replied
Mr.. McCreary.
II Withdraw tho manner" intOriocted
Mr.. Boutollo, amid howl OF laughter
from nil over the hall. "The gentleman
from kentucky has manner enough ior
both OF u.s."
Mr. Fithiau insisted on his point OF
order that Mr.. McCrOary's statement
was not question Of privilege. md
Mr.. McCrcary, on tho chairs ruling, was
reluctantly obliged to take his scat.
THE MILITIA n,LLH