Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-13
IL CONGRESS-.

session OF the senate today; all the
interest Ia congress was transferred
To the popular branch. and there was q
large attendance in the galleries when
the house met. No sooner had yester-
days journal been read than Mr. Bou-
telle. Of Maine was on his feet putting
questions To the speaker as 10 what
had become Of his privileged resOlu-
ton liz relation To Hawaii The speak
er's replies were not satisfactory to
Mr.. Boutclle. who continued 10 press
his point and was finally Ignored by
the speaker. who recognized Mr. Catch
ings. democrat. OF Mississippi, 10 pre-
sent report from the committee On
rUleS
The report was read
II provides for sessions beginning at
II O'Clock: that Immediately after the
call OF committees each day the house
shall 90 into committee OF the whole
ia consider the tariff bill: that general
debate shall close Jan 10; that the
bin shall then be open 80 amendment
and the previous question on The bill
and amendment shall be ordered at
noon Jan. -. Provision is made for
night sessions ana printing remarks
When the order was read, Mr.. Bur
rows republican. Of Michigan. a mem
har ~ the committee on rules, raised
the question of consideration, but the
saesk decided that the question
r. Consideration could not be raised
against 4 report Of the committee on
rules
Mr. Boutelle said he would appeal
from thar decision. but the speaker de
cliucd percmptorily TO entertain the
appeal Mr. Burrows. however, pro
cceded to argue that as the matter
had rot been specially referred 10 the
committee on rules. that committee
was not authorized TO report a code of
rules for the house That point was
also oyerruled by the speaker on prec-
edents heretofore established
That matter having been disposed
Of MIR Boutclle demanded that the
speaker should inform him under what
rule the speaker had declined to en-
terrain bis appeal, ana was told that
il was not the duty Of the chair, on
the demand OF request Of the gentle
man from Maine, to furnish him with
any information. The democrats APP
plaudcd TINS remark, but Mr.. Bou
telle persisted that it was his priyi
lcge 10 make the point Of order.
The speaker brushed aside this de
ulaud and put the question on ordering
the previous question on the adoption
Of the report of the committee on
rules On a standing vote there were
but lbs affirmative votes ana 80 mega
tive ones Then the yeas and nays
were called.
At lcas, twenty democrats abscuted
themselves OF refused To answer TO
their names when called For -four
hours the democratic leaders tried with
ron cali after roll call TO bring their
men into line but instead ~ gaining
they LOST Votes on each successive ron
call The pupunStS, with the cNcep
ton Of Bell, OF Colorado, also declined
10 aid the democrats in getting the tar
iii bin before The house on account OF
the short Unit il proposed 20 set on
debate Their votes would have mad,
MP n quorum. Il is Well known thai
s, mo OF the democrats who refused IL
vote today did SO because thry oppose
the tariff bill Among them were
Speuy, OF Connecticut CalmuS of New
Jersey. llaineS. OF New York, Robert
son. Of Louisiana. Ryan, of New York
Sicklcs, OF New York, English OF New
Jersey and SibIey OF Pennsylvania
Sperry was mp IN open revolt against
his democratic brethren.
rodays proceedings are Of addition
nj Importance as making th' first
time in the history Of either branch
of congress since the organization OF
the third party that its members held
the balance of power.
The yea ana nay vote on ordering
the prey ious question on the report OF
the committee on rules resulted in q
disclosure of the absence of a quorum
every republican member declining
TO answer and one populist voting
The result as announced, was-ytaS
1863; nays Nine less than a quorum
A call of the house was ordered.
The call OF the house was responded
10 by 273 members, and then the ques
rion whether all further proceeding,
under the call should be dispensed
with was put by the speaker, who an
nounced the result as ayes IA. nay,
20, but Mr. Reed, republican Of Maine
thought that the vote had better b,
taken by tellers; and he and Mr.
Catchings conducted the vote, which
was summed up as 135 to 10. AS the
vote did not require n quorum further
proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with. and then another attempt
was made to get an effective vote by
yeas and nays on securing the pre-
yious question on the report of the
committee on rules
The second vote on secondinE the
previous question on the report Of the
committee ON rules proved TO be as
ahortive as the first falling short OF
a quorum by ten No republican,
voted and the democrats only mustered
1863