The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-03
HAWAII IN THE HOUSE.
JBE THREE DiTS DEBATE BhGUN
VIM A LITTLB SIDE SNOW


stevens ard the Harrison Administration
Mr.. nut Attacks the Potter OF Infau,y
q, vigorou, Speech The Prssd.u,
send In a Despatch rron, Niui.ter Nvint..
w,suINGroS. Feb. 2-Immediately after the
reading OF Yesterdays journal In the House to-
d.y Mr. Ch;chinRs Dem. Miss IRON the Com
mittee on Rules. reported a special order for
the con sideratlon OF the report from the Com
mit,ee o Foreign Affairs relative to Hawaiian
Affairs This provided that every day for three
d,ys the House should consider this question.
and at o'clock on the last day the previous
question should DO ordered and n vote tax en-
on the resolution and pending amendments.
Mr. Bouteile Rep, Me- made point Of order
AGAINST tho special order. He asked the Speaker
10 reconsider his decision. and he had no dou BIT
that the chair would change it's ruling.
The Speaker said that the special order had
been arrived at by the House and not by the
Committee on Rules. Iio therefore held to his
former ruling. and was OF the opinion that,
whom the resolution Of tho Foreign Affairs
Committee had been decided. the privileged
resolution Of the gentleman from Maine m light
then te taken up and disposed Of
Amotion for the previous question was put
and agreed to. and the Speaker recognized Mr..
Heed Rep. Me- to speak to the question.
Mr.. Reed said that the difficulty could have
very easily been settled by raising the cues
ton Of consideration against any other matter
brought up Tho committee seemed to have
arrived at its conclusions by the same process
Of reasoning which women we're said to en-
poy. They were said to arrive at conclusions
without going through tho Intern ediate steps
oilogc. Republican laughteEl
Mr. CatchinCs spoke in favor OF the special
order OF the Committee on Rules In referring
to Mr.. Feed he said he was too great a man TO
Democratic applnuse.l The special order had
not been submitted. for very obvious reasons,
indulgipG in fantastic and bedlamite eyrations
Mr, BoutcIle demanded that the sentleman's
words should DO taken down and the gentle
man DO called to order. and he also dema nded
that ths, gentleman take his seat:
This MI CHtchinCs did. amid the laughter OF
while tho House waited for the official reporter
to transcri6e his notes and hand the copy to
to order. and in GREATNESS interest the mem
bers listened to the reading Of the objection
able words
When the laughter which followed had sub
sided. MIR. Quthwaite tDem-, y. J moved that Mr..
Gsatchrgs be allowed to proceed, and Mr.. Nc
that he be permitted to proceed in order This
vas carried on viva voco vote but Mr.. Bou-
tele demanded q division and 157 membsrs
IL
Mr. Boutelle made the point OF no Quorum.
but soon withdrew 1t. and Mr.. MeMillin's mo.
MIR. Catchings was then permitted to resume
pete sentence before Mr.. Boutsiie under THE the
again INDUCING In personalities, interrupted
him. Tho speaker assured him that nothing
Questionable had been uttered. for the reason
That the gentleman had spoken only about a
dozen, words, and Mr. .Catchings again pro-
eseded. Again he was interrupted, this time
IN ~ Ia. -
MI CatchinGsI,. 10 common with many Other
gentlemen on the floor OF the House, had re-
s s,,S the csntl:pan from Maine as afiictsd
Win . species OF harmless mania for making
a. exhibition OF himself" Laughter on the
Dsmocratio stde.l
Mr. boutelle demanded that those words be
taken down, and no desired the Speaker 20
cail the gentleman to order and that he should
rule upon the words Of Mr.. Catchinge
There was another interval while the House
rom tho reporters notes. during which the
he Speakers desk. When order was restored
ne words wore read. and the Speaker. after
EeiS hing the sentence carefully. said he hard
" thought the language parliamentary.
Mr.; outhwaite moved that the gentleman
MT satehinGsl DO allowed to proceed in order.
only motion. In order when a member had
the courtesy Of tho House was u
SPEAKER tp sS.psiS ne I'm to explain The
Juthwaite moved that the gentleman DO per-
nItted to explain. ILaughter This was car
Mr.. Cstehines asserted that he might say
, rSg mat Il, du5ing MS service OF nearly ten
.ard Mhi t1e had hpGs ,S ne had neyer uttered
my gentieman with whom he had served, un-
ess It might be the words no had lust uttered,
These were probably due TO the fact that he |
,ad been feeling little more good. hnmorsd |
han y usual ,nl because the House had yesterday
Democratic applausel And he had even feIt |
rood; hnmorsd while listening to the long dis |
' 'SnHt from the gentleman from Maine |
aothIng. But when he Mr. BouteIiel had 1A rev.
I, TO him as assuming the guardianship |
s When no lMr Boutellel was war.
~s he 5eS eatshna he WAS WAS
land the gentleman from Maine was fahtiHa
=, q sea; and II he fought then as he was fight
IAgonist. Just imagine. Mr.. Speaker what |
Ho9id have taken place II President Lincoln |
r.: .s s sn9S va q the lighting 9us
There would have been fewer pensions, Tor |
ne war would have ended long before it finally
var var as he was cutting in times OF peace l
louht Il he carried any more terror to those
'fsin 3, whom he fought than he does now,
POKE In favor OF the resolution from the Com
S Sn,S on Rules and was, followed By Mr..
esoiStnse IA 4 vote was then taken on the
Ipteign AHairs Committee. was then recoR-
lliked. Before he could proceed however Mr.
~ lteh, Ill }, the ranking member OF the
minority OF the committee. asked whether II
.9ull 90 In order for the minority Of the COM
lttes 10 oner substitute TO the resolution OF
after. "~S '-'" VI tho
The Chairman said that an amendment to |
ne resolution might be offered an amend |
I W. 70 inc amendment. . substitute. and an |
y ~ shGment 70 the substitute. and that the
tliute. " ONeA SUI
ne resolution reported from the Foreign
'a-tS committee reads as follows:
$500 tirsi, that II Is tho sense OF this Home
a sls Aelun OF the United states Minister Ia sIn-
iak Nhited states naval forces aud a egAy aiding
..IIlI9 wing the constitutional Governments OF the
-, an Islands IN January, lsy3 anu In setting az |
" ace PROVISIONAL Government not republ,eHn |
~. anu IN opposition 20 tue viii OF N ai0rty N
sople MAS contrary to the traditions OF our re-
~ coulgmeL
Ssseohi-fhat We heartily approve thu prineiple an
oy the President Of the United states that In
49, VIA the domestic Affairs OF an md pendent
80 ,olIfAIN To the spirit Of American instltu
N - tTAat a Of me Hawaiian Islands 10 our coun- |
ut t"s AssumpiloI OF prOtortoTaie over hem by
10 uncallgd Tor and Xpedisut:
o1Fsele ~ nat country should have absolute free |
4. !spsulence m pursuing their line OF |
M = en- lhat foreign intervention IN the political
lhr Islands wilt not be rewarded With indiner
=, y 'He Governments u the United states. |
ss INT offered the following substitute:
q. lhut 70 ID the sense OF this Houas that thu