The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-08
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
MOST OF THE HOU'g SESSION DEVOTED
TO QUARRELING.
Boutelle Made Show Of Himself as Usual
and Accomplished acknowledgement
On Hawaiian Matters Begun By
Rspresen tativs McCreary.
HOUSE.

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in order for him to offer an amend
meDt to the title of the tariff bill. The
speaker stated it would not. The
amendment which Morse desired to
offer would have made it read as fol-
lows: "a bill to increase taxation, re.
duce the revenue of the government
and to place at a disadvantage our
honest men who make truthful re-
turns, and for other purposes.
As soon as the journal was read the
speaker recognized Mr.. Gatherings,
from the committee on rules to pre-.
sent from the committee report set
ting aside today, Saturday and Mon
day for consideration of the McCreary
Hawaiian resolution. The report pro-
Vided that the favorable report OF the
committee on foreign affairs on the
Hawaiian question shall be taken up
forthwith and be considered today and
the next two legislative day SATURDAY
and Monday, vote to be taken at
o'clock Monday afternoon at which
time no intervening motions would be
in order. The rule provides that i'm
nediately on voting on the majority
report the house shall take 40 the
minority report on Hawaii for cOnsid
Grafton until il is disposed Of
Mr. Boutel9 was on his feet clamor-
ing for recognition to il up his Haw-
allan resolution but the speaker de.
clined to recognize him until the report
was read Then being recognized,
Mr. Boutelle said that he raised the
point of order that the report of the
committee rules could not displace the
privileged resolution affecting the
rights, nay, the very existence of the
house Itself. Mr. Boutelle asked that
the question OF privilege be submitted
for determination of the house.
The speaker, in making the ruling,
stated that beyond question the oTdi-
nary proceedings of the house could
be interrupted by the question of priv
ilege or privileged questions. But uu-
der the rule under which the house
had been operating for the past -four
weeks all eXtraneous proceedings un.
der an order which had superseded the
ordinary rules Of the house We're
not in order. If there was
any improperly in this it |
was the action of the house, not the |
action OF the speaker. The house
would now be given an opportunity to |
decide by vote whether it should pro
coed with consideration OF the resolu- |
ton from the committee on foreign af- |
fairs or of the resolution of the gentle
man from Maine. The whole matter
was in the hands of the house.
AS the speaker was concluding, Mr.. |
Boutelle sought to interrupt him. but |
the chair declined to hear him on the |
ground that he had full time to make |
his statement.
Il suppose the speaker can not pre-
vent me from making my settlement |
after the previous question Is ordered, - |
declared Boutelle, hotly.
THE chair has no doubt the gentle |
man will have full equity" replied the
speaker.
ii have no doubt he will have,' re
torted Mr.. Boutelle, as he took his
seat
The previous question was thon ord |
cred without division and 10 minutes |
were allowed on each side for debate |
Mr.. Reed, who controlled the time OF
the minority, yielded three minutes to
Mr.. Boutelle.
"As the chair seemed strong.
ly indisposed TO allow me to call his
attention to the matters affecting his
rulings" said Mr. BOutelle, sarcastic
cally, che would take this opportun-
ity to do So as he was proceeding 10
discuss the effect of the adoption Of
this special order.
In reply to some caustic remarks of
Mr.. Catchings, Mr.. Boutelle said bel
presumed IF the gentleman Catch
ings) had known him at a more re-
mote period he would have supposed
him fit subject for lunatic asVlum
or Il military prison. He went on to
criticize the Democratic triumvirate,
which he said dominated the proceed
ings of the house, and in the course Of
his remarks asked what the house
would do on occasions when the "mast.
err (speaker) was absent at banquet
given in honor of the memory of Gen.
Robert +. Lee
Mr.. Burrows III Il few words protest
ed against what he deemed the grow
ing power of the committee on rules,
especially its power TO set limit to
subjects which the house was TO cou-
slider.
Mr.. Reed called attention to the fact
that there was much easier way out
of this matter than that adopted by
the Democratic side. Mr. Boutele's
resolution could have been disposed
of by raising the previous question of
constructions against it. But instead,
said he, by slow degrees this house is
definitely getting itself in a position
which will deprive it of the power to
consider the question of privilege: in
other words, of the power to supervise
its own existence. He characterized
the successive ruling of the chair as
utter absurdity.
Mr. Catchiugs explained the purpose
of bringing the special order. Mr..
Catchings said the committee thought
the submissiJ on of the sDecial order the
quickest and most effective way toI
give the house al opportunity to de-
Cermine what it would do.
1t is the same sort of proceeding
that charac-eriles lynchiugs i'm the
South int rieotel Mr. Reed s8rcasti-
cally,' it is both swift AID iueNpeu-
siye.
"Thst remark. retlrted Mr.. Catch
nos us unworthy F1A vIurlAm3u /