The morning news., 1894-01-09
BOUTELLE'SBAWL BOTTLED
A Threat Of Arrest Necessary to Make
Him Take His Seat.


Absenteeism Were Allowed TO Vote.
The Speaker Got the Best of the
Fight in Quoting the Rules and
Precedents.
Washington, Jan. S,--An air of subdued
excitement and expectancy pervaded the
House when the speakers gavel fell at
noon today. There was an unusually
full attendance in the galleries, there be-
ing scarcely standing room in the public
galleries. Immediately after the reading
of Saturdays journal, and when some
slight corrections had been made, Mr..
Boutelle opened the proceedings with his
usual attempt to secure consideration of
his Hawaiian resolution. He renewed the
assertion that his resolution had prece-
dence over the privileged report from the
committee on rules.
MIR. Reed sustained the contention of
his colleague. The speaker, however,
held to his former ruling, which led to
considerable trouble with Mr.. Boutelle.
Finally the speaker put the question on
ordering the previous question, at the
same time telling Mr.. Boutelle to take
his seat.
eyes, yes, oh, yes" said MIR Boutelle,
but he made no motion toward subsiding.
THE gentleman will take his seat
now said the speaker sharply.
"Oh, yes" said MIR. Boutelle, still
standing in the aisle.
FORCED TO SIT DOWN
"The sergeant-at-arms will require the
gentleman to take his seat,n said the
speaker sharply.
II yield under duress," said Mr.. Bou-
ta1I IA l. s,,x a.
and the question was then put, on the mo-
tien of Mr.. Catchings, TO order the pre-
vious question on his resolution, submitted
last Friday, and the yeas and nays were
called.
Pending the announcement of the vote.
Mr.. Campbell, dem, of New York, asked
if a quorum had voted; and being an
swered by the speaker in the affirmative,
stated that he wished to withdraw his
vote, as he was paired with Mr.. Belden,
rep, of New York, except when his vote
was necessary to make quorum.
Mr.. Reed then asked of the speaker
whether any OF the members arrested by
order of the House on Saturday had voted
on the roll call He asserted that mem
ber could not vote while under arrest,
and he had been told by the sergeant-at-
arms that thirty members aad been ar
rested. He thought 1t would be very
were allowed to vote while they were
under arrest, and under control of the
House for contefnFt
THE QUESTION ALREADY SETTLED.
The speaker answered that the ques-
tion had been brought up in a previous
congress and it was held that the House
had no right to deprive member Of his
vote.
Mr.. Reed replied that the supreme
court of the United States had decided
that the House might imprison mem
ber, which of course would deprive him
of his vote.
MIR. Springer suggested that no mem
Der had been brought to the bar Of the
House, and therefore the House had no
ofhcial means OF knowing who the members
were who had been arrested.
Reed acknowledged that no member
had been brought before the House, but
the sergeant-at-arms had been ordered to
arrest absent members and he could not
neglect his duty. A quorum of demo-
Gratis had appeared since the issuance of
orders of arrest, and it was presumable
that this quorum was made up of mem
bers under arrest, and in contempt of the
House
Mr.. McMillin asked whether any re-
port had been received from the sergeant
alarms, and was answered by the
speaker in the negative.
REED TRIPS UP.
Mr. Read had read from the Congress
sional Globe Of July ID, 1S4s. the proceed
ings OF the preceding Legislative day,
hen several members under arrest were
not allowed to vote.
The speaker, however, understood that
it ives motion TO discharge them all col
lectively. and he read the rule which
friua 4
vote on motion TO discharge others, but
not on motion for his own discharge.
Mr.. Reed, however, was of the pinion
that the proper method Of procedure in
the present instance would be 10 procede
to conside the arrest of members and
purge them of contempt of the House be-
fore allowing them to vote.
ALLOWED TO VOTE.
The speaker replied he did not see how it
was in the power of the House to prevent
members from voting without expelling
them. II might put them in prison, when,
of course, they could not vote: but II
they were present in the House they could
not be prevented from voting.
The vote was then announced as being
yeas 189; nays none Ten more than a
quorum had voted notwithstanding the
republicans sat mute, aud the previous
question was ordered, and thus the sub
ject, which has been the bone of conten-
tion for five days, was finally disposed Of
The previous question being ordered,
thirty minutes were allowed for debate
on the main question.
Mr.. Catchings stated briefly the object
of the order reported by him, and said
il allowed far more latitude to the min
ority than did the order fixing the time
for discussing the Mckinley bill of 1890.
MIR. Reed, in reply, stated that the
pending tariff bill needed more discussion
than the Mckinley bill, and ne did not
believe in crowding the present measure
through. Mr.. Reed particularly criticized
the clause In the special order which pro-
vided that the bill should be read in full
and amendments be then offered, instead
of having it read By paragraphs for
amendment.
WILSON MAKES CONCESSIONS.
Mr.. Wilson, chairman OF the commit
tee on ways and means, spoke briefly on
the resolution reported by Mr. Catch
ings. As chairman of the committee.
having the bill in charge, he was willing
TO make several concessions to tho
minority. He agreed that in the first
place all Of the pre- sent week, six DAYS,
should be given 10 general discussion of
the measure, instead OF Ave DAYS, as the
order provided; that. beginning tonight,
there should be regular night ses-
sions for general debate on the
bill; that next Monday debate should
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