The weekly tribune., 1894-02-16
BY A PARTY VOTE.
IcCreary's Resolution, Censuring
Minister Stevens and Upholding
the President
For Their Respective Actions In Ha-
waiian Affairs, Passed by the
House.
The Resolution Also Declares Against
Either PrOtectOrate or An
neXatiOn.

WASHINGTON. Feb 9.-The indications
were when the house met that Demo-
cratic quorum would be secured to pass
the McCreary resolu ton condemning
Minister Stevens, approving the course
of Mr.. Cleveland, and declaring against
the annexation Of, or the assumption of
a protectorate over the Hawaiian islands.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, Mr.. Breckinridge, from the
committee on appropriations reported
an urgent deficiency bill, and gave no.
tice that he would call it up in the
morning.
Mr.. Patterson of the committee on
elections gave notice that he would call
up on the O'Neill-Joy contested election
case on Monday
Mr.. McCreary then called up his
Hawaiian resolution. Mr.. Reed, pur-
suing tilibustering tactics, made the
point or order that when the house
adjourned Tuesday night it adjourned
pending proceedings to enforce the at
tendance of absentees He contended
that the proceedings under the call did
not terminate with adjournment, and
that the only thing in order was the re-
port of the sergeant-at-arms. or, if the
chair held that all proceedings were ter
minated by adjournment, it also vacated
the order revoking leaves of absence and
instructing the sergeant -at-arms to tele-
graph for absentees. If the latter
order were carried out then the
ergeant-at-arms had exceeded his
authority in carrying out the orders and
his actions should be examined. He
offered the speaker either horn of the
dilemma. The speaker overruled the
point of order, holding that while all
proceedings under the call terminated
with adjournment, the order revoking
leaves of absence executed itself.
The roll was then called on the adop-
ton of the McCreary resolution. The
Republicans sat silent in their seats. If
the resolution We're to be passed they re-
solved that the Democrats should pro-
duce their own quorum. The vote on
the first roll call was III to 3-no
quorum.
When the vote was announced. Mr..
Springer raised the point of order that
there We're four vacant seats in the
house-177 instead of 119 should consti-
tute quorum
After some debate the point of order
was sustained, and the McCreary Ha-
walian resolution was declared passed.
Inc DlcGreary resolution censures
Minister Stevens course, approves the
presidents principle that American in
reference in Hawaii is contrary to our
institutions and prouounces against an
nexation or protectorate.
Took Another Vote.
BY unanimous consent it was decided
IN the house to have another roll call on
the adoption of the McCreary Hawaiian
resolution, and the speakers decision
was withdrawn.
When it became apparent Oh the sec
ond roll call that the Democrats would
have quorum the Republicans voted
against the resolution, and it was
to 10
Boutelle's Hawaiian resolution was
lost 81 to 1872. was
MIR. Bland moved to take up his sill
yer seignorase bill, in the house. Some
Of the Eastern Democrats and Republi- |
cans refusing to vote, broke quorum.
and call of the house was ordered |
' ote on taking up the bill stood 100 TOT. |
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE attention
d the senate was occupied for IL minutes
oy Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania in
he presentation of 80 OF more petitions
against the Wilson bill, and the readin~
u each petition by title, They came
rom manufacturers, operators and EN-
'loyers, representing nearly every Penn
ylvania industry affected by the pro-
,osed tariff reduction.
Senator Cameron also presented an
to the tariff bill, postponing
,ntll Jan. J., 1896, the date on which
ne proposed laws shall take effect
The federal election repeal bill was
hen taken up, and Senator Hoar Ren
lass.) took the floor in opposition to the
MEASURE. He said he was one of the
I'VE senators now in the chamber who
oted for this law in 1871. !