Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-11

Boutelle. in fierce tones. insisted tb.t
his point of order should he s,,hm;ttad
directly TO the house.
1t is notorious, he went ON holly
that this question which has been no
tore the house is essential To its Iii.
nlty. The hagr7lnt act committed Inv
the executive abroad are known IN
every member and it is also known
that now the presidents disgraceful
policy has eliminated.
AT this point McMillin vainly at
tempted To call Boutelle To order hut
the gentleman from Maine continued
ln're impetuously than ever.
If my point Of order does not inter
Vene, he proceeded 10 say. then these
proceedings can bar out everything
even impea chment proceedings; even a
message from the president declaring
that he usurped imperial power. The
house would be absolutely monarched."
Speaker Crisp in ruling out Boutelle's
point of order went into an elaborate
discussion of the parliamentary stu
alton In order. he said. To give life
and effect to the privilege of the
house to change its own rules. the rules
require that when Il proposition to
change the rules is before the house
nothing shall be in order except a mo
ton to adjourn. If the gentleman
from Maine can invoke an existing
rule to prevent it from proceeding to
lh.lr Of
house ties itself hand and foot. II the
house feels its dignity aSsailed by the
speaker or by the executive. then the
house can vote down this report and
the chair will recognize Boutelle to call
up his resolution
Boutelle tried to continue but Speak
er Crisp refused to recognize him fur
Their Boutelle was still clamoring
when Reed arose to parliamentary
inquiry desiring to know whether the
speaker refused to entertain Boutelle'S
appeal on the ground that it was di-
latory. The speaker replied that he
had simply given Routelle Il hearing
on the point upon which he had ruled
on two previous occasions in the behalf
that possibly he had something new
TO present.
The colloquOy between the speaker
and Reed continued for some time
The speaker then stated that the pre-
vlouS question. or the report from the
committee on rules. had been demand
ed and Il vote was taken. The rep,tb-
licans. too. refused to vote as they did
last week and several democrats, head
ed by Sperry. of Connecticut, also de
clined to answer to their names
The demand for the previous ques-
ton on taking up of the tariff bill was
carried. Is to 0, ten more than quo
rum. Thirty minutes for debate is
allowed under the rules.
Immediately after the adoption of
the rule committees report. Chairman
Wilson rose and opened the debate on
the tariff bill. Wilson said that the
American people had given this adj
miniStratiOn definite instructions re
garding the tariff The bill about to
be considered presents ii scheme for
tariff reform 10 be dealt with accord
inc to the deliberate Judgment of the
house. Covering 50 wide a field OF
legiSla ton and dealing with so many
subjects, the bill must necessarily rep
resent in its details some compromise
opinion. If the bill is passed by con
gress, under the present condition at
least. it must necessarily represent
such compromise. The great CONNER
cial panic which has come upon the
country, paralyZing so many industries
and throwing so many thousands out
of employment, has made the task Of
reform more difficult. When could we
with greater benefit take some of the
when production is suppressed by bur
dens and trade hampered by reStric-
tons
Wilson spoke at some length, recit-
ing the advantage of the different por-
tons of the bill as he sees them.
Catchings opened the debate for the
democrats and was replied to by Reed,
who urged that there was no necessity
for crowding this measure.
A special order fixing on January
Doth for vote on the Wilson bill was
adopted, 175 to I.
The serGeant-at-arms' report was
then read. showing the arrest of forty
members. Catchings said that the OBJ
ject for which the warrants were is
sued had been accomplished and NOV
ed the discharge Of all those in custO-
dy The motion was carried without
objection. At ; O'Clock the house took
recess until night.
The night session was devoted to
set speeches. At the conclusion of the
speech of Mr.. Bowers of California,
the house adjourned.