Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-05
STILL NO QUORUM.
The House Unable to Take Up the
Tariff Bill.
SOME LIVELY PROCEEDIN eS.
Mr.. BouteIIe Brushed Aside by the
Speaker.
THE RULE REP o r T E D

The flibustering of the last two days had
the effect Of bringing large attendance to
the House today. In spite Of the rainy
weather there was a crowd in the galleries
and there appeared to be pretty full
representation en- the floor. The demo-
cratic side Of the chamber was far from
overlooking, although Col Ike Hill. the
assistant sergeant-at-arms. who Is gener-
ally known as the democratic whip" had
succeeded, as he thought, in securing the
attendance Of % democrats who had been
| absent yesterday.
Immediately after the reading of yester-
days journal Mr.. Boutelle CMe.) tried to
resume his tactics Of yesterday and the
day before. By his efforts to obtain con-
sideration for his Hawaiian resolution he
precipitated a sharp contest with the
Speaker.
Mr.. BOutelle Again.
Mr.. Catchings Cdiss.) was trying to OBJ
tain recognition at the same time and,
though the Speaker had recognized him.
Mr.. Boutelle continued to demand consid-
GRAFTON Of his resolution. He stated that
his resolution was still pending. as it was
Enacted upon when the House adjourned
yesterday. and that as it was a privileged
resolution 1t should have preference over
all other business.
The Speaker replied that he had recog-
nized the gentleman from Mississippi CMr.
Catchings), who wished to make a report
from the committee on rules, and that such
resolutions were of the highest privilege
and took precedence over all other priv
iieged resolutions.
Mr.. Boutelle insisted that his resolution
was before the House and had not yet been
disposed of. and asked the Speaker where
1t had gone. The Speaker replied that on
the question Of its consideration no quorum
had voted.
Mr.. Boutelle-"Yesterday the House failed
to decide what would be done with it.
Where has that resolution gone. Mr.. Speak
er?'
The Speaker with slight show Of irrita-
tion)-''lt Is exactly where 1t was"
Not Yet Satisfied.
The Speaker was meanwhile violently
pounding with his gavel in a vain effort to
restore order, but Mr.. Bouteile was not to
be satisfied with such a disposition of his
question, and continued to demand recogni-
ton.
Mr. Burrows (Afich.) then Joined in the
melee. and he and Mr.. Boutelle took a po-
sition at the foot OF the first aisle and en-
deayored to get the Speakers eye.
The Speaker refused to recognize any one
which was finally secured.
Immediately afterward Mr.. Burrows was
recognized. and stated that he wished to
reserve all objections against the resolution
about to be offered
Mr.. Boutelle. however, was not so easily
disposed OF, and said dehantly that he
thought he was entitled to an answer from
the chair.
The Speaker announced firmly that he had
recognized the gentleman from Mississippi
{Mr. Catchings) and directed the clerk to
read the resolution which he had offered.
MIR. Catching's Resolution.
The resolution was then read. at first amid
a great uproar in the House, which gradu-
ally subsidized. It is as follows:
Resolved, That after the passage of this
resolution the House shall meet at II o. clock
am; that, beginning today, without inter-
vening motion except conference reports
and reports from the committee on rules
the journal shall be read. business under
clause 1, rule "a, shall be disposed of, the
Speaker shall call the committee for reports
and then the House shall resolve itself into
the committee of the whole House on the
states of the Union for the consideration of
House bill 1914; that general debate on said
bill shall be limited to the hour of adjourn
ment on Wednesday, the 10th Of January
that on Thursday, the 18th day of January
present, said bill shall be read through and
ment in any part thereof; that on Thurs
day, the 25th day Of January at the hour
OF II O'Clock noon, said bill, with all amend.
ments recommended by or that may be
pending in the committee Of the whole, shall
be reported to the House; that the previous
question shall be then considered, ordered
upon pending amendments and the bill to
Its passage and lay on the table; that, be-
ginning with Monday, at the hour of 5:3C
O'Clock each day, the Houge shall take q
recess until o'clock, the evening session to
be devoted to general debate on said bill
only General leave to print remarks on
said bill is hereby given. That without
other motion, the vote shall then be taken
on pending amendments. on the engross.
ment and third reading, on motion to re-
commit with or without instructions, should
such motion be made on the final passage
of the bill and on a motion to reconsider
The order having been read Mr.. Burrows
CMich.) raised the question of consideration,
but the Speaker announced that under for
mer rulings the question of consideration
could not be raised upon report from the
committee on rules. Mr.. Boutelle appealed
from the decision Of the chair, but the
Speaker refused to entertain the appeal.
Mr.. Burrows then stated in a quiet way
that he wished to ask Mr.. Catchings wheth-
er the rule just read had had its inception
on the floor Of the House or in the commit
tee on rules. Mr.. Catchings replied that it
had originated in the committee on rules.
Mr.. Burrows Point.
r.
that the committee on rules had the power
to originate rules and that such had been
the ruling of the chair some time ago. Con-
tinuing, he said that under rule IL provi-
sion is made for the disposition Of all pro-
positions introduced in the House Of Repre-
sentatives directing to what committee
they should be referred and that clause 81
specifically provided that all propositions
touching the rules on joint rules and order
Of business should be referred to the COM
mittee on rules. This was a proposition
which not only related to the order of bust
ness, but involved change in the rules Of
the House. In particular 1T affected the
rule which provided for the daily meeting
of the House at L. o'clock, and the practice,
which had grown into a rule, that no
speech could be printed in the Rec
ord unless delivered in the House. The
proposition under consideration changed the
the rule, and went beyond the order of
business, question of order of business; and
he contended that all such propositions
should have their inception in the House
and be referred to a committee on rules.
That not having been done, Mr.. Burrows
submitted that the committee on rules had
no Jurisdiction, and could not bring in any
ings. He asserted that that committee mad
no more jurisdiction or right to do such a
thing than any other committee of the
House. The rule providing that all such
propC sitions should be referred to the COM