Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-12
TARIFF DEBATE BEGUN.
Hot Session of the House Boutclle
Crisp and Reed Scrap

Washington. Jan. S.-Whcn the
house met today the chances appeared
that the deadlock for lack of a demo
cratic quorum would be broken and the
tariff debate would begin today.
Deputies of the vsergcant-at-arnS had
brought back to Washington enough
members under arrest to fill the quo
rum. Roll call was answered to by IT'S
members.
AS soon as the reading of the journal
was completed the speaker recognized
Catchings to call up a report from
the committee on rules. Boutelle de-
manded recognition to call up his reso-
luton to the effect that the presidents
Hawaiian policy invaded the rights
and dignities Of the house.
The speaker was disposed to ignore
him as he has done on the two previous
days, but this morning Boutelle made
the Point of order, the speaker, in at
tempting to give precedence to the re
port from the committee on rules over
the question of privilege himself in
vaded the privileges, dignity and honor
Of the house, and this point having
been made the question must be sub
mitted to the house itself to determine
whether it's privileges are absolutely
abrogated.
The startling nature Of this point of
order caused the greatest excitement
and confusion. The members crowded
down about the speakers rostrum
Boutelle, in fierce tones, insisted that
his point of order should be submitted
directly to the house.
1t is notorious, he went OH hotly,
that this question, which has been be-
fore the house is essential to it's dig
nifty. The fragrant acts committed by
the executive abroad are known to
every member aud it is also known
that how the presidents disgraceful
policy has eliminated.
At this point McMillin vainly at
tempted to call BOutelle to order but
the gentleman from Maine continued
more impetuously than ever.
IF my point of order does not inter
vene" he proceeded to say then these
proceedings can bar out everything,
tNtu Impeachment pIOCetulHSS, even II
message from the president declaring
that he usurped imperial power The
house would be absolutely monarched' -
Speaker Crisp in ruling On 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 re-
quire that when a proposition to
change the rules is before the house
nothing shall be in order except a mo-
ton to adjourn. eff the gentleman
from Maine can invoke an existing
rule to prevent it from proceeding to
consider a change of rules, then the
house ties itself hand and foot. If 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
further. 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 1t was di-
latory. The speaker replied that he
had simply given BouteIle q hearing
OIL the point upon which he had ruled