The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-05

nassh cxer ire senate amendment 70 TIE
naval APPROPRIATION nsH. reducing TIE rrvn-
he- OF hattI@snsps provided for IN that cial
from four TO two. occurred In the house
today. when BcuteIis. chairman Of tse
naval committee moved to nen-ccncur IA
All the senate amendments and reQues,
conference OF the senate Bo1ieIle UNDER
took 70 chastlse some of the senators for
their moons lstency. He referred 70 the
war sca-es Of tire past ard the 5eaiscose
resolutions introduced IN the senate. and
then sarezsftczily contrzSted the war talk
of some OF the senator's with their voting
30 reduce the number OF hatflexhspS pro
vidssl for In the bill Quizg. Rep, ~. T..
called Boateiie 20 order for criticissng
members Of the upper house, and mas sus-
tanned By the chair after some very Lively
sparTing. Boutslie. however. accomplished
all he had intended. despite the chairs r1l-
ing. Subsequently, Saysrs. Of Texas. nov
ed to concur In the senate arnendrent re-
dsc!ng the number Of batsieshi2s. but BY
consent tas motion went over without ac-
tton untn tomorrow, when II IS likely that
the whole question os.iarge appropriations
al this tine for strengthening the rayy VIII
be -eopened and ventilated
Quite number Of hElls were PASSED dur
ing the day, mostly OF minor importance.
Among them were balls for the protection
of yacht owners and ship builders. and 10
Of $50 per month
Boutel.e. chairman OF the committee on
naval affairs. moved that the house nom
concur IN the senate amendments TO the
naval appropriations and reques: confer
ence. Boutelle proceeded, in connection
with his motion, to cali attention to the ac-
ton OF the senate In reducing the number
Of battis<h3ps provided IN the bili from
four TO two. He characterized the senates
action as "a remarkable change OF 'front.'
He referred 10 the fact that when four bat
tieshsps were provided for by the house the
public mind had been greatly iufiamed
and excited by wars and rumors of wars"
The senate. he argued. had contributed
largely to this state of the public mind He
rehearsed briefly the wariIke message Of
the president with reference to Venezuela
ard the precipitate action of the house and
senate He went on 70 refer TO the "re-
markabie and extraordinary proposition"
advanced In the senate to maintain this
moved and aggressive attitude" He brief
ly sketched the bis introduced by Chand-
Ter for the purchase OF 3ia6 90 90 of war
materiA. the resolution OF Hale for calling
out the naval reserves and the purchase
Of vessels. and all the other bills and reso-
iutions introduced bearing on the Cliban
question He quoted from Vests speech
ia the senate, In which the Missouri sena-
tor referred to Spain as ''toofhless old
a
great excitement throughout Spain.
He WAS processing to read Senator Mills
resolution when Quigg. of New York.
jumped to his feet and called BouteIie to
order for violating the rule which provides
that members OF the house shall not critl-
else the proceedings of the senate
THE chair has the impression that the
point OF order Is well faken," Speaker Reed
said. amid some applause.
xsksA
declaring that the idea that a member
could not read from the records of the sen
ate or any other legislative body on earth
was a "monsgrous r.o5rs.tiou.' He said
he was amazed at such an infantiie point
of order.
Speaker Reed explained cooily and cour-
teotsiy 10 Boutelie the rule which prohfb-
its members OF the house from criticising
members of the senate, and the reason for
the rule.
Boutele still contended that the speaker
should define his privileges. but the speak
er declined further than to say that he
could proceed in ORDER
With this indefinite license Boutelie was
not content. and again asked the speaker
TO tell him whether he could read from the
Record. He did not want TO be INTERRUPTED
again. he said, by the 'superserviceahIe
zeal OF certain members who bobbed up on
every occasion" Boutelle then moved to
non-corcur IN the amendments.
Cannon, chairman OF the appropriations
committee. gave notice that he would de-
mand vote in the house on the senate
amendment to reduce the number of bat
tleshspS.
After some spa-rmg Saye-< entered a
motion 70 concur in that particular amend
nent. after which 1t was arranged that
the matter should go over until tornor-
row, when the vote VIII be taken.
Flicker moved Z, suspend the rules and
pass resolution setting aside Wednesday.
the sth. and Wednesday. the isth. for the
consideration Of private pension bills. un-
der a rule allowing ten minutes debate
on each bill The Democrats resisted the
motion. and when the roll was called ,hs
quorum failed. Ti-44. and thereupon the
house adjourned.