The morning times., 1896-05-05

The House will meet today with the /
white flag or truce flying, and battle OF |
words begun yesterday afternoon, but |
suspended over night, viii be fought TO a !
finish.
Quite little outbreak OF beIligerency, or !
insubordination. was developed in con
nection with the naval appropriation bail. |
which was reported with the Senate amend |
ments anda conference requested. Chairman
Boutelle. of the Naval Affairs Committee.
took occasion 70 make some extended /
remarks. in which he referred especially
to the reduction of battleships from four TO
two. and while in that vein read from the
Congressional Record to show that Sena-
tor Mills spoke one way and voted another.
He was proceeding 10 read the joint resO-
luton introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Mills providing that the United States shall
take forcible possession OF Cuba and hold
the island until the reyolutionists should
organize a suitable government when Mr..
Quigg made the point of order that the
gentleman could not criticise or comment
upon the action OF the Senate.
MAINE DELEGATES DISAGREE.
During the long wrangle that folio wed it
| was frequently in evidence that there was
! much dissension in the Maine family, and
that no especial care was taken to laundry
! the linen at home. Messrs. BouteIle and
| Reed had several protracted arguments,
! and when Mr.. Milliken sought 10 interrupt
| Mr.. Boutelle, that gentleman turned him
| down with the utmost vigor and appealed
! TO the chair for protection from the inter-
| ference OF his colleague. Some sharp words
We're exchanged between these two, but
they eluded the official reporter.
The point OF order raised by Mr.. Quigg
/ was discussed by Mr.. Grow and Mr.. Bou-
| tele-the latter contending that he had
! the right as Representative to read from
| the Record what had occurred ia the other
body.
Speaker Reed stated that in his opinion
! the POINT OF order was well taken. He
| quoted from JefferSon'S manual para
| graph, which was the founda ton, he said,
of the rule in question. The reason for it
/ was that proceedings in the two houses
should proceed orderly and without friction.
| because legislation to become law must
have the sanction Of both houses. Criticism
uttered where a man could not reply to IT
| would be naturally more offensive than
/ where it could be replied to. and for that
reason. said the Speaker, it was even more
| necessary, that proper relations should he
| maintained with the other body ttan that
| relations should obtain aIfong members Of
| the House.
EOUTELLE on BIS DIGNITY
Mr.. Boutele said it seemed 10 him that
the suggestion contained IN the POINT or
order was 50 monstrous that he would Not
diguifyit by discussion. The infan1iie point,
II maintained, would preClE,ie memueT o!
the Eouse from quoting from message ~
the Presidcat or decision u the supreme
Court.
Mr. Grow stated that his view OF the rule
to be that while aur dI,cuS,lUn was pending
or Troceciing IN either body, 20 could rot
Ue referred to ia the other. Pax after II
had been printed IN the Record u could be
read by any member d history. but could
cot be commented uprn. tie Hored JhaJ
/ tn" gentleman from Maine. Mr. Eoutelle.
be permitted TO proceed "a order
Mr. EouteIie statrd that he did not de-
! sire TO ayaH himself or the privilege ia
that manner. II he could not read from ? he
| Record what a Senator had Seid and state
how he voted On the naval appropriation
| bill ht. did not care to address the House.
| An animated and somewhat humorous col
| loquy followed between the Speaker and
Ar. Eoutclie. as To how the latter should
proceed The former finally succeeded IN
putting Mr.. Grows motion and declaring
| IL carried.
BATfLE-SHIP DISCUSSION DEFERRED.
Mr. Pouteile took the floor aud read the
| concluding sentences or Senator Mills
speech on the Cuban question. But he
would not. he said. N Difference 10 the
views OF the chair. having nS doubt in his
own mind, however, of the proprety OF the
| course. state how the Senator had voted
| upon the proposition to reduce the number
OF new battle-ships from four 10 two. Re
| moved TO non-concur in the Senate amend
ments 10 the bill, and consent to con-
ference.
Mr. Savers moved that the House concur
in that amendment reducing the number
OF hattIeships from four to two. This
promised to cause extended debdte, and at
the suggestion OF Mr.. Dingiey. in order that
the day should not be lost for suspension. it
! was agreed that the matter should so over
until today.
PROTECTION OF YACHT OWN ERS.
Mr.. Payne moved TO suspend the rules
| aud pass bill for the protection OF yacht
| owners and ship builders OF the United
states by adding to the provisions of sec
J ton 4216, Revised Statutes, which per
! fDits yachts belonging to foreign yacht
club to enter or leave any American port
without clearing or entering at tie custom
house or paying tonnage tax. the pro-
vision That the privileges of this section
shall not extend to any yacht built outside
| of the United States and owned chartered
or used by citizen OF the United States. y
The til was advocated by Mr.. Payne and
Mr.. Fowler and opposed by Mr.. Bartlett
| of New York. 1t was passed.
Mr.. Picker moved to suspend the rules
and pass q resolution setting apart May
aud 13 for the consideration of private
penSiol bills, ten minutes debate helm G
| allo wed on each bill. A vote On the res
olution demonstrated the lack of quorum
and at 5:O5 O'Clock the House adjourned.
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