The Portland daily press., 1898-03-26
FIFTY.FIRST RECALLED.
Turbulent Scenes in the House Of
Representatives.
MEMBER HARTMANN WANTED TO
MAKE POLITICAL SPEECH.

Mr.. Boutelle Objected and the Result Was
First Class Row-The Minority Fill
clustered and the Naval Bill Went Over.
Washington, March 25.-The stirring
scenes of the 51st Congress when members
of the minority were charging down the
aisles protesting against the rulings OF
Speaker Reed were recalled today in the
turbulent protests made by the minority
against ruling of the Chair during che
consideration of the naval appropriation
BILL The ruling In effect, compelled
members to confine their remarks under
the five minute rule to the subject before
the House and was made against MIR.
Hartman, Silver Republican of Montana,
who attempted to make political speech.
The ruling was denounced as usurpation
and appeal after appeal was taken. When
all else failed every expedient was resorted
to block proceedings. As result but four
pages were disposed Of Before the bill
was taken up for amendment, Mr.. Foss,
Republican of Illinois, member of the
naval committee made general speech
in advocacy of the policy of building up
a strong and powerful navy
Washington, March 25-The public and
reserved galleries of the House were
thronged today in anticipation of dis
cussion of the Spanish crisis, during the
confederation of the naval appropriation
bill.
Under the order made yesterday the
general debate closed at one O'Clock today.
Mr.. FoSs, member OF the naval coln-
mittee, took the floor.
The eyes of the American people, he
said, were fixed upon the American navy
the defender of the living and the
guardian of the honor of the dead. With
glowing words he paid an eloquent
tribute to the brilliant achievements OF
our navy in the revolutionary war, the
war of 1912, and the war OF the rebellion,
eulogizing the deeds of John Paul Jones,
Decatur, Porter, Farragut and Dupont.
Helthen described the decay of the navy
after the war and the rebuilding of the
new navy which began under Secretaries
Chandler and Whitney. He made strong
plea for the policy of strengthening and
maintaining powerful navy.
At one clock the clerk began the
reading of the bill for the amendments
under the five minute rule.
Mr.. Stewart Republican of New Jersey,
paid high tribute to the crew of the
Maine. He said that before and since the
disaster in Havana, the people OF the
United States had suffered Spanish
humiliation. Something was needed to
arouse the nation and this House to the
condition Of Cuba, the result OF bloody
acts of Weyler and Spanish cruelty and
deceit. No matter what should be the
Judgment of the court OF inquiry. 1t was
the duty Of this Congress to declare Cuba
free and independent.
Mr.. Bartholdt, Republican of Missouri,
said that some European papers and their
echoes in this country said that the
foreign born citizens of this country
would be a menace to the United states
in case Of war with foreign country He
resented this in the strongest possible
manner. The flag of the United States
was the flag of it's adopted citizens.
Mr.. Hartman, Silver Republican of
Montana, created diversion by deliver
ing five minute speech satirizing the
Republican party and when under cover
of second pro-forma amendment he at
tempted to proceed, Mr.. Boutelle called
him to order. He made the point that
Mr., Hartman's remarks were not perth
nent to the amendment. A lively parlia-
mentary wrangle followed, when the
chair sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Bailey insisted that there could be
no limitation upon the attitude of debate
in committee of the whole on the state of
the Union.
Mr.. Boutelle pointed distinction be-
tween general debate in committee of the
whole and debate under the five minute
rule.
Mr.. Bailey appealed from the decision
of the chair, and in doing 20 warned the
Republican members that such ruling
If not reversed would come back to plague
them. From time immemmorial it had
been the custom to make pro forma
amendments. It was impossible to make
remarks to pro forma amendment perth
nent.
Mr.. Sherman, Republican of New York
who was in the chair, cited several
precedents in support of his rulings. Mr..
Boutelle and Mr.. Bailey had several live
Iy exchanges, at the conclusion of one OF
which, Mr.. Bailey said he had noticed
ever since the disaster to the gallant ship
which bore the name of the state from
which he hailed, that the gentleman from
Maine had been laboring under great ex-
element.
II have feared,' said he, "that
similar occurrence would happen to the
gentleman himself. If it should have oc-
CURED there Is no doubt that the explosion
would have been from the inside
daughter aud applause.)
81 hope it would not be as disastrous to
me as 1t seems to have been to the gentle
man from Texas retorted Mr.. Boutelle.
Mr.. McMillin, Democrat of Tennessee,
said that while the members of the ma
iority seemed willing to make almost
any concession to cut off free speech in
the House, he hardly thought they would
be willing to make the surrender involved
in the ruling of the chair. The old beaten
path of allowing freedom of speech in tine
House should be adhered to-
Mr.. Paine, Republican of New York,
defended the ruling of the chair, arguing
that the House should enforce its rules
and get down to business. The rule, he
said, was SO plain that he had not be-
lieved there could be any controversy up
on the subject.
After the debate ON Mr.. Bailey's appeal
had run on for an hour, Mr.. Boutelle
moved to close the debate on the appeal.
Instantly point Of order was made
against Mr. Boutelle's motion which was
oVerruled. Party feeling ran high. The
vote was taken on Mr.. Boutelle's motion
to close DEBATE on the appeal, and carried
Ill to So.
The vote then came upon the appeal
from the decision of the chair and the
chair was sustained-120 to 90.
Mr.. Hartman, after this two hours
wrangle, again got the floor, and was
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