The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-26


scenes of the Fifty-tirst congress. when
uemhars Of the minority were charging
down the aisIes protesting against the
rulings OF Speaker Reed. were recalled
today in turbulent protests made by the
minority against the ruling of Reed dur
ing the consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill. The ruling In effect COM
PEELED the members to coaiine their re-
marks under the iiye-minute rule 10 the
subject before the house. and was made
against Hartman OF Montana, who at
tempted to make political speech.
The ruling was denounced as an usurpa-
ton and appeal after appea, was taken.
When all else failed. every expedient was
resorted to TO block progress with the
bill. AS a result but four pages were dis
posed Of
Before the bill was taken up for amend
ment Foss of illinois. member of the
naval committee. made a general speech
in advocacy of the policy OF building up
a strong and powerful navy. The eyes Of
the American people. he said. were fixed
upon the American navy. the defender OF
the living and the guardian of the homer
of the dead. II an emergency Was upon
US. the American navy was ready TO meet
it. With glowing words he paid elo-
qaent tribute to the brilliant achievements
of our navy In the revolutionary war, the
war of 1872 and the war OF the rebellion,
eulogizing the deeds OF John Paul Jones,
Decatur. Perry. Porter. Farragut and Du-
pont. lie then described the decay OF the
navy after the war. and the rebuilding of
the new navy which began under Secre-
taries Chandler and Whitney.
Bartholdt OF Missouri said that some
/ European papers and their echoes in this
country said that the foreign-bor citizens
of the country would he a menace TO The
United States in case OF war with q for
eign country. He resented this In the
strongest possible manner The flag OF
the United States was the flag OF lis
adopted citizens.
Hartman created the diversion which
caused the blocking OF business during
the rest Of the day by delivering a FIVE
minute speech satrizing the Republican
party. and when. under cover OF second
pro forma amendment. he attempted to
proceed, Boutelle called him 10 c:der.
making the poin. that Har,man's remarks
were hot pertinent to the amendment A
lively party wrangle followed when the
chair sustained the point Of order
After the debate on the appeal had run
on for an hour Bouteile moved 10 close the
debate on the appeal. Instantly q point
OF order was made agains: Bau.elie's mo-
ton. wi,ie. was overruled. Parry feeling
ran hisa. The vote was taken on Bou-
telle's r.7icn TO close debate or the appeal
and car I'd III to IS.
The vole tfen came up M ihc appeal
from the decision Of the char. and the
chair was sustained. 10, TO g.
Hartman. after this two hours wraagie.
again got the floor and was proceeding
with the speech which had been i..serrupt-
ed when Boutelie again interposes. point
OF order. II was again sustained. and
when Eailey again appealed, the POINT was
r1at.e that the appeal was di..a&ory, and
the chair refused TO en.er.ain "a
Hartman then changed kls sacf.~s ard
arosc 10 QUESTION of pe"sonal privilege
Dfngley .a4,.e the point tiGt a question
OF privileg. could rot nc raiSe1. Ia COM
mlltee Of he whole
Pending decision on Dingiey point cf
order, Hs: nan vas aiioa a =, proceed,
but Payne objected. sheTeuson. with
flushed face Hartman shouted that he
! refused 10 be In,lnidated b. the gentleman
from Maine.
Thereupon Payne called him 10 order
and she chair ordered Hartman 10 take
his scat.
Bailey moved hat he be allowed TO pro-
ceea -'tn order" The motion was opposed
by the majority and defeated, ~ to iIe.
The minority tnen inangaratei a filibus-
ter. demanding s. vote hy teiiers on the
pro forms amendment 80 whieh Hartman
had been speaking.
Payne made rue point that The demand
was dslatery and was sustained Tire
chair assa sustained a similar pesft against
AZ appesi
4 mcneas later wh-n another demand
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