The San Francisco call., 1898-03-26
Carter of Montana Tries in Vain to Make a Speech Against
 the Measure.
Speaker Reed Has Many Encounters With Filibusters, but Is Up-
 held by the Majority.
Call Office, Riggs House,


 testing against the rules of Speaker Reed, were recalled to-day in the tur- bulent protests made by the minority against the ruling of the chair during the consideration of the naval appro priation bill. The ruling in effect com pelled members to conf1ne their re- marks, under the minute rule, to the subject before the House and was made against Hartman (Sil. R.) Of Montana, who attempted to make po- litical speech. The ruling was de- nOunced as a usurpatiOn and appeal after appeal was taken. When all else failed, every eXpedient was resorted to to block progress with the bill. AS result but four pages were disposed of.
 Before the bill was taken up for amendment Foss (R) of Illinois, member of the Naval Committee. made general speech in advocacy Of the policy of building up strong and powerful navy. The eyes of the Amer ican people, he said, were fixed upon the American navy, the defender of the living and guardian of the honor Of the dead If an emergency was upon us the American navy was ready to meet 1t. With glowing words he paid an eloquent tribute to the brilliant achievements of our navy in the Revo- lutionaTy war, the war of 1912 and the war of the rebellion, eulogiZing the deeds of John Paul Jones. Decatur Perry. Porter, Farragut and Dupont He then described the decay of the navy after the war and the rebuilding of the new navy, which began under Secretaries Chandler and Whitney.
 Bartholdt (R.) of Missouri said that some European papers and their echoes in this country said that the foreign born citizens of this country would be n hn mi of war with foreign country. He re- sented this in the strongest possible manner. The flag of the United States was the flag of its adopted citizens.
 Hartman created the diversion which caused the blocking of business during the rest of the day by delivering a five minute speech, satirizing the Republi- can party, and when, under cover of a second pro forma amendment, he at tempted to proceed, Boutelle called him to order. He made the point that Hartman's remarks were not pertinent to the amendment. A lively parlia- mentary wrangle followed, when the chair sustained a point of order.
 After the debate on appeal had run on for an hour. BouteIIe moved to close the debate on the appeal Instantly a point or order was made against Bou- telle's motion, which was overruled Party feeling ran high. The vote was
  bate on the appeal and carried-111 to 95.
 The vote then came upon the appeal from the decision of the chair, and the chair was sustained-120 to 92.
 Hartman then changed his tactics and arose to a point of personal privi- lege.
 Dingley made the point that no ques- tion of personal privilege could be rais- ed in committee of the whole Pending a decision upon Dingley's point of or der Hartman was allowed to proceed, flushed face. Hartman shouted out that he would refuse to be intimidated by the gentleman from Maine
 Thereupon Payne called him to or der and the chair ordered him to take his seat.
 Bailey moved that he be allowed to proceed in order" The motion was opposed by the majority and defeated -91-110.
 The minority then inaugurated a f1li- buster, demanding a vote by tellers on the pro forma amendment to which Hartman had been speaking
 Payne made the point that the de- mand was dilatory, and was sustained. The chair also sustained a similar point against an appeal. A moment later. when another demand was made for tellers and 1t was denied. Bailey de-
 
 init us to verify the count" he de- clared, you destroy the last safeguard of the minority. A dishonest man in the chair, and there have been dishon- est men in the chair. could defeat the will of this House. I am frank to say that my purpose in inaugurating this filibuster was to consume twice as much time as you denied the gentleman from Montana, and l intend to do 1t every time you deny q reasonable de- mand." Democratic applause.)
 Denunciatory speeches were made by McMillin (D.) of Tennessee and Bland D.) of Missouri, and the scenes of ex- citement and confusion were reminis- cent of the sensational days of the Fifty-first Congress.
 The chair nnally announced that he did not desire to deprive any mem- Der of a right honestly demanded If the gentleman from Texas would state that the demand for tellers was made in good faith he would entertain the demand.
 T repel as an insult" retorted Bailey, that demand from the occu- pant of the chair. The chair has no right to ask me to disclose my motive, and you and all the power behind you cannot compel me to say what my mo- tives are" Democratic applause.)
 Thereupon the chair insisted upon his ruling, and the reading of the bill proceeded. At the end or the nrSt para graph read, Hartman again offered pro forna amendment, and after some predatory remarks in denunciation of what he characterized as an attempt to throttle free speech was proceed ing with the speech he began hours before, when he was again called to order.
 Hartman was requested to take his seat, while the confusion and parlia- mentary struggle went on. At last Bailey moved that Hartman be per mitted to explain. The motion was de- feated by vote of 1o4 to 116.
 Debate was then closed on the para graph, and as soon as the next para graph was read, with dozen Demo crats on their feet demanding recogni- ton, the chair recognized Boutelle who moved that all debate on the para graph be closed.
 How can debate be closed before It is begun?" asked Williams OO of Mis- amid laughter.
 The turbulent scenes continued the remainder of the day, the minority re- sisting every step in the progress of the bill. Only four pages were disposed of.