The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-26

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WASHINGTON, D. c..March 25.-The
stirring scenes Of the Fifty. first Con-
gress when members OF the minority
wero charging down the aisles protest.
Ing against the rulings Of Speaker Reed
were recalled to-day in the turbulent
protests made by the minority against
a ruling OF the chair during the consid-
Grafton OF the naval appropriation bill,
The ruling IN effect compelled members
to conine their remarks under the ave
minute rule to the subject before the
house, aud was made against Mr.. Hart
man, ts!lver Republican, Mont). who
attempted TO make a political speech,
The ruling was denounced as a usurpa-
tlon, and appeal after appeal was taken.
When all else failed every expedient
was resorted 10 TO block progress with
the bill, AS result but four pages
were disposed Of.
d Mr.. Hartman created the diversion
which caused the blocking OF business
during most of the day. by delivering q
five minute speech satirizinS the Re-
publican party, and when, under coy
er of q second pro forma amendment ne
attempted to proceed, Mr.. Boutelle CALI
ed him to order, He made the point
that Mr.. Hartman's remarks were not
pertinent to the amendment. a lively
parliamentary wrangle followed. when
the chair sustained the point OF order.
After the debate on the appeal had
run on for: an hour. Mr.. Boutelle moved
TO close the debate. on the appeal. In
stantiy point OF order was made
against Mr.. Bou,elle's motion which
was overruled Party feeling ran high.
The vote was taken on Mr. Bouteile's
motion to close debate on the appeal,
and carried, Ill to %. 4 .ss.! !.
The vote then came upon the appeal
from the decision OF the chair and the
chair was sustained 120 to %. ssl5.
Nc. Hartman after this two hours
.wrangle, again got the floor. and start
ed the proceedings with the speech
which had been interrupted. Mr. Bou-
telle again interposed q point OF order.
II was again sustained. and when Mr..
Bailey again appealed the point was
made that the appeal was d!latory and
the chair declined to entertain, the APP
peal.
S Mr.. Hartman, then changed his tactics
and rose TO a question OF personal priv
ilege. <
alr. Dingley made the point that no
question OF privilege could be raised in
committee. of the whole.
Pending decision upon Mr.. Ding
iey's point of order, Mr.. Hartman was
allowed to proceed. but Mr.. Payne OBJ
jected, whereupon with flushed face Mr..
Hartman shouted out that he would re-
fuse to be intimidated BY the gentleman
from Maine. Thereupon Mr. Payne
called him to order and the chair or
dered him 10 take his seat.
Mr.. Bailey moved that he be allowed
to proceed In order" The motion was
opposed by the majority and defeated,
ITO 10.
The minority then inaugurated a fill
buster, demanding vote by tellers on
tho pro forma amendment, to which Mr..
Hartman had been speaking. Mr..
Payne made the point that the demand
was dilatory and was sustained. The
chair also sustained a similar point
against an appeal
a moment later, when another de-
mand was made for tcllers and It was
denied, AR. Bailey denounced the rul-
ing, "If you do not permit us to veri-
fF the count" he declared, '.you destroy
the last safeguard OF the minority. A
dishonest man In the chair, and there
have been dishonest men in the chair.
could defeat the will OF this house. I
an frank to say that my purpose in In
.augurating this fllibuster was to con-
sumo twice as much time as you denied
the gentleman from Montana, and I In.
tend to do It every time you deny rea-
sonable demand" Democratic ap-
plause).
Messrs. McMillin. (Dem., Tenn.), and
Bland, (Dem., MOI, and the. scenes OF
excitement and confusion were remi-
nisceut Of the sensational days OF the
Fifty-frst Congress.
The chair finally announced that he
did not desire to deprive any member O {
n right honestly demanded. II the gem
tleman from Texas would state that
the demand for tel!crs was madc In
good faith he would entertain the de-
mand l 'sr,a,. So
'I repcl as on Insult retorted Mr..
Bailey, 'ihat demand from the occu-
pant OF the chair. The chair has no
night TO asl; mo TO disclose nv motive
and you and all the mower behind vnr
cannot compel me to saw whnt INV mo-
tives are."5 Democratic applauseI.
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eteupo'' ''i'e e'iAi'' 5a i'isis'eu upon ms
ru!iLs ana the reaclns OF the piil pro-