Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-26
~ lIO aUiLs
Members of House Minority De-
mouse Speakers Ruling
MADE AGAINST HARTMAN.
Forced Members to Confine Re-
marks Under 5-Minute Rule
to Subject Before House.
Stirring Scenes of 5Ist Congress Recalled
During Consideration of Naval Appro-
priation B-Repartees and
Personal Attacks.

scenes of the 51st congress when mem
bers of the minority were charging
down the aisles protesting against the
rulings Of Speaker Reed, were recalled
today in the turbulent protests made bv
the minority against a ruling of the
chair during the 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 Mr.. Hartman (rep..
MONTH who attempted to make a poll
Lcal speech. The ruling was denounced
as usurpation, and appeal after appeal
was taken. When all else failed, every
eXpedfent was resorted to to block nro-
ceeding with the bill. AS a result but
Iour pages were disposed of. Before the
Dill was taken up for amendment, Mr..
Foss rep, IllS.,) a member of the naval
committee, made a general speech in ad-
Vocacy of the policy of building up a.
strong and powerful navy
AT l o'clock the clerk began the read
ing of the bill for amendment under the
five minute rule
Mr Stewart Gep., N. J.) paid a high
tribute to the crew Of the Maine. 1t was
the duty of this congress to declare Cuba
free and independent
Mr. Bartholdt (rep., No. 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 resent
ed this in the strongest possible manner.
The flag Of the United States was the
flag of it's adopted citizens.
Mr.. Hartman (silver rep, Mont
created a diversion by delivering a five
minutes speech, satirizing the republi-
can party, and, when under cover Of a
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 peril
nent to the amendment. A lively par
liamentary wrangle followed, when the
chair sustained the point Of order
Mr.. Bailey insisted that there could
he no limitation upon the latitude of
debate in committee of the whole on
the state of the union.
Mr.. Boutelle pointed a 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 so warned
the republican members that such a
ruling, if not reversed would come back
to plague them. From time immemorial
It had been the custom to make pro
forma amendments. 1t was impossible
to make remarks to a pro forma
amendment pertinent Mr.. Sherman
Tep., N. ", who was In the chair,
cited several precedents in support of his
ruling.
Mr. Boutelle and Mr.. Bailey had sew
eral lively exchanges.
After the debate on Mr.. Bailey's ap-
peal had run on for an hour, Mr.. Bout
ellie 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, III to 95.
The vote then came upon the appeal
from the decision of the chair and the
chair was sustained, 120 to 92.
Mr.. Hartman, after this two hours
wrangle, again got the floor and was
proceeding with the speech which had
been interrupted, when Mr.. Boutelle
again interposed a point of order. 1t
was again sustained, and when Mr..
Bailey again appealed the point was
made that the appeal was dilatory, and
the chair declined to entertain the APP
peal.
Mr.. Hartman then changed his tactics
and rose to question of personal
privilege. Mr.. Dingley made the point
that no question of privilege could be
raised in committee of the whole.
Pending a decision upon Mr.. Dingley's
point of order, Mr.. Hartman was al
lowed to proceed, but Mr.. Payne object
ed, 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 to take his seat.
Mr.. Bailey moved that he be allowed
to proceed in order"
The motion was opposed by the ma
jority, and defeated--91 to 110.
The minority then inaugurated fill
buster, demanding a vote by tellers on
the pro fOrn1a 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 2another demand was made for,
tellers., and it was denied, Mr.. Bailey
denounced the ruling.
Denunciatory speeches were made by
Messrs. McMillin dem, Tenn.) and
Bland dem, MOI
The chair finally announced that if
the: gentleman from Texas would state
that the demand for tellers was made
in, good faith he would entertain the
! demand.
IT repel as an insult" retorted Mr.
Bailey, "tGlat demand from the occu-
pant of the chair. The chair has no
rtgl1tsto ask ane to disclose my motive,
and you and all the power behind you
cannot compel me to say what my mo-
tives are" Democratic applause)
TaeTeupon the chair insisted upon his
riilirig and the reading of the bill pro-
cesaed, at the end of the first para
graph read, Mr.. Hartman again offered
ant nd off ar
soma predatory remarks in denuncia-
ton of what he characterized as IAN at
tempt to throttle free Speech" was pro-
ceeding with the speech he began hours
before, when he was again called to or
der.
Mr.. Hartman was obliged to take his
seat, while the confusion and the par
liamentary struggle went on. At last
Mr.. Bailey moved that Mr.. Harts1san be
permitted to explain. The motion was
defeated 104 to 116
Debate was then closed on the para
graph, and as soon as the next para
graph was read with a dozen demo-
Gratis on their feet demanding recogni-
ton, the chair recognized Mr.. Boutelle,
who moved that all debate on the para
graph be closed.
'sHow can debate be closed before it
is begun" asked Mr. Williams dem.
Miss) amid laughter,
The turbulent scenes continued the
remainder of the day the minority re-
ssting every step in the progress of the
bill Only four pages were disposed of.
After the committee rose, Mr. Pearson
(rep. n c. denied a charge made by a
North Carolina paper, that he had
abused the franking privilege. At sos
p. m. the house adjourned.
IN THE EVENT OF WAR.