Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26

Outrageous Rulings on Propositions
Presented by Democratic Mem
bers Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, Gives
the Big Bully a Point on the Opin-
ion He Holds of the Chair-Has
Been Occupied by Men Who Were
Not honest-Finbuster Follows
Filibuster, and Business Made
Very Little Progress.
Washington, March 25.-The stirring
scenes of the Fifty first Congress when
members of the minority were charg-
ing down the aisles protesting against
the rulings of Speaker Reed, were re-
called to-day in the turbulent protests
made by the minority against ruling
of the chair during the consideration
of the naval appropriation bill.
The ruling in effect compelled mem
bers to contine their remarks under the
five-minute rule to the subject before
the House, and was made against MI.
Hartman (Silver Republican, Mont),
who attempted to make polltlca!
speech.
The ruling was denounced as
usurpation, and appeal after appeal
was taken. When all else failed every
expedient was resorted to to block pro-
gress with the bill. AS a result, but
four pages were disposed of.
Before the bill was taken up for
amendment, Mr.. Foss (Rep., Ills.), a
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
honor of the dead If an emergency
was upon us the American navy was
ready to meet it. With glowing
words he paid an eloquent tribute to
the brilliant achievements of our navy
| in the revolutionary war, the war of
| 10, and the war of the rebellion,
| eulogizing the deeds of John Paul
| Jones. Decatur, Perry, Porter, Farra-
gut and Dupont. He then described
the decay of the navy after the war
and the rebuilding of the new navy,
which began under Secretaries Chan
| dler and Whitney.
Mr.. Bartholdt (Rep., Mo- 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 presented
| this in the strongest possible manner
The flag of the United States was the
| flag of it's adopted citizens.
Mr. Hartman created the diversion
which caused the blocking of business
| during most of the day by delivering
| a five minute speech satirizing the Re
| publican party, and when, under
| cover Of a second pro forma amend
| ment, he attempted to proceed, Mr..
| Boutelle called him to order. He made
| the point that Mr.. Hartman's re-
| marks were not pertinent to the
! amendment A lively parliamentary
wrangle followed, when the chair sus-
tanned the point of order.
After the debate on the appeal had
| run for an hour, Mr.. Boutelle moved
| to close the debate on the appeal
| Instantly a 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 50.
The vote then came upon the appeal
from the decision of the chair, and
| the chair was sustained, 100 to 81.
| Mr.. Hartman, after this two hours
wrangle, again got the floor and
started the speech where the proceed
| ings 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 en-
| tertain the appeal.
| Mr. Hartman then changed his tactics
| and rose to a question
| OF Personal PRIVILEGE,
j MIR. Dingley made the point that no
| question of privileges could be raised in
| committee of the whole.
| Pending q decision upon Mr. Dingley's
| point of order, Mr. Hartman was allowed
| TO proceed, but Mr.. Payne objected
/ man shouted out that he would refuse
| to be ntimidated by the gentleman from
Maine Thereupon Mr. Payne called him
| to order. ard the chair ordered him to
/ take his seat.
/ Mr. Bailey moved that he be allowed
! 10 proceed in order" The motion was
opposed by the majority, and defeated
| u TO TO.
| The minority then Nnaugurated a I'LL
buster demanding a vote by tellers on the
| pro forrna amendment 70 which Mr.
! Hartman had been speaking Mr. Payne
| made the point that the demand was
4 dilatory and was sustained. The chair
also sustained similar point against an
] appeal A moment later. when another
| dgmand was made for teilers and It was
| denied Mr. Bailey denounced the ruling