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SENATOR sAuLsB0RY's NUMBERING ATrsMPr IL
= oBrAiHA vorK ON THE KEiL6G CASE
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SENATOR sAuLsBURY's NUMBERING ATrfMPT 10
Z oBrAiHA work ON THE KeLLp6G CASE.
iBY fELEoRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1T-rhere was an air OF e1-
pectaucy dscernibie npon the faces of Senators and
peop,e in the galleries to-day. AZ If something was
about to occur to create o ripple in the hitherto
placid n,onotony of the proceedings of the body.
Senator Sauisbury was upon his feet before the
chairman had completed bis announcement OF the
terminatson Of the morning hour. and moved to lay
a.;ae the reuding order and take mp the Kellogg
soofora resolutions reported from the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections last session.
Republican Senators were affected with most
siuuu,ar and unaccustomed Obtuseness and seemed
10 find it very difficult matter tn understand just
what the effect of tho Senator's motion would be.
Senator Ednunds made the point of order that there
was no rule under winch pendiae measure could
be simply laid aside. 1t must be postponed In
definitely or postponed to some day named. Sena-
tor salisbury awkwardly changed the for Of his
motion two or three times to meet the objections
raised against it, but finally became coufnSed in his
own mind with regard to what he wanted to
accomplish and returned to his original mo-
ton. By this time two. or three other
Republicans had made the point of order,
first mentioned by Senator Edmnnds, ana
tbs Char Senator Withers) decided that thespolnt
was well taken, Senator Salisbury then. upon the
suggestion of Senator Wallace, moved that the Hol-
laday bill which was the unfinished business. lie
LAID upon the table, which, he explained. would
really place it where might be called uD by vote
of the Senate at any time.
This wasa great blnnder and Senator Hill. OF Geor
gis wss sharp enough to it, He suggested to the
Senator from Delaware that lie permit the Holiday
bill to be acted upon if it could be disposed cf dur
ing the day. Mr.. salisbury did not fully master
the bearings of the matter. however, aud was only
conscious that he had wanted to get Senator ke logg
ont of his seat before the ith OF rch aud thaf ne
had instructions from the Democrats of his com
mitee to bring the resolutions up for action 1T the
earliest practicable moment.
Senator Hoar and other Republicans asked Sena
tor Salisbury and the chairman II the effect OF the
motion would really be to dIspace tue fiollaiay
claim 50 that it would require vote to take II OFT
the table, and beng answered in the alternative
Yea and Nay vote vas taken. resulting n tIe
were 20 yeas and 34 nays. Mr.. Salisbury is
reported to be very much ehagrined by this result
and saws that he will expect another favor OF
the Senafe Of the United States.
ftfs ubess true tbat the rcts was not an abso-
lnte test of the strength OF Senator kelloggs
that the matter should no longer be a subject OF
solicitude 1t is known that one or two DemOcrats
who are opposed to SeuatOr Kellogg y0tel nay .
because of their desire to favor the ioliaiay keei
bill while on the other hand some Democrats who
would gladly sec the IOaday DI laid upon the table
voted to retain 1t iii It's place because they wisieo
10 make their record upon the Kellogg case at this
tine. =. -,
II ,s understood that Senator Saulsbary will bring
the matter up again. IL he shows more sk as
part,oe ptlrlan than he manifested to-day. he wil
never reach fair test vote upon his resolutions.