Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-16

soJourn IN consequence OF ii, Tut certain
tTS0n@t1IS tSa.'}S hau Deen IN such condition that
sia suo puDhc business could not Ea'e been car
ds dieU on; as discussion would hare been in
0ennltely prolonged. The Seniors knew,
! mr. Coekrell added, that his poiH was well
taken. F 9 wa
baaT: Mr.; Henderson thought the remedy in the
H91us OF the Senate.
Mr.. Riddleberger said that if hqor drink
ing We're stopped in the Senate restaurant the
restaurant would have to shut up.
QUORUM IN IT'S CUPS
.r: Mr: Frye said he had been told byeX-sena-
toI olmon Cameron and eX-SenatO Hamnn,
twenty or thirty years ago, that ne Senate
nau Deen found time and again withut quo
rum because more than quorum WIS drunk;
St SIat they had seen distinguished Senator after
senator attempt to rise in his place but fail,
| because OF drunkenness.
Mr. Frye himself remembered when the
hlghC sessions Of the House of Roresenta-
TEt 1IEes Were broken up by drunken members.
nlngs had very much improved since then.
mf. FRYE regretted the remarks OF the Mis-
sour senator (Cockrell) as conveying to the
country the Impression that so MAY Sena-
Cors were drunk during the ordinar business
OF the Senate, that the Senate had be ad-
Journeo on account of drunkenness.
MR.. CoCKRELL EXPLAIN.
Mr. Cockrell said he had not so stated. He
had never seen so many Senators inder the
lnu9enee OF liquor that public busiIess could
not be transacted. He had never cen any,
thlng even approaching that, but had seen
| TWO or three or more Senators, aimee minor
| lty, so completely under the influence of whis-
BY IN the discussions, that the Senae for the
SAKE OF decency had adjourned. H. did not
thlnk ne mad ever seen more than haf dozen
at one time IN that condition, and cluid give
the names If the Senator desired them.
Laughter.
RAPID STRIDES OF TEMPERANCE.
Mr.. Fry said no reform had ever
MADE such strides as Temperance re-
| form within 20 years. He had been SIX
years in the Senate and hal never
seen two Senators in the condition indicated
by MIR. Cockrell. Indeed he could not say
| with certainty that he had seen one 50 under
the influence as to be unfit for business.
personally Mr.. FRYE would like to
see all liquor excluded fDm the
| could not get all the Temperance they
wanted. They had to take all they could get.
lie believed thoroughly in prohibition and
wished every State and every county in the
! country believed in it, but he recognized the
rights Of other Senators and was not fanatic.
THE BILL OF FARE.
! Mr.. Cockrell said that one of the Senate
| rules required the chairman Of the Commit
tee on Rules NOW Mr.. Frye to approve the
! bill OF fare of the Senate restaurant.
MIR. Frye replied that no wine list had ever
been shown to or approved by him. He de-
! tended the restaurant keeper, however, and
| SAID that If the Senate concluded to shut out
whisky the present restaurant keeper could
| be relied upon to enforce the rules.
MR.. VEST HARD ON MAINE.
Mr.. Vest said he would not trust any Maine
man under heaven SO far as selling liquor
went If opportunity offered. There we're
| more saloons licensed under the United States
! laws in Maine than in West Virginia, State
| Of about equal population, but having high
! license law instead Of prohibition.
| Mr.. Frye denied this, and said the reason
! why Maine seemed to have 20 many liquor
! licenses was because druggist could not sell
a drop Of alcohol without license.
THE SENATE DEFENDED.
Mr.. Maxey regretted that an impression
| should be conveyed to the country that the
| Senate was a band of drunkards and de-
! bauches. He had served in many deliberative
| bodies, and had never seen a more sober or
well ordered body of men than the United
| States Senate.
Gen. Logan did not know that the sale of
| wines merely would be obnoxious to the rule,
| the word vinous not appearing in the rule,
| and distinction existing IN the law between
| vinous and spurious liquors.
TELLER'S INEXPERIENCE.
Mr.. Teller, as one who had never tasted
| liquor of any kind in his life, thought the
| Senate ought 10 set good example in this
matter, but could not favor MIR. CockrelPs
/ amendment because of the severity of the
/ punishment. He did not think the Senate
i merited all that had been said of it, yet there
was much truth in 1t.
Mr. ingalls, thought the vote on this rule
! declaration that the Senate was in favor of
! temperance, and the inference might be drawn
| that those voting 30 strike out the rule were
| in favor of inebnetv. He happened to repre-
| sent in part State that had declared very
/ affirm atively for prohibition, but he had felt
called on to vote against this rule.
WHAT HE THOUGHT HIS DUTY.
lie thought it his duty to show the country
! that those who voted for the rule were en-
tirely cognizant of the practices that had pre-
vailed in violation Of it.
MIR. Cockrel's amendment was disagreed to
| hy vote of 20 yeas to So nays,
On motion OF Mr. Edmunds, the clause pro-
vcing for the dismissal Of clerks who should
"connIve" at the use of liquor was stricken
out in order to make the rule harmonic
with The sense Of the Senate on Mr.. COckrelPs
amendment. With that clause out, the
thirteenth rule was then adopted by viva
fter several amendments, the effect Of
| which was to limit the jurisdiction of each
House to its own portion of the building, the
The rules were then laid over and after an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr. Morrison, OF Illi-
nOs. offered concurrent resolution provid-
ing for a holiday recess from Tuesday, Dec.
~ until Tuesday, Jan. 8. IL was laid over Tor
one day under the rules
Mr.. Morrison then called M the report Of
the Committee on Rules. which was presented
| yesterday, and the proposed new code OF rules
was read at length.
MIR. MORRISON OPENS THE DEBATE.
At. Mr. Morrisons suggestion the reading
| OF the report itself WAS dispensed with and
| the general debate was opened by Mr.. MOrri-
sion with q short explanation OF the proposed
( revision. There was nothing new, nc SAID, in
his proposition. lie merely grouped such OF
| the propositions as mad been submitted TO the
! House from time 10 time rs were believed 10
be essential TO speedy orkanizatiOn OF the
| House, to proper distribution OF It's work
/ and TO more conservative ana econom-
| ical legislation. After touching briefly
/ upon one or two OF the minor changes pro-
posed he argued In support OF the distribu-
/ ton OF the labOrs Of the Appropriation Com
| mittee II the revision was adopted, that
I committee would be left with jurisdiction
over bills aggregatngin amount over half The
| expenditure ~ the government. and 10 was
/ believed by the Committee on Rules mat TO
| give dihgent and proper attention TO the ap-
/ preparation bills involving such an amount OF
| iaoney would require all the Efforts, all the
Industry. aud all the intci gence that could
be found IN any one committee oi the House.
MR.. RANDALL's STAND.
Mr.. Randall SAID that ho had not intended
| 10 sneak on the subject to-day, bat some views
I mad been ex pressed hv the gentleman from
/ IliuOis fNr. Morrison, when he was unWil-
lina 10 ua.a over without notice. lie realized
] fully that his past relations 10 the Committee
I on Apur1priatiOns wOuld seem TO indicate In
/ the uiinds OF some men that Inc WAS welded 10
/ u.rtlcular control iu this respect. but nc was
ture thai those who knew him beet would
I riye him credit IN this matter Of acting irOm
"a ur1iter sense OF duty as ~ related 70 tho