The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-13

MR.. HARRIS SPRINGS A PLAN TO
CUT OFF PARTY DEBATE.

The New Yorker Several Minutes in
Recovering Ais Equilibrium He
Finally Claims the Right to State the
Grounds on Which the Resolution
Under Consideration is Based.
WASHINGTON, Feb PA caucus Of re-
publican senators was held this morning, at
which TIE southern question was under dis
cussion. A free interchange Of opinion
was had, ut nothing u as decided upon
differing from the general conclusion of tho
caucus last week. 1t is the understanding
that Senator Eva-ts is TO call up the report
Of the committee on privileges and elections
upon the alleged outrages in Texas.
BRoACHED IN THE SENATE.
The Senate at 1915 O'Clock to-day pro
ceeded 10 executive b siness, on mott of
Mr.. Plumb, who stated that he presumed il
would not occuny more than five minutes
Within ii@e minutes tae executive business
wa transacted and legislative bushes re-
sumed. Alr. Evarts gave notice that as
soon as the naval appropriation bill wa 8
disposed Of he would ask the Senate & n
slider the resolution reported from the COM
init co on privileges and elections as 10 ou -
RACES in Washington County, and directing
tina, committee t. revise tre existing laws
for the regulation Of the election Of mem
bers OF congress.
AS GOOD As HIS WORD.
The naval bill having been passed, Mr..
Eva-ts asked unanimous consent that "the
unfinished bust ess " the Union Pacific
funding BIZ, he l1ld asida and the report
Of the committee on privileges and cleo
lions, as to the outrag il Washington
county, Iex7s b. taken up. NJ. Coke
objec ed, and Messrs. Harris and Morgan
spoke il Cp oltiOl TO con siderlng the reso.
luton now, when so ear the end Of the
session, with 50 much Important leEis.a on
yet 10 be had bacal @ it would have & e
effect Of b1iuging II protractei political
debate. Mr. Evars notion was az ED
to by party te of q to 10. The res3lu-
tion wa read as FLOWS:
R3olved. That the committee on privileges
and elect, ms be directed c.refully to revise the
existing laws regulating the election Of mem
beers of cong; 81 with view of providing for
more complete protection OF the exercise of IL q
elective franchise AMI for the punishment of
otfeDses against it, and to report to the next
10 isative session Of the Senate by bill other
wise.
HARRIS MOVES VOTE AT ONCE.
Mr.. Harris then came forward with an
other suggestion. 1t was that in order to
save time AMI to avoid a sectional debate,
a vote be taxa at once, and without discus
sion on the adoption o. the resolution.
Mr. Evarts, somewhat embarrassed by
the propo ,ition, did not retly immediately
but looked to tn, republican senator's arou ID
him AS if for some Indication of their opinion
on the subject The democratic senator
had quite a laugh at Mr.. Evarts' appare It
hesitation, but finally the New York senator
made answer. He should Le very glad
he said, 10 keep the debate within bounds,
but ne thought it right that the com nttes
which reported the resolution should be per-
mitted to La fore the Senate tue ground 3
on which the resolution was based. 1t did
not seem to him quite proper that the COM
mittee should be asked to ref ain from pre-
| sentation # the matter. 1t would be OBJ
tional with the senatJls Of the other side to
| reply or not.
At this point NJ. Evarts yielded to a mo-
ton to adj urn, and the Senate, at As
o'clock, adjourned.