Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 2sth.-Tne Senate
met at noon and the Vice-President laid before
the Senate communication from the Gov
ernor of Idaho transmitting the names of the
Senators-elect from that State-GeoIge L. Shoup
and William Mcconnell.
The credentials having been read Mr.. Hoar
stated that Mr. Shoup was present, and asked
that the oath of Office be administered 10 him
Vance remarked that the new State of Idaho
appeared 10 have elected more than its share
OF Senators, and he thought the credentials
leges AID Elections.
Hoars motion having been agreed to, that
Senator escorted Shoup to the Clerks desk,
where he took the oath of Office.
Harris subsequently inquired what had be-
come OF Nance's motion, and said that Shoup
was simply sworn in on his prima facie case.
Vance remarked that Il was stated in the
elected in Idaho, and that the Legislature had
gone to the extent of assigning to each of them
the term for which he would serve. That was
contrary, he said, to rule OF the Senate and
to constitutional provision. He thought it
proper, therefore, that the question should be
determined by the proper committee OF the
Senate.
Mitchell said that he had reliable informa.
ton that it was a false report. So far as the
election of three Senators was concerned he
held that it was regular and in order.
Hoar argued that the question was a simple
one. 1t was clear and unquestionable that one
of the two Senators, whose credentials had just
been presented. would go out on March 4, 1891
Senator for the term which would then begin
Beyond all question there would be vacancy
at that time, because one of those gentlemen
would have to go out on the 4th of March 1891
After discussion between Carlisle, Reagan
Spooner and Others regarding the legality OF
the elections of the three Senators by the Idaho
Legislature, the credentials of Shoup and Ne
Cornell were referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Aldrich offered resolution for an amend
ment of the rules, which he had heretofore
given notice OF, and asked that it be printed
and laid over.
Cockren asked whether it was given in order
to remove the resolution to the Committee on
Rules.
Aldrich replied that the motion mould be in
order when the resolution came up.
Stewart gave notice that tomorrow morning
he would move to take up the financial bill.
German moved to take I'D the bin for the adj
justment of the accounts of laborers, etc. un-
der the eight-hour law, but Hoar claimed the
floor on the elections bill, and German with
drew his motion: Hoar yielded the floor to
Hiscock, who addressed the Senate at length
in support of the bill.
AT the conclusion of Hiscocks speech Hoar
addressed the Senate. In the course of his re-
marks Hoar said the struggle for the pending
bill was a struggle for a step toward estab.
fishing doctrine to which the American peo-
pie were pledged by their history, their Consti-
tuition, their opinions and their interests. They
could not know in their citizenship slaves, vas
sails, or inferior races 1t was idle to debate
theories or PHILOSOPHERS in the presence of the
express PROVISIONS OF the Constitution. The
committee that reported the bill had merely
undertaken to act on the advice of S. s. Cox
and other leading Democrats and extend the
beneficent system of electoral supervision, en-
forced IN New York, to other parts of the coun-
try. The Senators would put forth the whole
military powers of the Government to defend
settlers against the Indians though the latter
had been provoked By hundred years of
wrong, Would they not also protect them
against the unprovoked outrages at the polls?
without concluding his speech Hoar said he
yielded for an executive session, and the Senate