The critic., 1890-12-31
SENATE.

Although there was not quorum pres
ent when the Senate met at 10 o'clock this
morning, no notice was taken of IL and
business was proceeded with.
A resolution was agreed to, directing
the Superintendent Of the Census to re-
rort as early as possible the population of
the United States, according to the Census
OF 1880, by Congressional districts and
counties.
The House amendment TO Senate bill TO
amend the Revised Statutes relating to the
Navy were non-concilrrcd in and con
ference asked.
Mr.. Morgan asked the Vice-President to
lay before. the Senate his resolution in
structing the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to report as to the contents and
meaning Of the Elections bill.
Mr.. Sherman made the point of order
that resolution which has been offered
in the morning hour and has gone over
without action ut the close of the morning
hour does not come up as unfinished
business" in the morning hour, but must
80 to the calendar and can only be taken
up on motion.
Mr.. Morgan insisted that this resolution
was properly before the Senate and that
Mr.. Sherman himself was out of order.
He said he Nlorgan) was on the floor as
a Representative of the State of Alabama,
from Ohio, and that the Senator could
not put him off the floor.
The Vice-Presidcnt sustained Mr.. Sher-
mans point of order, and Mr.. Morgan
appealed from the ruling of the Chair and
expressed desire to make some remarks.
Mr.. Sherman--The appeal is not debata-
BILE.
Mr.. Morgan-Yes, IL is; anil the attempt
TO suppress debate is part of the cloturc
tyranny. 1t shows that spirit pervades
the minds of Senators on the other side to
choke down oil inquiry into this bill, and
even into what it contains.
Mr.. Sherman's point of order was over
ruled, and Mr.. Morgan went on to say
that no Senator could state what the bill
to keep track of it was like hunting the
red fox in the hills of Virginia.
The bill was in such an uncertain, in
definite, intangible form that no amend
ment could be leveled at it as no one
could tell whether an amendment would
improve il or harm it.
The morning hour expired while Mr..
Morgan was still occupying the floor and
the matter went over without action.
Senate bill was passed to provide the
steamers Montauk and Minneola with
American registers.
The conference report on the bill to in
corporate the King Theological bill was
Sgreed to.
The Elections bill was then taken up
and Mr.. George addressed the Senate.
In winding up his argument Mr.. George
said that he had thus gone through the
history of the legislation and the consti-
tutional provisions of Northern and
Western States, not with a view of
charging their people with Inconsistency,
but with the view of showing the judg-
ment of the American people that the
negro race was incapable of self-govern-
ment. This was before the adoption of
the Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment
had prohibited distinctions on account of
race.
Mississippi, having larger proportion
OF negro population than any other State,
having 100000 voters who are unable to
read and who are uniformed as to civil
and free institutions, had seen proper to
call a convention to correct the evil not
of negro suffrage per Sc, but of Ignorant
and debased suffrage.