The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-12-25
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
sENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. = The reso
luton offered yesterday by Senator
Morgan directing the committee on
privileges and elections to amend the cleo
tion bill so as to show the changes and
notifications intended to be made were
taken up and was discussed during the
morning hour but no action taken.
Senator Sherman from the committee on
finance reported bill to provide against
the contraction of the currency and for
other purposes (the census billy ana it was
read twice and placed on the calendar. The
committee amended the bill in two i'm
portant particulars.
First-By striking out the provision for
| the replacement of the deficiency in the
| National bank note circulation by the issue
| of treasury notes.
Second In the provision for the issue of
5000, 100000, per cent bonds TO be redeem
able at pleasure after ten years.
The election bill was then taken up
Senator Call addressed the senate in oppo-
sition to it, Senator Call spoke four hours
and was followed in opposition to the bill
by Senator Mcpherson. After he had
spoken a few minutes Senator Aldrich
asked Mr.. Mcpherson to yield the floor,
and the request having been complied with
he gave notice of his intention to move an
amendment to the rules providing during
the present session for the closing of debate
on any bill under consideration. The pro-
posed amendment having been read, Senator
Aldrich asked that it be printed and laid
over.
Senator Gray expressed the opinion that
the proposed amenument should be re-
ferred to the committee on rules.
Sppatnr A l6riph said that q mOtion Of
that sort was not in order, as he had only
given notice of his intention to offer a reso-
luton for amendment of the rules.
Senator Morgan asked Senator Aijrici
at what time ne proposed to call up the
resolution tor action?
Senator Aldrich promised to give suffi-
cient notice before he called it up for CON
Sideration. 1t was not his purpose to press
it at once.
Senator Morgan-What would the senator
consider sufficient notice of his purpose to
take it up?
Senator Aldrich-I suppose twenty four
hours
Senator Morgan-Could you not make it
forty. eight hours just for convenience
Senator Aldrich-I might, if | thought
that the senator from Alabama would sup
port it.
Senator Gray-I ask the senator from
Rhode Island why it should not go to the
committee on rulesP 1t seems to me that
is the proper disposition 10 make of it.
Senator Aldrch-The rule itself shows
on its face what is intended, and | think
that the senate is quite az able to judge OF
it primarily as after the report from the
committee ON rules. There is another
reason which the senator from Delaware
understands as well as myself. A majority \
member of the committee on rules (Ingal!s)
has obtained leave of absence from the SEN |
ate and is now absent, and will
be during the next two weeks. |
That leaves the committee equally |
divided politically and | assume that a |
from the committee on |
rules under these circumstances would be |
of little avail to either side of the chamber. |
therefore, | hope that the resolution will |
not be referred, and 1 do not understand |
the senator from Delaware to make that
motion.
Gray-I enter that motion but will not |
press it. We will letthe matter lie.
The resolution was laid on the table and |
ordered to be printed and Senator McPher-
son resumed his argument against the cleo |
tion bill. Without finishing his speech |
Senator MCPHERSON yielded to motion for
exclusive session and afterwards the senate
1t was agreed when senate ad |
journs tomorrow it will be to meet on Sat |
urday.
The house without transacting any busi- |
ness of Importance adjourned u-tjl Friday |