The critic., 1890-12-23

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offeredyesterday by Mr.. Morgan, directing
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
to amend the Elections bill so as to show
what are the changes and notifications
intended to be made.
Mr.. Edmunds reserved a point of order
against the resolution to the effect that the
parliamentary mode of amending bill is
by offering an amendment in open Senate
or by moving to commit. ..
Mr.. Morgan admitted that his resolution
was an unusual one but justified it on the
ground that If he were to move to recon-
init the bill it would be attributed to a de-
to the fact of the absence of q quorum
this morning, and said that there had not
been more than fifteen Senators present
mt the opening since the Senate had begun
to meet at 10 o'clock. The Senator in
charge of the bill (Mr. Hoar) had found
himself entirely unable to have night
session yesterday because there was no
He inferred, therefore, that that very
distinguished Senator admitted to be
great in every part OF his Senatorial
duties) could not be great as leader or
else his bill had not such merit as to cap
tivate the affection of Republican Sena-
tors.
His Morgan's) resolution was addressed
to the lawyers and parliamentarians of
the Senate in a way which he thought
they would not be able to resist. No Sem
ator on either side of the Chamber could
inform the country what the bill con-
tanned.
1t was a patchwork made up by some
Intervening man, who thumbed his work,
mixed up his provisions, got them into a
cloud of uncertainty, and left Senators to
ascertain in the best way they could what
the text Of the bill means.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that Mr.. Morgan's
iibes as to the origin of tho bill were
founded upon absolute ignorance of what
he was talking about
true, but said that that ignorance was the
offspring of the mind of the Senator from
Massachusetts, who had left himself, the
world and the Senator from Alabama in
Ignorance OF what the bill meant.
He saw two Senators before him (refer-
ring to Messrs Hoar and Edmunds), one of
whom announced some time ago that he
iMorgan) was more crazy than usual,
while the other said now that he was
absolutely ignorant.
He would inform those Senators that,
whatever they could do with their own
constituents about matters of that kind,
they could not convince the people of
Alabama that he was either an ignoramus
or q fool.
The Elections bill was then taken up
nnd Mr.. Call addressed the Senate in op-
position toit.
HOUSE.
The House agreed that when it ad-
journed te-day it be until Friday.
The Speaker made the following COM
mittee appointments:
Ways and Means, Breckinridge of
Arkansas Commerce, DickersOn of Ken
lucky; Postoffices and Post-roads, Roland
Of North Carolina; Education, Langston
Saroins hxpensItares SsHt iin In q Postoioe sShta
Department, iPindar of New York;
Banking and Currency, e. r. Hays OF
Iowa; Naval Affairs, McKenna, of Cali
fornia, Stone Of Pennsylvania and Mag
nor of New York; Public Lands, Wright
Of Pennsylvania; Agriculture, McDuffie
of Alabama Expenditures in the Treas
ury Department McDuffie of Alabama;
Reform in the Civil Service, Whitelaw of
Missouri.
The Housethen at 1895 p IN. adjourned
till Friday.