Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-10
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON August Chin the Senate to-
day Hoar offered the following resolution,
which was referred to the Committee on Rules
Resolued That the Senate rules be amended
by adding the following: When any bill or
resolution shall have been under consideration
for reasonable time, 1t shall be in order tor
any Senator to demand that the Senate debate
thereon be closed. If such demand be seconded
shall forthwith be taken thereon without fur
ther debate, and the pending measure shall
take precedence over all other business what
ever. If the Senate shall decide to close debate
the question shall be put upon the pending
amendments. upon amendments of which no.
tice shall then be given, and upon the measure
in its successive stages according to the rules of
the Senate, but without further debate, except
that every Senator who may desire shall be per-
mitted to speak upon the measure not
more than once, and not exceeding
thirty minutes. After such demand shall
have been made by any Senator no other
motion shall be in order until the same shall
have been voted upon by the Senate, unless the
same shall be seconded. After the Senate shall
have decided to clOse debate, no motion shall
| be in order, but motion to adjourn or take a
| recess, when such motions shall be seconded by
| majority of the Senate When either Of such
motions shall have been lost or failed of a Sec
| ond. it shall not be in order TO renew the same
| until one Senator shall have spoken upon the
pending measure or II no vote upon the same
| shall have interviewed.
| The tariff bill was taken up, the question be-
| Ing on Buffers amendment reducing the duty
on cotton ties to IS per cent ad valorem, after
| long discussion 1t was rejected by strict party
vote.
| Plumb moved to reduce the two-tenths cents
| additional duty on hoops. when cut into lengths
| for bailing purposes to one-tenth cent.
| AS no quorum voted the Senate adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, August 9th.-In the House to-
| day on motion of Mckinley, the Senate joint
resolution was passed accepting from the Grand
Army OF the Republic the statue of General
Grant.
| The Speaker then stated that the vote was
| upon the resolution of the Committee on Rules
providing that after two hours debate 1t shall
| be In order to move non-concurrence in the
| Senate amendments to the Indian appropriation
bill. The resolution was adopted.
| Enloe, rising to question of privilege, said
| that pending a call of the House he had starred
GU. OF the House without his hat to attend to
business in the Capitol In passing out ofthe door
| the Doorkeeper told him he could not pass out
He replied that he would pass out. The Door
keeper thereupon attempted to arrest hvn. He
offered a resolution to bring the Doorkeeper to
| the bar OF the House for a breach of the priv
| ileges of member.
| The Speaker. in ruling upon the question, said
| the rights and privileges OF all members of the
| House in the discharge of their functions were
sacred. The Chair thought this was a question
| which ought 10 be passed upon by the House.
| The rules of the House made provision for the
obtaining and retention of quorum. In order
| to accomplish that the rules of the House re-
quired that the House doors whenever a call
was ordered should be closed Such closing Of
the doors in the opinion OF the Chair, prevented
| any member from leaving the chamber. The
| Speaker had issued no order in regard to the
matter, but in response to question ofthe Door
keeper as to the meaning of the rule. he stated
| it to be his opinion, and the Doorkeeper had
acted upon it, always subject, of course, 10 the
decision of the House. AS this resolution raised
| a question which must be disposed of by the
| House, the Chair ruled it be admissible.
| The Iesolntion was referred to the Judiciary
| c. mmittee.
| The House then proceeded, under special
order. to the consideration OF the Senate amend
ments 10 the indian appropriation bill.
| Dockery commented upon the extraordinary
rule which took The Senate amendments out Of
| the Committee of the Whole and provided that
the House should vote in bulk upon the l0l
| amendments
| Perkins approved the resolution, and de-
! fenced the Speaker from the attacks made upon
| him.
| The vote then required on the motion TO non.
| cur in the Senate amendments. This was agreed
| to.
Adjourned