New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
I centrevIle vernont-Willam d. Roberts Far IL"
%avy-Ensign A. c. Amy to be lieutenant 'u'''V
WHAT THE SENATE DID.
pr,IyrIvE HOWL FROM MR. MoKGAN' "H0

A pLAINTIvE HOWL FROM MR.. Moh"AN' wa"
DorsN~r like Mr.. ALDMCH's BILL
wasbinrton. Dec. o4-Im the Senate to-day MI 70
mupd, Of Vermont. asked unanimous consent ,or ",0
passage Of joint resolution eAtehu,"e "" 49, Ia
i.o1 the period during which the laws o' Neo'
IN "a T., force in the Territory of Oklahoma MI
rdmupd. cxplaincd that the act creating the lc'l'''
n,,ced over il the laws Of Nebraska untl 'he 'u' "
the first session Of the Territorial Legislature I
been presumed that the Legislature "ouIu o,", -.
bn II had failed to do 50. and the term Oh u"
service would expire to-day. II Consrcs. l"icu ~ "
now the Territory would be in 'ta'e VI ','os con
Mr. Morgan inquired the reason io' "'' ''''
ditiOn OF the Legislature. ~
Mr. Edmunds replied that there was Io 80 q,
lie believed il 10 be due to the fragrant heGsc"'' Va
duty of the persons composing that oooy' ,-,.o
Mr. Morgan criticised the action OF inc ~
the only Republican body. he believed winch 49,,
coIored member The whole trouble nc u''''
grew ont of a squabblc about the seaV vi 49, .,a
II was a following out Of the policy under wnc" '''o
Territorial Government had been lnaueurateo'
h,crtcd "a the consideration the resolution ana "
was laid over 49,. . ,royidc
NJ ualo introduced Joint resolution to proVIuc
for the floating Of American flags on the east w"
norticos of the Capitol every day OF tle Year.
t chat his attention had been called this morning 20
the fact that the Capitol alone. OF all puoIc
was not decorated with an American nag eN''P' w.
~ ,ho sessions of Congress The resolution Wa i''u
,,,,, ,bo Com
Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution directing the 'o,i
mittee on Judiciary to inquire as to the oa'e WIG"
ovisions OF the Chinese Restriction acts VIII cAp"c
Laid over. .. ,ioo,irc tho
Mr. Morgan called up his resolution directing ''o
Committee Privileges ana EleclonS u "'"V"'
ton 81 Of the Election bill. H..
Mr. sherman contcndcd that ii was not now III oIuo'
r., call nm that resolution except upon formal mo'lo"
Mr. Morgan said that during his service III "' ''
ote-ahout fourteen years-thc other prdc!''c "'' Nv"
in vogue lie likcncd the present cohui''on VI '.o
senate 10 the condition of Sycophantc DamTo'' WIN
n single hair holding the sword Su'pehucu WV
'oaa Yesterday the little state of Rhode Island had
suspended the sword over the Sclale-oNoi "' ~
.,.tos Of Massachusetts, Ohio and Ncw-iork. fhodc
,Ind had informed the senate that al the VIII ana
Measure not of the proper committee but OF ''urnS
-,i,,oo frec sncech was 10 Ice prohibited. Inc
efforts 10 confnc speech came with special III grace ""
o,or who had sat in this chamber for almost twenty
voars The senate was having closure Ia various
forms and shapes After twenty years Of quiet agree
mont in the other practice. the senator from '" SUI
denly had discovered a closure by lmplcauoh' lH'
was but part Of the threat
Mr. sherman made the point Of order that Mr'
Morgan was entitled TO the hoor' but l"c p''''
ing officer ruled otherwise and Nh M"rt"h II
.,,ood his rcmarks IT, he said the sword were
hung over the heads OF ,ycophantS ana 'p""t",'
ther,. might be something III II, but Whch II va
su,uended over the representatives of sovereign
of the Union the action would be met III 10 "''ui
manner than by All indignant protest aIs'N' ,, ~
Injustice. lis wrOngfulness and it, iHpr1pTlcN ~,
President thought that he was leading tIl> hl"N'W''
(Which would apply we'll 10 financial measure d, -
,ne FIcctiOn bilil lie was doing II just a. a Gn&t
Wv. movng ,hc bnIaIo on whose horn he rested Ic
movement was i'm the hands Of senators on uH7
floor who were aspirants for the Presidency.