The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-28
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
senate Session.

55TH DAY.-Mr. II ,ar called up the reso.
luton reported by him for the exclusion
from the record OF the sentences interpolateI
by Mr.. Call in the report OF his remarks in
the s,ussion with Mr.. Chandler some weeks
ago. Mr.. George opposed the resolution as
being without precedent. Remarks wers
made at length by Messrs. George, Hoar,
Edmuuds, Daniel, Gray and Pugh. Mr..
Call submitted some remarks iu his own vim
dication, and quoted some OF Mr. Chandler's
expression in tue same debate impatiny to
him the possibility OF provoking homicide,
and Of adding to "the silent voters OF Floridan
and assured the Senate that he had no idea
Of violating its rules. The vote was taken
and resulted yeas 81, nays ll-ao quorum.
Without disposing OF the matter the Senate
adjourned.
56rH DAY.-The Senate voted on the reso
luton to exciuie from the Congressional
Record the inteIpolatlons made W Mr.. Gail
In the report 6f the discussion with Mr..
Chandler on the Goth OF February. The res
9intion was agreed to-yeas 80. nays IA.
When the Blair Educational bill was taken
up as unfinished business, Mr.. Plumb asked
MIR. Blair to tell the S,nate when he would
be ready to have a vote taken on it. The mat
ter was discussed by Senators P.umo, Haw-
ley, Platt and Frye, the latter stating that
there was no des on the part OF senator's 10
listen to speeches on the f lucationa bill, as
he had frequently counted as few as seven
senators present The Senate finally ordered
that vote on the bill should be taken three
o'clock Thursday, March %. The resolution
in regard TO the president pro tcmpore was
taken up and discu ssed at length. The resolu-
tion was agreed to without division. After a
short ex. cutive session the Senate adj djournad.
57TH DAY.-Mr. Frye, from the Commerce
COMMITTEES, reported II bill to repeal the law
ct LIST Congress requiring steamship, to
carry guns and rockstS for casting lines i'm
case of distress. The reason for the passage
O; the bill, he said, was that "the or ed OF
ce tain companies mi ,ht receive the not ca
r'quireh." He explained that after the pas
sage OF the act the companies furnishing th,
guns and rockets had exorbitant raise
their prices. The bill was placed on the cal.
sndar. Nearly the entire session was then
taken up with a political discussion, the
speakers being Messrs. Eussis, Hoar, Chan
ilcr, Sherman AM Butler. After an execu.
| ti,e session tue Senate ad journed.
5STH DAY.-Mr Hale. from the Commit
| tie OH Appropriations, reported the Urgent
| Deficiency bi ], and said that he wouli call
1t up for action next week. The Blair Edu
cational bill was taken up as "the unfinished
business" and Mr.. Teller tircssed the S.n.
ate in support of it. The bill then went over
without action. Mr.. Gu 'lom presented resc-
lutions relative to the death, on March 0,
1850, OF Representative Townshsnd, of Ill,-
nois, declaring that the Senate shared with
th, House in its expression OF sorrow, and
| directing copie, of the resolutions to bs for
| warded to the family Of the deceased. He
pronounced O eulogium on the dead member.
! After fe,ling and appropriate remarks by
| Senators Vest, Hale an Jones' Of Arkansas,
| the Senate, as further mark OF respect ad.
iourned.