Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-31
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
The senate,

ing made by vice fresident morton on
Friday, TO the effect that an appeal from
question itself on which the decision was
made Ia motion to lay on the table, was
an undebatable one. eenator Edmunds
hid that the decision was absolutely
Fight. The discussion was kept up some
tins, when Senator German withdrew the
motion. II 10 thought TO be something In
tho nature of flank movement against
the cloture matter.
The elections bill was taken up and SEN
ator George spoke. He remarked In the
course of his speech that much had been
said about the new constitution in Mississ-
sippi, which was less liable TO abuse than
those Of several other states.
He asserted that the constitution OF Ore
gon, adopted 10 1887, contained provisions
prohibiting the immigration of negroes
and practically outlRwing them.
Senator Dolph said that that constitu-
tion was framed when Oregon was hope
lessly democratic under the lead OF Gen
eral Joe Lane. II has not since been
amended.
Senator George dwelt upon the matter
et some length, saying, in response to a
Query OF Mr., Dolph, that these provisions
may not be the expression OF the jud gment
OF the people Of Oregon at the present day,
but they were the expression at that time,
end the people Of Oregon have not seen ft
The vice president laid before the sem
ate O message from the president trans-
hitting the hgresftsnt with the Crow In
djsns for The sale Of the western part OF
their reservation III Montana.
Senator Hopr moved that the adjourn
msnt today be until noon tomorrow to give
ths senators an opportunity to attend the
fdperal of Mr.. Bancroft Agreed to.
Senator George resumed bis speech, but
yielded for an executive session.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 20.-In the senate to-
day, after the pnorning business was dis
posed Of, Senator Aldrich moved that the
senate proceed TO "A consideration of the
resolution to change the rules, and it was
agreed to. Senator Harris rose to quos-
tion Of order, and said the notice given did
not call attention to the part Of any rule
proposed to be modified but simply left
the chair and each senator TO find it out
for himself. He argued that the motion
was not sufficiently specific. The discus
sion was proceeding when, at 2 O'Clock,
George took the floor to continue
bis speech. After he had spoken
three hours and half Senator But.
tier, with view TO giving him g
rest, asked him to yield the floor while he
had read a chapter Of the revised statutes
relating 70 the subject of elections. SEN
ato' George assented. but after the secre-
l
ler discovered the chapter was not the ono
he meant and he said he would road it
himself Before he began Senator Nor
gan claimed the floor on the elections bill,
the vice president said he had SeuAtor
Aldrleh's name next on the list. Senator
Morgan ptotested against this parcsling
but Of the floor. The vice-president re-
sponded that Senator George had the floor.
| The latter sgaip offered to yield to Sem
ator Butler, but Senator Hoar objected,
stating that under such an arrangement
the senator might hold the floor for the
whole session.
The vice president announced that the
senator from Mississippi was entitled to
the floor, and after "a long argument as to
yielding, the vice president said that the
chair was of the opinion the senator was
entitled TO the floor and could transfer the
| right to any other senator. Senator George
then resumed the Aoor, and, picking up
pile Of manuscript, commenced to fead a
dissertation upon the origin and history of
African slavery in the United States. At
ter some time he complained of WEAKNESS
and asked whether Senator Butler might
read for him so he could rest.
Senator Aldrlch objected and Senator
George resumed. After ten minutes moro
| Of reading Senator Aldrich asked IL Sena-
tor George would yield for motion to
take up the resolution, referring to the
elotdr1, Senator George with an air of
weariness, said he believed he would.
Senator Aldrlch then moved that the
sehate proceed to the consid Grafton of the
resolution, and, after much further dis
eussion, the vice-president put the ques-
tior. There was a response OF ayes fol-
lowed by one of noes. and the vice presi-
dent said the ayes appeared TO have IL.
Then Senator Morgan pressed his claim for
recognition and Senators Butler and Ran
som insisted on knowing how Senator
| long Parliamentary struggle ensued,
which was finally terminated by a motion
by Senator Aldrich that the Senate ad-
| iourn. The vice-president put the uues-
| tion, and declared the senate ad djourned.
After the vice-president left the chair,
Senator Ransom declared emphatically to
the secretary that the result of the vote on
the taking up of the resolution had not
been declared by the vics-president. 9th
| efs argued that 1t was, but Senator Ran
som may bring up the question tomorrow.
WAsHISeToS, Jan. 81. soon as the
| journal of yesterday was read Senator
| Rahsom moved TO correct 1t by striking
out the words stating that Senator Al
drich's motion yesterday to proceed TO q
consideration of the resplution as the clo-
| ture rule was determined in the affirma-
| tive.
After long discussion Mr.. Eusiis took
| the foor and spoke against the elections
bill The bill, he said, was aimed at the
southern com mmunities and southern states.
Senator Hoar replied to what he termed
the diatribe and the philippe of the sena
tor from Louisiana, and thought 1t the
most extraordinary spectacle he had ever
witnessed.
| Senator Carlisle addressed himself di-
rectly Co the question of the proceedings
yesterday and Of the motion to correct the
| journal.
| Senator Vest gave As a Justification for
his addressing the senate now the fact that
| the shadow of the cloture rule rested on
| oil that the senators might do and say
| how.
The time Of the senate was taken up in
| roll calls, and in the delivery Of Senator
| Vests speech in sections, and at midnigh
| the senate adjourned, leaving the subject
| Of the approval of Tuesdays journal to
\ come up again tomorrow
| WASHINGTON, Jan. ga quorum ap
| peared at 10 80 o'clock and the question OF
the approval of the journal came up. SEN
| ator Aldrich took the floor and stated that
| the democrats had at last thrown off all
disguise and disclosed that they had de-
cidsd to prevent any Legislation unless
| their wishes in regard - u certain meas
| ure were acceded to. Senator Harris said
that IL the senate would proceed to the
consideration of the appropriation bill the
! minority would consent. Senator Aldrich,
4 0l the cOuclusiOu OF utb IcHaIAs, FONcu
! that the senate proceed to the considera-
tiop of the resolution to amend the rules
| by the adoption OF the plan of cloturc.
| The ice-president ruled that Aldrich's
| motion to proceed with the consideration
| OF the cloture was in order and overruled
Harris point OF order. Harris appealed.
| bat the chair was sustained. Senators
| Teller, Wolcott and Stewart voted with
| the democrats. Senator Aldrich moved
the consideration OF this resolution, the
cloture rule, and Senator German moved
to table IL. The vice president submitted
| the motion and the vote was taken. IL re-
sulted-yeas, 80; nays, S5, SO the action to
| table was lost, and a vote was then taken
ON the motion TO consider the cloture rule.
| II prevailed by q vote Of 80 to 32.
Immediately, however, Senator Harris
called up his point of order made against
the cloture resolution on Tuesday, that 10
was not explicit enough to meet the rule.
The vice. president ruled against him, but
Senator Harris took an appeal and was
permitted to debate IL. Finally, on motion
Of Senator Aidrich, Harris appeal was
laid ON the table, 80 to %. After further
debates and notices Of amendments by
Senators Stewart and Gibson, Senator
Cockrell, who had the floor, yielded and
the senate took recess till tomorrow.
The object of taking q recess instead OF
adjourning 10 supposed to be to avoid
questions being raised as to the correction
Of the Journal There will be no Journal
until the legislative day OF the 22d Is IN