Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-01-08
FDTY.TIRSY CONGRESS.
Wssk 4 ths Senate and HslN 4 Rep
roseatatiYes.
SENATE.

25TH DAY The senate met at noon.
The vice-president laid before the SEN
ate communication from the Gov
ernor of Idaho transmitting the Gre
dentials of the senatprs-elect from
that state, George l.. Shoup and
William j. Mcconnell. The creden-
tials having been read Mr.. Hoar moved,
as Mr.. Shoup was present, that the
oath Of Office be administered to him.
Mr.. Hoar's motion having been agreed
to, that senator escorted Mr.. Shoup to
the clerks desk, where he took the
oath of office and subscribed to it.
Quite a number of bills were re-
ported from committees and placed
on the calendar. Among them are
the following: Senate bill to establish
marine board for the advancement
of the interests of the merchant
marine. Senate bill to carry into eff
feet certain recommendations of the
international marine conference.
Mr.. Carlisle introduced joint re-
solution for the appointment of COM
missioner to confer with the commits
sioAey of the Dominion of Canada to
consider trade relations between the
two countries, and it was referred to
the subcommittee on relations with
Canada.
Mr.. Aldrich offered his resolution
for the amendment of the rules, which
he had heretofore given notice of, and
asked that it be printed and laid over.
/ Tho rpcOlrfion rvant OvaV
The senate at 2 o'clock resumed con-
sideration of the elections bill, and
Mr.. Hoar Yielded the floor to Mr..
Hiscock, who addressed the senate in
support of the bill. He was followed
by Mr.. Hoar, who, after discussing
the matter at length, yielded for an
executive session and the senate adj
journed.
IN THE SENATE.
10Th DAY-Mr. Regain to-day struck
he first blow in behalf of the Demo-
cratic senator's at the cloture resolu-
lions offered by Mr.. Aldrich, by Civ
ing notice of several amendments in
ended to be proposed by him. The
general effect of the amendments is to
enlarge the opportunity of the minor
ty to prevent abrupt closure, and it is
% be achieved as follows: The pro-
vision that after decision has been
cached to close debate no motion
shall be in order except to adjourn or
to take recess, and then only upon
majority second, is to be stricken out.
In its place is 10 be inserted the fol-
lowing: s.After the senate. shall have
decided to close debate as herein pro-
Vided, no motion shall be in order ex.
,ept motion to amend the pending
DILL, and five minutes debate may be
allowed for, and five minutes against,
such amendment or motion to adjourn
Or to take recess"
1t also proposes to strike out the
provision that a motion to adjourn or
lake recess shall not be Immediately
renewed, if it fails of second.
The principal significance of the
foregoing amendments lies in the at
.ack upon the majority second; for if
that requirement is maintained, the
minority would be stopped from time.
HOUSE.
Among the few members congregat-
I'd in the house to-dey after that body
had adjourned the fate of the election
oil was the fruitful topic of converse
ion. Many of the leading repubi-
,ans were sanguine of the bills being
enacted to law, but some were less
confident. One prominent republican
said in conversation to-day: eff the
bill comes from the senate in an
amended form its doom is sealed. In
fact, / do not know it will pass the
senate"
The democratic course will be one
Of obstruction, should the bill come
from the senate. Every bill upon the
speakers table having precedence to
the election bill will be used to OBJ
struct the consideration of that meas
Ire and the yea and nay votes will be
demanded upon the disposition of each
If them. When the election bill is
finally reached, motion will be made
by one of its republican champions to
consider it in the senate amendments.
IN THE SENATE.
9th DAY.-No business was trans
acted in the senate. Mr.. George took
up all the time on the Force bill. He
spoke 1-2 hours against it, and in
dis speech very ably defended the
Mississippi constitution.