Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-27
NO. 19S

lll-teeling In relation To pairs. Mr..
Daniels said that he had been paired
with Mr.. Squire. but as he was in
formed by the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Stewart that the Senator from
California lMr. Stanfordl was in favor
OF proceeding with business he would
transfer Mr.. Squire's pair to Mr.. stan
ford and would himself vote. Mr.. Aid.
rich objected TO the proposed transfer
aud insisted that there was no authority
for IL.
Mr.. Stewart admitted that he had mo-
direct authority to pair Mr.. Stanford
with Senator in favor Of the proposed
rule. but said that Mr.. Sanford had
told him before leaving the city Tor
New York th?t he was in favor of tax
Ing up the Apportionment bill.
Mr.. Aldrich asserted. Ou the contrary.
that Mr.. Stanford had told him distinct
y on several occasions that he WAS la
favor OF the pending resolution
and OF its consideration. and he.
MIR. Aldrichl, intimated that the
proposed transfer would be-
taking an unfair advantage Of Mr.. Stan
ford absence. The controversy devel-
oped some acrimonious feeling on both
sides, but the matter was settled by Mr..
| Daniel saying that II there was any
doubt or dispute about IL he would lrt
his pair with Mr.. SquircS stand. and
that was the upshot Of IT, Some qucs-
tionS also arose as TO the pairs OF Sena-
tors Shoup and Moody, but the final re-
suit was that the pairs stood as follows.
| Pierce and Brown, Plumb and Gibson
| Pettigrew and PaSco. Squire and Daniel
Shoup and COlQuitt, Sanders and lu-
gals, Chandler and Blodgctt. BoodIr
and Hearst, Higgins aud Voorhees, Mr.
Stanford stands a. not paired
The result was announced as yeas 30.
nays 81, so the motion 10 lay on the
table was rejected. The announcement
was greeted with applause on the Demo
cratic side and In the galleries Th,
was resented by Mr. Edmunds, who n-
sisted that the chair should enforce the
rules Of the Senate, and that II there
was any repetition OF disturbance the
galleries should be cleared
The vote was then taken ON Mr.. VOL
colts motion to take up the apportion-
ment bill, and 1t was carried by a like
vote. yeas B.. nays -. The only dive
gencc being that Mr.. Pettigrew's pair
was transferred from Mr. Pasco 10 Mr..
Call. There was no distinct Outburst of
applause at the final success of the
movement against the election bin aud
the proposed rule. But the feeling of
jubilation was not the less great on the
Democratic side, aud Mr.. Blair inter
posed the remark that when man WAS
down that was the time To get up. aud
now this was the time 10 take mp aud
pass the educational bill. lCail of or
der from the Democratic side.
The resolution for the amendment OF
the rules having been thus displaced
and relegated to the calender ias the
Elections bill had previously beenl, the
Senate proceeded to the consideration
OF the Apportionment bill
The reading OF the bill aud report
continued till o'clock. and the bill
was then laid aside till o'clock to-mor-
row, when il comes up as unfinished
business.
The next question was ON Nh cor
mans motion to amend the journal of
Tuesday last by striking ont the words
''it was determined In the affirmative.
II was agreed to without dissent, and
the journals Of Tusday and Wednesday
were approved.