The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-25
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Prolonged Discussion Of Cioture Rule
and Elections Bill.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Prolonged Discussion OF Cioture Rule
and Elections Bill.
WssHryGTos CRY. Jan. 24.-The Senate
met al II o'clock in continuation of Thurs
davis session, with but forty-fve senators
N attendance, exactly quorum. Stewart
| ;pok the floor TO address the Senate on the
doture resolution, but yielded to a motion
In FRYE for an executive session, on the
issuance that it would not occupy more
|ihzn Eve or ten minutes. The legislative
|wssion was resumed at IL %, when Stewart
offered an amendment Of which he had
/ gwen notice Thursday last. 1t contains
/ three propositions, the first being TO strike
/ cut of the proposed rule the words '.and
Questions shall be put upon amendments
M any Of them are pending and upon
l The measure in its successive stages accord
Ing 70 the rule of the Senate. but without, ="
Nind to substitute the words .'and debate
b pending amendment and such amend
nsut as may be offered. while the meas
lire under consideration shall be limited
Is provided under rule s; :" second. 20 in
Iyrf In the sentence providing that no mo-
HfDn shall be in order but the
motion to adjourn for recess
I:he words, ito recommif with or with
4mi Instructions, to lay on the table.
lac and third, there being a clause that
PENDING proceedings under the proposed
Inle, rule II shall be suspended. Rule s.
Irsierred TO IN the first proposition, pro-
|yses an order of business after the morn
Ihg hour. The rule Is that when an
amendment proposed 10 a pending meas
lure Is laid on the table, il shall not carry
Ixiih il or prejudice the original motion.
Faulkner demanded the yeas and NAYS
pr the amendment. and they were ordered
fexart then commenced his argument
I,eainsf the proposed rules and the cleo
hons bill
Il The principle Of the latter If carried into
lhect would be more prejudicial 10 human
1berty than secession itself. Secession
}seuld have still retained local govern
nent. he went on to argue ar length
4gsinst the constitutionality of the bill.
le proposed rule, he said, could not be
dopted without violation of all rules and
flthout taking from the floor some sena-
- entitled to il. Those who OPP
osed such proceedings stood BY
be precedents OF America for
years and the precedents
aGreat Britain for fifty years. and those
receuents had never been violated except
one single instance when violated To
ppress the home rule struggle in Ireland.
the rules of the Senate were violated the
nstors would hear another voice than
1ey heard IN the last election. In CON
asion Stewart appealed TO the Repub-
fah senators TO stop in their mad career
tiore they stepped over q preeipice and
esuoyed their party
At the close 81 Stewards speech Sanders
X11k the Flar E.4f .--.l1oz A fIws1k 10
xsked unanimous consent first, 70 limit
feaie to half an hour, then TO limit the
agsh o. the speeches 90 one hour each,
leh 70 have the vote taken Monday. To
aeh q these requests as made, an obJec-
81 VAS made on the Democratic side.
oanuers then proceeded with his speech
a9focaey Of the proposed rule and Of
sections bill. He reminded the Demo
ste senator's that there was d difference
Tween freedom oil debate and unlimited
Pate. He declared that the elections
vas a bull OF peace. Ii might be beaten,
= lhat would be simply postponing the
sshon. II beaten, then congress would
MleoEn on the Attn OF March next, leaving
seep and grlevous wrong ranking In the
sehs OF 10 per cent. of the people Of the
ahfry, and with the consciousness that
faslee was being perpetrated in the
!" day. Referring 10 news paper OPP
Eaien TO the bill. Sanders said that no
aspaper had been appointed a tribunal
sapfeSs the popular viii. Their opinions
Asyarishie as the shade
II, ps the light quiYering aspen made.
ne dld not know better bow 10 charae-
e the condition of public sentiment
r. tney produced than 20 cali il a con-
WI q moral clamminess. The people
! llsslYeS bad, however. expressed with
saeeriain sound. Gin the national plat
AW lhe kepuoiican partyl their pJr-
~ ala desire THAT the amendment 10 the
asaiHtion shall stand a. a bulwark and
90 against al forms OF oppression, no
how humble the individual OPP
NED might he
a'gan spoke in opposition Of the pro-
Fute. Some senators had INSIDE
AsesNeS conspicuous IN utter}ng calum-
against tse South, bat the South had
0ssa money in their eleCslODs.
4 eagh silver dollars would do much in
n 4!sAg The elections there, because what
that could not be bought OF the
aee.ican party in the South2 How
CA the other side Of the
What WaS tine meaning of
Usgastlng expressions which esnAn-
son Republican. perhaps senator,
Trying fat our of manufacturers
NE blocks Of hye2" What WAS the
u ing ot those enormous subscriptions
eaey raised by men and given 10 men
as'ees. who stood at the very head OF
sG0fch2 What WAS the wonderful
I gihent at modern Sanctlty END
hat use was made % ~
There could not be question that
= eorruptly ased.
Seess vas taken until Monday.
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80 A Russell Of Massachusetts, aud
n F. Tree, o. Illinois, commissioners
Sssaaer The establishment Of an inter