Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-21
4 STORMY SESSION.
The StoTmieSt in The Course OF a
Stormy Congress.
MILLS SCORES REED.
Re Charges the Speaker With
Intentional Fraud.
W IS JUSTLY WRCTH.
Trnult RcignS in The House for a
While.
MILLS SCORES REED.
vy IS JUSTLY WRoTH.
at. Proceedings Also ESeited-Is the
c,o.ore Resolution Before the Upper
uou.ee That Is the Ques.ion-Mr.
George Against the Force Bill.
NJ, ,olerraph 70 tho Dispasch.i

,-,srrxernN. January 20.-SKNATE.-Mr.
4 r..-.,u another Of tho Republican alb
",,css was in his scat to-day. During
n.r.arn,pc hour. in the course Of dis
In =. 1pon o public-building bill, Mr..
g.. sa;d public buildings had been
n ...h,rzsd by tho present Congress at the
s,ssi,n and tho present session thus
q, Or which appropriations had not been
-. but for which the next Congress
--rl5 be called upon 10 appropriate about
,,-.srd n half quarter millions. and this
4 ,.,.vrt was constantly being increased.
THE CLOSURE RULE,
r,, .,o-pipc business being disposed
~, g5rIch moved that the Senate pro-
" '-i,. tLe cons leratiOn Of the resolution
4 .bsrre the rules. submitted by him on
~ 59,L II December last. The motion
,-,s sgreal t0 without contest on the
Democratic s'ae'
4 -uy NOTICE. NoT SPECIFIC ENOUGH.
4 v, Harms rose 10 q question of order
4 III or.f.1 rule 40, which provides that no
4 ,r,.,'n ~ modify. amend, or suspend a
LIZ 30, any rart thereof, shall he in order
,r.,u, on ono days notice in writing spe-
4 ,.f.,rr precisely the rule or part proposed
:, Lo suspended. modified, or amended,
4 srJ the parts thereof. Ihe notice given
J.Irot he said. call attention 10 part of
,-- rria proposed to be modified. but sim
rlr In the Chair and each senator to find
4 !, m, f- himself. He therefore argued
,b., the notice was not tsufficientlyspecitic.
THE FORCE BILL.
Tho discussion was progressing. when,
..sp NJ tho Vice-President laid before
,bs Senate. as unfinished business, the
4 elections bill. and Mr.. George took the
4 a. IN continue his speech against IL.
The point Of order was made by Mr..
4 rImuuds that the question of change of
1 ne miles was privileged question which
.Tncrspdel all other business. This point
mas contested by Mr.. Blackburn.
Mr. George. however, claimed the tOor
s-j declined 10 yield 10 anybody. He was
avoiding man, and had yielded himself
nearly out Of court. He then went on
i with his speech.
pIsslsHPPI's NEw CONSTITUTION.
He claimed (on the lines of his argument
Yesterday that the franchise clause In the
new Constitution OF Mississippi was less
capable OF being misunderstood or per-
vsrtel than were like clauses in other State
Constitutions. and he said that no man
alleged that the Constitution of Missis-
4 sIppi violated IN Rnv respect the Constitu-
ton Of the United States.
In contradiCting q statement of Mr..
Dolph some weeks ago rs TO what
tle Constitution of Mississippi provided in
relation 10 voting qualifications, MIR.
George suggested that senators who In
iulced in such criticisms had never read
Zoe Constitution of Mississippi, and he
therefore asked and obtained unanimous
consent 20 have it published in the Con
1rtSa1nd' Record as an appendix 10 his
speech and IN the same type in which the
speech j. % be printed.
GIVING MR.. GEORGE REST.
After Mr.. George had spoken for nearly
4 three hours and half, Mr.. Butler with
view to give him resting spelD asked him
20 Weld the floor so that he (Butler) might
send othe Clerks desk and have read q
chapter Of the Revised Statutes relating to
the subject Of elections.
Mr George assented willingly 10 that ar
faarement. and. after the Secretary had
rtsd for a few minutes, Mr.. Butler noticed
tat the chapter which was being read was
u.' the one he meant. and he sent for the
volume and said he would read the chap
'er himself
MORGAN CREATES A DIVERSION.
Before be had begun to read Mr.. Morgan
f1ye and said that he now took the floor on
tie elections bill. but he was informed by
tue Nlce-lresident that he had the name of
th- Senator from Rhode Island (hr. Aid
uchl next on the list to speak on the bill.
Mr. Morgan protested against that as vio-
lauon Of the rule and said that the Char
could not make an agreement beforehand
- parcel ont tho floor. The Vice-PTesl-
dents response 10 that was TO announce
that Nr. George was entitled TO the floor
aad Mr. Edmuud's insisted on the regular
order.
An OBJECTION FROM Mr.. HoAR.
Mr. George again offered to yield the
ta1r 90 Mr.. Butler but TO that MIR. Hoar
objected, declaring that under the usages
o' tho Senate one Senator had not the right
20 bold the floor and yield 10 another ex-
cept by unanimous consent. Otherwise a
senator might hold the floor whole ses-
son.
Mr. GEORGE HAs THE FLooR.
Tho Nce-President again announced
that the Senator from Mississippi was en-
tuet - the floor, but Mr. Butler suggested
Tat Mr. George had yielded to him. He
cannot yield 20 anybody, said Mr.. Ed
mlu1s Then Mr. George inquired what
vas The present situation and whether he
iad the floor or not, and was again In
formed by tho Vice President that he (Mr.
Ueyr.e was entitled 10 the floor.
NE. EUtLER's REVISED STATUTES.
After an interchange of parliamentary
suggestions between Messrs. Butler and
tdmnrds Mr., Butler asked Mr.. George If
20 would permit him TO read a few sections
Ron TIE Revised Statutes. III 1t be agree
a.le, sa'd Mr. George. 20 the gentleman
|h' controls the Senate. but do not wish
!, ne guilty Of anything like high treason.
AI. batter took that answer for consent
s,d sad that he would proceed to read
Ev~ The Revised Statutes.
Urrr..rrnN... t-p,xt v,-f,rrpt ~
=. .hy was stopped by an objection from
A'. Ho5r, and the NiCe-PTesident sustained
i.t objection.
Ny. Butler undertook 10 state the posi-
U0A OF the question, but was stopped by
~ objection from Mr.. sherman, who said
ua' point Ot order having been made
against The Senator from South Carolina II
Va h., duty to take his seat and allow the
Ol4r decide the point.
w, Butler intimated that it was quite
unnecessary for tho Senator from Ohio to
aiililAstcf lecture TO him.
Ihen, said Mr.. Sherman. with show of
rule
SHERMAN SUSTAINED.
=, ibes .Nice-President gave 1t as his opinion
va Af. Shernan's point of order was well
CSaen, and that the Senator from South
NSI'hna should resume his seat until the
Poilt is decided by the Chair.
very well, sir" said Mr.. Butler, re-
slmlns his seat.
y Tie Chair is Of opinion" the Vice
i.ielient said. that senator entitled TO
va, vac n'or cannot transfer that right to any
o'uer senator"
=, nR. 0ToRGE RRsUMEs.
af. deorge then resumed the floor, and,
ncNhg up pile Of manuscript, CON-
nthood 70 read dissertation upon the
Tigln and history of African slavery in the
euileo States. After some ten minutes no
eoylp'ainod OF being very weary and in
{lfed whether he might ask the Senator
non South Carolina 10 read his speech. or
Pai, OF II Tor bin, so that he might have
Htue rest. TO that proposition Mr. AL
p'leh objected. aud Mr. George resumed
80 80 reading with the words Immediately
go, t the discovery OF America which
,itssqq considerable laughter at the idea
'''"' 'here was 80 much more 20 come.
A. THAT CLOSURE EufI."
Iin.eIr another ten minutes reading Mr..
a. ;a13Hteh asked Mr. George II be would yield
- niin tor motion 10 take up the resoln-
SOh submitted by him on the 29th Of De-
sy'noer. aud which was under considera-
"eh Tins morningip
o mat closure rule?p queried Mr.