Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-21
CLOTURE On DECK
1ne Senate Changes the Sub
jet OF Discussion.
kRATHER MIXED STATE OF THINGS

which VIII Probably Require some More
Esoqu@nee Before Consideration If Tho
New Rule WIN Proceed Unt-n-b,ed-
Alleged Understanding. with f;orna,
Wills Raises Cain in the House and
seariy Precipitstes a Riot-A Sensation
.nd a Denial-Omcial Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2l-Ear,y in
ne afternoon yesterday Aldrich moved
mat the senate proceed 10 consider the
sioture resolution, aud Harris made the
point OF order that the proposed rula
should specify particularly the ruIe nro-
posed to be amended. Discussion On the
point continued until 2p m, when George
claimed the floor on the election bill and
continued for nearly 81 hours. his closing
remark at that point being that il vouId
never come 10 pass that, in MississiuDi.
VI Florida, in South Carolina or in any
state OF the south, or in any state Of the
American Union the neck of the white
race should be under the foot Of the negro
Dr. OF the Monaghan, or of any created be-
hg.
No Rest fer the Weary
Butler then proposed, in order to give
0eorge a rest, that he Butler would read
the chapter OF the revised statutes relating
40 elections, and George was willing but
Morgan rose and objected 70 a statement
OF the chair that Aldrich was next on the
list for speech. Morgan said the chair
could not parcel out the floor that way.
The chair merely replied that George had
the floor and when the latter offered to
al
senator had the right TO hold the floor and
yield to another except by unanimous
consent.
The Gag Applied to Butler.
moment later Butler again asked
George if he would permit him TO read
lew sections from the revised statutes
Assent being given, Butler proceeded TO
read, but was stopped by an objection,
which the vice president sustained. Butler
undertook TO state the position OF the
question, but was stopped by an objection
rom Sherman, who said that a point OF
order having been made against the
senator from South Carolina, it was his
duty to take his seat and allow the chair
to decide he point
Butter inJimated that it was quite TN
necessary Tor the senator from OL.o 70
administer a lecture 10 him.
Then said Sherman, with show OF
Irritation, i demand the entoreen Of
the rule"
The vice president gave it as his opinion
that Sherman's point Of order was we'll
taken
still No Rest for Mr. George.
Butler resumed his seat. THE chair is
of opinion" the vice president said, that
a senator putItI led n rbe Anor upor
fer that right to any other SENATOR
George then resumed the floor, and COM
menced TO read a dissertation upon the
origin and history of African slavery in
the United States. Complaining of being
very weary, he inquired whether he might
ask the senator from South Carolina to
read the speech or part of il. for him.
80 that he might have little rest Objec-
ton was made, and George resumed.
After ten minutes reading Aldrich asked
George if he would yield to him for mo-
ton TO take up the clOture resolution.
George agreed, and Aldrich moved that
the senate proceed with the consideration
of the resolution. Here George wanted TO
know where he would be az 10 his right
70 the floor, and Butler asked what be-
came OF the decision that a senator could
not surrender the floor TO another
The CIoture Resolution Revived.
Cullom SAID that George would have to
take his chances and George concluded
that he would and asked AIdrich to make
his motion, but the motion previously
made not having been put, Aldrich re-
fused II renew it, and the tired Senator
George picked M his book and began read
ing again. He had not gone far when Al
drich again asked if he would Weld the
floor. George said he would with great
hon
again. Morgan arose, but the chair did
not see him. The question was put, and
the chair said the ayes appeared to have it.
Then Aldrich moved that the resolution be
laid before the senate
Got into a TsngIe.
Morgan then wanted to know whether
any agreement had been made about the
matter, and the chair directed the clerk to
read the cloture resolution and declared
that Aldrich had the floor Ransom in
sisted that the chair had not decided
whether Aldrich's motion had been car
rled. Morgan rose to point of order, and
said: My point of order is this: The
senator from Mississippi had the floor and
yielded it under some agreement which
has not yet been explained to the senate;
and / now respectfully ask the chair
whether or not the senator from Missis-
sippi has yielded the floor abgoiutely or
under some agreement
The Vice President-The chair has no
knowledge OF any agreement.
"There is no agreement far as I am
concerned" Aldrich said Il addressed
the chair very politely and respectfully"
Morgan was going on to say, when Ed
munds broke in with an Inquiry as to
what the pending question was.
Ransom Not satisfied.
T,-a Istrir ~ obi
ment, and insisted on the question, al
though Ransom was trying 70 get the
floor TO press the point that the question
of consideration of the cloture resolution
had not been decided The motion 10 adj
journ was put and carried After the
vice president had left the chair. bat
while the secretary and clerks were
still at the desk Ransom walked
up to the desk aud declared