The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-23


day had the disguise been thrown Of. This
purpose on the part OF the members or the
minority was Of such a character that it
could not for a moment be acceded &C.
To accede to that intolerant and out
rageous domination Of the minority
would be to strike q serious blow at free
institutions. The action of the minority
was revolutionary. Mr.. Aldrich, at the
conclusion Of his remarks, moved that the
Senate proceed TO consideration of the reso-
luton to amend the rules by the adoption
Of plan Of cloture.
A POINT OF ORDER.
A point of order was made on the demo
cratic side by Mr.. Harris that the unfin-
ished business was a motion TO correct the
journal Of Tuesdays proceedings, and that
as it involved the status of Mr.. Aldrich's
resolution il must be first disposed Of.
The Vics President indicated his desire to
hesr argument on the point, and the posi-
tions on each side were stated by various
senators. Mr.. Stewart argued strongly on
the democratic side and Mr.. Sherman
argued that although motion to correct
the journal was privileged question, it did
not necessarily follow that it must be first
considered. Any other subject might be
taken up in preference by the majority on a
vote.
CLoTURE GIVEN THE FLOOR.
The Vice President ruled that Mr.. Aid
rich's motion to proceed to consideration OF
the oloture rule was in order, and over
ruled Mr.. Harris point of order.
Mr.. Harris appealed, but the chair was
sustained by vote of 35 yeas to 30 nays,
Senators Teller, Wolcott and Stewart Vot-
ing with the democrats.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to proceed to consid-
GRAFTON Of his resolution of cloture. Mr..
German moved to table it.
The Vice President submitted the ques-
tion to the Senate, The vote resulted in so
lost, and a vote was taken on Mr.. Aldrichs
motion TO consider the cloture rule.
The roll call was suspended on Mr.. Ran
soms point of order that the journal of
Tuesday showed that the matter had already
been taken up.
The char overruled the point Of order,
and the democrats took an appeal, which
was defeated and the chair sustained, the
vote standing Sc yeas to q nays, whereupon
Mr.. German made further point of order
that Mr.. Aldrich's motion must be in
writing.
The Vice President sustained this point,
and Mr.. Aldrich wrote out his motion.
Mr.. Aldrichs motion prevailed by a vote
of 38 yeas to 80 nays, Mr.. Jones of Nevada
also joining with the democrats in oppos-
ing it.
Immediately, however, Mr.. Harris called
up his point of order made against the
cIoture resolution Tuesday that it was not
explicit enough to meet the rules.
The Vice President ruled against him,
but Mr.. Harris took an appeal, and was
permitted to debate it. He soon tegan
reading from an apparently inexhaustible
mass OF manuscript.
At Mr.. Aldrichs instance Mr.. Harris
l 4 "a i
against his point of order was laid on the
table-yeas So. nays 2S
Among the pairs announced on all the
votes taken to-day in connection with the
republican effort to force the consideration
of the cloture resolution, Mr.. Allison
appears paired with Mr.. Ingalls,, who i,
| absent.
cLorURE NOT NEEDED.
Mr.. Cockrell made a statement to show
the large amount Of legislative work done
by the Senate in the last session in compari
son with the work done by the House-the
! so-called business branch" of congress-
and this amount of business was done, he
| said, without any cloture rule. In the course
| Of a long speech Mr.. Cockrell read in full
| MIR. Hoars article published in the Boston
| Youths Companion, as to the Importance
of unfettered debate in the Senate, and said
that he would move to have it printed as q
|
| able its being framed and hung up in the
parlors and Libraries for the education oi
the young.
IT'S STRONG POINTS EMPHASIZED.
Some of the leading points in the article
Mr.. Cockrell read more than once, and
with much mphasis-particularly The
sentence that the previous question and
| every device TO cut off debate was unknown
to the Senate proceedings.
Mr. Dawes, who seemed to be close and
interested listener, rose, and said that in
absence of his colleague
why, your colleague is2right here" Mr..
| Cockrell remarked, looking toward Mr.
Hoar, who was sitting on the democratic
side.
81 am here, and Inever enjoyed myself SC
much in my life." said Mr.. Hoar.
1.-THE inquiry wish to make was" said
Mr.. Dawes, ''if the senator from Missouri
does not draw a distinction between free
dom of debate and an eternity of talk
| GLaughter.]
HoAR STANDS RY IT.
Mr.. Hoar defended himself from the i'm
putation of inconsistency. There is
nothing In that article" he said ''that
| says that by reason of freedom Of debate, it
shall be in order for the minority of the
| Senate to spend days and nights and
weeks in talking about something else than
| the subject before the Senate, and thereby
overthrowing the great constitutional
| functions of the Senate as a legislative
body. There is not phase in it which dc
not stand upon and will not defend. 1t is
notorious fact that the senator from
Rhode Island has been told that. if his
amendment were brought in as it was
originally proposed. amendments enough
would be offered on the demo.
cratic side of the chamber to
consume the entire time until March next.
The attempt to defeat the will Of the people,
expressed through congress, by process of
long debate, and taking up time las we have
seen 1t at this very session. is as much con-
spiracy against the constitution and against
the national authority as was the rebel con-
gress that met in Richmond. Applause in
the galleries
Mr.. Gray-Was that true 10 1879, when
that side of the chamber filibusteredl
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS.
Notices of amendments TO the proposed
rule were given by Messrs. Stewart and
Gibson. Mr.. Stewards looks to allowing
other than pending amendments to the
measure to be offered and voted on, also to
allow motions to recommit and to lay on
the table, and Mr.. Gibson's requires a de-
mand for cloture Of debate to Be seconded
by two-thirds dnstead Of majority Of the
senators present.
Without concluding his remarks, Mr.