The advocate., 1891-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL

AnufaQhyS January b1'+-Aho hOule
passed the District Of Columbia hppro-
priation bill and Il went into committee
OF the whole on the naval appropriation
bill.
The Senate was engaged In tlresome
discussion OF the rules which Il had bean
attempting 10 limit 80 as 10 amend, II not
cut on debate.
Senator Harris OF Tennessee remarked;
In July lsil, Henry Clay suggested that
in his opinion, tho time had arrived when
the Senate should adopt the hour rule Or the
previous question, but tho moro suggestion
provoked such a storm OF opposition that no
abandoned 10 and did not oven Offer a EesO-
luton for that purpose.
On July q, 1850, Stephen A. Douglas Of
iored resolution 10 apply tho previous
question Ia the Senate. but on motion OF
Mr.. AtOhison, 10 was laid ON the table with
out even a division Of tho Senate.
On August %, 1850, JOOoph r. Underwood
offered q resolution 10 mako Il In order 10
lay an amendment ON the table without oar
rying tho bill with IL but the resolution was
laid upon tho table without division.
From March 20, 1905, the Senate has had
no rule 70 cut on general debate or amend
m0nt.
That justification oan be found fOr unduly
pressing tho national elections bill upon
this short session of the Senate (limited asit
is by tho constitutional tho fourth OF Mayoh)
10 tho exclusion OF tho great appropriation
bills which should DO carefully considered
and must be passed, and many other moao-
uros important In themselves, and impOr-
tant chat they b0 acted upon At tho present
session. Every Senator knows chat II tho
pending measure should become law TO-
morrow, IL would have nothing TO operate
upon until November 1892, and under the
constitution tho Fifty-soCOnd Congress
must meet ON the arst Monday OF December
1891, and will have eleven months In which
10 pass every and all laws necessary 10 rogu-
late that and subsequent elections, II any
shall be deemed necessary.
can And no reason for tho persistent
Oarnestneas with which this measure is
pressed at this session unless u be tho re-
solve OF the Republican majority 10 give
prompt and unmstakablO evidence OF the
truth OF the declaration Of prominent and
leading Republican recently made (HOn.
Thomas b. Roed) "that hereafter the Repub-
licans intend 10 do their own voting, their
own counting and their own certifying"
Friday, January 23-The House do.
bated at some lOngth upon the charges
against the commlssIoner Of penslonh, and
II continued to discuss the naval apprO-
prlation bill.
In the Senate, Mr.. Cockrell, Of Mis-
sourl, delivered a lengthy speech on the
cloture rule, and in his remarks said:
do not believe that enough Of the Re-
publican majority in the Senate will vote 10
stultify thomselvOs, and 10 say that their
constituents do not know how and are not
At TO elect a Representative In tho House Of
Representatives without Che aid and inter
vOntion OF deputy UnitOd StatOs marshalS.
do not believe that Senators will vote that
way when 10 comes 10 che test. / shall hope
not; for the name and tho honor and tho
glory Of our old republic Of the United
States Of America, which stands to-day be-
fore the nations OF the earth as the great OK
emplar.
In Philadelphia tho Republican papers
the Bulletin, tho Call, tho Inquirer, tho
Telegraph and the Public LOdger--OppOsS
the national elections bill.