Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-30
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN
BOTH BRANCHES.

troluced by Various Members and tho
Disposition of the Samoa Condensed
Report.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator German
argued against the correctness OF the ruling
made by Nice-President Morton on Friday.
to the effect that an appeal from decision
was not debatable because the question it
self ON which the decision was made "a mo-
1iou to lay on the TIA le) was an undebutable
one. Senator Edmunds held that the de-
ciscn was absolutely right. The discussion
was kept up some time, when Senator Cor
man withdrew the motion. 1T is thought
TO be something in the nature OF flank
movement against the cloture matter. The
elections bill was taken up and considered
at length The vice-p president laid before
the senate Il message from the president
transmitting the agreement with the Grow
Indians for the sale of tho western part OF
their reservation in Montana. Senator
Hoar moved that the adjournment to-day
be until noon Tomorrow to give the Sena-
tors an opportunity to attend the funeral OF
Mr.. Bancroft. Agreed to. Senator George
resumed his speech, but yielded for an ex-
ecutive session, and the senate soon adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The intentions OF
the democrats of the house to resort to OBJ
structive tactics until the determination of
the senate on the elections bill was mani
Tested this morning, when Mr.. Bland de-
manded the reading OF Saturdays proceed
ings in full. instead OF in the abbreviated
form. Then Mr.. Mills moved an amend
ment to the journal relative to the refusal
of the chair to recognize his motion to re-
consider the vote by which Fridays journal
was approved. This was debated at great
length, after which tho journal was APP
proved. The senate bill for the relief OF
Sarah E. Perns was passed. Adjourned.
WAsn1SGToN, Jan. 2o.-ln the senate the
entire time was taken up in consideration
of the resolution to change the rules.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-1n the house to-
day after the reading OF the journal, MIR
Bland made the point that it had not been
read in full, and demanded that the de-
scription OF the various executive comlnun-
ications. resolutions, bills and petitions be
read. This was done, the reading not being
completed until o'clock. The speaker then
stated the question to be on the approval of
the journal, and, having counted and stated
the affirmative vote, Mr.. Mills, of Texas.
rising to Il parliamentary question, asked
whether the proper question was not on
ordering the previous question, Mr.. McAin-
ley having demanded that when the clerk
finished reading the first part or the journal.
The speaker said the demand had not been
renewed after the reading OF the completed
journal MIR. Mills wished to debate the
matter but the speaker declined to recog-
nize him on the ground that the house was
dividing. Then Mr.. Mills strobe down the
aisle shaking his fist at the speaker, pour
ing out 4 volume Of denunciation, accusing
him Of practicing fraud on the house. The
democrats cheered but the speaker imper-
turbably continued the counting and an
nounced the motion carried. The yeas
and nays were demanded by the demo-
Gratis and ordered. and as the clerk pro-
ceeded with the roll Mr.. Mills continued to
pour out the denunciations. Referring to
Mr., Mckinley, he said: I'VE did not ex-
pect the gentleman from Ohio to lend him.
self TO such Il proceeding, for we believed
him an honorable gentleman, and we knew
he tindicatins tho speaker) was not" After
some further debate Mr. Kerr, OF Iowa,
said: Such proceedings as this are treas
enable, and they are headed by u man who
helped treason before" Mr.. Mills re-
piled: "iou are traitor yourself
to the constitution and the laws.
You are trying to surround the ballot box
the right OF representation" This was
| greeted with enthusiastic democratic app
plause. while the republicans announced
| their disapproval by lusty Kisses. Pande-
,noniu,n prevailed, and apairs finally APP
preached SO near a personal rupture that
the speaker was obliged to call upon the
| sergeant-at-arms for assistance. That Of
| hcer. bearing his mace in front OF him, in
| duced MI Mills to take his seat. The jour-
| nal WAS approved, 144 to 1903, and the house
went into committee OF the whole on the
District OF Columbia bill. Mr.. Hemphill, OF
South Carolina, detained against the
| elections bill. Tho negro question was
| brought up by Mr.. Richardson, of Tennes-
| see. who quoted newspaper extracts rela-
| tive TO the treatment OF the negroes in the
| northern states. After long discussion,
during which no progress was made on the
! bill. the committee rose. Adjourned.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 21-As Aoon as the
4 cf Cf4Ster6.,y pn
soni moved to correct it by striking out the
| words stating that Senator Aldrich's mo-
| ton yesterday to proceed to a consideration
! Of the resolution as to the cloture rule was
determined in the Affirmative. He asserted
/ that it had not occurred and the result of
| the vote never announced. He read
| from the record to sustain his position and
| expressed his belief that the senate would
| not permit Il journal to stand which declares
q falsehood. Senator Aldrich was willing
! TO cancede that the vice president had not
declared the motion carried, and had no OBJ
| lection to the motion to amend the journal,
| The vice-president said that from his own
| recollection he did not formally declare the
| vote as carried. though he stated that the
| ayes appeared to have it, and he would
| therefore again submit the question. Dis
cussion Of the elections bill and the cloture
rule then occupied the time of the senate
| until midnight, leaving the subject of the
approval of Tuesdays journal to come up
| again Tomorrow
| WAsHINGToN. Jan. 21.-No business Of i'm
| portance was transacted in the house,
nearly the whole time of tho session being
| taken up in a wrangle on the subject of ap-
| prevail of the journal. Mr.. Mckinley said
that it was manifest to the house and to
! the country that the minority intended to
| resort to every obstructive tactic in order
! to stop all legislation until it should
| be settled that IL certain bill now
| pending in the senate should be laid
aside or defeated. These tactics were not
new. He gave the gentlemen notice that
so far as the republican majority was con-
cerned it did not propose to turn its back
| upon a law providing for an honest vote.
| The majority would stay here until the
| clock struck IL On the 18th Of March in order
| TO put upon the statute books law to pre-
! serve the integrity of the elections. The
house then went into committee of the
whole. after which it adjourned.
| WAsHINGToH, Jan. GA quorum an
pearcd at 1890 o'clock and the question of
| the approval Of the journal came up Sem
| ator Aldrich took The floor and stated that
| the democrats had at last thrown or all
| disguise and disclosed that they had de-
| cided TO prevent any legislation unless their
wishes in regard to u certain measure were
| acccded to. Senator Harris said that if the
senate would proceed to the consideration
Of tl,e appropriation bill the minority would
| fN A q