Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

moved tDaU the rcLdtC Ia cNNSN wy
consideration Of the resolution to change
the rules. submitted by him December
% The motion was agreed to. Al : p
n the Vice President laid before the
Senate. as the unfinished business, the
elections bin, and Mr.. George took the
floor to continue his speech against
#. After Mr.. George had spoken
three hours he gave way TO Mr.. Ald-
rich. who moved that the Senate take
M the resolution heretofore reported
from the committee on rules ana
known as the cIoture rule. After con-
siderable confusion the Chair declared
the motion carried. The resolution was
read, thus bringing it before the SEN
ate, and that body then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. N.-Ihe proceed
mos began this morning when the sec
retarv commenced to read the journal
of Yesterday. When he got through
the record of the morning business,
Mr.. German requested that the secre--
tarv read the remainder of the journal
more slowly. The secretary read: 'ssn
motion of Mr.. Aldrch that the Senate
resume consideration Of the resolution
to amend the rules as to limitation or
debate, it was determined IN the attlrm-
alive: when, on motion of Mr. AldrIch,
the Senate adjourned" German
moved to stlike out the words, a dec
bate followed as to the correctness OF
the journal. Mr.. Eustis then took the
floor in opposition to the eiectons
Hoar. Mr.. Carlisle then took up the
question of the record. In the debate
which followed Messrs. Vest and Ed
munds took a hand, but no conclusion
was reached. At O'Clock a motion to
adjourn was lost. The absence OF
quorum was noted and the sergeant-at-
arms was directed to request the at
tendance Of absent senators.
THURSDAY, Jan. 22.-After the read
ing of the journal in the Senate Mr.:
Aldrich moved that the Senate proceed
to the consideration of the resolution
submitted by him December 20, pro-
posing a change of rules, Tor the pur-
pose of closing debate. A point OF or
der was made on the Democratic side
that the unfinished business was the mo-
ton to correct the journal OF Tues
days proceedings; and that, as 1t
involved the status of Mr.. Aldr!chS
resolution, it must be first disposed Of.
A rafting debate followed, in which at
tention was principally devoted to the
elections bill. The vice president then
overruled the point of order made by
Mr.. Harris. The chair did not find any
rule bearing on the question of ap-
proving any other journal than that OF
the preceding day, and was
of opinion that the motion of
the senator from Rhode Island was
in order. The Chair had no private.
consistency or desire to DO otherwise
than to administer the rules OF the Sem
ate AS he understood them. Mr.. Har-
ris appealed from the decision, but the
vow
Mr.. German moved to lay Mr.. Aldrich's
motion on the table. Lost-yeas, so;
nays, 35. The vicc-president then dl-
Iected the clerk to call the roll on Mr..
Aldrich's motion, but Mr.. Ransom in
terected point of order that the
journal of Tuesday showed that the
matter had already been taken up. The
chair oYerruled the point of order, and
the Democrats took an appeal The de-
cision of the chair was affirmed. Yeas,
So; nays, 81. The vice-p esident then
atated the question to be on Mr.. Aid
rich's motion, and Mr.. German de-
manded that it should be put in writing.
This was done, and then the
vote was taken on Mr.. Aldrlch's
motion to proceed to the consideration
of the resolution to modify the rules,
and the motion was agreed to-yeas,
SO; nays, 80. The resolution was then
laid before the Senate and was read.
Immediately, however, Mr.. Harris
called up his point Of order made
against the closure resolution Tuesday
(that 1t 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. Finally, on motion
of Mr.. Adrich, Mr.. Harris APP
peal from the decision of the chair
against his point of order was laid on
the table-yeas, SO; nays, %. After
further ,debute and notices of amend
ments by Messrs. Stewart and Gibson,
Mr.. Cockrell, who had the floor, yield
ed. and the Senate took a recess till IL
A. NJ tomorrow. The object of taking
recess instead of adjourning is sup
posed to be to avoid questions being
raised as to the correction of the Jour
nal, as there will be no journal until
the legislative day of the 22nd is fin
ished, which may not be until the
pending question is finally disposed of.
FRIDAY, Jan. 23.-The Senate met at
II O'Clock, in continuation of yester-
days session, and the vice-President
Immediately recognized Mr.. Cockrell,
who proceeded with his speech. He
was interrupted by points of no quo
rum and calls of the Senate, together
with waits while a quorum was being
gathered. He was followed by gene
raj debate. Mr.. Stewart finally took the
floor, but the hour of & having arrived,
the Senate took a recess until to NOR
row at II.
SATURDAY, Jan. 24-The Senate met at
Il A. NJ. in continuation of Thursdays SEES
sion. ana forty-Ve senators in attendance
exactly a quorum. Mr.. Stewart offered
the amendment to the cloture resolution of
which he had given notice on Thursday
last 1t contains three propositions. the
first being TO strike out Of the proposed
rule the WORKS land the question sha be
put upon the amendments if any then
pending. and upon the measure in its sue
ccSsive stages according TO the rules Of the
Senate, but without debate ana to sub
Stitufe the words land debate on pend
ING amendments and such amendments