The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-01-30
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings In the senate and House OF
Representatives

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Representatives
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 23.-In the sem
ate yesterday Aldrich moved consdera-
ton of his resolution to amend the rules.
A point of order was made 10y Harris that
the question before the senate was the APP
prevail of Tuesdays journal. After an
extended debate the point of order was
overruled, andNhe cloture resolution was
brought before the senate. Discussion on
this resolution continued until q O'Clock,
when the senate adjourned.
In the house the journal of last Tuesday
was finally approved. The District OF
Columbia appropriation bill was then
passed without further difficulty, and the
house in committee of the whole consid-
cred the naval appropriation bill, but
without action on it adjourned. The
feature of the proceedings were that they
were orderly.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 24.-In the house,
ON demand of breckenridge of Arkansas,
the journal was read in full, and after
some debate was approved. There were
some sharp passages between the speaker
and Cooper of Indiana, growing out of a
point of order by Mckinley on a resolu-
ton offered by Cooper directing the COM
| mittee Investigating the pension bureau
to report the resolution to the house. The
resolution was finally reported, and re-
ferred to the committee on rules. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the naval appropriation bill,
bnt without action on it adjourned.
The senate passed the entire day discuss
ing the cloture rule. Cockrell and Gray
addressed the senate in opposition to it,
and without action recess was taken to
II o'clock day
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 26.-Yesterday
after a brief executive session, spent the
remainder of the day discussing the clo-
ture resolution. Senators Stewart and
Morgan spoke in opposition to the pro-
posed change in the rules, and Senator
Saunders in favor thereof Morgan had
not finished his speech at 5:15 p m when
u recess was taken until noon Monday.
During the afternoon Aldrich asked unan-
imous consent to limit debate on the reso-
luton, and named Monday as the day for
taking a vote on it, but objections to each
request came promptly from the Demo
cratic side of the chamber.
The house spent two hours time in the
reading and approval of the journal.
Breckenridge of Arkansas, having de-
manded the reading of the journal in I'M
| abridged form, and a yea and nay vote
having to be taken to secure its approval.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 27.-The SEN
ate met yesterday at noon. Morgan con-
tinued his speech against the cloture rule
and elections bill. He yielded to VOL
colt, who offered motion to take up the
house apportionment bill, thus displacing
the cloture resolution. The vote stood 35
| to 34-Cameron, Jones of Nevada, Teller,
| Stewart, Washburn, and Wolcott, all Re-
publicans, voting to take up the bill. In
gals was announced as paired on the
same side. The result was greeted with
wild cheers, and it is probably the last of
both the cloture rule and the elections
bill
In the senate the reading of the journal
| in full was demanded by the Democrats.
Mckinley demanded the previous question
on the approval of the journal which was
accorded, and the journal was approved.
| The naval appropriation bill was taken
| up and passed, the ayes and noes on it's
passage being interrupted by the cheers of
| the Democrats when news of the senate's
| action on the cloture rule reached the
| chamber.
| WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2s.-The senate
yesterday approved the journal of Thurs
day last, including the whole time up to
Monday evening. The credentials of STAN
ford of California and Irby of South
| Carolina, were filed. Hoar objected to
the wording of the latter's credentials. the
governor having undertaken to commits
sion" the senators, instead of simply GER
| tifying to their election. The apportion-
ment bill was taken up, and Davis and
Berry spoke in favor of an amendment in
| creasing the representation to $780, His
cock and Hale opposed. and the senate ad
| journed
| In the house Springer offered as privi-
| legged resolution declaring unlawful the
refusal of the speaker Monday to order
recapitulaton of votes ON the approval of
| the journal Monday, when it was demand
| ed Mckinley made the point that the
speaker was justified under the rules, as
the demand was clearly dilatory The
point was sustained, and an appeal was
laid on the table. The military academy
| bill was then taken up and the Democrats
killed time by talking on any subject
except the bill until adjournment.