Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-21

MI. NeOIBe, want 10 Know what be-
comes Of my right 10 the fioor.r And /
want TO know y Mr.. Butler pnt IN. what
becomes of the decision of the Chair that
one senator cannot yield the floor TO an
other except by unanimous consent. I
object"
Mr.. oEoRoE WORN OUT.
"0h. no." Mr.. George blended. "Do
not object am pretty nearly worn out.
But here" he added after a moment. "is
the point want settled with our good
friends on the other side. II give up to
the closure rule and it is adopted and get
the floor afterwards / want to know
whether will be exempt from that rule or
whether l will be under itl IL / am TO
10 be caught by the rule shall be anx-
ious 30 surrender the floor now.n
MIR. Cullom said that Mr.. George would
have TO take his chances on that, and Mr..
Aldrich said that he did not understand
that there was any motion before the
Senate.
Mr.. GEORGE MAKES ANOTHER START.
MAKE your motion" SAID Mr.. George,
but MIR. Aldrioh said he would not.
Then" snid Mr.. George. II will 90 on,
and get fresh as ] 60 on" Iaughter.l /
Il hope that nobody will act on the idea
that / want rest, because it is O great
pleasure TO me TO entertain the Senate on
the very important matter that am now
reading" Laughter. He had hardly start;
ed again when Mr.. Aldrich once more asked
whether he would yield the floor to him,
and he was told that Mr.. George would
yield the floor with great pleasure.
ALDmcH AGAIN TO THE ATTACK.
"Then move" said Mr.. Ndrich Sc
cond time, that the Senate do now pro-
ceed to consideration of the resolution sub
mitted by me on the goth OF December, and
which was under consideration during the
morning hour.
MIR. Morgan addressed the chair. but the
Vice-President, without recognizing Mr..
Morgan, put the question on Mr.. Aldrich's
motion. There was O response of ayes, fol-
lowed by one Of noes, and the Vice-Presi-
dent said that the ayes appeared to have
IT."
MORGAN DEMANDS RECOGNITION.
Then Mr.. Morgan pressed his claim to
recognition, saving that he had addressed
the Chair FIVE or six times and that he
thought the Chair saw him. He was asked
by the Vice-President to state his object.
He replied that he had been on his feet adj
dressing the Chair respectfully and that he
did not propose to be overslaughed.
Mr.. AIdrich: ask that the resolution be
laid before the Senate in accordance with
the vote.
Mr.. Morgan: desire TO know whether
there is any agreement of the Senate about
this matter.
The Vice-President directed the Clerk to
read the resolution. and it was read ac-
cordingly.
MIR. Kldrich: Did the Chair decide that
the motion which made was adopted?
The Vice-President The Senator from
Rhode Island is entitled 20 the floor.
MIR. Ransom, (who had been trying for
some time to be recognize0 The Chair
did not decide it and could not decide 1t.
Mr.. Morgan / rise to point OF orderl
The Vice-President: The Senator from
Alabama will state his point of order.
Mr.. Morgan My point OF order Is TINS
The Senator from Mississippi had the floor
and Welded tunder some agreement which
has not yet been explained to the Senate.
have several times asked very respectful
ly to know what that agreement was, and
/ now respectfully ask the Chair whether
or not the Senator from Mississippi has
yielded the floor absolutely, or under some
agreement.
The President: The Chair has no
knowledge of any agreement.
MFR. Aldrich: That Is not point OF or
der.
MIR. Morgan: 1t is q point of order. be-
cause if there is any agreement want 70
object.
Mr.. AIdrich: There was no agreement
made. The Senator from Mississippi yield
ed the floor and made the motion.
MR.. CARLISLE EXPLAINS,
Mr.. Carlisle: The situation is this: The
Senator from Mississippi, before con-
cludino his remarks, yielded 10 the
Senator from Rhode Island for the pur-
pose Of making. motion. what the rights
of the Senator from Mississippi may DO IS a
question that will arise hereafter IN case
we resume consideration OF the electloh
bill. and is not a question that can be De-
cided now.
Mr.. Edmunds: That is true exactly.
Mr.. Morgan: Yes, but L want TO know
whether there is any agreement about IL.
MIR. Aldrich: There is no agreement 80
far as l am concerned.
Mr. Morgan addressed the chair very
politely and respectfully.
Mr.. Edmunds broke in with an inquiry
as 10 what the pending question was.
Mr.. Aldrich: That resolution being
pending l move that the Senate do now
AZ this point the President recog-
nized Mr.. Ransom, and asked Mr. Aldrich
whether ne withdrew his motion to ad-
journ.
Mr.. Aldr1ch: do not.
Thereupon the Vice-Presldent. put the
question, and, at 6:l5, declared the senate
adjourned until tomorrow at III A. Nj.
Is THE RESOLUTION BEFORE THE SENATE
After the Vice-President had left the
chair, but while the Secretary and clerks
were still at the desk, Mr. Ransom walked
up TO the desk and declared emphatically
that the question on taking up the resolu-
tion had not been decided by the Senate,
and that the result of the vote had not
been declared by the Vice-President.
The Secretary and clerks gave their
recollection in the matter and the oftclal
reporter read his shorthand notes, when
showed that the Vlce-President had SAID
that the ayes appeared to have 1t and that
he had subsequently laid the resolution be:
fore the Senate. Messrs. Hoar and
Aldrich were In "A group about the Clerk
desk and argued that the resolution was
formally and properly before the senate;
Mr.. Ransom, however, was not satlslleo
and may bring up the question tomorrow
on the adoption OF the journal.
House of Representatives.
In pursuance of the policy of the Demo-
crots Of The House, Mr.. Bland, of Missouri.
this morning demanded a reading of the
journal of yesterdays proceedings IN er-
fenso. The Clerk having concluded the
reading, Mr., Bland made the point that
the Journal had not been read IN tull,
and demanded that the description of the
various executive communications, resolu-
tions. bills, and petitions (Which are re-
ferred under the rules and are not con-
sidered in open House) be read. The
Speaker directed the Clerk to read this
portion of the Journal. which Is ordinarily
omitted.
This was by far the longest portion of the
Journal and its reading was not completed
until O'clock.
A SCENE OF CONFUSION.
Then ensued one of the widest scenes
of confusion that the House has seen
during the present Congress.
The Speaker having stated tho question
TO be on the approval of the Journal and
having counted and stated the affirmative
vote, Mr.. Mills, rising TO parliamentary
question, asked whether the proper ques-
ton was not on ordering the previous
question.
This query was based upon the fact that
when the Clerk had finished reading the