, 1891-01-21
THE ELECTION BILL.
That Measure Still Under Dis
cussion in the Senate.
Senators Mixed Up in a Par
liamentary Tangle.
House Proceedings and Wash
ington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-The Iesolu-
ton offered by Mitchell, calling on the
secretary of war for statistics and infor-
nation as to the site for a gun factory on
the Pacific coast was taken up and dts
cussed.
Allison asked that tho resolution should
go over till tomorrow. intimating that the
location of au additional gun factory
should MT be restricted to the Pacific
coast, but that the interior of the coun-
try should be considered in the matter.
Mitchell assented and asked unanimous
consent that it should come up tomorrow
as unfinished business in the morning
hour. Agreed to.
Aldrich moved that the senate proceed
to the consideration of the resolution to
change the rules, and it was agreed 10.
Harris rose to n question of order and
raid that the notice given did not call at
tention to the part of any rule proposed
to be modified, but simply left the c. air
and each senst9r TO find IL out for himself.
be argued that the motion was not sufi
GENTLY specific.
The discussion was proceeding when, at
2 O'Clock. the elections bill came up and
George took the floor 10 continue his
speech. After be had spoken three hours
aud a bali, Butler with a view to giving
him a rest) asked him to yield the floor
while he had read a chapter of the Re
vised Statutes relating to the subject Of
elections. George assented, but after the
secretary had resd some time Butler dis
covered that the chapter was not the one
he meant. and he SAID he would read 1t
himself. Before he BEGAN Morgan claimed
the floor on the elections bill, but the vice
president said he had Aldrich's name
next on the list. Morgan protested
against this parceling out of the floor.
The vice president responded thar George
had the floor. The latter again offered to
yield to Butler. but Hoar objected. stating
that under snch an arrangement the sens
tor might hold the floor for the whole
session.
The vice president again announced
that the senator from Mississippi was en-
titled to the floor. and after a long argu
ment as to yielding, the vice president
said the chair was of the opinion that a
senator entitled to the floor cannot trans.
fer that right to any other senator.
George then resumed the floor and.
picking IN a pile of manuscript, com
meuced to read a dissertation upon the
- cue united States After some time he
complained of WEAKNESS and asked
whether Butler might read for him so he
could rest- Aldush objected and George
resumed. Alter ten minues more reading
Aldrich asked If George would yield for a
motion to IKE up the resolution referring
to closure. George, With an air OF weari-
ness, said he believed he would.
Aldrich then moved that the senate
proceed TO the consideration of the ~resolu-
ton, aud, after much further discussion,
the vice president put the question.
There was n respons OF ayes, folloee1 BY
one of noes, and the vice president said
the ayes appeared to have 1t. Then Nor
gao pressed his claim for recognition, and
Butler and Ransom insisted on knowing
how George was left by the agreement.
A long parliamentary struggle ensued.
which was finally terminated by a motion
by Aldrich that the senate adjourn. The
vice president put the question and de-
clared the srnate adjourned
Alter the vice-presideut left the chair,
Ransom declared -mphatically TO the sec
Rotary that ih- result of the vote on TAX
inR M the resolution had not been de
clared by the vlcc-presilent Others
argued thtt It vas, hut Ransom may
bring up the question tomorrow.