The record-union., 1891-01-21
The Elections Bill Discussed in
the Senate.
BREEZY SCENES ENACTED IN THE
II HOUSE.
During the Discussion on the Approval
of the Journal, Congressman Mills
of Texas Accuses Speaker Reed of
Perpetrating Fraud Upon the House
Quiet Finally Restored.
Special to the REcoRp-USroN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-In the Senate
to-day the resolution offered yesterday by
Mitchell, calling on the Secretary of War
for statistics and information as to a site
for a gun factory on the Pacific coast, was
taken up and discussed.
Allison asked that the resolution should
go over until tomorrow, intimating that
the location of an additional gun factory
should not be restricted to the Pacific
coast, but that the interior Of the country
should be considered in the matter.
Mitchell assented, and asked unani-
nous consent that it should come up to-
morrow 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 to.
Harris rose to question of order, and
said the notice given did not call atten-
ton to the part of any rule proposed to be
| modified, but simply left the Chair and
each Senator, to find it out for himself.
lie argued that the motion was not suffi-
! ciently specific.
The discussion was proceeding when,
at O'Clock, the election bill came up, and
George took the floor to continue his
/ speech. After he had spoken three hours
and a half Butler, with a view to giving
him rest, asked him to yield the floor
while he had read chapter of the revised
statutes relating to the subject of cleo
tons. George assented, but after the Sec
retary had read for some time Butler dis
covered that the chapter was not the one
he meant, and he said he would read it
himself. Before he began Morgan claimed
the floor on the election 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 VicePresident responded that
George had the floor
The latter again offered to yield to But
Ter, but Hoar objected, stating that under
such an arrangement the Senator might
hold the floor for a whole session.
The Vice-President again announced
that the Senator from Mississippi was
entitled to the floor, and, after long
argument as to yielding. the Presi-
dent said the Chair was of the opinion
that Senator entitled to the floor cannot
transfer his right to any other Senator.
George then resumed the floor, and,
! picking up a pile of manuscript, COM
menced to read a dissertation upon the
origin and history of African slavery in
! the United States. After some time. he
complained of weariness, and asked
whether Butler might read for him, so he
| could rest.
Aldrich objected, and George resumed.
Alter ten minutes more reading, Aldrich
asked if George would yield for motion
to take up the resolution referring TO the
| closure resolution.
George, with an air of WEAKNESS, said
| he would.
! Aldrich then moved that the Senate
proceed to a consideration of the resolu-
| uon, and, after much further discussion,
the Vice-President put the question.
There was a response OF ayes following,
by one of noes, and the Vice President
Sald the ayes appeared to have it.
Then Morgan pressed his claim for
recognition, and Butler and Ransom in
sisted on knowing how George was left
! by the agreement.
A long parliamentary struggle ensued,
which was finally terminated by AL
drich's motion that the Senate adjourn
The Vice-President put the question
and declared the Senate adjourned.
After the YicePresdent left the chair
Ransom declared emphatically to the
Secretary that the result of the vote, on
taking up the resolution, had not been
declared by the Vice President Others
argued that it was, but Ransom may
bring up the question tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-In pursuance
of the policy of the Democrats of the
House, Bland, OF Missouri, this morning
demanded the reading of the journal OF
yesterday III extension.
The clerk having concluded the read
ing, Bland made the point that the Jour
nal was not read in full and demanded a
description of the various executive COM
munications, bills and petitions, which
were referred under the rules and not in
open House, be read.
The Speaker ordered the clerk to read
this portion Of the journal. It's reading
was not completed until o'clock. Then
ensued one ofthe widest scenes of confu-
sion the House has seen during the pres
ent Congress, the Speaker having stated
the question to be on the approval of the
journal, and having counted and stated
the affirmative.
Mills, of Texas, rising to parliament
ary question, asked whether the proper
question was not on ordering the previous
question.
Mills next expressed his wish to debate
the question of approving the journal, but
the Speaker declined to recognize him, on
the ground OF the House dividing.
Then the storm-cloud burst. With ex-
cited gestures Mills strobe down the aisle,
and shaking his fist at the Speaker,
poured out q volume of denunciation, ac-
cusing him of practicing fraud on the
House.
You are perpetrating fraud upon the
| House." he thundered, land you know
It." and his party colleagues burst into a
round OF applause and cheers and gath
cred around the champion, but the
/ Speaker was immovable, and, amid the
excitement, requested those opposed to
approving the journal to rise Phleg-
rnatically he counted, lone, two, three,''
and announced the motion carried
The yeas and nays We're demanded by
the Democrats, and ordered, and as the
| clerk proceeded to call the roll, Mills
poured out his denunciations again. He
accused the Speaker of perpetrating a
fraud upon the House, and, referring to
| Mckinley, said: I'VE do not expect the
gentleman from Ohio to lend himself to
such a proceeding. We relied on the
gentleman from Ohio, for we believed
him an honorable gentleman, and we
know he indicating the Speaker) is not
Then as the clerk went on monoto-
nously calling the roll, Mills, ignoring,
proceeded substantially as follows:
" Y OH do not dare to go before the coun-
try with such revolutionary measure as
T you are proposing to pass. We have the
right under the rules to debate the oues-
ton OF opposing the journal, and you
addressing the Speaker) are denying
that right democratic cheers.l
Kerr of Iowa-Such proceedings as this
are reasonable and they are headed by a
man who helped treason before.
| Milis-Y on are a traitor yourself to the
Constitution and the laws. You are try
ing TO surround the ballot-box with
bayonets and to deprive the people OF
their rights.
Then followed enthusiastic Democratic
applause. while Republicans crowded tc
the bar of the House and announced their