St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-27
YEAS.
A Question of Pairs.

There was much confusion and much
ill-feelng in relation to pairs. Mr..
Daniels said that he had been paired
with Mr. Squire. but as he was informed
by the senator from Nevada (Mr. Stew
art that the senator from California
(Nlr. Stanford) was in favor of proceed
ing with business, he would transfer
MI SquireS' pair to Mr.. Stanford, and
would himself vote. Mr. Aldrich OBJ
Jected to the proposed. transfer, and IN
sisted that there was no authority for It,
Mr.. Stewart admitted that he had no
direct authority to pair Mr.. Stanford
with a senator III favor of the proposed
rule. but said that Mr.. Stanford had told
him before leaving the city for New
York that he was in favor Of taking up
the apportionment bill. Mr.. Aldrich
asserted. on the contrary, that Mr.. Stan
ford had told him distinctly, on several
occasions that he was in favor of the
pending resolution and Of its cOnsidera-
ton, and he (Mr. Aldrich) intimated
that the proposed transfer would be
taking an unfair advantage of Mr.. Stan
ford's absence. The controversy de-
Yeloped
Some Acrimonious Feeling
on both sides, but the matter was set
tied by Mr.. Daniel saying that if there
was any doubt or dispute about it he
would let his pair with Mr.. Squire stand
and that was the upshot OF it. Some
questions also arose as to the pairs of
Senators Shoup and Moody, but the
final result was that the pairs stood as
follows: Pierce and Brown, Plumb and
Gibson, Pettigrew and Pasco, Squire
and Daniel, Shoup and Colquitt, Sand
ers and Ingalls,, Chandler and Blodgett.
Moody and Hearst, Higgins and Voor-
hees. Mr. Stanford stands as not paired.
The result was announced as yeas "a,
NAYS 81. so the motion to lay
on the table was rejected. The
announcement was greeted with
applause on the Democratic
side and in the galleries. This was re-
scented by Mr. Edmunds, who insisted
that the chair should inforce the rules
of the senate, and that If there was any
repetition of disturbance the galleries
should be cleared. The vote was then
taken on MI. WilcOtt'S motion to take
up the apportiOnment bill, and it was
carried by a like vote, yeas 80; nays "a.
the only divergence being that Mr..
PettigreW's pair was transferred from
Mr.. Pasco to Mr. Call. There was no
distinct outbreak of applause at the
final success of the movement against
The Elections Bill
and the proposed rule. But the feeling
of iubilatiOn was not the less great on
the Democratic side; and Mr.. Blair in
terposed the remark. that when a man
was down that was the time to get up,
and so now this was the time
to take up and pass the edu-
cational bill. The resolution for the
amendments OF the rules having
been thus displaced and relegatedg
en- IN ooInnHaV nlnntinnc bol Il
previously been) the senate proceeded
to the consideration OF the apportion-
ment bill. The reading of the bill and
report continued till 3 O'Clock, and the
bill was then laid aside until 2 O'Clock
tomorrow, when it comes up as the I'M
finished business. The next question
was on Mr.. Germans motion to amend
the journal of Tuesday last by striking
out the words sit was determined in the
Affirmative" 1t was agreed to without
dissent. and the journals of Tuesday
and Wednesday were approved. Morn
ing business being III order, memorials
of The Idaho legislature were presented
and referred, on the subject of perSecu-
ton Of Jews in Russia; and against the
reduction of duty on lead and lead ores.
The credentials of Mr.. Vest for his third
term, commenein March next. we're
presented, read and placed on file. A
very large number of petitions for, and
an equally large number against
The Conger Lard Bill,
were presented by senators, principally
from the Western states; also for and
against the Torrey bankruptcy bill
Among the pension bills reported and
placed OH the calendar was one for Mrs
Mary Ann Doherty--a bill for whose
relief was vetoed by Mr.. Cleveland two
years ago, attracting at the time much
attention; also the house bills to pen
sion Gen. Nathaniel p. Banks and Gen
Franz Sigel. The army appropriation
bill was reported, and Mr.. Allison gave
notice that he would call it up thi:
week. Mr.. Dolph offered resolution
(Which went over until tomorrow in
structing the committee on judiciary tx
inquire and report as to the power of {
minority of the senate to com
pei the attendance of absen
members. Mr.. Plumb offered a reSo
luton, which was agreed to
calling on the secretary of the treasury
for information as to the amounts o
coin and paper money in existence il
the United States, the average amour
of cash held by the treasury. the pur
poses for which they are held, TIN
amount of each held by banks. tn
amount of each in actual circulation
aa.ong the people, etc. Mr.. Blai
moved to proceed to the consideration
OF the house bill providing for the ad