New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-17

q motion to adjourn, made Just before VIZ. iascO
finished soon resolved this doubt. Mr. W0lcott.
of Colorado, offered the motion III the interest
of the now broken coalition OF last week. bnt
instead of resulting in a tic, rs the test oi
strength on Wednesday night did, Mr.. ll0ar ana
his friends won easily by five maIority-the Sell
ate dividing 81 TO %. Mr.. Wolcott and Mr.
Stewart were the only Republicans who joined
Mr.. German, and it soon became evident that the
rest of the Republican dsSidents could not
he depended upon TO aid the opposition
in delaying progress with the bill.
This decided setback for the opponents Of the
Election bill made the indefinite continuation of
the session practically certain SO the general
debate was taken up again, and after Mr. Pasco
sat down Mr. Hampton, of South Carolina, read
q speech against the bill, and Mr. Dixon, of Rhode
Island, followed with a spirited half hours talk
in favor of it. This was practically the junior
Rhode Island Senator's maiden speech. for he mad
been heard but once BEFORE and then briefly Oh
the afternoon of the euloges on >. y. Cox lie was
clear and direct in what he said. and his manner
had both finish and felicity. Many OF the older
Republican Senators congratulated him heartily
when he finished, some time after o'clock; Inc
next three hours were occupied chle1y by NESS IS.
Morgan and Reagan. and the Mltcr clOscu HIS
speech, and with it general debate, by declaring
with what looked like bit of cheap dramatic
effect, that he would rather lay GOWN HIS IIc IH'h
see the Election bill pass. But the passage on inc
Election bill will not close the Congressional pain
rooms and Mr.. Reagan may still be happy
The first step of parliamentary progress TO DC
made upon the bill was taken shortly after D
o'clock Mr.. Buffers amendment making the
functions of canvassing officers exclusively minis
terial was then declared the pending proposition,
and the vote was TO be taken on a further amend
ment to it, offered by Mr.. Harris. Mr.. Hoar moved
10 lay the Butler amendment on the table, ana
the Vice-Presdent ruled that this motion would
carry Mr.. iIarris's amendment TO the table also
Mr. German appealed from this decision, ana urea
TO confuse the presiding officer by changing the
apparent ground of his appeal once or TWICE, ana
cndcavoring TO debate the whole question. Inc
Vice President enforced the rule. however, ana Sc
cured an immediate vote. and the decision was sils-
tanned by a vote of 81 TO 15-no Republlcan SD
ing with the opposition The Butler and Harris
amendments were then dispoed Of being laid upon
the table by a vote of 80 10 20. The DIVISION was
again on party lines. though few Republicans
abstained from voting or were assent W1ihouU
pairs Mr. Stanford. Mr. WolcOtt and Mr. Jones,
of Nevada. who sided with the Democrats on
Wednesday, had left the Chamber, and Mr.. Wash
burn of Minnesota voted in the affirmative. 10
prevent the possibility of a similar summary as
p0sal of other hostile amendments, Mr.. Faulkner,
Of West Virginia Mr.. Germans Lieutenant. call'd
up one Of which he had given notice some GAYS
ago. and started in to make a speech against Time
upon 1t. .u
Mr.. Faulkner talked on his propoSition TN
long after midnight, and no addtlonal progress
seemed likely TO he made until his supply, "I
cloqupnce should become exhausted Que CAL OF
the senate. which showed the presence OF a
quorum, varied the monoony of lis argument