The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-23
TILE lAILUNkL CONGRESS.
NR. R0ETON DOES some HIGH.
HANDED RULING.
Democrats Contest Every inch OF
GrOuEd--LigeiyS Scene in she House.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-In the Senate
this morning, Mr.. Aldrich moved to
take up the cloture resolution, and Mr.
Harris made the point Of order that the
motion TO approve the journal or Tues
day took precedence.
This was ovorru!ed by Vice President
Morton. and his decision was sustained.
yeas, 35, lays, 80 Teller, Wolcott and
Stewart voting With tie Issmocrats. The
Vice President followed this decision
with others having the same general pur-
| pose il view, that of ending The 3b-trGc-
| ti0n CT the minority.
Finally Mr. Aldrlch's motion to pro-
caed to the consideration Of the cloture
resoiu ioa was agreed to-veas So; nays
! -, Jones aad Stewart, Of Navaaa, aud
Teller (RapuhIicsn.) gooing nav Rl.a the
| Democrats. Tn6 cioture resolution was
thea laid before the Senate and read.
Ar. L srris chen raised the poiut of
order tla5 the resolution Was i4explicit,
! a8 ii did 4.5 include all the rules that
were to be cilaaga4 This was overruied
| ny The Weep President, ausi an appeal
from the decision Of the cnair By :dr
Harris Was tabled by vote Of 33 to %.
meuced and Mr. CockIeli, ia the course
Of a long speech, read Mr. Hoar's article
published IL the Boston Youths Com |
panion as to the importance Of untet-
tered debate in the Senate, an! 9 he |
would move 10 have it printed az . nnb-
LID document wigh 4 Wi.9 ii srrin % sn-
abla is being framed ana hung up il
par}ofs aud Libraries i3t the education
of the :oung.
Some Of iAa leading points in the az
ticIe atr C3ckrall gead more than once,
ana with much en- ohasiS, particularly
the sentence that tie previous question
aud every device to cut OF debate was
unknown TO the Senate proceedings
Mr. H0ar said that "a the lOta Of Au-
gust last he had introduced in the Sen
ate 4 raie, she same II substance as taat
now pending Early il November last
: he had read the proofs of the article
which he had written with that rule be-
fore him, and had examined the rule TO
see whether there was any inconsistency
: in the two statements. 1t did not
I seen to him that there was any such in
consistency (moking laughter on th8
Democratic side, and with the remark
rom one Democratic Senator, .tOh, give
3 rs resJ'D. There was nothing, he said.
9 ia that article that says that by reason Of
}, she freedom Of debate, it shall be in order
for q minority Of the Senate to spend
s DAYS and nights and weeks N talking
II about something else than the sub Jact
q b3fore the Senate, and thereby over
throwing the great Constitutional func-
Il Gions OF the Senate as a Legislative body.
q | There is not & phrase IN lt which L do
! u0t stand upon and will not defend.
d Notices Of amendments to the pro
posed rule were given by Mr.. Stewart
a and Mr. Gibson. Mr.. Stewart looks to
/ allowing other than pending amend
inents to measure to De offered and
l. voted on. also to allow motions to recon-
d NIT and TO lay on the table; and Mr..
Gibson requires the demand for closure
al Of debate to be seconded by thirds
'e (instead Of a majority Of the Senators
& present.
q Without concluding his remarks, Mr..
Cockrell yielded to Mr.. Aldrich, on
whose motion, at 6 p. n, the Senate
,ook recess till II a N. to morrow
The object of taking recess, instead
u Of adjourning is supposed to be to avoid
questions being raised as TO the cOrrec
ton Of the Journal, as there will be n
d Journal until the legislative day Of the
f. 320d is finished, which may not be unit
he pending question is finally disposed
of.
d House.
WASHINGTON, d. O. Jan. 22-In tht
House day the Jonrnal was read il
IS unabridged form according TO de
[r. nand, and then tee fight Ct YESTERDAY
he ssa8 resumed. Finally the Journal We
approved ana the district Of ColumbIi
> ppro9siati0n bill was take Up.
q ca he question oi the approval Of th
Journal, and during the subsequent con
~ sideration of the district bin
various points Of order wer
of ,aade and debated and a serie
De Of exciting coll0quits between Messrs
OF Mckinley, Mcmillan, Springer, Enloe
as, speaker Resd ane others ensued. III
ecs debate was Instrumental IL bringing On
Ior aad defining very clearly the position c
the Speaker and the leaders Of bis part
IN regard to the eXDedlting Of the busi
ness By summary decisions Of tho chair
The Speaker said that dilstory motion
when persisted in beyond a certain linn
cl- became as much disoTdot!F proceeding
ers Us Objectionable physicA. demonstr;
il tons, and required to bs repressed
like manner oy the chair. 1t was Tlt
this vie1 Of the recent course Of Il
~ ~ Democrats that Qe Speaker mad maj
oiy th9 decisions to which they had s
ias strenuousIy objected, and he con5idere
lon , it his duty to continue to make them
ore , long as disorderly dilatory motions vel
tho made. He hoped, however, that the
lhS would be 10 more occasion for them.
A tumult of protestations from Il
Democratic side greeted these coz
ana sarcastic remarks Of the speaker. wni
the Republicans applauded vigorousl
and Mr.. Bland interjected the rema
that tAe disorder would cease as so
ants the spe3ker resumed parlianentry met
and obs in the exercise of his authorlt
nth. The Democrats applauded this sen
rfnl ment.
10 10 The District Of Columbia appropr
sta. ton bill was passed aad tie Ne
1-;nr, appropriation bill was taken up a
o discussed in committee of the who
but without action on it the q )uea a
journed.
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