The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-22

hoar was disposed of, Senator Aldric
moved that the senate proceed to the cor
siderstion of the resolution to change tn
rules, submitted by him Oh Dec. 20, las
The motion was agreed 10 without contes
on the Democratic side.
Senator Harris raised the question O
order, and quoted rule 40, which provide
that no motion to modify, amend or sus
5pend rule or part thereof shall be in orde
leXcept on one days notice in writing speci
tying precisely the rule or part proposed t,
be suspended, modified or amended, anC
parts thereof. The notice given did not, h,
said, call attention to the part of any rul,
proposed to be modified, but simply lef
| the chair and each senator L
find out for himself. He therefore
argued the motion was not sufficiently
specific. Discussion was progressing wher
at p. nj. the vice president laid before the
J senate rs unfinished business the election
Isblll, and Senator George took the floor to
lcontinue his speech against it. The point
OF order was made by senator EdmundS
| that the question ofa change of rules was
| privileged question which superseded all
other business. This point was contested
by Senator Blackburn.
Senator George moreover claimed the floor
and declined TO yield to anybody.
After Senator George had spoken for nearly
three hours ana q half Senator Butler with
view to give him resting spell) asked
him to yield the floor that he (Butler)
might send to the cerk's desk and have
read the chapter of the Revised Statutes
rela ing to the subject OF elections.
Senator George assented willingly to that
aud after the secretary had read for few
minutes Mr.. Butler noticed the chapter
that was being read was not the one he
meant. He sent for the book and said ne
would read the chapter himself. Before he
had begun to reao Senator Morgan rose
and said he now took the floor on the
election bill but he was informed bv the
vice president that he had the names of the
senator from Rhode Island (Aldrich) next
on the list to SPEAK on the bill.
Senator Morgan protested against this as
violation of the rule, and said that the
chair could not make The agreement be-
forehand TO parcel out the floor.
The vice presidents response to that was
to announce that Senator George was entl-
tied to the floor, and Senator Edmunds in
sisted on the regular order.
Senator George again offered to yield the
floor to Senator Butler, but to that Senator
Hoar objected, declaring that under
had no right to take the floor and
to yield to another except by
unanimous consent otherwise the senator
might hold the floor Cor the whole sess-
ion.
The vice president again announced that
the senator from Mississippi was en- tiled to
the flood but Mr.. Butler suggested that
George had yielded to him.
He cannot yield to any body" SAID Ed
munds.
Then Mr.. George inquired what was the
present situation and whether he had the
floor or not and was again informed by the
wee president that.he (George) was entitled
to the floor. After the interchange of
parliamentary suggestions between Butler
anc Edmunds, Butler asked George if he
would permit him to read a few sections
z ts!a the revised statutes.
"If 1t be agreeable" said Mr. George, "to
the gentlemen who control u e senate, but
do not wish to be guilty of anything like
high treason"
Mr. Butler proceeded to read. 1t was
stopped, however, by Hoar and
The vice president sustained the
objection. Butler undertook to
state the position of the question, but SEN
ator Sherman said that the point Of order
bavirg been made against the senator from
South Carolina it was his duty to take his
seat and allow the chair to decide the
point. The chair is of opinion, the vice
president said, that a senator entitled to
| the floor cannot transfer that right to any
other senator.
Senator George then resumed the floor
and picking up pile of manuscript COM
menced 10 read dissertation upon the
origin of African slavery IN the United
States after the discovery OF America, which
caused considerable laughter at the idea
that there was so much more TO come.
After another ten minutes reading Aldlich
asked Mr.. George if he would yield to him
for motion 10 take up the Clature bill.
Mr.. George agreed to that.
Then nOve," Aldrich proceeded, "that
the senate proceed to the consideration OF
the resolution"
Senator Morgan addressed the chair, but
the vice president without recognizing
Senator Morgan put the question on Sene-
tor Aldrich's motion. There was response
of ayes to. lowed by one nay. The vice
president said that the ayes appeared to
have it.
"That resolution being pending," said
Senator Aldrich, II move that the senate
do now adjourn"
At this ONT the vice president recog-
niZed nator Ransom and asked Senator
AldrIch whether he Withdrew his molion to
adjourn.
II do not" said Senator Aldrich, and
thereupon the viCe president put the
question at 6;15 ana declared the senate ad-
journed.