The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18
A Gallant Flpht for Fraodon

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE hours he.
tween 2 o'clock and $50 o'clock a. m
were spent in waiting for quorum which
did not come AT the latter hour the SER
geaut alarms reported in writing the
success or failure of his visits to the Sen g.
tors. One of these reports stated that
Senators Berry and Butler were in the
cloak room and that the former stated he
would come when he got ready, and
the latter refused to obey the summons.
The appearance OF George at 5:45 O'Clock
completed quorum on roll call and Faulk-
ner made another start in mis- speech
against the bill, although there were NOT
twenty Senators within the hearing of his
voice.
AT o'clock German made another effort
to close the days session, but his motion
was defeated on yea and nay vote, as the
vote showed no quorum present.
Inc Senate found itself again in the same
endless round IN which 1t had been revolv-
ing for the last six hours At 7:3O O'Clock
when there were five Democrats on the
Hoor and one Republican, (Casey,) Daniel
rose and moved an adjournment, The
move dld not succeed, however, for Casey
rushed Tor, and obtained allies from the
cloak room and the motion was declared
lost. After that there was another bull
until $3.50 when quorum having appeared
faulkner proceeded with his remarks
Stewart gave notice of a motion to re-
commit the election bill, with instructions
to the committee to report it back with q
provision for the election of members of
Congress on days when no other elections
are held in the several states.
Vest demanded yea and nav vote on
E2Qlkn6rS amendment oh aIi
from the bill such features as confer iudi-
clal functions upon canvassing boards.
Inc matter went over for the present and
vest argued in favor of the proposed
amendment providing that circuit courts
shall appoint two chief supervisors of alec
lions for each judicial district in the circuit
ana not Oh the same political party. He
said the Democrats would exhaust every
parliamentary method to defeat the bill
The question recurring on Vests amend
ment, Hoar moved to table it. Agreed To :.
yeas, 80; nays, %.
On motion Of Faulkner, an amendment
was adopted striking out the clause giving
the supervisor of elections power to trans,
for any supervisor from service in one mart
OF congressional district to another mart
OF the same district.
Wolcott moved to amend the bill bv nro.
viding that any person falsely claiming to
be a citizen of the United States, or to he a
resident or qualified voter, in any applica.
ton, shall be punished by confinement for
not more than two years or by fine of not
more than $1,000, or both fine and imprison-
ment. Agreed to.
Reagan offered as an amendment to come
in at the end of section 3, proviso that the
Chief supervisors shall keep petitions and
lists of names and have them open for in
spection and examination by citizens at all
reasonable hours.
Hoar moved that the resolution be laid
on the table. A vote was taken, and the
result being tie, yeas 80, nays 30. the
Vice-Presldent voted aye, and Reagan's
resolution was laid on the table The Re-
publcans voting nay were, Quay, Stewart
Teller, and Wolcolt.. The following were
pared; Chandler and Bledgets. Pettigrsw