Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-29
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

BANCROFT fun RAJ
The senate attended the tuneiai of Historian
bancroft.
BOTH HOUSES CO RECT THEIR JOURNALS.
Tine was spent in the sera-e and in he house
over unsuccessful attempts L. Correct ta.lr jour
mails: tie apparent object o. the attempts being
to obstruct and delay p oceei nys. This was led
in the senate by Senator Gorham and In the house
By Mr.. Mills
NILS MAD.
Mr. Mills OF Teya. wanted to debate the ques-
ton of approyal of the journal making the de-
mand while the vote that question was In
Irogress. The speaker fused To recognize him
He clamored for his asserted rights all through
the roll call, and tn cheers and appiaEs. OF his
supporters. with interIectory plies by his oppo-
nenrs, together with Grs at passion exhibited ere,
ated wild scene. The speaker finally called
upon the sergeant Alarms Tor assistance IN re-
storing order and Mills subsidized at last.
SENATE RULES.
The matter If changing the rules OF the senate
vJas called up. bat present action was defeated by
the process Of killing time, worked by Its oppo-
nents.
TALKING, TALKING.
Senator George used up hour after hour, until
the day spent, III reading an essay on the MS
tory Of American slave y. as a Part OF his argu-
ment against the el, clons bill.
THE CONTEST To KILL TINE
Another day and until midnight the race against
time continued in the senate. Every chance tn
argue trlNal matters AT great ltflktI, vi sus'
call of the roll made was used by those who are
determined that this session of congress shall DO
nothing was effectively used to that end
L THE HOUSE IHE SAME.
The same is true of proceeii; q in the house,
the minority with great show OF passion, and
with continually repeated insulting language
still succeeds in preventing any business beng
done. t is boldly announced that this action
will be continued in bot houses SO long as the
elections bill remains under consideration.
THEY LOG HORNS AT LAST.
Senator Aldrich after recognizing ;hs deter
mined policy of the minort. in the senate 70 pre-
vent business and character ling this policy as
outrageous to accede to which would BE- TO strike
a serious blow at free Institutions, moved present
consideration of his resolution submitted Decem-
Der y, proposing a change In the rules Tor the
pIrpose of closing debate.
This was combatted By points of order and At
tempts to make long speeches upon the elections
bill; but the vice president ruieI Aldrichs mo-
ton as in order.
After prolonged struggle. time being killed by
roll calls on appeals from the decision OF the
chair, and in various ways il was voted 30 to 81,
10 consider the change of rules.
This struggle Is expected to last until absent
senators return; week CT so.
THE HOUSE STILL ATIT.
The house expends the time of session after ses-
sion IN long debates, frequent roll calls. appeals
from decisions, ETC., anything to Kill time, but
mostly upon the question OF whether the Journal
shall be read, read in full, whether it shall
be approved: seldom getting beyond the JOUR-
nal' quest :ols before the day is spent.
CLoTURE.
The senate talked all day and day after day on
the new rule TO close debate. Its opponents care
fully shutting off any chance to get to a vote.
The PENSION BUREAU INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Cooper, as a question of privilege de-
manded report of the house committee az pointed
last September te investigate his charges against
Commissioner of Pensions Raum.
MIR. Morrill,, of Kansas, chairman OF that COM
mlttpa. stated that this committee had uuanl-
mously decided that the resolution had been i'm
properly referred To 1T, and within one hour he
by a page. Six weeks ago the gentleman from
Indiana had asked what had been done with the
resolution. He had informed the gentleman and
had not given tie subject thought since.
The resolution was taken from the files of the
house and referred to the committee on Jules,
which satisfied Mr.. Cooper.