The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-21

He had hardly started again when Mr..
Aldrich once more asked whether he would
yield the floor to him; and he was told that
Mr., George would yield the floor With great
pleasure.
Then move" said Mr.. Aldrich Sec
ond time, "that the Senate do now proceed
TO the consideration Of the resolution sub
mitted by me on Dec -. and which was
under consideration during the morning
hour"
CLoTuRE DECLARED TAKEN UP.
Mr.. Morgan addressed the chair.
But the Vice President, without reoogniz-
ing Mr.. Morgan, put the question on Mr..
Aldrich's motion. There was response OF
ayes, followed by one of nays, and the Vice
President said that the ayes "arpear 20 have
it."
Then Mr.. Morgan pressed his claim to
recognition, saying that he had addressed
the chair five or six times and that be
thought the chair saw him. He was asked
by the Vice President to stats his object.
He replied that he had been on his feet
addressing the chair respectfully and that
he did not propose to be overawed.
Mr.. Aldrieh-I ask that the resolution be
laid before the Senate in accordance with
the vote.
Mr.. Morgan desire to know whether
there is any agreement Of the Senate about
this matter.
THE RESOLUTION READ.
The Vice President directed the clerk to
read the resolution. ..and it was read accord
ingly.
MIR. Aldrich-Did the chair decide that
the motion which made was adopted
The Vice President-The senator from
Rhode Island Is entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Ransom (who had been trying for
some time to be recoguizedl-The chair did
not decide it, and could not decide 1t.
Mr.. Morgan-I rise to point of order.
The Vice President-The senator from
Alabama viii state his point of order.
MoRGAN's POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Morgan-My point Of order is this;
The senator from Mississippi had the floor
and yielded it under some agreement which
has not yet been explained to the Senate.
have several times asked very respectfully
TO know what that agreement was, and
now respectfully ask the chair whether OF
not the senator from Mississippi has yielded
the floor absolutely or under some agree
ment.
The Vice President--The chair has no
| knowledge of any agreement.
Mr.. Aldrich-That is not point of or
der.
Mr.. Morgan-It is a point of order. be-
cause If there is any agreement want to
| object.
Mr.. Aldrieh-There was no agreement
made. The senator from Mississippi
yielded the floor and made motion.
CARLISLE EXPLAINS.
Mr. Carlisle-The situation is this: The
senator from Mississippi before concluding
his remarks, yielded to the senator from
| Rhode Island for the purpose of making q
| motion. What the rights of the senator
from Mississippi may be is question that
will arise hereafters in case we resume the
| consideration of the elections bill, and is moi
| a question that can be decided now.
Mr.. Edmunds-That is true exactly.
| Mr.. Morgan-Yes, but want to know
whether there is an agreement about it.
Mr.. Aldrich-There is no agreement, so
| far as l am concerned.
Mr.. Morgan--I addressed the chair very
| politely and respectfully
| MIR. Edmunds broke in with an inquiry
/ as to what the pending question was.
Mr.. Aldrich-That resolution being pend
| ing, move that the Senate do now ad.
! journ.
| At this point the Vice President recog-
| nfzed Mr.. Ransom and asked Mr.. Aldrich
whether he withdrew the motion TO ad-
| journ.
Mr.. Aldrich-I do not
Thereupon the Vice President put the
| question and at 6:l5 O'clock declared the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow at noon
| RANSOM RAISES A QUESTION.
After the Vice President had left the
chair, but while the secretary and clerks
| were still at the desk Mr.. Ransom walked
| up to the desk and declared emphatically
that the question on taking up the resolu-
| ton had not been decided by the Senate
and that the result of the vote had not been
declared by the Vice President. The
secretary ard clerks gave theil
| recollection in the matter AND
| the official reporter read his
shorthand notes. which showed that the
| Vice President had said that the ayes ap.
appeared to have it, and that he had sub
sequently laid the resolution before the Sen
ate Messrs. Hoar and Aldrich were in the
group about the clerks desk, and argued
that the resolution was formally and prop
erly before the Senate. Mr.. Ransom, how.
ever, was not satisfied, and may bring uI
the question tomorrow on the adoption oi
the journal.