St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-23
The Narrow Senatorial Major
ity Scores a Point in Its
Favor.
By Muffling Free Speech Only
Can the Force Bill Pass
the Senate.
Discovery of the Man Who
Writes Able Speeches for
Senator's.
He Appears AS a Witness in
the Silver Pool Investi-
cation.

WaSHlNGION, Jdil. ES.-I HO oIdluo
of business in the senate has changed
somewhat since the adjournment last
night, and in the line indicated in these
dispatches. The closure resolution has
been taken up and is now the unfin-
lshed business before the senate, in
place of the elections bill, and this has
been achieved by the support given by
the vice president to Mr.. Aldrich in his
effort to displace the journal of Tues
day last. which threatened to engross
the, attention of the senate for the re-
maiuder of the session. The resolution
now before the senate (the closure) will
probably be debated until the Repub-
licans secure the attendance of more of
the absentees. and this they expect will
be early next week. Mr.. ingalls, by his
absence causes practical
Loss OfTwo Votes,
for he is paired with Senator Allison,
who is present. but estopped from vot-
ing. After the reading of the journal
Mr.. Aldrich said that the joural just
read furni shed a record without paral
lei in the history of the senate OF the
United States. 1t disclosed the fact
that it was the determined policy of
Democratic senators to prevent any leg
islatlon or any action, unless their
wishes as to certain measures should re-
ceive consideration and be acceded to.
The Republicans had long ago been
aware of this fact; but not until yester-
day had all the disguise been thrown
off. This purpose on the part OF the
members of the minority was of such
character thatit could not for moment
be acceded to. To accede to that intol-
Grant and outrageous domination of a
minority would be to strike serious
blow at free institutions. The action OF
the minority was revolutionary. 1t was
within the range of possibility for sem
ators OH the other side to prevent for
time land possibly for all time) the
transaction of any business.
The Tumult Begins.
A point of order was made on the
Democratic side that the unfinished
business was the motion to correct the
journal of Tuesdays proceedings, and
that, as it involved the status of Mr..
Aldrich's resolution, it must be nrst
disposed of. Mr.. German, after some
preliminary obstacles put in his path by
Mr.. Aldrlch and other Republicans,
started to discuss the general subject,
but was soon interrupted by Mr.. Aid
rich. That gave the vice president the
opportunity of expressing the opinion
that the discussion should be confined
to Mr.. Harris point of order. Then Mr..
Teller came forward as champion of
free debate, and he wanted the vice
president to state any rule that gave
the senator from Rhode Island the
right to call any senator to order for the
manner in which he was discussing any
matter before the senate. He protested
against any body acting as censor of any
senator. Mr.. Teller insisted that Mr.
German was speaking bb permission of
the senate, and not by the permission of
the senator from Rhode Island, who
seemed to be
Boss i'm the Matter.
Once more the vice president stated
that he would. for the present, hear a
discussion on the point of order, but
| MIR. GOrman PAID only SllgnJ dCCenJ1On
to the technical question involved. and
proceeded to make general review of
| the situation. The vice president re-
| peated the statement that he was pre-
| pared to rule on the question, and ex-
pressed the hope that Mr. German
would not occupy much time. The sug-
| gestion, however, had little effect, and
| Mr.. German went on with his remarks
| in his own way. Mr.. Carlisle argued
that the motion to correct the journal
was privileged one and it should be
considered until disposed of. The vice
president then overruled the point of
order made by Mr.. Harris. The chair
did not find any rule bearing on the
| question of approving any other jour
nal than that of the preceding day, and
was of opinion that the motion of the
senator from Rhode Island was then i'll
order. The char had no private con
sistency or desire to do otherwise than
to administer the rules of the senate as
he understood them. Mr.. Harris ap.
pealed from the decision, but the ruling
was sustained-yeas 30, nays 80; as fol
lows: