Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-17
THE ELECTION BILL.
noyen senators on Each Side OF
the Chamber During tho
Discussion.
,,ss DISCUSSES rHr SILVER
BILL.
.,,. lillian owen, Of Russell's Com
pauy. Dies a, Chicago Of
Pneumonia.
~ rnE SENATE.
..,.. for aud Against the Election

speeches for ana As"'"" wv
w,auNGToS, Jan. lv.--Pnsco
i.d 40 uoar, who read an article
s,'' Tho 1ngio-Sdron Ourchnian OF
IS,iie Rock, speaking OF election
p'f ,ane. All. \ stated that the writer
,a.,ticle was not n Southern man.
~. truthful, w-ll.meaiing man,
hnt had not been on tho ground long
s,eneh toundors,and the matter, anu
,bs,gforr, his opinion was worth no
MN, than that Of the Senator from
Massachusetts,. A.. N
n.srv ARK. took part In the dis
....,an. a,eaking OF Senator Honr NJ n
IN rio had pss-ed his life stirring up
WIN. among his nuighbor-, the danger
(which he never shared him elf.
Afsr This diversion, when occupied
.t,ut an hour, Pasco concluded his
ss.srb. giving notice Of an amend.
mont 10 punish bribery by payment OF
nsuey or by promise VI procuring em.
nleyment To voters, and TO punish the
~ M nav envelopes intended TO In
nuencv wofkingmen.
lie welded to HOnr, who also gave
nolloe OF an amendment, the effect
Ring 10 Give 10 the Judge only power
10 determlne whether Federal super
visor Of election Is necessary, anu to
riye 10 tho accounting officer OF the
Treasury power TO audit the accounts
Of the supervision. ,
Tbs Publications bill was reported
bact, with amendments, during the
inllFmlsslon.
Pasco again, at 6:iO, yielded TO VOL.
sll, who moved and nd ournment.
FIVE demanded the yeas and nays,
which resulted, yeas %, uays -, Stew
Afl aud wolcott being the only iepub'
LEANS voting aye.
Pasco then concluded his speech.
llamploA spoke against the bill and
Dixon In IL favor.
Reagan spoke against the bill and
concluded by declaring with strong
feeling that dear AZ life was 10 him, lac
would, ~ God was his Judge, II he
could save tho American people from
the pending measure by giving up
his lie, surrender II ~ freely an he ever
performed any act Ia his life.
AZ the close 81 ReAxan's spoecli q
~ ~ VA nx1eAy HoAr 70 ~ 1n11p
~ lmtniment, that 81 pervispfs, can
vsStra and all election officers shall I've
reganled M ministerial and not Judicial
officers, on the table, and II was agreed
tO-yoas 10, nays 20.
Tue amendment offered by Faulkner,
proposing a substitute for section I and
10 provide for the appointment by the
court Of board OF three persons In the
congressional distrlcts, 10 be known ~
United States board Of canvassers,
was taken up.
Faulkner advocated tho amendment
hnd condemned the action OF the re-
publican senators In sitting discussion
BY moving 10 lay tho apendmcnt on
the table.
ia the ooure ~ . eolloquy betweeu
Faulkner, Gray and Spooner, the lat
ter stated, as an Illustration Of what
the blll meant, that II he had boil on
on the hack Of his neck, he would not
think Il necessary 10 place poultiecs
ever hls whole back.
The Illustration was taken advnutag,
Of by Faulkner, who saw In II I'M nd
mission that the bill was n partisan aud
sectional measure, 10 he put IN force In
only one part Of the country.
AZ u. m. Faulkner In stlll address
lug the Senate aud seem good for sew
efal hours, and II Il pretty evident that
the object on the democratic side Is u
occupy time. There nre not more thar
n do1on senator's on each side 81 tn,
chamber, but there are large reservc'
IN the cloak room ready 10 meet any
phase OF thcqucstion that may present
ilsolf.
The galleries are now nearly empty
but The prospect Ia that the session vii
continue through the watches Of Ia,
night aud perhaps all day tomorrow.
Faulkner continued speaking until
iise, when the absence OF n quorum
was brought To the attention OF III,
chnir by Saunders. A call OF the rol
showed only thirty. ak senators present
only iive Of that number being demo
cnls.
a motlJh was made by lioar TO com
PEI The attendance OF the absentees
hul Harris made the point Of order tina
ule INST motion under tho rules was /,
uliect the Sergeant.at-Arms 10 re-
guest the attendance Of the absent sen
htofs.
The presiding officer (washburli
sustained the point Of order, and Hoa
changed his motion.
lhe motion was agreed 10, and liz
81 ihe nhsentees furnished 10 the Scr
geant'1t.Arms.
The only democrats present wer
Coekrcll, Faulkner, German, Harri
aud pnsco.
before the list had been handed 4
inc Sergeant.at-Aruis, Ave more sen
hwis, All republicans, had answered
making the whole number presen
ioriy'one, or four less than n quorum
UP 10 O'Clock no senator had pr,
scented himself Ia compliance with IN
request and II looked az II "a quorum
might not he secured.
Al quorum was finally secured q
Forman moved that further proceec
ings he dispensed with. Rejected.
rheni when the senators aitvmplc
70 resume business, II was discovere
lhat Two or three senators had sllppe
OUT again. Some sent word that the
we're III and could not come. At Al
h,m' There Ia no quorum and no sigI
u adjournment.
IN the HOUSE.
"a resolution was adopted, giving IN
rhNef Pool committee leave 10 sit du
ing the session Of tho House and gian
!!ng II power 10 conduct tho lnvestlg,
uon outside OF Washington, n desi
Ths House then went into committe