Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
A SESSION OF THIRTY HOURS.
The United States Senate Finally Tires It.
self Out and AdjOurns.
WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE ELECTION BILL
The House Wastes Valuable Time in
Com mittce OF the Whole on
the District OF Colum-
bia Bill.

quorum which did not come. AT the latter
hour the sergcant.at-arms reported In writ
ing the success or failure of his visits to the
senator's One of these reports stated that
Senators Berry and Butler we're in the
cloak room and the former stated that he
would come when he got ready and
the latter refused TO obey the summons.
The appearance Of Mr.. George at 5 AS COM
pleted the quorum on call and Mr.. Faulkner
made another start in his speech against the
bill, although there were not twenty sena-
tors within hearing Of his voice.
At q o'clock MIR. George made another effort
to close the days session, but the motion was
defeated on yea and nay vote, As the vote
itself again in the same endless round
on which it had been revolving
for the last six hours. AT z 80 when there
were FIVE democrats on the floor and one re-
publican (Mr Casey, Mr.. Daniel arose and
moved adjourn ment. The move did not sue
ceed, however, for Mr.. Casey rushed for and
obtained his allies from the cloak room and
the motion was declared lost.
After that there was another lull until Q 80,
when aquorum having appeared, Mr.. Faulk-
ner proceeded with his remarks. He con-
cluded at lO30, having held the floor for
almost twelve hours.
Mr. Stewart has given notice OF a motion
to recommit the elections BILL with instruc-
tions to the committee to report it back with
provisions for the election of members of
congress on days when no other elections are
held in the several states.
Mr.. Vest demanded yea and nay vote on
Mr.. Faulkner's amendment, which elimi-
mates from the bill such features as color in
Judicial functions upon canvassing boards.
The matter went over for the present, and
MIR. Vest argued in favor Of the proposed
amendment providing that circuit courts
shall appoint two chief supervisors of cleo
tions for each judicial district in the circuit,
and not of the Same political party He said
that the democrats would exhaust every par
liamentary method to defeat the bill.
The question recurring on Mr.. Vests
amendment, Mr.. Hoar moved to table it.
Agreed to-Yeas 80, nays 25.
On motion Of Mr.. Faulkner an amendment
was adopted striking out the clause giving
the supervisor of elections power to transfer
any supervisor from service in one part OF a
congressional district to another part Of the
same district.
Mr.. Wolcott moved to amend the bill by
providing that any person falsely claiming TO
be citizen Of the United States or to be a
resident or qualified voter in any application
shall be punished by confinement not more
than two years. or by fine Of not more than
$1,000, or both fine and imprisonment
Agreed to.
Mr. Hoar moved to table Mr.. Vests amend
ment. Agreed to-yeas, 33; nays, 25.
Mr.. Reagan offered an amendment. to come
in AT the end of section 3, providing that the
chief supervisor shall keep petitions and the
lists of names appended to them open for in
spection and examination by citizens at all
reasonable hours.
luton be laid on ~ the table,
and the result being tie-yeas, 80; nays, 50
the vice president voted aye, and Mr. Rea-
gans resolution was laid on the table The
republicans voting nav were Messrs. Quay
Stewart, Teller and Wolcott. The following
were paired: Chandler and Blodgett, Petit
grew and Call, Dolph and Colquitt, Blair and
George, Pierce and Gibson, Plumb and Vest
Mr.. Vest moved to add to section the
words: ''And shall be sworn to the same"
Mr.. Hoar aruged that Mr.. Vance'S amend
ment should be agreed TO-
Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice Of an amendment
providing that an application and the names
signed thereto shall be pu ubshed in at least
two newspapers of opposite politics in each
congressional district every day for one week
preceding the election.
Mr.. Hoar moved that the first Of the com
mittee amenGments-to strike out of section
23 the words, ''returns of house-to-house can
vass." Agreed to.
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution (agreed toy
calling on the secretary of the treasury for
copies of the accounts Of John |. Davenport
and the circuit court commissi ioner from 1886
to 1890.
Mr.. Aldrich gave notice that on Tuesday
next he would ask the senate to proceed to
the consideration Of the resolution to change
the rules of the senate.
Other amendments offered by Mr.. Hoar
were agreed to without opposition, including
one increasing from three to four the nu M
Der of supervisors Of election in each district
The bill was then laid aside informally and
the senate at 6 O'Clock adjourned till Monday
at IL a. m, after a continuous session Of
thirty hours.