The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-22

The words stating Aldrich's motion Of yes-
terday to proceed to the consideration OF a
sssoIution % ID the closing Of debate,
which was voted in tho affirmative. He AS
sorted that the ballot occurred and the re-
sult 81 the vote was never announced. He
read from tho record to sustain his position
and expressed his bslisf that tue senate
world not permit the %journal. 70 stand
which declares = falsehood. Aldrich was
willing 10 conceds that the vics-presiden
had not declared the motion carried, and
had no objection to a motion to amend the
Journal. The vice-prcsidsnt said
that from =, e aid G nos i ss11,sis'0d declare n"s
Inc vote as carried, though he had stated
that tie ayes appeared to have it and he
would therefore again submit the question.
After 4 long discussion Eustis took the
floor and spoke against the election Dill.
He said II was mined ~ southern commu-
mites and southern states. II was intended
10 revive. r~eorganize, and rehabilitate the
Republican party in the south. 1t was in
tended as a second reconstruction measure.
and il deserved the failure OF the first re-
Boston riot against the fugitive slave law
and said that never in any southern state
mad there been such nm exhibition Of fierce,
determined and relentless opposition to
federal law M that in Massachusetts,, and
that riot, lie said. was headed by the
frat and leading citizens OF Boston. In
the face of that record the senator from
Massachusetts, was constantly arraign1ng
and condemning southern communities and
xouthern states.
Honr replied to what he termed the dia-
tribe and philippe Of the senator from
Louisiana and thought u the most extraor-
binary spectacle of colossal assurance he
ever Witnessed. Gen. Sheridan, whom in
command Of the department. OF the south,
declared that more men had been murdered
in the state Of Louisiana for their political
opinions b had fallen OH both sids s dur
inc the Mexican war. 1t was a state whose
annals were known by it's terrible and
bloody history. Carlisle addressed himself
directly to the question of the proceedings
Yesterday and OF the motion to correct the
journal. Vest gave as a justification OF bis
addressing the senate now the fact that the
senators might do and say. He won't on to
give a review Of proceedings in the senate
At the time that the cloture rule was pro-
posed previously and when it was opposed
By Leading republicans, and he also quoted
from Hoar's article in the Youths Conf
nsnion. in which he eaid: I'm
that assembly tine senate of the United
Statesl speech is absolutely unfettered."
He also referred to articles in republican
newspapers all over the country in con-
demnation of the elections bill. He said
that II the republican senators passed the
bill, and especially as they proposed to pass
IL. BIZ trampling on the rules of the senate,
not 1--we states in the union would give them
their electoral votes. He warned republic
can senators that they were playing with
edged tools and that they might infict a
mortal wound on the soath n on the
whole country.
roll call, and in the delivery of Vests
speech in sections, and at midnight the SEN
ate Adjourned, leaving the subject of the
approval of Tuesdays journal to come up
again tomorrow.