Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-18
BILL LAID ASIDE
FORCE AND ARMS AGAIN DEFEATED
FOR A TIME.
Tho Elections Measure, so-caiied. Goes
Overland of the Prolonged strug-
gle In the Senate.

Tho Elections Measure. so-caiied. Goes
Overland of the Prolonged strug-
gle In the Senate.
fBy telegraph 70 the Dispstch.I
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 17-SKsATE.
Mr.. Faulkner. who Yves addressing the
Senate at midnight, continued speaking
till l:20. when the absence of quorum
! was again brought to the attention OF the
Chair By MIR. Sanders. A call of the roll
showed only thirty-six senators present,
FIVE Of whom were Democrats.
A motion was made by Mr.. Hosr TO CON-
pei the attendance of absentees. but Mr..
Harris made the point Of order that the
first motion under the rules was to direct
the Sergeant-at-Arms TO request the at
tendance OF absent senator's.
The presiding officer (mr. Wash6urn)
sustained the point of order, and MIR. Hoar
changed his motion accordingly. The mo-
| ton was agreed to. and list OF the alb
| sentees was furnished to the berReant-at-
Arms. who dispatched messengers TO carry
out the order of the Senate. During the
time the messengers of the Sergeant-at-
Arms were calling at the hotels and resi-
dences Of the absentees all business was
suspended.
Mr.. FAULKNEB PROCEEDS.
At 400 fortv-seyen senators answered the
roll-call and Mr.. Faulkner continued bis
speech.
Mr. German at 48O moved an adjourn
ment, and the vote was announced as
yeas, 6-Nessrs. Bate, Cockrell, Faulkner
German, Jones of Arkansas, and Harris
nays n. No quorum voting. The roll was
again called and only thirty eight answered
| TO their names.
completed the quorum and Mr.. Faulkner
made another start on his speech.
Ate O'Clock Mr.. German made another
effort TO close the days session and spoke
of the futile efforts ever since midnight TO
ret ouorur. Removed 10 dispense with
all further proceedings under the call 30 as
| not to disturb senators who were indls-
posed and to give 10 the senators present
and the officers of the Senate chance to
GO home and get their breakfasts 80 as to
get back at 10 o'clock.
MIR. Edmunds demanded the yeas and
nays and the vote was-yeas. B; nays, ~.
Mr.. DANIEL MAKES A MOVE.
At 7:30, when there were five Democrats
on the floor and only one Republican (Ca.
sew, MIR. Daniel rose and with a wave OF
his hand and word of caution TO his side
moved TO adjourn. The move did not sue
coed, however, for Mr.. Casey rushed for
and obtained allies from the cloak-room,
and Mir. Platt, who was in the chair. de-
clared the motion lost. After that there
was another dead lull until $3.50, when
| quorum having appeared, Dir. Faulkner
proceeded with his remarks.
MR.. FAULKNER "sTAYER."
Notwithstanding his long vigil, Mr..
Faulkner was in good voice and when not
| quoting from his books spoke with earnest
ness. He paid special attention to. those
| features of the bill which, he claimed, con-
| ferred upon canvasslng boards the power
| TO carry On their operations dhunde the re-
| turns.
LEGIsLATIvE DIES NON.
! At 1906 SIR. Harris rose to parlia-
mentary inquiry. He desired 70 know
whether the Journal would show that there
was a legislative day of January 18th, and
| if so when that legislative day began. The
standing order was that the Senate should
| meet at 10 o'clock. 1t was now past that
| hour and he asked the question in order to
enable the clerks TO keep the journal pro
perly. Mr. Morrill, suggested that the 18th
had not yet been finished. Mr.; Hsrris SAID
| thequestion he propounded to the Chalr was
when the Senate would have the legislative
day of the nth. The presiding officer MIR.
! Frye) said: THE Chair is of opinion that
there never will be such legislative day as
the 18th"
| GOOD DAYS WORK.
Mr.. Faulkner then resumed the floor, but
| concluded at 1890, having held the moor
| for almost twelve hours.
Nh. DANIEL.
| Mr.. Daniel then took the floor.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
! Some time after Mr.. Daniel began to
sneak he yielded to Mr.. Stewart, who gave
notice of motion to recommit the bill
with instructions to the Committee on
| Privileges and elections to so amend 1t as
| to provide for the election of members of
| Congress on days when no other election
| is held in the several States and TO prcYide
| for the separate and independent registra-
| ton of such electors as are qualihed TO
vote for members of Congress.
DANIEL SPEAKS THREE HOURS
| Mr.. Daniel closed his speech at 1870,
| having occupied three hours.
| MIR. Vest then took the floor and de
manded yea-and-nay vote on Dir. Faux
ner's amendment. which eliminates from
the bill such features as confer judicial
functions upon the canvassing boards.
Mr.. Teller suggested that this was
AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT.
and asked that it be laid over until Mon
day. -,
in MIR. Hoar's absence) said that he thought
that the Senatorfrom Massachusetts, would
| be willing that the amendment should go
over. Mr.. Eimunds, however, objected
| to its going over until Monday, but made
no objection TO its going over tor the
present. and IL was so ordered. Mr.. Vest
then proceeded in general denunciation OF
the measure.
VESTS AMENDMENT TABLED.
The question recurring on Mr.. Vests
amendment, Mr.. Hoar moved to table 1t.
| Agreed to--yeas, 81; nays, 25--as follows:
| YEAs.-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Cameron,
Casey, Cullom, Dixon, Kdmunds, EVarts, Frye.
Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Mcconnell, NO
Plumb. Power, sawyer. sherman, shOup, Spoon
| err, Stanford, stock bridge, Teller, Warren,
| Washburn, Wilson Of Iowa, and Wolcoit-32.
NAYa-Msssrs. Barbour, Bate, Berry, BLACK
burn. Butler. Butler, Cockron, Coke, Gibson,
German, Gay, Hampton, Harris henna'
Mcpherson, Morgan, Pssco. Pugn, Ransom,
Turpie, Vance. vost Voorhees,, Walthall, and
Tue pairs we're Messrs Blair and Georgia
Dolph and Brown, FarWell and Payne, Hiscock
ana Jones of Arkansas, Paddock and Eustis,
| PettigroW and Cali, Pierce and Carlisle, quay
and Faulkner, Squire and Daniel
AN AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
On motion of Mr.. Faulkner an amend
ment was adopted striking out the clause
| giving the chief supervisor OF elections
| the mower to transfer any supervisor from
service in one part of a congressional dis
trict to another part of the same district;
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment to strike
out the clause permitting persons " claim
ing to be citizens of the United States to
sign applications for supervisors of cleo
Mr.. Hoar defended the language Of the
bill.
Mr.. Wolcott objected that there was no
penalty affixed to the false claiming OF q
man that he was citizen. He moved to
amend the bill by providing that any per-
son falsely claiming to be citizen OF the
United States, OF to be q resident or a
qualified voter in any application, shall be
nnnished by confinement for not more
than two years OF by q fine of not more
than 1000 or by both fine and imprlson-
ment. This amendment was agreed to.
ANOTHER WEST AMENDMENT TABLED.
Mr.. Hoar moved to table Mr.. Vests
amendment. Agreed to-yeas, 50; nays,
rs, as follows:
We Hassra Aldricb. Allen, Allison, Came