Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-01-29
FIT Y i IRsT CONGRESS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN
BOTH BRANCHES.

Measures OF More or Less Importance IN
froduced by Various Members ana tho
Disposition of the samoa Condensed
Report.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator German
argued against the correctness OF the ruling
made by Vice President Morton on Friday.
to the effect that an appeal from decision
was not debatable, because the question it
self on which the decision was made "a mo-
ton to lay on the table) was an unbeatable
one. Senator Edmunds held that the de-
cisiCn was absolutely right. The discussion
was kept up some time, when Senator Cor
man withdrew the motion. IT is thought
to be something. in the nature of flank
movement against the cloture matter The
elections bill was taken up and considered
at length. The vice-president laid before
the senate message from the president
transmitting the agreement with the Grow
Indians for the sale of the western part OF
their reservation in Montana. Senator
Hoar moved that the adjournment to-day
De until noon Tomorrow to give the sena-
0rs an opportunity to attend the funeral OF
MIR. Bancroft. Agreed to. Senator George
resumed his speech, but yielded for an ex-
ecutive session, and the senate soon ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. f9.-The intentions OF
the democrats of the house TO resort to OBJ
structive tactics until the determination Of
the senate on the elections bill was mani
tested this morning, when Mr.. Bland de-
manded the reading of Saturdays proceed
ings in full. instead of In the abbreviated
form. Then MIR. Mills moved an amend
ment to the journal relative to the refusal
of the chair to recognize his motion to re-
consider the vote by which Fridays journal
was approved. This was debated at great
length, after which the journal was APP
proved. The senate bill for the relief of
Sarah E. Perins was passed. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-In the senate the
entire time was taken up In consideration
of the resolution to change the rules.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--In the house to-
day after the reading of the journal, Mr..
Bland made the point that it had not been
read in full, and demanded that the de-
scription OF the various executive commune
ications resolutions, bills and petitions be
read. This was done, the reading not being
completed until o'clock. The speake then
stated the question to be on the approval of
the journal, and, having counted and stated
the affirmative vote, Mr.. Mills, of Texas.
rising to parliamentary question, asked
whether the proper question was not on
ordering the previous question, Mr.. McKtn-
ley having demanded that when the clerk
finished reading the first part or the Journal.
The speaker said the demand had not been
renewed after the reading of the completed
journal Mr.. Mills wished to debate the
matter but the speaker declined to recog-
ntze him on the ground that the house was
dividing. Then Mr.. Mills strobe down the
aisle shaking his fist at the speaker, pour
ing out volume of denunciation, accusing
him OF practicing fraud on the house The
democrats cheered but the speaker imper-
turbably continued the counting and an
nounced the motion carried. The yeas
and nays were demanded by the demo-
Gratis and ordered. and as the clerk pro-
ceeded with the roll Mr. Mills continued to
pour out the denunciations. Referring to
MIR, Mckinley. he said: 'We did not ex-
pect the gentleman from Ohio to lend him.
self to such proceeding, for we believed
him an honorable gentleman, and we knew
he Indicating the speaker) was not" After
some further debate Mr. Kerr, OF Iowa,
said: ''Such proceedings as this are treas
helped treason before" Mr.. Mills re-
piled: "You are traitor yourself
to the constitution and the laws
You are trying to surround the ballot box
with bayonets and deprive the people of
the right of representation" This was
greeted with enthusiastic democratic ap-,
plause. while the republicans announced
their disapproval by lusty hisses Pande-
monium prevailed, and affairs finally aD-
preached SO near personal rupture that
the speaker was obliged to call upon the
sergeant alarms for assistance. That Of
fcer, bearing his mace in front of him, in
duced Mr.. Mills to take his seat The iour.
nal was approved, la to 103, and the house
went into committee of the whole on the
District of Columbia bill. Mr. Hemphill, of
South Carolina, acclaimed against the
elections bill. The negro question was
brought up by Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennes-
see, who quoted newspaper extracts rela-
tive to the treatment OF the negroes in the
northern states. After a long discussion,
during which no progress was made on the
bill. the committee rose. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-As soon as the
journal OF yesterday was read Senator Ran
som moved to correct it by striking out the
words stating that Senator Aldrich's mo-
ton yesterday to proceed to q consideration
Of the resolution as to the cloture rule was
determined in the affirmative. He asserted
that 1t had not occurred and the result of
the vote never announced He read
from the record to sustain his position and
expressed his belief that the senate would
not permit a journal to stand which declares
falsehood. Senator Aldrich was willing
to concede that the vice. president had not
declared the motion carried, and had no OBJ
lection to the motion to amend the journal
The vice-president said that from his own
recollection he did not formally declare the
vote as carried, though he stated that the
ayes appeared to have it. and he would
therefore again submit the question. s. Dis
cussion of the elections bill and the cloture
rule then occupied the time of the senate
until midnight, leaving the subject of the
approval of Tuesdays journal to come up
again Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-No business Of Inn
portance was transacted in the house,
nearly the whole time Of the session being
taken up In q wrangle ON the subject of APP
prevail of the journal. Mr.. Mckinley said
that 1t was manifest to the house and to
the country that the minority intended to
resort to every obstructive tactic in order
to stop all legislation until 1t should
be settled that y certain bill now
pending in the senate should be laid
aside or defeated. These tactics were mot
new. He gave the gentlemen notice that
so far as the republican majority was con-
cerned 1t did not propose to turn its back
upon a law providing for an honest vote.
The majority would stay here until the
clock struck IL on the 4th of March In order
to put upon the statute books law to pre-
serve the integrity of the elections. The
house then went into committee of the
whole, after which 1t adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga quorum APP
peared at 10:30 o'clock and the question OF
the approval of the journal came up. Sem
ator Aldrich took the floor and stated that
the democrats had at last thrown OF all
disguise and disclosed that they had de-
cided to prevent any legislation unless their
wishes in regard to a certain measure were
acceded to. Senator Harris said that IL the
senate would proceed to the consideration
of the appropriation bill the minority would
consent. Senator Aldrich, at the conclu-
sion of his remarks. moved that the senate
proceed to the consideration OF the resolu-
tion to amend the rules by the adoption of
the plan of cloture. After lengthy debate
the motion was adopted by vote of SO to a2.
however, Senator Harris
IN He'd nm his n0fnt order ypada ooaipex