The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-28

discussions Over Rules Consume Most
OF the Day-.Senators Sworn ia.-The
Appoitionment Bill Considered.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-In the
Senate to-day the Joornal of Thursday
and proceedings up to and including yes
terday, were read and approved.
The credentials of Mr.. Stanford and
Of Mr.. Irby as Senators from California
and South Carolina for the term begin
ming March 4th next, were presented.
read and fled.
A resolution was adopted providing
that until otherwise ordered the Senate
shall meet daily at II a. M and that the
morning business shall continue for an
hour only.
Mr.. Dolph's resolution, offered yester
day IN relation to the power of minori-
! ty Of the Senate T. compel the attend
ance OF absent Nom Ders was taken up
but on objection went over Until to-mor-
row.
The bill was passed to authorize the
Nofolk and Western Railroad COMPANY
TO bridge the Tug Fork OF the Big Sandy
river at certain points where the river
forms the boundary line between West
Virginia and KENTUCKY.
At 9 o'clock the apportionment bill
was taken up as unfinished business, the
question being on Mr.. Davis amend
rlent to give an additional member to
each Of the States Of Arkansas. Mime
Gotta, Missouri and New York. Mr.
Davis made a speech in support of his
amendment, after which the Senate.
without action on the bill, proceeded to
executive business.
House.
| WASHINGTON, Jau 27.-In the House
to day. after the approval Of the Jour
nal, Mr.. Springer rising TO question Of
privilege, offered resolution recltiug
that cn yesterday Oh the yeas aud nays
on the approval Of the journal, tbs re-
capitulaton OF the votes had been dis
pensed without unanimous consent; that
the Speaker had declined to order re-
capitulation on demand aud had refused
to entertain an appeal from his decision
and declaring such action of the Speaker
was unlawful and il unchecked would
permit the precedent TO go with the ap-
htr. Mckinley IL de the point of order
. thai tho resolution gas NOT 4 privileged
] one, th9 Speaker having right un-
. der the rules to decide g motion to be-
dilatory.
Mr.. Springer cla ned that the Only
safe guard q member had TO see that his
vote was correctly reported was in the
recapituiation, and never before had the
( right to demand a reorganization been
/ denied.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Arkansas, took
T. the same ground The speaker said he
i thought that the action Of the chair in
. deciding motion 10 be out of order OF
the ground that it was dllatory could
= not be question Of privilege. He sus-
. tanned the point Oh order. Mr.. Springer
/ appealed and Mr.. Mckinley moved to
table the appeal. Tue motion was agreed
to (no recapitulation OF the vote Wa:
u made or demanGed.)
- The House then went into committe'
x on the whole on the Military Academ,
appropriation bill.
u u During the general debate on the bill
l Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas, referred TO tn
recent Indian war as unproyoked an
le l'e | indefensible. If the reports of the massa
~ ere at Wounded Knee were true, ths
II massacre was the most shameful murde
e in the annals of history, and thoroug
investigation should be made
90 Mr. Flower followed with speech il
OF the same direction.
y Mr.. Peel, of Arkansas, said that tn
u, Commissioner of Indian Affairs was an1
!, 70 ious to forward the inquiry in ever
ne manner in his power.
Mr. Cutcheon, OF Michigan, also spok
ca in favor OF thorough investigation. II
y trusted the army would be cleared {
any suspicion OF having done wrong.
~ Speaking Of the election bill, NJ
~ Wheeler said that its passage would r.
~, suit in the prostration Of all the pro
III perity which was dawning upon the pc
pie of the South.
oo Mr.. Spinola, of New York, speaklr
on the same subject, was interrupted
'H, Mr.. Bland with request that he yie
1e' TO him to move to lay the Force" b
le, on the table.
OF Mr.. SpiGOla declined, saying that
81, was apprehensive that the Force b
ol was not yet quite dead, and until
es' saw that bill placed in its grave, the 81
az thrown upon it and the beIediction
Sh' lvered, he would not belle
ga' the measure was out Of I
~ way. Referring 10 the refui
Oh, Of certain States to make appropriate
at to the carrying on of the Worlds f
en- until the election bill was defeated,
declared that that refusl was not
'sS' bluff; and that it would not be a bl
-eS' on the part Of New York when s
en, thundered out her vo.ce on the qu'
" ton.
ioi- After further debate the House
M M1ol- journed.
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