The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-01-29
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Resume Of the Important Measures
COnsined by Congress the Past
Week.
What is Being Done by the Senate and
House of Representatives at
Washington.
Tuesday JAM, goth.

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Tuesday JAM, goth.
Mr.. Harris rose to question of order and
quoted Rule 40, which provides that no
motion to modify, amendor suspend rule,
or part thereof, shall be in order except on
one days notice. in writing, specifying pre-
clsely the rule or part proposed to
be suspended modified or amended, and
the parts thereof.
The clerk having concluded the reading,
Mr.. Bland made the point that the journal
had not been read in full, and demanded
that the description of the various eXeCu-
tive communications, resolutions, bills and
petitions, which are referred under the
rules and not in open house, be read.
The speaker directed the clerk to read
this portion of the journal, which is Ordin-
arily omitted. This was by far the longest
portion of the journal, and its reading was
not completed until l o'clock.
Mr. Mills then expressed his wish to de-
bate the question of approving the journal,
but the speaker declined to recognize him,
on the ground that the house was dividing.
With excited gestures Mr.. Mills strobe
down the aisle, and shaking his fist at the
speaker, poured out a volume of denuncia-
ton, accusing him of practising fraud on
the house.
"You are perpetrating a fraud upon the
house." he thundered, land you know it, J"
And his party colleagues burst into round
of applause and cheers and gathered around
the champion.
But the speaker was immovable, and,
amid the excitement, requested those OPP
posed to the approving of the journal to
rise Phlegmatically he counted zone,
two, three" and announced the motion
carried-97 to 3.
BY this time affairs had approached so
near to personal rupture between the gen
tlemen ON the opposing sides that the
speaker was obliged to call upon the ser
geat-at-arms for assistance, and that officer,
bearing the mace in front of him, induced
Mr. Mills to take his seat, and the storm
passed away for the time. The journal was
approved-14 to 103.
Wednesday JAM, FL.
SENATE.
1t is doubtful if the situation in thesenate
has ever been more hopelessly tangled
than it appeared to be at 9 O'Clock
tonight There were few external eviden-
ce3 Of the real estate of the case to the un
practiced eye, for matters seemed to be
proceeding in the usual routine fashion, 6
senator was reading in mOnOtonous tone
ofvoice from long columns of printed clip
pings, and no one of his dozen colleagues
who retained their seats in the senate
chamber appeared to be paying him the
slightest attention and there were no signs
of the bitter struggle that is going on.
HOUSE.
The house was in a wrangle again to-day
during the discussion of the approval of the
I journal. The journal was finally approved
after which Mr.. Bland offered a substitute
for resolution to limit debate on the ap
! preparation bills, making the free coinage
l. low, nd a4fo
Jan q. He should, he said, insist upon
that motion until the fourth of March.
! Thursday Jan. 22.
SENATE.
The resolution now before the senate (tht
clOsure) will probably be debated until the
! Republicans secure the attendance Of more
of the abSentees, and this they expect will
be early next week. 1t is believed that by
that time Senators Squire. Pettigrew
! haps ingalls, will find their affairs in sucf
shape that they can return to the capital.
HOUSE.
| Within three or four days there has beer
decided change in the temper of the hous
on the question of free coinage. There i
not so much enthusiasm in favor of it, an(
instead of a general feeling that tn
senate bill will pass the house considerable
doubt exists.
Two Democrats who have been counted a
sure to favor free cOinage-Mr. Vaux ant
Mr.. Mutchler of Pennsylvania-will so ia
come into line with their Eastern col
leagues as to refrain from voting. Their
are others who have been counted as sur
supporters. of free coinage who are nov
classed as doubtful.
Friday Jan. %.
SENATE.
The senate met in connection Of yester
days session, Mr.. Cockrell resumed tn
floor to continue his argument against tn
closure rule.
He yielded to Mr.. Hoar who spok
against the action of the minority in pre-
venting legislation, after which Mr.. Cock
rell concludes his speech.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cooper, of Indiana, rising to ques
ton of privilege, sent to the clerks desl
and had read resolution offered by hin
in September last, making certain charge
against the pension commissioner, and ask
ing for a broadening of the investigation Q
that official. This resolution had been re
ferred to the select committee examinin
previous charges, and on the II of Septenl
Der the chairman of that committee (Ml
Morrill,, of Kansas had been directed to re
port the resolution, but he had never per
formed that duty.
After considerable debate the matter wa
settled amicably by Mr. Morrill, ohtainin
the original resolution from the files of tn
house, reporting it from his committee an
having it referred to his committee on rule
Monday Jan, 20.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The senate met {
noon in continuation OF the legislative da
of Thursday, the pending question bein
the resolution to amend the rules by pre-
viding method Of closing debate.
Mr. Morgan resumed the floor and col
tinued his argument, begun on Saturda!
in opposition to the proposed rule and
the elections bill, both of which measure
he claimed ION the authority of the Ne
York Tines to be for the advancement (
Mr.. Harrison's project for reelection.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The usual ski
mish' took place as to the reading and al
proval OF the journal;
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine moved that til
house go into committee OF the whole o
the navy apr opriation hill. The yeas an
NAYS were ordered and the clerk had calle
but a few names when Messrs. Mansur an
Heard Of Missouri, returning from the SCI
ate side spoke few words to their CO
leagues, whereupon Mr.. Rogers of Arkar
sas rose and, interrupting the call, intorme
J the house that the force bill had been d.
feated.