The sun., 1891-01-22
FIGHTING TILE FORCE BILL

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MR.. 0ORMAN's MAsIERFUI Z MANAGE.
MENT OF THHa oppOsITIoM
The Entire Session, Day ana NsRht, Spent
Over = Motion to Correct tho .pournai-
Tho vice-President. Had Declsrsa Ne
tion to Take Up the snas Rulo Carried
without Announcing she vobe-seastor
Hoar In = Rage Ovnr . CsstiGation
Given Him By Senator Eustss-senstor
Vest Hoias tho Floor Until MndnighA
whom the Senate ADMINISTRATORS Ex.
citing Session OF tho Ho,.so-The SPEAK.
er's Ruiinks Attacked by|rhe Democrats
ana Defended by Republicans.
wAsnISoToN Jan. 2l.-The Senate met at 10
A. NJ. Immediately after pra yer Mr.. German
tDem.. Md.) directed attention to the absence
OF quorum. The roll was called. and thirty.
seven Senators responded to their names. On
motion Of MIR. Edmunds tIsen.. W. tho Ser.
Reant-at-Arms was directed to0eouest the ct.
tendance OF absent memberA
At 1918 forty-seven Senators.,tWo moro than
. quorum. had arrived. and the secretary be-
gan to read the journal Of yesterday When
he got through the record Of the morning bust.
ness Mr.. German requested thatthe secretary
read the remainder OF the journal more slowly.
Tho secretary read: "On motion OF Mr.. Al.
drlch that the Senate resume consideration OF
tho resolution to amend the rules as to limita-
ton Of debate, 1t was determined In the nfflrm.
ative; then. on motion Of Mr.. Aldrich. at 6:10.
the Senate adjourned"
Mr.. German asked whether tho. question BE-
fore the Senate was tha approval OF the journal.
Tho Vice President
Mr.. Gorman-Have I . right sosthe floor on
that motionr
The Vice. -President-Ths Senator has the
right to make q motion for tho correction OF
tho journal
Mr.. Gorman-I move to strike, out the last
clause read by the secretary IS to Tho motion
OF Mr.. Aldrich. 1T was determined In the af-
nrmative." He made tho motion. no said. b.
cause that had not occurred. Thejournal was
not correct In that particular. 1t WAS not for
tho purpose Of interfering with tho considers
ton Of the resolution for the amendment Of
tho rules that he made tho motion: but It was
that the journal might contain the exact truth
Of what occurred In the Senate. No Senator.
whether in the majority or tho minority. could
for moment submit to permitting an entry to
be made that question had been carried
whom the vote was not put and announced.
Mr.. German read the report OF tho proceedings
from the Congregational Record In support Of
Of the Vice President said:
mo one who had the slightest idea Of psr.
lismentary law could have made such . de-
cision. in tho teeth Of the rules Of the Senate
and in violation Of all the laws that govern
legislative bodies. No presiding officer. no
matter who he may be. can take Senstor
from tho floor when by the rules no has .
right to It. DO not believe that the Senate
will permit tho journal to stand which de-
clsrcs fal 9ehood."
After referring TO the revolutionary proceed
ines in three or four State Legislatures, Mr..
German said that 1t would not do for tho Vice.
President to Say that he would ignore the law
and trsmple on tho rights Of States. and that
DO longer should the law govern. When you
do 1t, SIR" he aaid. addressing himself directly
| to the Vice President. you take Q responsi.
| biltty suoh a. no man living IN this land Of
ours has ever assumed You set tho example
for any lawless man or combination. to trample
down the Constitution OF his country or tho law
| OF his State Insignificant as this proposition
10 las to tho adoption OF tho resolution. the
question goes beyond that. and beg you and
the Senate to pause. Let US 90 on In order. Let
| Ms respect tho rights Of each other. Let us OBJ
servo the rules that have boon provided"
Mr.. Aldrich rep. R. ~ intimated that the
| morning hour was being consumed in discus
sion OF q matter OF no practical importance.
nc Wh0 WluH.. W COuCSs0 tu6L Iuo NlCe-fE06Is
| dent had rot declared the motion carried. and
| he had no objection to the motion to amend
the journal. but he would at IL o'clock when
the morning hour would expire. move that the
Senate proceed to the consideration Of tho
Ntion as 70 tho exact rights and status Of all
MI. dorman questioned Mr.. Aldrich's state
ms1s that there va Vas snn nothing Of practical In
5un OF Rreat practical I'm portAnce before II. II
yas q question, whether II the Senate: tho
g. souid be, preserved or whether they should %
doHn bS
II tho senate would correct the journal that
lVN,uld terminate the matter. and would, he
sScrs an and b
sss ssasd e. snS SSsh lii sssS. Ss
CO.. y %ona The
wesa deeds Sn Ss su.Sn sa .:
prss. hsnt had nSi no rishs to deeide suoh asss.
ASHi Mr. shermsn.No being here when this 90
e ssk the presiding 9cer f. stas
"eFs Tsn tice.PresidentMT Chair. from his own
o .no ss"pSSa "GDnS % M ss. pSns Se
from oOn0 lSlanO, ne ulQ not lOrmRlIy declare
the vot ! as carried. though he stated that the
ayes ~ peared to have It: and he will there-
fore asrw In submit the question to the Senate.
Mr. H. rris-That Is the exact fact
Mr. Siu ,rman-Then l. do not hesitate for Q
momont TO correct tho journal.
The VI D. p-President-The Chair will state, In
addition that after tho matter was called to
his atteH .iOn yesterday afternoon he refreshed
his memt ny and referred to the Congressional
Record { lis morning, with the result an.
nounced.
Tho disS 'usstoq was then directed to the Gus.
tom OF thi presiding officer Keeping . list Of
Senators I rho desired to speak on . measure.
The custoi II was condemned by some Senators
aud approt ed BY others. In the course OF tho
discussion several Democratic Senators
(Mcssrs. CT l,son, Morgan, Butler. and H3rris)
diaclnimed any desire to cast o reflection on
the Vice-Pr yident. Mr.. Gibson adding: He
has treated NY with perfect candor and cour-
tesy and II hil,k that Senators should vie With
each other n tT sating him the same way"
After theron{ iussion had continued for On
hour and at q. Mr.. Hale (Rep. Mel inquired
Journal and was told that the yeas and nays
had been ordere d. He suggested. In view Of
what had taken place on both sides. and In
n IN Chair that a