Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-22
Congressional Proceedings


The disorder 10 both housts OF CoSgstsi
mentioned yesterday wss yep! up al dsy
In The Sc: s>e, ef,er the SAZETTE's report
closed, Senator Eustis en!ivened the pro-
eead;ucs By reedipg sore history to show
that political ou;rages were not con6oed TO
the southern S g es, but unlawful political
scts haG been committed in the STsts OF IL as
sachusetts. TIE keen and polished sail'e Of
tho Lcu!sisns Ssnstor stirred up 0sns1of
Hear TO high pitch Of excitement c6af-
acteristic condition ofthe Massachusetts sen
stor when that Commonwealth is referred 10
sliebtiogly.
Ia his defeuca OF his SET, he tfemoled
| w:Sh emotion aud pounded his deck vioien!.s.
| DlriDg the most Sensational part OF A,.
Hoar's remarks while he was walking beeK
aud forth betweea the dssks. be sGVanced
toward The nidd aiaie. with his hano up
lifted ia thresteniCg manner.
Sepatar Elsti=, he was sitting lev seats
away on the democratic side, observed The
| Massachusetts Senator advancing towards
him and suideuy srose and With bumoT,
ous exprezsio;, OF his face, re.reateG several
dasks awayas il in fear OF personal attack
7, yss ona OF The finest bits OF comedy ever
Witnessed in the Senate. aud Senators and
snecta,ors ia the galleries laughed heartily
and spalsuded IS they would Ii 1e piece OF
character acting upon the stage. This little
! hit of by-ulsv on the part Of the Louisiana
Senator completely dem olisheG the force oil
Senator Hoar's argument though his speech
against Senator Eustis, Louisiana and the
South generally vas very bitter. Ihe de-
bate vas kept up for a long TINA and was
ancsped in by Messrs. Carlisle, Vest, Ed-
uuuds. Frye ard others.
MI. Vest gave review ofthe debate In tue
Senate at the time that closure rule was
oroposed and when Il was opposed by lead
| ing republicans, and he also quoted from
M. Z ass article in The Youth Companion
OF Boston, of November Is. 1890. in which
Nj Hear says:
Ia ,bat assembly he Senate Of the United
Ststef( speech is absolutely uofettsfed.
This Is Of Immense importance, not only 20
the perfection of legislation but sao to the
dignity of tbs Senate, and, In ny opinion,
TO civil lirerty Itself"
Mr., Vest Kept the floor for long time.
Whenever he esued iatigued some demo.
cratic Senator would suggast tbs absence Oh
a quorum call wou d show that there
vas not q1orun present the sergeani-st-
! arris wcu'd be cert Ia hunt up Senator'S 10
| me cosk-roous and committee-rooms, ano
10 tbs meantime Mr Vest would be EN- oSi x
G rest Thus it went on until Mr. AidFich
| moved that thu sergesnt-at-aTm9 De clescieo
| to compel the attendance OF tho aosentees
Tpat notion was agreed to on yea aud
nay vote, and thsn motion 10 reconsider
the vote was made by Mr.. Gray.
TIE presidng officer DIR. Bai') Who had
been called 10 The chair, refused 10 en- eriain
|
that ruling. which appeal, the chair said,
had to oe d. cided without debate. Appeals
followed sud roll calls and the Efforts OF the
sereeaut-g -qTms falling to seou-e quorum
the SsUate at MIDI gat n6j turned, the pend
ing question being still Mr.. Gormsn's
n otiou TO corrsc5 The jlUrDal OF yesterday.
Mr. B sir's railing. while rs occupied he
cheir, was partisan Throughout
II the House after Mr. Btld proceeded
to argue in favor OF bis proposition to hk
Tuesday next fer [ ,s confederation of the
free coiusge BILL wbe0 be vas cslit d to ordsr
hy tie Saeaker on the ground that be was
| olsen ssiuG ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO the pending
question
order, AID The CHAIR hae no right TO do SO.
n.eud 10 Dress this bill 1T every op
porluaity. Tns speaker seems 30 be FESTIVE
| 20 Certain gentleman, and especially tt;
gent!am intsrs s.ed in the sii9e' BILL re-
meul5ar thai 10 tne lss session the Speaker
refGs d to rsc3Srz ma upon that q2es.ion.
understand wnas toe animUs OF the
| Speaker is and I want TO ofsr an amspc-
| ment that is aernane TO this debate, and to
which nobcdy but tbs Speaker ha9 made sn
| obi otior.
MI. McEi'lin said there wss aml |. ime
to consider ths appropriation bills delibsr-
atey BIZ. now tie o,dsr Went down The line
that bI:i must Do put through providing
foT force t he polls. That WAS ths Issue
| to-dsy.
Messrr. McOomss ard n Kinley then
charged the democrats with Gilious!ering.
Mr.. Band moved to recoEWit thu resi-
luton, with Instructions 10 tbs cen mite CD
rules {, repoit = reso!u ion cischareioe the
committee on coinage, weights eod neas-
ures from the further consideration OF the
silver biz, aud further providing that that
bill shall De neds speoia! order for the
27,h of January.
Mr. McUomas raised The point Of order
against the resolution, which point Was sus-
tanned by the chair.
The House Gaaily went into CONF ttee of
the whole on the Dist.ics Of Columbia ap'
propristion bill.
Mr.. McCrea,y Instantly mads motion
for an hours debate, aud soon thereafter
series Of parliamentary tactics were put Ia
practice, which resulted in goodaatured
confusion, lasting fifteen minutes, during
which nothing was done.
At O'Clock the committee rose and its
chairman reported the bill. with amend.
ments, to The House. This democrats then
vacated the hall, leaving the House With
out forum, end adj 1urnment followed.
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