Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-29
NEWS AND NOTES.
a Summary of Important Events.
FlETY-FIRST CONGRESS,

Ii the Senate, on the 18th, an hour and
half was consumed discussing point of or
der raised by Mr. German. taking issue with
the Vice Presidents ruling last Friday to
the effect that an appeal from Il decision OF
the Chair on a non debatable question, was
il self not debatable. The matter was finally
dropped, and. after the introduction OF a
number of bills, the Elections bill was taken
up and Mr.. George addressed the Senate in
opposition thereto lin the House most
of the session taken up by political
speeches and assaults upon the Speaker by
the Democrats for partisan rulings. Only
one bill OF minor Importance was passed
IN the Senate on the 10Th. Mr.. Aldrch at
I:5O p. IN. asked for the consideration of his
resolution for Il change OF rules. The queS-
tfon WIS discussed until two O'Clock, when
the Elections bill was laid before the Senate,
and Mr. George. who had the floor. declined
TO Weld to anybody and continued his
speech against the bill until the hour of ad-
iournmcnt. In the House a scene of wild
confusion was prccipiuated by the refusal of
the Speaker to allow debate on the question
of the approval of the journal. Mr.. Mills il
a very excited manner ran down the aisle
and. shaking his fist at the Speaker de-
nounccd him as practicing fraud upon the
House But the Speaker was immOvable,
and called upon those opposed to approving
the journal to rise, and counting zone,
two three" declared the motion to ap-
prove the journal Carried-9T to 3. The Dis
then carried into committee, but beyond a
number of political speeches no action was
taken on the bill
II the Senate on the 2Ist, the whole time
was given up to discussion of the cloture
| rule and the Elections bill. brought out by a
motion of Mr.. Morgan to amend the journal
wherein it was recorded that Il motion by Mr..
| Aldrich that the Senate resume conSidera-
| ton OF the motion to amend the rules as to
| the limitation of debate was determined in
/ a af,-fl-
| out the words lit was determined in the
| Affirmative" because of its incorrectneSS- The
| Vice President said that from his recollec-
| ton he had not formally declared the vote
| a. carried, although he had stated that the
| ayes appeared to have it. He said he would
! again submit the question to the Senate. .....
! In the House a wran@Ic occurred during the
| discussion ON the approval of the journal.
| The journal was finally approved ana the
| previous question on the District bin was
| ordered at five o'clock. At that time, nc
| quorum being present, the proceedings
! dragged along until els p. H., when tho
| House adjourned. the bill going over un
| finished business.
| II the senate. on the pod, Mr.. Aldricl
| moved consideration of his resolution t,
| amend the rules \ point of order wa>
| made by Mr.. Harris that the question before
| the Senate was the approval of the journa
| of the 10Th. After an extended debate the
| point of order was OvcrruIrd and the clOt
| ate. Discussion of this resolution occupied
| the remainder of the session. 800. In the
| House tn: journal of the 10Th finally ap
| proved. The District of Columbia ApprO
priatiOn bin WAS then passed withou
| further difficulty, and the House in commit
| tee of the whole considered the Naval Ap
| preparation bin, but without action it ad
iOurned.
| IN the senate. on the 23d the entire session
| was taken up with the discussion of the
| CIotUre rule, MesSrs. CoCkrcIl and Gray adj
| dressing the senate in opposition to it. Mr.
| Lildrch cndcnyorcd to have an hour fXe'
| when debate should close, but without az.
ton the senate took a recess at p. IN. unit
| eleven O'Clock on She 2ith In the House
| on demand of MIR breckenridge, the journa
| was read in full, and after some debate Wa:
| approved. There Were some sharp PASSAGE
| between the Speaker and Mr. Cooper, OF In
| diana. growing out of a point of order 10y
| Mr. Mckinney on resolution offered by Mr.
| Cooper directing the committee invcstigat
| ing the Pension Bureau to report the rcSOlu
| ton to the House. The resolution was fin
| alIv reported and referred to the committed
| on rules. The House then went into com
| mittee of the whole on the Naval ApprOpria
| ton bill.