The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-21
ALDRIcH's GAG RULE
Called UP in the Senate, but Put
Aside for the Force Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. co. Special lin
the Senate this morning Mr.. Aldrich
moved that the Senate proceed to con-
sideration of the resolution to change
the rules, submitted by him on tho Goth
of December last The motion was
agreed to without contest on the Demo-
cratic side. Mr.. Harris rose to n oucs-
ton of order, and quoted rnlo 40, which
provides that no motion to modify,
amend, or suspend q rule. or part
thereof, shall be in order except on one
days notice in writing, specifying pre-
cisely the rule, or part proposed to be
suspended, modified or amended, and
the parts thereof. Tho notice given
did not, he said, call attention to n part
OF any rule proposed to be modified, but
simply left the chair and each Senator
to find out fer himself. He, therefore,
argued that the notice was not suf-
ficicntly specific.
Discussion was progressing when, at
. p. m, the Vice President laid before
the Senate. rs unfinished business, the
elections bill. and Mr.. George took the
floor to continue his speech against it..
The point eff order was made by Mr..
Edmunds that the question of a change
of rules was privileged question which
superseded all other business. This
! point was contested by Mr.. Blackburn
Mr.. George, however, claimed the floor
and declined to yield to anybody. He
was yielding man, and had yielded
himself nearly out OF court. lie thc1.
went on with his speech After Mr..
George had spoken for nearly three
hours and 4 half, Mr.. Butler, with a
view to giving him Il resting spell, asked
him to yield the floor so that he might
send to the clerks desk and have read
the chapter of the revised statutes re-
lating to the subject of elections. Mr..
George asscntcd willingly to that
arrangement; and after the secretary
had read for n few minutes Mr.. Butler
noticed that the chapter which was be-
ing read was not the one he meant, and
he sent for the volume and said he would
read the chapter himself.
Before he had begun to read Mr.. Nor
gan rose and said that he now took the
floor on the elections bill, but he was
informed by the vicc-president that he
had the name OF the Senator from Rhode
Island next or the list to speak on the
bill Mr.. Morgan protested against that
as violation of rule, and said that the
chair could not make an agreement be-
ioi tHhbu W pdTCcl OuU Cnc 1OOr. Inc
Vice Presidents response to that was to
announce that Mr.. George was entitled
to the floor and Mr.. Edmunds insisted
on the regular order. Mr.. George again
offered to yield the floor to Butler: but
to that Mr.. iioar objected, declaring
that under the usagcs Of the Senate one
Senator had no right to hold the floor
and yield to another, except by unani-
nous consent. otherwise the senate!
might hold the floor for tho whole SEES
sion.
The Senate made slow progress from
this point. The dispute as to who held
the moor was finally ended by motion
to adjourn. But Mr.. Ransom succeeded
! III lodging point against the Aldrich
resolution which will enable the Demo
Gratis TO spoil SIEVE raj hours more OF
valuable Republican time tomorrow.
t[leXen thousand five hundred copies OF
I THE TIMES Real Estate Convention
edition Will be printed Tomorrow Only
q limited amount OF advertising space
| Still for sale.