Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-22

New Hampehise Political Matters
Businsss rIoablss Reported.

WAsaixeroN. Jan. sl.-ln the Senate
~ soon - the Journal Of yesterday was
read German moved to correct il BY strik-
ing out the words stAtiug that Aldrich's
motion to proceed to the consideration of
the resolution ~ 10 the closure, vas deter.
mined in the affirmative. lie asserted thss
il had not occurred and that the result of
the vote had never been announced. He
read from the record to sustain his posi
ton and expressed bis belief that the Sem
ate would not permit the journal to stand,
which declared 4 falsehood.
Aldrich intimAted that time was being
consumed in the discussion Of . matter Of
no practical importance. He was willing
to concede that the Vice President had
not declared the motion carried. He had
no objection 10 the motion to amend the
Journal. He would. when the morning
hour would expire, move that the Senate
proceed TO . consideration Of the resolu
ton and then there could be no question a.
to the exact rights and status Of all pasties
concerned.
Sherman hoped that the Vice President
would decide the question % to whether the
journal vas correct or not.
Vice President-The chair, from his own
al Record, 10 Of the opinion that while put
ting the question on the motion made BY
the senator from Rhode leland, he did no,
form ally declare the vote - carried. though
he stated that the ayes appeared to have 1t,
and will therefore again submit the ques-
ton TO the Senate. The chair will state
in addition, that after the matter was called
to his attention yesterday afternoon. he re-
freshed HE memory and referred to the
Congressional Record this morning with
the result announced.
The discussion drifted to the custom OF
the presiding officer keeping q list Of the
senstors who desired to speak on measures.
The custom was condemned by some senA
tors and approved by others.
In course Of the discussion several demo
cratic senators. including Gibson, Morgan.
Butler and Harris, disclaimed any desire
to cast any reflection on the Vice Presi-
dents.
After the discussion had continued Al
hour and half, Hsle inquired what had
become Of the motion to correct the jour.
nal, and was told that the yeas and nay,
had been ordered. lie suggested. in view
of what bad taken place on both rides. and
in view Of the statement Of the chair. tina,
the yeas and navs be Withdrawn. The
molten was agreed to by unanimous consent
German could not consent to that. He
thought it important (sfter memorandum
presented by Vice Presdent) that there
should be n record made. therefore they
could not withdraw the call for yeas and
days.
Plat. said he would vote against the cor
rection of the journal, because he though
that the proceedings were entirely justified
snd recorded rs they stood.
German said that what he stated was not
for the purp pose Of rejecting on the Clerk
or Vice President, but thought that taking
the proceedings on Aldrichs motion in con-
neciion with the ruling earlier in the day
(Which took him from the foor) WAS
trampling on the rights Of senators, and the
destruction of free speech in the Senate
II was q marked case for those who were
to come after, not for the purpose Of re-
fiecting specially on the presiding officer or
clerk. He thought the record should b.
made clear, complete and perfect
The Senate showed by Its vote the cor
rect outrage which occurred in the previous
days proceedings. =.
Morgan stated the circumstances under
which he was ignored yesterday by the
Vice President. although he said he al
addressed the Chair four or i've times. the
Chsir looking him in the face A. he did 30
II was not to be disguised, he said, tha,
for the most of the day Yesterday there was
an arrangement that Aldrich was to be rec
ogDize A. the next in order and TO move to
take no his resolution, no matter who got
the floor first in actual precedence.
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