Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-24
Cockrell Resumes Ills Argumcn, aud
ludulgcs In Strong Ex.
clamaiion.
THE HOUSE SUCCEEDS IN APPROX.
ING The JOURNAL.
Three STATES Of the Union Threaten 10
llonor the Worlds Fair by
their Absence.
Argument Agaius, Ill. Closure Rate
by tostrcti.

WAsllINoTOS, Jan. 9i.--Cockfcll ru.
eumed his Argument against the closure
rule, saying la the course OF his re-.
marks that the democratic Senators
would be "a brief IA possible ia discus.
sing matters OF public necessity, hut II
the republican Senators insisted on the
Election bill u merely partisan meas.
ure, not endorsed 10y half their own
party, the democratic Senators would
discuss 1t Ia all IT. qualifications.
Teller asked Aldrlch how long he
proposed 10 allow for debate on The res.
olntion, rcmarklug that II was r1mofcd
that some arbitrary means were ~ 10
rcsortod 10 force u decision.
Aldrich said he tool, Il for granted
that there could bn no closing " DE.
bate, except by action Of tho Senate
Itself, and asked unanimous consent
that IA vote he taken on the resolution
ani amendments at . O'Clock ~.
morrow.
German was delighted that the Sen.
atOr r,sortod - that proper aud orderly
method, rather than depend upon the
lDse diJA Of the presiding officer, whose
reputation for Intelligence and fairness
NJ preceding officer was yet 10 bc made.
Cockrell then closed his argument.
IL was useless, he said, 10 try to dis.
guisc the purpose Of the rule. The only
object was TO pass the Force bill.
Everything else was made subordln.
ate 10 the whims OF the senator from
Massachusetts, aud. apostrophlllng Mr..
HOar, Cockrcll exclaimed. "Shamc
upon you, my friend frDm Massachu.
sets, who now attempts 20 force upon
Nha Vasaf1n NJ AIuaaualtssa..lNa ..ga
country, the humilitating confession
that they arc no longer capable OF hold
Ing their own cloctlons.n
lie read from u 81, Louis paper a
letter addressed 10 Edmunds by a for.
mer republican constituent now living
In Texas, protesting against the Flee.
tlon bill.
Edmunds said no never received
such letter aud believed II was fsbri
Gated TO promote the operations OF 70.
sistance TO tho Election bill.
lie tcookroil) mentioned u number
Of republican ncwspapers opposed 70
tho bill and said he believed public
opinion In the West, without regard &c
party, was against II. He mentioned
as some OF the Westera republican
papers that opposed the bill, the Omaha
Bee, Minneapolis Journal, st. Pau
Pioncer irSSi, 81. Louis Glo6s.Dtnio
ordt aud Denver Republican.
Stewart then took the floor and q
recess was taken until tomorrow.
IN TIM HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. a. Bfeokln-
ridge (Ark.) caused the usual delay
this morning In approval Of the Journal,
but II was fnAlly accomplished, after
II was read In full.
Cooper, rising 10 question Of prlvi.
lcge, had read the resolution offered 10y
him September iti last, making GER
tain charges against the Commissioner
" Pensions and asking for q broad.
ening Of the investigation Of that OIL.
cial. This resolution had been referred
90 n select committees 10 examine the
previous charges and on the llth OF
September the chairman Of that com.
mittoe morrill, ofl<ansasl was directed
10 report the resolution, but he never
performed his duty.
After considerable debate the matter
was settled amicably by Morrill, obtain
ing the original resolution from the
files OF the House aud reporting II from
his committee and having II referred 10
the Committee ON Rules.
The House then went into Commit
tee Of the Whole ON the Naval Appro.
priation bill.