New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23

ruled the point Of order on the ground that the notice
was sufficiently explicit
Mr. Faulkner appealed from the decision, ana Mt
Harris began to argue the appeal lie was interrupted
by point Of order from Mr.. Blair that the appeal wa
not debatabe but the Vice President ruled that II
was debatablc and the ruling was applaudcd in tho
galleries
Mr. Harris went on and argued in support OF MS
point OF order. Taking out Of the drawer OF his de'A
pile of manuscript he said he would submit Son n
general views on the general QUESTION anu NJ Po
Mr. Adrich argued that If there were anything ~
Mr.. larris's point of order 1t was made 700 aoe iu
should have been made in December when th3 nu,io,
was made. The discussion was participated IN by many
Senators both sides and finally Mr. Ahrlch mpVeo
to lay the table the appeal from the decision u c
Chair overriding Mr.. lIarriss question OF order l"e
motion agreed to-yeas, 50 nays, =; A.. ,.u,o
Mr. Cockrell made statement to show the Hrse
work done 10y the senate in the last session lll com
parson with the work done by the House; III , ,ne
course of long speech, Mr. Cockrell read IN M
Mr.. Ioar's article, published in The Boston louth
Companion to the Importance of unfettered de-
bate in the Senate. and said that he would move 10
have it printed as a public document, with widc
margin, to enable its being framed and hung up IN
parfofs and libraries for the education Of the young
some Of the leading points in the article Mr. Cochrel
read more than once. Mr. Dawes. who seemed ID Ds
the absence Of his Cologne ,-.,,
Why, your colleague is right here Mr.. Coclrell
remarked, looking toward Mr.. Iloar, who was Sitting
Il am here, and | never enjoyed myself so much in
~" The inquiry / wished TO make was" said Mr..
Dawes, if the senator from Missouri does not draw
a distinction between freedom Of debate and eternity
Mr.. IIoar said that on August 10 last he had
introduced in the Senate rule the same IN ,u6stansc
a. flat now pending. Early in November last ne
had read the proofs of the article which hs had
written, with that rule before him, and had e in
amincd the rule to see whether there was any in
consistency in the two statements. IT did not seem
to him that there was any such Inconsistency. III
reasonable debate in the next place, after such
reasonable debate every senator IS to be eni,I 70
speak for half hour; in the third plac" u PROVIDES
for putting the question on pending amendment, ana
on all amendments OF which notice has been gwen
Mr.. IIaIris-DoeS the proposed rule make that pro
Mr. Hoar-Ycs.
Mr.. liaris-Iou are wholly mistaken. 1T excludes ncS
every amendment except pending amendments ana
there can be only two Of those. III.
Mr.. Ioar-Then it is not in accordance . VIII
hat }ho American people nv this time
thoroughly understand and believe that We
are here rot to talk, but to leglslate That IS ne
only constitutional purpose in the creation q the
Senate We have seen here one senator (alludlie 10
Mr. GEORGE after spending four days and fOur nights
in debate proceeding to read an Old historical! cS>ay
having more TO DO with the pending measure IMAM
the Mosaic code. That + not freedom OF debate.
There is nothing in that article that saws That hV
Of the freedom Of debate il shall be IN order
for minority of the Senate 10 spend days ana nisls
and weeks IN talking about something else IMAM ilt
subject before the senate and thereby ovcrtlrownS
the great constitutional functions Of the senate a' q
legislative body. The attempt to defeat the VIII 81
the people expressed through Congress. by the poco
of long debate and taking up time taN we HVr seen u
al this very session. Is much conspiracy against
the Constitution and against thr National authority rs
was the Rebel Congress that met in Richmond. cap
Notices of amendments to the proposed rllc wcw
given by Mr.. stewart and Mr.. Gibson. MI stewart :
looks 10 allowing other than pending amendments u
u measure to he offered and voted on. also 10 allowing
motions to recommit and 70 lay on the table ana Mr
to be seconded by wOhrds Gnstead Of majority OF
the senator's present - ,,,-,,-,
Mr.. Aldrlch, whose motion. al p m. the senate
took recess I'LL II q. IN. tomorrow.