Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-27
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Tho Elections Bill Replaced by the Az
pOrtiOnment Bill.

pOrtiOnment Bill.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-The senate met
at noon today, in continuation of the
legislative day of Thursday last, the
pending question being the resolution to
amend the rules by providing method
Of closing the debate. Morgan resumed
the floor and continued his argument,
begun Saturday, in opposition to the
proposed rule and to the elections bill,
both of which measures he claimed (on
authority of the New York Times) to be
for the advancement of Harrison's pro-
ject for reelection.
At / 20 Morgan yielded the floor for a
motion by Wolcott to proceed to consid-
Grafton of the apportionment bill.
Dolph moved to lay the motion on the
table, and the motion was rejected amid
great applause-yeas, "a; nays, 35.
Following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Blair,
Carr, Casey, Cullom, Davis. Dawes,
Dixon, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts. Far
well, Frye, Hale, Hawley, Hiscock, Hoar,
Mcconnell, McMillen, Manderson, Nor
rill, Mitchell, Paddock, Platt, Power,
Sawyea, Sherman, Spooner, Stockbridge,
Warren, Wilson, of 1owa-34.
Nays Barbour, Bates, Berry, Black
burn, Butler, Call, Cameron. Carlisle,
Cockrell, Coke, Eustis, Faulkner,
George, German. Gray, Hampton, Har-
ris, Jones OF Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
Kenna, Mcpherson, Morgan, Payne,
Pugh, Ransom, Reagan, Stewart, Teller,
Turpie, Vance, Vest, Walthall, WASH
burn, Wilson of Maryland, Wolcott-35.
There was much confusion and ill
feeling relating to pairs. Daniel said he
paired with Squire, but as he was in
formed by the senator from Nevada
(Stewart) that Stanford was in favor of
proceeding with the business, he would
transfer Squire's pair to Stanford,
and would himself vote. AL
drich objected. and the final
result was that the pairs stood as fol-
lows: Pierce and Brown; Plumb and
Gibson; Pettigrew and Pasco; Squire
and Daniel; Shoup and Colquitt; San
ders and ingalls,; Chandler and Blod-
gett; Moody and Hearst; Higgins and
Voorhees,. Stanford stands not paired.
The result was announced, yeas, "a;
nays. 35. The motion to lay on the
table was rejected. The announcement
was greeted with applause on the Dem
ocratic side and in the galleries.
A vote was then taken on Wolcott's
motion to take up the apportionment
bill, and it was carried by like vote
yeas, IS; nays, "a. The reading of the
bill and report was continued until
O'Clock, and the bill was then laid aside
till tomorrow.
The naxt uuestion was IN Gormop,c
motion to amend the journal of Tuesday
last, which was agreed to without dis
sent, and the journals of Tuesday and
Wednesday were approved.
Morning business being in order,
memorials OF the Idaho legislature were
presented and referred, on the subject
OF the prosecution of Jews in Russia and
against the reduction of the duty on
lead and lead ores; also large number
of petitions from the western states for
and against the Conger lard bill and the
Torrey bankruptcy bill.
Among the pension bills reported and
placed on the calendar was one for Mrs.
Mary Ann Doherty, bill for whose re-
lief was vetoed by President Cleveland
two years ago.
The army appropriation bill was re-
ported, and Dolph offered resolution
which went over, instructing the COM
mittee on judiciary to report as to the
power of the minority of the senate to
compel the attendance of absentees.
Blair moved to proceed to the consid-
Grafton of the house bill for the adjust
ment OF accounts of laborers and others,
under the eight-hour law. Pending
action the senate adjourned.