Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH IS.
Proceedings OF Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Jan. 10.
EEtyATs.

had returned from his unsuccessful contest
for reelection and was while the iou.nal
Of Friday was being read cordially greeted
aud sympathz,d with By Senators OF both
parties, and among others by Mr. Inga!s
whose own re-sleciion appears to be in such
danger. After the reading OF the journal
there was coIl:quy between M. German
and Eff. Hoar as to its correctness on some
points, and the matter was satisfactorily
adjusted. M. German, however, aVaied
himself Of the occasion to argue sgainss tina
correc mass of a decision CT thu Vice-P.e>l-
dent during Ffilag's session to the elect that
an apDeal from that decision was not debate
able, because the q .estion itselfon which the
decision Was made was az undebateaoie one
Addressing himself specially to tae Vice
President, NJ. GorEian said that no Vice
President had ever taken. o. evar could al
ford to take, any advantage Of make any ar
bitysrv ruling In the Senate. From the frat
Vice President until now no MAJ wnom the
people hed houorsd By an election to that
offics had ever attempted TO do IL, and in his
opinion no ore ever would. With the Vice
Presidents great reputation 10 the fnsncia
| world, Ia the diplomatic service and in all
| the relations OF life, he had had, however,
| but saort tim, to bscoms familiar With the
rules Of tbs Senate. L had basn. there fire,
due to the Vica President, aud Que to the
| orderly conduct OF business, that far the nc
msnt he Mr.. GormaD) should submit to his
decision without more earnest protest,
kn swing chat he would have the opportuni-
! ~ OF bringing The law and the facts 10 his at
| tention aud the attention of the Senate, and
With q perfect boisf that no pride OF opin-
! ion or d sairs TO bs consistent would lulu
snca b N to do irjnstics. There (he contio-
| ued) was the parliamentary law there was
/ the uniform decision IN every case from the
basiuniug Till nov and he trusted that the
Vas President would look over them anc
decide the question ia conformity with the
orscedeuts and the letter of the law Itself
Mr.. Harris agreed with MIR. German.
The discussion was kept Up until baif-pa;t
-, when III. G1rmaa withdrew his motion.
Tha journal o. Friday was approved and
morni1gihus!ness was proceeded with.
at i o'clock the elections bill was tak,n up as
the upfnishod business and Mr. George took the
fl jor
ROUSE.
Toe intention of the democrats of the
II ,uss to resort 10 Obstructive tactics Until
de e.miuatioo OF the Senate on tbs elections
bill, was manifested tas morning when Nj
Bland, OF Missouri. demanded the reading OF
Saturdays proceedings 10 fol! Instead OF in
its abbreviated form. but the journal being
short It's reading consumed very Little time.
Then Mr.. Mile, of Te1as, rose aud moved
an amendment to ths j ournal relative to the
refusal of the chair to recoguzs lis motion
to reconsider the yote by watch Frldsy's
journal was approved.
NJ. Cannon, of Illinois, inquired whether
It was 10 ordsr for him to move the preVi-
Gus question on the approval of tbs journal.
The SpsRker-( after+a examination OF
Mr. Mills m6tioD) "Thls is not 81 amend
ment to the journal"
Whereupoc Mr.. Cannon dema 1dsd the
previous question aud was recoguiz ID by
he Speaker.
Then came q Chorus of democratic de-
msnds for the rssdug of the amendment.
The Spssker-(wilh apparaat astonish-
ment). "Oo Gentlemen cal! for she read
lag of the amendment, The chair begs par
don. The clark will report the amendment"
The clerk read ss follows:
(Which aaid ruling of the Speaker is di :
approved o7 the House"
Toe Speaker Degrading .the proposed
amendment asaot p-opsr) recognized Mr.
Csnuon's demand.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, inveighed against
the rulings ofthe chair, declared that the
rulings had turned the House into body
in which there was no dsllbsrstion. This
aulocrstio conduct Of the Speaker had baen
repndiated by the people. After lie over
whelmIng verdict OF the people at the polls
the party rebukcd not only insisted on those
same arbitrary rulings bat held thst the
Speaker could assume the power of
an sutocrat over the motives Of me1, and to
sag thai certain motion was not ofsrei in
good faith bnt wa q dilstory motion. It
did cot N alter whsther the motion Ehich
was privileged one) was made 10 good faith
or not. HIS nero temporary elevation did not
raise the Speaker above the lowest or humblest
M ,mbcr Of the House 1t wa' jl5t such rulings
aud such conduct on tho part of the Speaker which
had prevented legislation.
Cold Weather in Europe.
PARIS. Jtn. l9.-Dlring Saturday end
yesterday the most intense COLD of the vim
ter was experieuc'd throughout France.
Yesterday an aged men was found freq 70 to
death ia his lodgings 10 this city. TIE
thermometer yesterday touched nine de-
grees. The Ice on The river Seine s now
sixteen inhca5 thick. As night approaches |