The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL. PROCEEDINGS


made set speech on tE.r financial bill,
followed by Mr. Jones. Mr. Vest then
a>toI isIea the Senate hy bringing for
ward, as a substitute for the bill. IL pnfe-
" free Coinage bill, which provides that
the amt of value in tie United States
shall lie the dollar, 10 he coined Of H.!
grains Of standard silver or o3S. IT,
grains of standard gold Mr.. Vest
stated that his substitute was similar
10 the free coinage bill that passed
the Senate last session. Mr..
Aldrich moved TO amend the
substitute by adding thereto the
national banking feature Of the original
bill. Lost-Icas 33; nays -. Mr..
Vests substitute was agreed 10 without
division The bill as an ended by the
substitute was agreed to-Itas 50; nays
81 Mr. lioar called up the elections
bill III order TO make it the unfinished
business" for Tomorrow, pending which
Mr.. Butler moved an adjournment.
Iost-yeas -, navs 50. The vote then
recurred on Mr.. lIoar's motion 10 call UP
the elections bill. and resulted in a tie
yeas 80. nays IS. The Y. president
cast the deciding vote in the affirmative,
thus carrying the motion.
THlRsDAY, Jan. l5.-ln accordance
with the vote taken lust before the SEN
ate adjourned last night the elections
bill was taken up this afternoon, and
Mr.. Evarts spoke in advocacy of il.
When lie finished Mr. Pasco obtained
the floor, and the till Was Iail aside in
formally. Mr. lIoar gave notice that
tomorrow he should ask the Senate
I" 1enan IN SESSION until
the bill was finished. Senator
Dawes, from the committee on In
n fi.sTy ltI,i ~
(Which was referred to the committee
on contingent expenses directing an
inquiry into the condition OF Indians in
North and South Dakota, Montana, ani
elsewhere; the causes leading 10 the
occupation Of Indian reservations by
the troops; whether treaties with the
Indians lave been fulfilled. and
whether the control Of the Indians
should be transferred To any other
department. The senate joint reso-
luton, sU$rending for another
year from March - neX the act re-
Guir;ng steamer. TO car" -
appliances, WAS report. paced Oh
the calendar. \ir Morgan offered
II preamble and concurrent resolution
on the subject of the recent information
or suggc st.on for 2 writ of prohibition
in the supreme court. in connection
Great Britain. The resolution declares
such proceeding to be without ifcce.-
dent 10 be prcIudiclal to the comfy ot
nations ard 10 the usual and amlCablc
conduct of international relations, and
not t. be in consoraHre with the dignity
OF the government and pe "pIe, or witt
the respect QUE - the i'rc cslC!ent @! the
United States Referred.
FRIDAY. Jan. 16-The elections bill
was taken up, and, after an hour OF col
loquial discus: ion, Mr.. Pasco spoke in
opposition 10 the bill. lie gave notice
OF an amendment, which lie would
offer, to punish bribery by the payment
of money, or by the promise OF procur-
ing employment for voters, and 10 pun
ish the use of pay envelopes intended
to influence WorkIngmrn. lie Yielded
10 Mr.. lioar, who also gave notice OF
amendments which he proposed to offer
to the bill; tie effect Of them being 10
give to the Judge only the power to de-
termine whether federal supervision II
to give the accounting officers
Of the treasury the power To
audit the accounts Of supervisors. as III
other cases. lie also welded to Mr..
Hoar, " Lo reported back the fortltica-
ton bill With amendments, and gave
notice that he would, at as early q day as
possible, ak the Senate to consider II.
Mr.. Pasco again, at & o clock, yielded to
Mr.. Wolcott, who moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Frye demanded the yeas and nays,
and the result Of the vote was yeas, -
NAYS, 81 Mr.. Reagan spoke against
the bill. At the close Of Mr..
Reagan's speech motion WAS
made by Mr.. Hoar to lay Mr..
Buffers amendment on the table lie
question was taken on Mr.. llOar's mo-
ton to lay Mr. Buffers amendment on
the table tthat the supervisors. can
vassers and all election officers shall be
regarded as ministerial and not as ju-
dicial officers and ii was agreed 10,
yeas 20, nays 20. The amendment of
tered by Mr.. Faulkner, December II,
was stated by the Nice-rIesidcnt 10 be
the next question in order. II proposes
substitute for section Il, to provide
for the appointment, hy the court OF a
board OF three persons IN a congress
sional district to be known as the
United States Board of CanYaSsers. Mr.,
Faulkner advocated his amend
ment. Mr. Faulkner continued
speaking till ] 20, when the
absence of quorum was again
brought to the attention of the Chair by
Mr. Saunders. \ motion was made by
Mr.. Hoar to compel the attendance oI
absentecs, but Nh Harris made the
point Of order that the first motion un-
der tie rules WAS TO direct the sergeant
at-arms to request the attendance OF alb
sent senators. The presiding officer
(Mr. Washhurn1 sustained the point Of
order, and Mr.. iIoar changed his mo,
ton accordingly The motion wat
L. ,t al,
was furnished 10 the sergeantat- arms
who dispatched messengers TO carry out
the order of the senate. Before
the list had been handed to the ser
geant-at-arms five senators had an
euered. making the whole number pres
ent fortv-One or four less than a quo
rum. Up to O'Clock no senator mac
presented himself III compliance witt
the request, and it looked as if quorum
might not be secured. The first o. the
absentees 10 obey the mandate OF tho
Senate was Mr.. Call. who came in a
/ 2:40. He was followed soon after by
/ Mr.. Daniel, who attributed his absence
to the fact that he was paired. ThcI
MIR. Jones Ark presented himself
and the Quorum lacked but one sena-
/ tor.
! SATURDAY, Jan. l7.-After an all-ni@I'
session, at 1880 O'Clock Mr.. Faulkner
concluded his speech, having held tho
+ floor for twelve consecutive hours. Mr.
Daniel followed in long speech agaius1
/ the bill Mr. Stewart gave notice Of {
motion TO Te-c0mmit the bill. with in
+ structions 10 the committee On l1lv.
+ leges and elections 10 SO amend II as 10
/ provide for the election OF members o.
! Congress on days when no other election
Is held in the several states. and 10 pro,
I vide for separate and independent rec
/ istrations of such electors as are quail
+ fed 10 vote for members Of Congress
4 Mr.. Vest demanded a yea and ray votc
on Mr.. Faulkner's amenime 1t, which
eliminates from the bill suc.I features a,
! confer judicial functions upon the can.
/ vassing boards The matter went over
for the present. and Nr. Vest argued il
favor of a proposed amend
ment providing that the cir.
cult court shall appoint two chief
supervisors of elections fer each judicial