The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1891-01-09
FlFTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.
Tho Senate.

GONGEhOT VI AN0AO W1A pfeo0ugeu GTau0
mitting the credentials of the senators
elect from that state, Governor Shoup and
Vim. j., Mcconnell. The credentials hav
ing been read Governor Shoup wa,
! sworn in. After q discussion betwseI
Carlisle Reagan. spooner and othera 70
gardtng the legality Of the election Of th
three senators by the Idaho legiaiaturs
TIE credentials CT Mcconnell were re
ferred to the committee on privileges ant
elections
senator Hoar yielded the floor to Senate
Hiscock, who addressed the senate .
length in support OF the elections bill. Al
the conclusion of Senator Hiscock's speech
Senator. Hoar addressed the senate. IL
the course Of his remarks lie said this
struggle for the pending bill WAS .trug
! the doctrine to which the American psS
pie were pledged by Their history, thelI
constttution, their opinions and interests.
The republican senators charged thai
through the election prac,ices IL
the seats Of at least thirty representatives.
had been illegally u.urped; that the con
situation of the United States had been 81
violated and overthrown that for fourteen
years minority had controiled the No
tionai house of representatives., ani foi
four years the presidency OF the .Unites
States itself had been held by the usurper
What had the senators on tho other sids
answereli Some of them seemed to tMnb
their best answer Was IN railing and revii
ing at the senator who had churyss of The
bill. Their abuse had done him tHoar..
an honor to which he would not have laid
claim. 1t brought him INTO company ints
which he should otherwise have been toe
modest to seek admission. 1t was ths
democrats who had reviled Adams ant
sumner, Seward. Lincoln and Grant Tie
senators from Virginia and West Virginia
Daniels and Kenna, had but repeated what
their predecessors had said of men, the
latchet of whose shoe. he (dGarI was no-
worthy to un,oose. Without concluding
his speech, Hoar yielded for nm executive
session, and tho senate soon adiourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. d. Senator Gormas
made the point of no quorum when the sen
ate met this morning and the ,ser,eat-at
arms went out to secure the attendance o
absentees. twas Ii o'clock bsfors
quorum was secured, and before the jour
maj of yesterday was read the vice. presi
dent la id Eefore the senate the credentials
of Frederick II. Dubois as senator from
Idaho, for the term Leginning March 4,
,osl ILey were referred to the commit.
tee on privileges ind elections.
Senator heusan gave notice of two
amendments to Senator Aldrich's clotura
resolution.
The morning hour having expired the
senaGe resumed the consideration Of tue
elections nill, and Senator Hoar continued
his speech, commenced yesterday, in its
advocacy. He reminded the southern san.
stors that they had pledged their official
oaths apd honor as men, that they would
give their devotion to the constitutional
amendments II they We're only let back
into their old condition in the union free
from the consequences of rebellion
Senator Molcott mad. an animated
speech against the bill.
The elections bill was then laid aside in.
formally and the financial bill was taken
up, Senator Stewart addresstnx < the sepato
hrieHv rha ,,,ir ,s1S no, nj
was TO purchase IL uJo, " ounces Of silver
now held by Spectators and TO issue 81 ".
oUs, 40 of bonds to be held as a basis Of =
national bank circulation. Its provisions
were for the relief of gam blers, silver
speculxtors and national bauks Such q
purchase of silver would temporarily in
increHse its price, and thereby, to koms
extent, benefit some of his constituents.
But they are not asking for benefit at any
such price. They prefer to bids their
in congress to enact into law the free
and unlimited coinage of silver
Senator keagan spoke in favor of free
coinage and against The pending measure,
also speaking In opposition to the elections
bill and tue proposed cloture rule.
Senator Teller made a vigorous speech,
De SAID there had been an attempt on the
part OF the friends of the elections bill to
bring it to n vote. Now the senate was to
be met with new rule, which was to
OV0EtnTOw q pThCLiCe WHICH nRu D06Q in
vogue eighty-fonr years. In the section OF
country he represented, there had become
a fixed notion that this bill was kept be.
fore the senate for the purpose Of staving
off much needed and much demanded
financial legislation.
Senator Hale seid the time had come
when the senator from Massachusetts
should find out what ought to be done
The senate should not spend week more
in the manner in which it had been spend.
ing the past weeks. The great financial
question would not down. The great ap-
preparation bills necessary for the gov
ernment must be considered.
Senator Hoar sharply replied that the
bill would have been six months ago dis
posed of II his counsel had been followed.
Senator Hawley sud he was for any
thing short. of absolute iespotisin to get .
vote on the bill whenever a majority Of the
senate thinks it is ready to vote-cioture or
NO cloture. The attempt of minority to
say there should not be q vote was nothing
short of revolution.
Senator Teller replied that the minority
has right to object to a c.osing of DEBATE
on the amendments, and it Will be O sorry
tine for the American people when tho
majority shall say that debate must close
whether the representatives of the inde-
pendent states are ready to close it or not,
The senate then went into executive ses-
sion and was ad djourned.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 9l.-After disposine
of . little routine business tn, senate re-
sumed the consideration OF the Morgan
resolution relative to the amendment to
the elections bill and discussed 1t. A point
OF order was made against it by Senator
Sherman, which was that the resolution
was now on the calendar and could NOT 10
taken up except by unanimous cons-ns.
The vice-president sustained SaermanA
point, and Morgan appealed and proceeded
TO address the senate on his appeal After
considerable debate on the point of order,
the matter went over without actions ~
senator Henderson offered resolution
which was agreed to, o,,directing the super.
tntsndent OF tho census to report at tbs
earliest possible moment the population Of
the United States according to the census
Of 30 by congressional districts and
eountiss 51s
The senate then resumed consideration
Of the elections bill, and was addre. ssd by
Senator George In opposition to IL.
At tho conclusion Of his speech Senator
Hawley alluded to the shooting OF Post
mater Matthews, Of Carrolton The
shooting, he said, was in cold blood, and
because the postmaster was republican.
Senator George said that politics. had
nothing to do with the shooting The sen
ate adjournsd until Friday noon. with tho
understanding that then further ad.
journment would take place till Monday.
In the House.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 60.-After the journal
Of the last days session was read and ap-
proved, ths house nd journed until ridsy.
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England Baby Farming.
LONDON, Jan. a.-The metropolis IL
constantly being horriHed by the dis.
covery of baby farms" where infanu
are treated in the cruelest manner pos
sible. The latest one discovered Ii II
Brixten, on the Surrey side OF the
Thames. woman who gave the name
Of Mrs. Reeves being proprietress.
When the police searched her residence
they found eight emaciated, filthy,
sickly babies crowded into one small
ill-ventilated room. Some OF them will
die.
Contested With Firearms.
NEwPoRr, Ark, Jan. "A contest
over the ownership Of land led to 4
shooting At Newark, seven miles from
here, last night Anegro named Cleve.
land and c. Z. Perdure were shot and
| killed and w, &, Magness and Henry