Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-23
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bssoCIATEp PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Jan. 70.


President Immediately recogulz ID Mr.. Cock
rsl to proceed with his speech. pending
which Mr.. German raised the point that
there was 10 quorum present. During the
oall Mr.. Chandler, OF New Hampshire, VINO
had been absent fot Soma days. made his
appearance 10 the Senate chamber.
Only So Senators responded but at ll:lO
tine requisite number to make quorum (45)
had appeared (she last beiug Mr.. Aldricb)'
aud business was proceeded with.
Mr.. Morrill, asked consent to Offer reav-
luton out Mr.. German said that he was
compelled 10 object to any business whatev-
er except the regular order.
Mr.. Cockrell the.eupon resumed the h>or
10 ordar to continue argument against the
closure resolution. He yielded, however,
10 SIR. Hoar, who said he regarded the
lending proposition as he should II the case
had arson in the Supreme Court OF the
United ssates, aud four of the justices OF
that court bad attempted to delay decision
b. the other four.
Dir. CockreIl sid the article which he had
been reading at the close OF his remarks
Yesterday Mr.. Hosr's In the Youths Com
punion) was spec!f, answer to what MIR.
Hoar had said. He went on TO read the
sentences in the article. As to one OF them
be said that no saVerer condemnation OF the
gas-.ule OF the Hqu)s had ever been pro
nounced. As to another CT them, reading
the process Of chang is slow, and is meant
to be slow," NJ. Cockrel said that he
wished the Senator from Rhode Island Mr..
Adrcb) to heed that, in his reckless eforis
to t.ample under foot the parliamentary
usage of the Senate which had prevailed
through the past century. Another sentence
which Mr.. Cockrel read with emphatic
co III sndation was this "If any citizsDs be
disposed to feel impatient uade. this re
etrain: Of the will OF the nj oEity,. let them
remember that IL vas Ia tina; way that our
father. laid the foundations of this govern
N sat below the frost" He commended
that ssntepce to the prayerfu! consideration
Of the distinguished Senator from Msssa.
Gnu ,etts In his wild and reckless i'm patience
to do the thing proposed. NJ. Cockrell ex-
pre- ,sed his astonshment at Mr.. Hoar's
statement yesterday, that the proposed rule
contained a provision for of.riog amend
m ants TO pending msasure; because that
statement showed that the Senator from
Masssc1uSssts was pressing rule. the con-
tents OF Which he did not know and that
rule was to be r edo lodged Daysr
ported snd II pared through the Senate,
Just SIS mea ures had been through the other
Eouse.
MIR. Frye expressed hls belief that amend
ments would individually bs ofsred to the
p'oposed rule allowing the consid grafton OF
al amendments to m 3asurs OF which no
tioe would have beer given.
Mf. Cockrel'-1f such amendm ants are
to Do nade to the proposed rule, why are
they no. pending now 50 thai Senators may
have an opportunity OF discussing them?
Mr.. Cockrell having yielded the floor al
the request of Err. Teller. the latter Inquired
Of NJ. Adrich how long q time be proposed
20 ALLOW for debate on the cIosure resolution,
re@arking that it was rumered that some
q bltrsry means in the shape of a coup
d'etst were to DO resorted to, to
force deciso1 of the question. Mr.
Aidtich took for granted, he sid, that
there c5u!d be DO closing Of debate
except by the acton of the Senate Itself. and
ha asked unanimous consent thai the vote
should be taken on the resolution end
amendments al 5 &C ock tomorrow.
Mr.. German orj cted, aod declared that
the step taken by the Senate yesterday was
ono which had overturned the whole history
O! the Senate, and that the decision of the
presiding officer and the vote OF
the msjoritg were 10 direct opposi-
ton to every rule of the Senate
ard of the general parliamentary law.
he thought. that the asking for unanimous
consent was proper and he was delighted
that the Senator from Rhode Island had re-
sorted to that proper and orderly method
rather than depend upon the ipse dixit Of
presiding officer whose reputation for
Intelligence and fairness as presid
log officer vas yet to be made.
he predicted that the Tina would come
when The precedent set In the case of An.
drew Jackson would be followed in the Sen
ate, and when deep black line would be
drawn arouad the journal of yesterdays
proceedings.
After this episode Mr.. Cockreil proceed
ed with his argument against the proposed
rule.
HOUSE
TIE journal having been read 10 its usual
form Mr. Breckenridge. of Arkansas, object
ed to its approval until the remaining por-
ton (relati1g to the reference OF bills, ETC.,
was read.
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