Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The Senate Takes up the
Cl0ture Resolution.
A Hard Fight Made Against It
by the Democrats.

Stewart, Taller and Woleott Vote
With the Minority.
Excitement In the House Eubsided--In-
creased Pension Business "A New
Folitioal Alliance.
Associated Press Dispatches.
WAsHINaroN, Jan. 22.--In the senate,
today, quorum appeared at 10 80, and
the question Of the approval of the
journal came up. Aldrich took the
floor and stated that the Democrats had
at last thrown off all disguise and dis
closed their decided intention TO prevent
legislation against their wishes.
Harris said if the senate proceeded to
consideration of appropriation bills, his
party would consent.
Aldrich at the conclusion Of his re-
marks urged that the senate proceed to
consideration of the resolution to amend
the rules by the adoption Of a plan d
closure.
The point Of order was made ON the
Democratic eide that unfinished busi-
ness was the motion to correct the Jour-
nal Of Tuesdays proceedings, and that
as It involved the status of Aldrich,s
resolution, it must be Rrst disposed of.
The vice-presideHt Indicated his de.
ere to hear argument on the point, and
the position Of each side was stated BY
strongly on the Depnocratic aids, and
tion to correct the journal was 4 priv
ileged question, II did not NECESSARILY
follow that it must be first considere&.
Any other subject might be taken up in
preference by 4 majority vote.
The viee-preeidefst ruled Aldrich's 4 mo-
tion to proceed with consideration of the
closure rule in order, and overruled Har-
ris's point Of order. ,s
sustained. Messrs. Teller, Wolcott and
Stewart voted with the Democrats,
Aldrich moved to proceed to consider
alton of his resolution fthe closurc). and
German moved to table it..
The vice-president submitted the
question and vote wa taken. It re-
suited: Yeas, 80; nays, IS. So. the ac-
ton to table was lost, and . vote was
taken on the motion to consider the
clc9nrs g rnivs II preyallnd M q .I9iSs7 Il
Immediately, however, Harris called
up his point of order against the cloture
resolution on Tuesday, that it was not
explicit enough to meet the rule. The
vice-president ruled against him, but
Harris took an appeal and was per-
mltted to debate it.
Finally, on motion of Aldrich, Harris
appeal was laid on the table. 80 to %.
After further debate and notices of
amendments by Stewart and Gibson,
Cockrell who he'd the floor, yielded, and
the senate took recess till tomorrow.
The object Of taking a recess, instead of
adjournlng, is supposed to be to avoid
questions being raised as to the correc-
ton of the journal. There will be no
journal until the legislative day of the
22nd is finished.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the house this morning, Rogers, of
Arkansas, raised the point OF no quorum,
but the speaker counted 1853 members
and directed the reading of the journal.
McMillin ,of Tennessee, impeached the
ruling of the speaker yesterday in declar-
ing dilatory McMillin's motion that a
resolution reported by the rules COM
mittee be recommitted, etc.
Springer, Bland, and others supported
him.
Speaker Reed said the debate, while
nominally upon the approval of the
journal, really had been upon the pro-
priety Of certain rulings. He did not
think the chickering's OF the past few days
added to the dignity of the house. The
business of legislative body was to
legislate, and not to permit its legisla-
tion to be wantonly interrupted.
After further debate the journal was
approved by rising vote.
The District of Columbia appropria-
tion bill was passed, and the house went
into committee of the whole on the
naval appropriation bill. Boutelle ex-
planned it. The committee rose and the
house adjourned.
THE SILVER POOL.
The special committee on the silver
pool, this morning examined Senators
Stewart, Teller and Wo lcott. They de.
MED all knowledge OF pool.
+. N. Hill, lawyer, said one J. W.
Hedenberg, real estate man from
Chicago, came to him last spring, talked
over the silver legislation and showed
what he said were certificates for one
thousand ounces Of silver, each, sug-
gesting that witness could sell SOME on
3 margin Of $26a thousand ounces, and
would be paid one Certificate for every
four shares sold. Witness said he
might sell some to business friends, but
Hedenberg interrupted him with the
statement that hewanted the certificates
sold to members Of congress. Witness
did not want to 60 into the thing. . He
had no knowledge of any certificates be-
ing offered members of congress. Wit
ness had written some essays on bi-met-
allism which had appeared in the con-
gressional record.
Dingley asked if they were delivered
as speeches, but witness laughingly an
swered that he did not know what was
done with them.
James A. George, who said be ran a
provision store in this city, had heard q
conversation between Hill and Heden-
berg. Hedenberg had told him he had
got pool organized, that held million
ounces Of silver Hedenberg wanted
witness TO see the southern members,
and said he did not want free coinage
but the house bill. Witness told
Hedenberg he was = free coinage