Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-04
YESTERDAYS CONGRESS.
Senator voorhees, Rises TO n Question Of
Privilege The Ruie- In the House

Senator voorhees, Rises TO n Question Of
Privilege The Rules In the House.
WAsHINoToN, Feb Sin the senate
yesterday Mr.. NJ tchell, from the COM
mittee OF privileges and elections re-
ported on the Claggett- Dubois contest
for seat In the senate fr m the state
OF iaho. The resolution declares Mr..
Dubois entitled to retain the seat He
asked that the report aud resolution
lie on the table and gave notice that
he would call them up at a very early
day. Mr.. Vance gave notice OF a mi.
nority report which, he stated, would
be probably presented Thursday.
Mr. Palmer introduced joint reso-
luton to amend the constitution so as
10 have United States senators elected
by popular vote and gave notice that
he would on some convenient occasion
address the senate on the subject
MIR. Voorhees, rising TO a personal
question sent to the clerks desk and
had read Washington dispatch TO the
Philadelphia Press with the heading:
THE senate Wasting Time In obedi-
ence 10 Senatorial Courtesy-Mr. Voor-
hees Fails TO Sustain His Charges-His
Scheme to Defeat Judge Woods Nomi-
nation Not Supported by the Repub-
licans He Had Counted Upon"
Mr.. Voorhees, said his principal OBJ
jet in having the article read related
TO the last paragraph, where the state
ment was made, explicitly and unqual-
ifiedIy, that he had made proposition
10 certain senators that, for their as
sistahce In the defeat OF Judge Woods
con Armation, he would favor move
ment on the democratic side of the
chamber TO defeat Judge Dallas, OF
Philadelphia. A grosser lie than that
IL would be hardly possible for his
satanic majesty TO conceive. lie brand.
cd the story as the miserable concoc-
ton OF dishonest heart and brain.
Messrs, Cameron, Q lay and Higgins
said u ere was no truth In the dispatch
and the matter ended.
The bill 10 prevent the adulteratiou
and misbranding Of food and drugs was
laid aside until the printing bill was
| disposed Of and the latter was taken
up, discussed for over two AMI n hall
hours, amended in some particulars
and went over without final action.
The senate then went into executive
session and afterwards adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WAsHISGToS, Feb. 3.-When the
house met yesterday Mr.. Morse, Of
Massachusetts, arose to question Of
privilege and attacked Mr. Hoar FOL
presumlng TO recall from the public
printer the record of the manuscript
speech previously made by MIR Morse
II think, Mr.. Speaker" said Mr.
Hoar, that the gentleman from
Massachusetts has been advertised
enough" With that he took his seat.
The Burrows amendment giving the
speaker the right - count quorum
was rejected, the demand for the yeas
and nays having been withdrawn
Mr.. Reed offered an amendment pro
viding that whenever quorum fails Il
vote on any question there shall be {
call of the house and the yeas and nay,
should at the same time be ordered.
MIR. McMi in, OF Tennessee, opposed
the amendment and iuveighed agains
the action of the ast congress in lock
ing the doors during call of the house
The free representatives of free PEG
Pile should never be called upon Il
legislate under lock and key.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, said that |
showed the adherence of the democrati,
party to freedom that so great a maj
as Mr.. Tucker could not induce II t,
depart from the Fundamental
principles of representative govern
mout. lie was democrat
He went back to the funda
mental principles of Representative,
government What was the funda
mental truth which uuderluy the Who'll
system Of government; 1t was govern
ment not Il force but OF consent 1t
power came from the will of the pee
Pile, Were the people to be compelle,
to vote? Congress had the same RICH
to do that as to compel their represen
tatives to vote.
Mr.. Reed desired TO divest the debat
OF all partisan character AMI as he wa
proposing n democratic amendment
supported by first rate democratic al
thority he was sure that the hous
would not allow itself TO be lashe
into state of mind He then quote
from remarks made by Mr. Syringe
and Mr. Blackburn ia favor OF tn
Tucker mendment when it was frs
offered.
Mr.. Springer returned against Nj
Reed his utterances on that occnsion /
opposition TO the amendment.
The amendment was rejected, O
were also several similar propositions
Mr.. Boatner offered an amendmer
striking out ali that part of the rule
giving permission to legislate on al
preparation bills when In the interes
OF retrenchment in expenditures. II
said he did this in order to test tn
: sense OF the house. Mr.. Holman, {
, Indiana, sustained the provision an
was replied TO by Mr., Dingley, {
Maine, who predicted that II the propt
sition were incorporated in the rule
October would find the house still |
session. Pending action the house n,
journed.
ThRyer ObdurRte.
OMAHA, Neb, Feb. 3-Gov. ThayC