Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-20
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20, 1898
SENATE.

SENATE.
After the routine morning business
there was conflict between Mr.. Voor
hees and 1lr. Platt as to the right to
the floor. Mr.. Voorhees, desired to call
up the repeal bill, while Mr.. Plat
wished to make statement as to the
cloture rule which he had given notice
of yesterday. He intimated that the
Indiana Senator might be a little kinder
in his treatment of other Senators.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said that he would have
yielded if Mr. Platt had asked and that
now he would yield without being
asked.
Mr.. Plat was thus given the oppor-
tunity of stating that, as the Senator
from Mississippi (Mr. George desired
to address the Senate early to-day, he
(Mr. Platt would not to-day introduce
the resolution of which he had given
notice yesterday, but would do so at
some future time
Mr.. George then began his speech,
saying that as he happened to differ
from the democratic administration on
the bill, and as he believed that his
constituents concurred with him, he
thought it we'll to state his views with
some precision. The passage Of the
bill by the Senate, he thought, would
be leap in the dark, as likely to in
crease as diminish the financial troubles.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the approval of
the journal, the fight over the election
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Burrows moved to dispense
with the call of committees for reports.
Pending this Mr.. Catchings present
ed resolution from the committee on
rules, but before it was read Mr.. Bur
rows raised the point that the resolution
was not order.
The Speaker overruled the point of
order, and then the House was thrown
into great confusion. Mr.. Reed made
one of his characteristic speeches in
which he denounced the Speakers de
cision. Ii the majority desired 10
stand by that decision, of course it
could do so, but if Herod was to be
out Heroded, Herod wanted to witness
the transaction.
Mr.. Reed and the Speaker had some
bitter passages, and then Mr.. Burrows
appealed from the decision, and Mr..
Fitch moved to lay the appeal on the
table.
The House committee on rules this
morning authorized, by party vote,
the report to the House of what is
termed by Messrs. Reed and Burrows.
the minority of the committee, the
most drastic measure ever proposed to
any legislative body. They say it far
surpasses anything ever thought OF
even in the 51st Congress. 1t provides
that upon the adoption of the order the
Speaker shall proceed to call the COM
mittees for reports; and until that order
is exhausted no motion whatever shall
be in order or entertained by the
Speaker.
Mr.. Burrows said SIN the 5lst Con
gtess all that we ever did was to cut
off dilatory motions. But now, if the
Capitol should fall down or take fire
while the committees were being call
ed, we could not even take recess
The republicans will exhaust all tho
means at their disposal to prevent the
introduction of the report on the re-
port to repeal the federal election laws
and TO defeat or delay the adoption OF
the order proposed by the committee
on rules
Pending vote on Mr.. Fitch'S mo-
ton, Mr.. Burrows moved q recess. Mr..
Catchings made a point of order against
the motion, and Mr.. Burrows argued
in its support.
Mr.. Burrows's appeal was tabled
yeas 172, nays Sc.
The House is still in the midst Of its
over the federal election bill
and bad blood is being gradually en-
gendered. The question now pending
is a motion for the previous question
on the report of the committee on
rules.
The House has again lost its quorum,
by the very slight margin of
one, the vote on the previous question
yeas ia, nays 3. The demo
Gratis are now ordering call of the
House.
At AS p. m. the republicans are
still flibustering. The democrats have