The herald., 1894-12-23
IN THE SENATE.
The Statesmen VIII spend tho Holidays
at Home.

The Statesmen viii spend the Holiday
at Home.
! WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-There was bu,
q small attendance in the senate when
. the body was called to order today by
the president pro tenn. Harris, a mum.
Der of the senators having left for home
, in anticipation of the holiday recess.
Mr.. Cullom, Republican of Illinois,
: presented series of resolutions adopted
by meeting of citizens of Chicago on
December 8, expressing sympathy with
the Armenians. Mr.. Oullom also intro
duced bill providing for the establish.
ment OF an assay Office in Chicago.
THE HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT.
After further routine business had
been transacted. the holiday adjourn.
ment resolution was formally laid before
the senate, and Mr.. Cockrell, Democrat,
OF Missouri said it WAS perfectly mani
fest to those familiar with the trsnesc-
tions of business in the senate that it
would be impossible to keep a quorum
here between now and January 3;a
similar condition OF affairs would exist
in the house. He had never asked the
senate to do anything for it's comfort,
nor would it be any comfort to have the
senate adjourn for the time proposed.
In view, however, OF the existing condi.
tions, he asked unanimous consent that
il be considered
Mr.. Georgia. Democrat, of Mississippi,
objected. For tiss purpose~of bringing
the matter before the senate, Mr.. Mand-
erson moved the reference to the holiday
adjournment to the appropriations com.
mittee.
Mr.. George then addressed the senate
on their resolution. He said he was
well aware an objection to a holiday re.
GEES would not meet with any great favor.
He believed it Was the duty OF the SEN
Rte-as on former oeCasions-to sit dur
ing the holidays, and he proposed to
take such steps to test the sense of the
senate on the question. He did no do
this to delay or annoy any senators, but
simply to have q fair expression of the
senate on the question. If the senate
adopted the resolution one-third of the
session would have expired and not
single appropriation will have been
passed. In taking the step he did. he
had the support of a number OF other sen.
ators.
A CASE OF MUsTBE.
The senate has decided emphatcally
that no rules should be adopted to facili.
tate business so that the two months re.
naming after January / the business
transacted will be what a small minor
ity decide it shall be. The senate then
named a number of important bills on
ths calendar which would give rise to
considerable discussion, among them be-
ing the Carlisle financial bill now pend
ing in the house, and the item of the ap-
preparation bills making an appropria-
zion to collect the income tax.
Mr.. Manderson, Rspu blican, OF Ne
braska, in brief speech expressed the
hope that no factious or personal oppo.
siton would be maze to the resolution,
and it was formally reported in the ap.
preparation committee. In answer to a
question by Mr.. Frye, he pointed out
that even debate on a bill could be
stopped if the point OF no quorum was
made.
Finally Mr.. George withdrew his OBJ.
lection and the adjournment resolution
was placed before the SENATE and passed.
Mr.. Dolph, Republican, Of Oregon,
moved to secure consideration of the bill
to amend section of the law providing
for an adjustment OF land grants made
by congress to aid in the construction OF
railroads, etc., and which, he explained,