The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-12-28
CONGRESS LAYS OFF TO EN-
JOY CHRISTMAS.
SENATORS MAKE A LITTLE BLUFF.
Some of Them Talk for a Time About
Not Adiourning, But They Soon Got
Into Line and Joined the Pro-
cession OF christmas Merry
makers-Financial De-
bate in the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a. There was
but "a small attendance in the senate
when that body was called to order
to-day by President pro tenn Harris.
a number of the members having left
for home in anticipation of the holt
day recess.
After some routine business. the
house holiday adjournment res olu-
ton was formally presented and Mr..
Cocl1rell of Missouri said hat it was
perfectly manifest to those familiar
with the transaction of business in
the senate that it would be impossible
to keep a quorum here between
now II January }. A similar condi-
ton of affairs would exist in the
house. He had never asked the SEN
ate to do anything for his comfort,
nor would it be any comfort to him to
have the senate adjourn for the time
proposed. In view, however, of the
existing conditions. he asked unani-
nous consent that the resolution be
considered.
Mr.. George of Mississippi objected,
and for the purpose of bringing the
matter before the senate, Mr.. Mander-
son of Nebraska moved the reference
of the resolution to the appropriations
committee.
Mr.. Morgan then said that he be-
lieved that it was the duty of the
senate las or former occasions) to sit
during the holidays and he proposed
to take such steps to test the sense on
the question. He did not do this to
delay or annoy senators, but simply
to have a fair expression on the ques-
ton. If the senate adopted this reso-
luton one-third of the session would
have expired and not a single appro-
priation have been passed. In taking
the step, he had the support of "a num-
Der of other senators. The senate
had decided emphatically that no
rule should be adopted to facil-
tate business, SO that in the
two months remaining after January
l the business transacted would be
what a small minority of this body
should permit. He then named a
number of important bills which
would give rise to considerable dis
cussion, among them the Carlisle
financial bill now pending in the
house and the item in one of the APP
preparation bills making an appro-
priation to collect the income tax.
Mr.. Henderson of Nebraska, in a
brief speech, expressed the hope that
no factious or personal opposition
would be made to the resolution if it
was formally reported by the appro-
priation 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
objection and the adjournment reso-
luton was placed before the senate
and passed.
Mr.. Morgan had the floor to reply
to Turpie's remarks on the Nicarag-
uan canal bill. He said, however,
that the latter's speech had not ap-
peared In the Record until to-day and
he was satisfied that he would not
time enough to complete his re-
marks before adjournment. He was
willing to yield to a motion for an ex-
ecutive session, which prevailed, after
which, at 1:45 o'clock the senate ad-
until Thursday, January 3,
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