The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-08
,FSSIOy OF THE SENATE.
,,far Ransom Elected President Pro
IeIIpOTe.

/ - Harris Returns to the Capital.
e-s+o- Lodges Resolution On the Re-
-.vsl Of the Warships From Honolulu
go Place on the calendar-senator
,-.+obeu Finishes Els speech on the
x,,araguan Canal.
,r.--trrton. Jan In the absence of
PRESIDENT Stevenson and Of Senator
-~.- president pro TEN OF the Senate.
z.--s-a~y called the Senate to order
~,a-.trs and asked what its further
s=ur5 was
r-z--s,,or aIr. German offered a reso-
...- declaring that: In the absence
49, Vice President and the president
..rpore. Mr.. N. W. Ransom. a senator
i, the state of North Carolina, be and
hereby is chosen president pro tenn
~ Of the Senate"
No. resolution was agreed TO and Mr..
.7son. escorted by Mr.. Blackburn.
/. ,n.s5 10 the secretary's desk. where the
Il nj office was administered to him by
] MORRILL, the Oldest member of the
rnate.
n taking the chair Mr.. Ransom said:
senators. I thank you sincerely for this
. ,ression Of your confidence. but it is due
/ myself TO say that Immediately on the
!. ,orr of the distinguished senator from
! .-,assse. who has been elected president
+ampore of the Senate, I shall ask to
/. relieved from this position. and that
i !, senator who has discharged his du-
I. As presiding officer with so much
! Hfv. and with so much satisfaction to
Il senate and country, shall be returned
Il the place.
M Bate stated that his colleague. Sena-
q harris. was necessarily absent and
i ,rI1 be- back in Washington in few
n Ransom left the chair in a few min
4 : and called Mr.. Henderson to it.
M PETER. pop, of Kansas, having been
i ,rrized in virtue of the notice given
Il him last week of his intention to ad-
L. the Senate on his bill for service
Il r.iors." was asked by Mr.. Lodge to
e IA for a motion to take up the resolu-
IN in reference to the removal of YES
j Of war from the Hawaiian Islands.
have no objection to yield II there
r. % debate upon H. GelhA MI A NAANAs
having been assured on that point by
81 Lodge. he yielded, and the motion to
Il nm The resolution from the calendar
i made by Mr.. Lodge.
rr George asked unanimous consent to
5. word or two on that proposition. He
Il missed not to occupy longer than min
Il and Mr.. PETER said that he had no
"A lection TO yielding that time.
I'M CRAY desire to say a word or
h. Presiding officer (AIr. Manderson)-
II there objection?
rr Peffer-I think I have a right TO go
81 with my remarks; ] only yielded with
II understanding that there should be
I'D 1ahate
M Grav-There will be some debate.
Bu,Ier-I can not permit the reso-
Ill Oh 90 be taken up and action taken
u hout making one or two observations
b relation TO Ii.
Ehe presiding officer put the question
81 Sir. Lodges motion and the motion
nj agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, T.
I TIE republican votes were in the
al -mat.ye. and the following democrats
Ill popul.sts votes: Messrs. Allen, Butler,
"a areu. George. German, Gray, Hill,
ID hes of Arkansas and Kyle, Lindsey,
Al rt'n. Morgan, Pasco, PETER, Ransom
at Voorhees,.
mr. Palmer rose to address the Senate.
81 offered to yield the floor to Mr.. PETER.
H. Presiding Ohicer-The Senate, by
I'll action, has taken up the resolution,
al fl is now before the Senate. On that
leE 5iution the senator from Illinois has
~ floor Does he yield to the senator
nm Kansas?
lr P8lmcr-I do.
he Presiding Omcer-The senator from
"a nsas is recognized on the resolution
"a The senator from Massachusetts,, now
b# ore the Senate-Mr. Lodges Hawaiian
III 0lGdon laughter.
h. PETER thereupon proceeded to read
81 the Senate an elaborate argument in
M 'ocacy of his bill for service PEN
81 u.s."
the close of. Mr.. PETERS remarks,
~ Lodge resolution went over till to-
81 PROV, and the Nicaragua canal bill
taken up as the unfinished business
M Mitchell, rep. of Oregon making an
III nment In It's favor.
declared, in conclusion, that the con-
II l'ton of the canal was a question on
II lch there was no partisan or sectional
gu SION. i'm which all parties ana sec
might meet harmoniously and
common council for the com
mn good He believed that the
|hH ing bill would insure the
81 " construction of the canal. and its
n 'ntenance under the government of the
~ ted States.
r Pasco obtained the floor and the
H Went over till tomorrow.
.. communication from the Secretary of
81 ie m reply to a resolution of the
5ie' was read and laid on the table,
ins that Mr.. J. W. Foster, in as
ing China in peace negotiations with
an sustained no official or other re-
~ or 10 the United States
. message from the House announcing
Isl acton in regard to the death of
'esentative Post of Illinois having
read TO the Senate, a resolution was
7i ny Mr.. Palmer and agreed to, de-
Hs mat the Senate had heard the
q 'lnoement with deep sensibility and
lAhs Tor committee of five SEN
81 70 attend the funeral. Senators
~ Her' Cullum. Mitchell of Wisconsin.
S, niger and Allen of Nebraska were APP
.To such committee; and then, as a
~ ,lsI mark of respect to the memory
a w. deceased, the Senate. at $50 o'clock,
'lfAe1 Till tomorrow.
Coxey on the Floor.
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